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The FW preferences will generally be set to acceptable values. The
Preferences Display (PD) option will let you set values that may be
more to your liking. In particular, FW is faced with a difficult
tradeoff when trying to display information in list references. The
normal default for lists is to display the Author name and the note
number, but not the conference name. If you want to see the conference
name also use Preferences Display and select ``Long''. The other option
``Short'' only displays the note number and title. To make the
selection take effect, press the ENTER key on the keypad.
10.3.6.6 Editing Files in FW
If you choose to use the internal FW editor, you need to know how to specify a file to be edited. The Edit menu option ``Saved'' has the options ``Get'' and ``Merge.'' Get (ESG) copies the specified file into the edit buffer while Merge (ESM) inserts the file at the current edit cursor position in the file. The ``Save'' (ESS) command writes out the edit buffer to a file.
In general the FW editor is similar to EDT. However, it is not EDT. To get more information on the editor's functions look in FW help under Keys and the Help Index.
A significant difference between FW Edit and EDT is that FW Edit
Commands are in the regular FW menu tree. As an example the command to
set margins is the Layout (EL) form that has margin settings as two of
its fields. To change margins, you enter values in these fields and
then press Enter on the keypad.
10.3.6.7 Getting more information on FW
If you need more information or help on using ForWords, there is an active discussion of ForWords usage in DECUSERVE_FORUM topic 312. Feel free to post any questions or comments about ForWords there.
| WINDOW SELECTION KEYS | Keystrokes |
|---|---|
| BROWSE WINDOW | PF1-W-B |
| CHOOSE WINDOW | PF1-L |
| HISTORY WINDOW | PF1-W-H |
| EDIT WINDOW | PF1-W-E |
| LAST WINDOW | CTRL/G |
| LIST WINDOW | PF1-W-L |
| MENU | PF1-M or KP0 |
| PROFILE WINDOW | PF1-W-I |
| SEARCH WINDOW | PF1-S |
| SEARCH PROGRESS WINDOW | PF1-W-P |
| QUIT | PF1-K |
| GENERAL FUNCTION KEYS | Keystrokes |
| BACK OUT | F12 |
| CLEAR FORM | PF1-REMOVE |
| EXECUTE | ENTER |
| HELP | HELP |
| SPAWN | PF1-O |
| ZOOM | PF1-Z |
| VERSION | PF-V |
| NEXT FIELD | PF1-Y |
| PREV FIELD | TAB |
| LIST | DO |
| BROWSE WINDOW FUNCTION KEYS | Keystrokes |
| NEXT DOCUMENT | PF1-+ |
| NEXT REPLY | PF1-NEXT SCREEN |
| PREVIOUS DOCUMENT | PF1-- |
| PREVIOUS REPLY | PF1-PREC SCREEN |
| RETURN TO LIST | RETUNR |
| LIST WINDOW FUNCTION KEYS | Keystrokes |
| BOTTOM | PF1-B |
| SEARCH NARROW | PF1-N |
| SELECT MANY | SPACE BAR |
| TOP | PF1-T |
| EXPAND | PF1-E |
| EDITING FUNCTION KEYS | Keystrokes |
| BACKSPACE | DELETE |
| BACKWARD KILL WORD | F19 |
| BACKWARD WORD | F17 |
| BACKWARDS | KP5 |
| BEGINNING OF LINE | PF1-LEFT ARROW |
| BOTTOM | PF1-B or PF1-KP4 |
| CHAR | KP3 |
| CLEAR TO END OF LINE | PF4 |
| CLEAR | REMOVE |
| COPY | PF1-C |
| DELETE | KP, |
| DOWN ARROW | DOWN ARROW |
| END OF LINE | PF1-RIGHT |
| EOLN | KP2 |
| FILL | PF1-KP8 |
| FIND AGAIN | PF3 |
| FIND | FIND |
| FORWARD WORD | F18 |
| FORWARDS | KP4 |
| GO TO | PF1-G |
| KILL WORD | F20 |
| LEFT ARROW | LEFT ARROW |
| MARK | SELECT |
| PAGE DOWN | PREV SCREEN |
| PAGE UP | NEXT SCREEN |
| PASTE | INSERT |
| REFRESH | PF1-R |
| RIGHT ARROW | RIGHT ARROW |
| SCREEN | KP8 |
| UP ARROW | UP ARROW |
| WORD | KP1 |
All DECUServe subscribers are provided scratch space for your temporary personal use in uploading and downloading files. The scratch space can be accessed via the logical name MYSCRATCH. This scratch space is charged to a separate disk quota shared by all DECUServe users rather to your personal disk quota. DECUServe guidelines request that you delete files in your scratch area as soon as you are finished with them. Files that have been in your scratch are over two weeks are subject to deletion if the space is needed by other users. Guideline for scratch space use can be found in conference DECUSERVE_INFORMATION topic 18.
