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From: Ray Cox To: NAMEVIEW users - new and old Subject: NAMEVIEW New Features - version 2.00 The main change in version 2.00 is the user interface. Instead of entering your download file name on the command line when NAMEVIEW is started, files are chosen from a Smart Point & Shoot file list. This also gives you the capability of reading multiple download files without having to start NAMEVIEW over again for each one. Other new features are: Mark File Option - lets you "mark" a file as having been read if you are not ready to delete it yet. Book Mark Feature - lets you place a "Book Mark" in a download file, so you can continue reading from where you stopped at a later time. AutoLoad Feature - (for registered users) automatically loads a download file with a name reflecting the current date. ╔════════════════════════╗ ║ Press PgDn to continue ║ ╚════════════════════════╝ Reverse Read Feature - lets you review up to 10 previously seen messages. Print + Form Feed Feature - prints a message followed by a form feed, so you end up with one message per page Active Parameter Switching - Program parameters can now be changed as you are reading messages. Right-most spaces and Null entries are now automatically stripped from your search list entries, eliminating many set-up problems. Version 2.01 has additional enhancements, primarily for registered users: Custom Message Screen Colors - your own favorite foreground and background colors can be set for message reading. Print Device Customizing - you can print to any LPT device which your computer will recognize. ╔═══════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Press ENTER or Down Arrow to continue ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝ * Origin: COX BBS (713) 454-6074 -- HUMBLE, TX (faked for testing!) From: Ray Cox Tut. 1 To: New NAMEVIEW users Subject: NAMEVIEW Quick Tutorial (message 1) Hi, and thanks for trying NAMEVIEW! Just to make sure that you can find your way around with the program commands (I'm sure you haven't memorized the DOC file yet) here is a quick introduction to the most commonly used commands. The information line at the bottom of your screen will keep you constantly informed about what the program is finding and doing. If any message is longer than 24 lines, the right-most portion of the information line will show this as "Pg 1 of X" where "X" will be the total number of screen pages it will take to view all of the long message. ───┐ │ Anytime you want to view additional pages of the same message, press │ PgDn or the right cursor arrow. Press PgUp or the left cursor arrow │ to view previous pages of the same message. │ │ │ │ ╔════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║ Press PgDn (or ->) to continue ║ │ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ ┌──────┴───┐ Tut. 2 You made it! Notice that the page display on the information line now correctly tells you that you are currently viewing Pg 2 of 10. ────────┐ │ │ Any time you aren't on page 1, you can press PgUp or the left │ cursor arrow to view previous pages if you desire. Don't worry │ about going too far in either direction, as NAMEVIEW will not let │ you go past either end of the message. │ │ Incidentally, if you have an enhanced keyboard, and your BIOS │ will support it's use, the grey versions of the cursor and paging │ keys will work equally as well. │ │ Try using PgUp now, or... │ │ │ │ ╔════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║ Press PgDn (or ->) to continue ║ │ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ ┴ Tut. 3 The information line also has an area which shows you which keys are active. Any of the keys shown in this area will activate program features. ──┬── │ │ Except for the letter "M" all active keys are case insensitive. │ The following pages will describe many of NAMEVIEW's features. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║ Press PgDn (or ->) to continue ║ └────────────────────┐ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ │ ┌────────┴──────────────────┐ Tut. 4 The "Esc" key will let you terminate program operation at any time. NAMEVIEW always asks if you are SURE you want to exit, so don't worry about accidentally dumping the program. ─┬─ │ │ Go ahead and try the "Esc" key now if you want. When you get │ the "are you SURE" prompt, pressing any key except "Y" will │ return you to the program (so you can finish the DEMO)! │ │ │ │ │ │ └───────────────┐ │ ╔════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║ Press PgDn (or ->) to continue ║ ┌┴─┐ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ Tut. 5 Function keys 1 - 10 are used to save the onscreen message to your sort files. A custom file name, and optionally, a path, can be assigned to each function key (see documentation for details). ─┬─ │ │ Saving to a sort file is just like printing the onscreen │ message. Regardless of the length of the message, it will be │ written to the sort filename assigned to the function key │ which was pressed regardless of which "screen page" of the │ message you are on. │ │ Any time you save the onscreen message to a sort file, it is │ added to the end of the sort file if it already exists. No │ data is ever erased or overwritten when adding a message to │ your sort files! └──────────┐ ╔════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║ Press PgDn (or ->) to continue ║ ┌┴─┐ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ Tut. 6 Another handy