1 :Info: changed_mtg_name:
2
3 Type the name of the meeting you wish to attend followed by RETURN. It
4 must be a meeting that contains a comment you have not yet read. To
5 get a menu that lists such meetings, type two question marks ??
6 followed by RETURN.
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8
9
10 :Info: attended_mtg_name:
11
12 Type the name of the meeting you wish to attend followed by RETURN. It
13 must be a meeting that you have placed on your list of meetings to
14 attend, though you need not have attended it before. To get a menu
15 that lists such meetings, type two question marks ?? followed by
16 RETURN.
17
18
19
20 :Info: eligible_mtg_name:
21
22 Type the name of the meeting you wish to attend followed by RETURN. It
23 must be a meeting that you are eligible to attend. To get a menu that
24 lists such meetings, type two question marks ?? followed by RETURN.
25
26
27
28 :Info: file_name:
29
30 Type the name of the file where you wish to have the current comments
31 copied followed by RETURN. It can be the name of a file that already
32 exists or the name for a file you want created. If the file does not
33 exist, it is created. If it does exist, the current comments are
34 appended to the end of the file.
35
36
37
38 :Info: comment_spec:
39
40 Specify the comments you wish to make current followed by RETURN.
41 These can be specified by number or keyword. A single comment may
42 be specified by typing its number e.g. 14. A range of comments
43 may be specified by typing the low and high numbers separated by a
44 colon e.g. 14:19. To specify by keyword, use one of the following
45 short names are in parentheses: all a, first f, last l, current
46 c, new, next n, prev p, allref aref, firstref fref, lastref
47 lref, nextref nref, prevref pref, restref rref, search s.
48 When using the search s keyword, key in only search s; you will
49 then be prompted: "Enter text to be searched for:".
50
51
52
53 :Info: search_spec:
54
55 Type in the text you wish to search for. The currently selected
56 comments will be searched for the text and those comments which contain
57 the text become the new set of current comments. If there is only one
58 comment in the currently selected set of comments then all the comments
59 in the meeting are searched.
60
61
62
63 :Info: create_subject:
64
65 Type the name of the subject with which you wish to designate your
66 comment followed by RETURN. It can be one word or a phrase.
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68
69
70 :Info: select_subject:
71
72 Type the subject you wish to make current and press RETURN. To get a
73 menu that lists the subjects in this meeting, type two question marks
74 ?? followed by RETURN.
75
76
77
78 :Info: select_comment:
79
80 Specify the comment you wish to make current and press RETURN. The
81 comment is specified by number, and only one comment can be made
82 current at a time.
83
84
85
86 :Info: read_comments:
87
88 If you wish to read comments in meetings by subject, type "subject" or
89 "s". If you wish to read comments by comment number, type "entry" or
90 "e". To continue reading them in the manner you currently have set,
91 press BREAK.
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93
94
95 :Info: escape_keys:
96
97 If you wish to use escape sequences instead of function keys to perform
98 certain operations in Executive Forum, type "escape" or "e". If you
99 are already using escape sequences for those operations and wish to
100 switch to function keys, type "function" or "f". To continue using the
101 keys you are currently using, press BREAK.
102
103
104
105 :Info: prompts_or_menus:
106
107 If you wish to be queried for certain types of information in Executive
108 Forum by prompts instead of menus, type "query" or "q". If you wish to
109 be presented with a menu of choices when you are queried, type "menu"
110 or "m". To continue being queried in the current manner, press BREAK.
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113
114 :Info: editing_space:
115
116 If when writing and editing comments you wish to clear the menu from
117 the screen and use that space, type "clear" or "c". If you wish to
118 leave the menu in place and use just the portion of the screen beneath
119 it, type "keep" or "k". To continue with the current practice, press
120 BREAK.
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122
123
124 :Info: message_window:
125
126 If you wish to use a place on the screen that you have specified for
127 receiving messages, type "own" or "o". If you wish to let Executive
128 Forum display messages automatically beneath the menu, type "xforum" or
129 "x". To continue displaying messages in the currently designated
130 space, press BREAK.
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132
133
134 :Info: multics_mode:
135
136 If you want to be able to go to Multics command level while using
137 Executive Forum, type "allow" or "a". If you don't care to ever do
138 that, type "disallow" or "d". To leave the capability unchanged, press
139 BREAK.
140
141
142
143 :Info: help_prompt:
144
145 If you want help with an option in the above menu, type the number or
146 letter of that option followed by RETURN. If you want help with a
147 function key, press that function key followed by RETURN. If you are
148 using escape sequences instead of function keys, type the two character
149 sequence "ESC" followed by another character you want help with.
150 Finally, if you want to know about something other than a menu option
151 or a function key, type two question marks ?? followed by RETURN.
152 This gets you a menu containing general information items that you can
153 choose to get an explanation of.