By default, your scratch space is accessible only by you. To make files you upload accessible to other subscribers, you will need to change the protection on your files as well as the your MYSCRATCH directory:
$ SET DEFAULT MYSCRATCH $ SET PROTECTION=W:RE *.* $ SET PROTECTION=W:RE [-]your_username.DIR |
Files in your scratch area are owned by a special identifier with access for you provided by an ACL. As a result, deleting subdirectories requires a special command. To delete a subdirectory in your scratch area, enter the command:
$ DELSUB sub_direcotry_name.DIR;* |
Some VMS commands require the creation of temporary files that may exceed your disk quota. If this happens to you, you may want to make MYSCRATCH your default scratch area. To do this, enter the command:
$ DEFINE SYS$SCRATCH MYSCRATCH |
To make this change permanent, you should add this command to your
LOGIN.COM.
10.5 Online DECUServe Help
Help on almost all DECUServe subject can be found online using the normal VMS Help facility. To access, enter:
$ HELP DECUSERVE |
| 1ST_AIDE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN_SOFTWARE |
| 3RD_PARTY_VMS_SOFTWARE | SECURITY |
| 4GLS_AND_QUERY_TOOLS | SEMINARS_PUBLIC |
| ALGORITHMS | SHOP_TALK |
| ALL-IN-1 | SIG_3RD_PARTY_FORUM |
| ARTICLES | SIG_BOAIM_FORUM |
| ARTIFICIAL_INTELLIGENCE | SIG_BP_FORUM |
| AXP_DEV_TOOLKIT | SIG_CHI_FORUM |
| BOARD_PUBLIC | SIG_DAARC_FORUM |
| BUSINESS_PRACTICES | SIG_DMS_FORUM |
| CIP_FORUM | SIG_GAP_FORUM |
| CONFERENCE_OF_CONFERENCES | SIG_LT_FORUM |
| DATABASES | SIG_NET_FORUM |
| DECUSERVE_FORUM | SIG_SITE_FORUM |
| DECUSERVE_INFORMATION | SIG_UNISIG_FORUM |
| DECUS_LIBRARY | SIG_VMS_SYSTEMS_FORUM |
| DEC_NETWORKING | SITE_MANAGEMENT |
| DEC_SOFTWARE | SOCIETY_MINUTES |
| DOCUMENT_PROCESSING | SOFTWARE_DEVELOPMENT |
| ELECTRONIC_LAW | SPR_DIRECTORY |
| EMPLOYMENT | STANDARDS |
| FACTORY_AUTOMATION | SWAP_MEET |
| HARDWARE_HELP | SYMPOSIA_ASSISTIVE_NEEDS |
| HOBBIES_AND_INTERESTS | SYMPOSIA_PUBLIC |
| INDUSTRY_NEWS | TALK_TO_THE_LUGS |
| INTERNETWORKING | TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
| LATEST_RELEASE_INFORMATION | TEXT_SEARCH |
| LOCAL_HAPPENNINGS | UNIX_OS |
| MC_PUBLIC | USER_INTERFACES-WINDOWS |
| NEW_CONFERENCE_IDEAS | VAX_NOTES_UTILITY |
| OFFICE_AUTOMATION | VMS |
| OTHER_SOFTWARE_HELP | WHO_AM_I |
| PATHWORKS | WINDOWS_NT |
| PDP-11 | WORKSTATIONS |
| PERSONAL_COMPUTING |
| DECUSERVE_INFORMATION | DECUSERVE_FORUM |
| WHO_AM_I | CONFERENCE_OF_CONFERENCES |
| 1ST_AIDE |
The following groupings of conferences are presented the way NUE (the
New User Environment setup package) presents them when you log in for
the first time. (The list was accurate as of 23-JUL-1991.) Since the
list of available conferences changes occasionally you may wish to
consult the CONFERENCE_OF_CONFERENCES conference to see if any have
been added or taken away since this list was extracted.
11.3.1 ALL-IN-1
Keywords: Office Automation, ALL-IN-1, Conferencing
Keywords: Word Processing, PCs, Office Automation, Conferencing, ALL-IN-1
Keywords: Public Domain Software and PCs
Keywords: 3rd Party and Public Domain Software; Software Development, Status.
Keywords: Site Management, Business Practices, Security, Law, News.
Keywords: VMS, Digital's Layered Products, Other Digital Software
Keywords: Computer Networks, Modems, Phone Lines, Equipment
Keywords: Hardware, Automation, Real-time and Related Operating Systems
Keywords: Ultrix, Unix, Xenix Operating Systems, Software, Workstations, SIG
Keywords: PDP-11 Operating Systems, Software and Hardware
Keywords: Personal Computers, PC Networks, Document Processing
Keywords: DECUS Organization and Management, Symposia, LUGs, SIGs
Keywords: Discussions and Ideas about DECUServe Organization and Management
Conferences always needed or at least strongly recommended.
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