key is the "H"elp key. Pressing "H" at any time will bring up one of three Help screens. Once you are into the Help system, pressing PgDn or PgUp will cycle through the three available Help screens. ─┬─ │ You'll find one Help screen which will cover the Action keys, │ another will show you the file names assigned to the function │ keys, and another will explain all of the Action messages which │ may appear in the left-most portion of the Information line. │ │ If you haven't already done so, go ahead and press "H" and take │ a look at the three available Help screens. Pressing "Esc" will │ return you to this screen (or to the screen you were viewing if │ you were reading a real message). │ └────────────────┐ │ ╔════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║ Press PgDn (or ->) to continue ║ ┴ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ Tut. 7 The "P" key will immediately print the message that is onscreen. If the message is a long one, it will be printed continuously from beginning to end regardless of which "screen page" of the message you are on. ─┬─ │ │ Using "P" to print will not add any page eject codes to the │ printout, but will add about three blank lines to serve as a │ divider between consecutively printed messages. │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └───────────────────────┐ ╔════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║ Press PgDn (or ->) to continue ║ ┴ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ Tut. 8 The "F" key (Print with Form Feed) will also print the message that is onscreen. In addition, it WILL add a form feed after the message has been printed. This feature is for those who like to file messages individually on separate sheets of paper. ─┬─ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────┐ ╔════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║ Press PgDn (or ->) to continue ║ ┴ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ Tut. 9 Most of NAMEVIEW's operating parameters can be changed even while you are reading messages. These include Messages Read (ALL or those containing Search Words), Upper Case Check (ON or OFF), Line Wrap Check (ON or OFF), and Sound (ON or OFF). Pressing any of the parameter changing letters will sound a short BEEP (except for the Sound parameter) if you are viewing messages so you will know that the parameter change has taken effect. Don't forget that the Messages Read parameter requires a lower case "m" to activate from the message screen. ─┬─ │ │ ╔════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║ Press PgDn (or ->) to continue ║ └──────────────────────────────────┐ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ │ ┌───┴───┐ Tut. 10 Now it's time to cover the "N"ext message command. When you are done reading, printing, saving, etc. the current onscreen message, and are ready to view the next message, press "N". Pressing ENTER or the DOWN arrow will also call the next message. Since this tutorial is written in the form of a message, and 10 pages is the maximum allowed for each message, it's time to select the next message and continue the tutorial. ╔═════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Press N (or Down Arrow) to continue ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════╝ --- v1.36 * Origin: COX BBS (713) 454-6074 -- HUMBLE, TX (faked for testing!) From: Ray Cox Tut. 11 To: New NAMEVIEW users Subject: NAMEVIEW Quick Tutorial (message 2) "Book Marking" is another handy new NAMEVIEW feature. If you need to stop reading a message file before you have finished, you can insert a "Book Mark" and return to it at any time. Book Marked files are identified by the exclamation point (!) which is added to their file name (automatically by NAMEVIEW). This will show up in your File listing so you can easily tell which files you have not finished. When you select a "Book Marked" file from the file list, NAMEVIEW automatically sets the "Find Book Mark" parameter to YES. When you resume reading, the next message you will see will be the one you would have seen next if you had not discontinued your last session with the file. ─┬─ │ │ └───────────────────────────┐ ╔════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║ Press PgDn (or ->) to continue ║ ┴ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ Tut. 12 Reverse Read is another new feature with this version. Pressing "R" or the Up Arrow will bring back the previously seen message to the screen. Up to 10 prior messages can be recalled. ─┬─ │ I recommend that you wait to try this feature until you │ are reading the sample messages which follow the tutorial │ and demo messages. Otherwise, you will have to wait for │ the original tutorial message to be searched before you │ can see it, and it will take some time (due to the length │ of the message.) │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────────┐ ╔════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║ Press PgDn (or ->) to continue ║ ┴ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ Tut. 13 The final Information Line command to be covered is the Menu Return, called with an Upper Case "M". This command allows you to return to the File Menu Option at any time while you are reading messages. Returning to the File Menu Option allows you to Delete or Mark the current file, or to load another file to read. You can also Exit NAMEVIEW by pressing <Esc>. ─┬─ │ You will be asked to verify this command before your reading │ will be