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Lower control area

The lower control area contains commands which operate on the current transaction or meeting.

tex2html_wrap1009
Moves to the next transaction in the current meeting.

tex2html_wrap1011
Moves to the previous transaction in the current meeting.

tex2html_wrap1013
Moves to the next transaction in the same chain as the current transaction.

tex2html_wrap1015
Moves to the previous transaction in the same chain as the current transaction.

tex2html_wrap1017
Pops up a three-entry menu used for moving to specific transactions. Selecting tex2html_wrap1019 pops up a dialog box prompting you for a specific transaction number to view. Selecting tex2html_wrap1021 or tex2html_wrap1023 moves to the start or the end of the current meeting, respectively. Selecting tex2html_wrap1025 or tex2html_wrap1027 moves to the first or the last transaction in the current chain, respectively.

tex2html_wrap1029
Used for entering a transaction in the current meeting. It pops up a menu with two entries, tex2html_wrap1031 and tex2html_wrap1033 . Selecting tex2html_wrap1031 will add the transaction to the chain of the current transaction, while tex2html_wrap1037 will start a chain on a new subject.

After you select one of these entries, a dialog box will appear with a subject line and a text widget. For replies, the subject line will have a default already filled in, while new transactions will have a blank subject line which the user should fill in. The text widget is a standard Athena text widget, where you can use emacs commands to enter the body of your transaction.

When done entering the body of your transaction, press the tex2html_wrap1039 button to enter the transaction into the meeting. Press tex2html_wrap1041 if you decide not to send the transaction.

tex2html_wrap1043
Used for writing the current transaction to a file. It pops up a dialog box where the user can enter a file name, and pressing the tex2html_wrap1045 button causes the transaction to be saved to this file.gif


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sepherke
Sat Mar 21 19:54:41 EST 1998