terminated. │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────┐ ╔════════════════════════════════╗ │ ║ Press PgDn (or ->) to continue ║ ┴ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ Tut. 14 From now on you will be on your own! You will not see any more "Press PgDn to continue" prompts. The next few messages are more typical of what you will normally see when using NAMEVIEW, so you can see how easy it becomes to find EVERY name in your search list while reading messages. Thanks again for trying NAMEVIEW. (press "N" or ENTER or the DOWN arrow for the next message) --- v1.36 * Origin: COX BBS (713) 454-6074 -- HUMBLE, TX (faked for testing!) From: Ray Cox To: All Subject: NAMEVIEW Demonstration message (Cox Names) This is a test file containing all of the names in my search list. Due to the number of "hits" in this message, and the time it takes to do all of the reverse video printing, it will print onscreen relatively slowly. You should never see an actual message print onscreen as slow as this one does. The names being searched are: Archer, Atwood, Barnes, Basey, Beaver, Belleville, Bucher, Bundy, Busel, Bushel, Carson, Clare, Clause, Coppes, Cox, Culpepper, Davis, Dille, Donter, Drake, Dugan, Ellis, Ferrell, Fortney, Goshorn, Haskett, Hebert, Heinrich, Henly, Hill, Howard, Huddleston, Huffman, Inglis, Jackson, Jessup, Jump, Kimmel, King, Kirk, Kitson, Knebel, Knouff, Lacey, Lamb, Lautzenhizer, Logan, Mallen, Margraves, Matthews, Mathews, Merritt, Meyerley, Miller, Myers, Newby, Nicholson, Nixon, North, Page, Passmore, Paul, Pearson, Points, Price, Pritchard, Reighley, Rice, Rich, Ruley, Sawyer, Schneider, Schroeder, Shatluck, Simons, Spivey, Stonebraker, Striass, Tanner, Taylor, Thomas, Warner, Weldie, White, Wilson, Winslow, and Family Roots. Don't forget that PgDn, PgUp, or the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys are used to view additional "screen pages" of long messages (such as this one)! This is the same name list in reverse order to check for sorting: Winslow, Wilson, White, Weldie, Warner, Thomas, Taylor, Tanner, Striass, Stonebraker, Spivey, Simons, Shatluck, Schroeder, Schneider, Sawyer, Ruley, Rich, Rice, Reighley, Pritchard, Price, Points, Pearson, Paul, Passmore, Page, North, Nixon, Nicholson, Newby, Myers, Miller, Meyerley, Merritt, Matthews, Mathews, Margraves, Mallen, Logan, Lautzenhizer, Lamb, Lacey, Knouff, Knebel, Kitson, Kirk, King, Kimmel, Jump, Jessup, Jackson, Inglis, Huffman, Huddleston, Howard, Hill, Henly, Heinrich, Hebert, Haskett, Goshorn, Fortney, Ferrell, Family Roots, Ellis, Dugan, Drake, Donter, Dille, Davis, Culpepper, Cox, Coppes, Clause, Clare, Carson, Bushel, Busel, Bundy, Bucher, Belleville, Beaver, Basey, Barnes, Atwood, and Archer. This is the end of the test file with Cox names. As you can see, if a name is in your (NAMEVIEW.DAT) search list, it will be highlighted no matter where or how many times it appears in a message! --- v1.36 * Origin: COX BBS (713) 454-6074 -- HUMBLE, TX (faked for testing!) From: Howard Nurse To: Paul Hamlet Msg #514, 30-Nov-8910:37am Subject: R3 Dealer/AZ Paul, the nearest dealer to Phoenix would be Genealogical Clearinghouse in Mesa, (602) 964-8858. --- v1.36 * Origin: COMMSOFT BBS (415) 967-6730 -- Mtn. View, CA DHST/PCP/TMS (143/26) From: Aaron Lyon To: All Msg #515, 30-Nov-89 11:07am Subject: Waiting TMS Reports There are Tafel Reports waiting at COMMSOFT BBS, (143/26), for the following Users: Date of the Report User Name 05 Nov 89 17:13:18Walt Boudreaux 11 Nov 89 23:13:08Mary Caine 06 Sep 89 02:44:06Robert Commagere 14 Aug 89 01:59:39Rick Crume 04 Nov 89 09:41:02Susan Griffin 25 Aug 89 17:58:27John Griffith 01 Oct 89 14:12:56Don Haacke 18 May 89 21:40:36Pamela Heidbrink 18 May 89 21:42:40Richard Heidbrink 25 Oct 89 00:41:01Ken Hereford 03 Sep 89 22:01:10Keith Ivey 24 Nov 89 13:42:24Peter Kolda 19 Oct 89 19:51:20Janet Lacross 29 Oct 89 18:16:32Wilfred Mckelvey 27 Sep 89 18:14:21Stephen Mcnally 26 Aug 89 00:48:10Ed Mertes 26 Aug 89 13:53:02Charles Rose 11 Nov 89 17:47:27Jim Shirey 29 Nov 89 00:03:59Ron Walsh 14 Nov 89 21:19:21Lewis White --- v1.36 * Origin: COMMSOFT BBS (415) 967-6730 -- Mtn. View, CA DHST/PCP/TMS (143/26) From: Debbi Mckay To: Jan Mckenzie Msg #523, 28-Nov-89 10:08pm Subject: Re:MYERS LINE From what I understand, some of my father's family lived in Ohio, however, I don't recall him telling me of any that lived in Mo. or Kansas, or any other area other than in Virginia and Indiana and Ohio. Would be interested in what you find out, and will trade same with you if you would like. Am not going to hold my breath that there is any connection, however, one can never tell when searching. Discovered a cousin in Washington State that I never knew existed because of this stuff! ::grin:: Looking forward to hearing from you..... Debbi McKay P.O. Box 62273 N. Charleston, SC 29419-2273 --- TAGMAIL v2.11 * Origin: Up Goose Creek BBS 803-764-0343 (1:372/22.0) From: Ray Cox To: All Subject: End of NAMEVIEW Demo and Tutorial! NAMEVIEW was developed after reading numerous NGC messages about your wants and needs in a message reader. I hope that this program will both ease and speed your message reading. Let me know about additional features you would like to see (I already have several in mind for future upgrades)! Regards from Humble, TX (use "Esc" key to terminate program when "Last Message" prompt is visible, or press "M" - upper case, to return to the File Menu Option). * Origin: COX BBS (713) 454-6074 -- HUMBLE, TX (faked for testing!)