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34 | .\" |
35 | .ls 1 | |
36 | .ch "Using Notesfiles" | |
37 | ||
38 | The notesfile system is invoked with a single command line. | |
39 | Most notesfile commands require only a single character (like the vi editor). | |
40 | Those that require more than one character are terminated by a carriage | |
41 | return. | |
42 | ||
43 | .se "Invocation" | |
44 | ||
45 | Invoke the notesfile system with: | |
46 | ||
47 | notes [ -sxi ] [-a subsequencer] [ -t termtype ] [ -f nfile ] [ topic1 ] [ topic2 ... ] | |
48 | ||
49 | The topic list (e.g., topic1) specifies the notesfiles to read. | |
50 | Invoking the notes system with NO arguments yields a list of some | |
51 | available topics. | |
52 | When more than one topic is specified, the user encounters each topic | |
53 | sequentially (i.e., topic2 is entered upon completion of topic1). | |
54 | ||
55 | The -s switch activates the ``notesfile sequencer'' which is discussed | |
56 | in section 2.8. | |
57 | Specify ``-x'' to use the extended sequencer. | |
58 | The ``-i'' flag selects yet another sequencing mode. | |
59 | The ``-a'' option specifies a particular subsequencer. | |
60 | This allows several users sharing a signon to maintain their | |
61 | own sequencing timestamp information. | |
62 | ||
63 | The -t option directs the notesfile system to use ``termtype'' as the user's | |
64 | terminal type, overriding the TERM shell variable. | |
65 | ||
66 | The -f option directs the notesfile system to read the contents | |
67 | of the file ``nfile'' for a list of notesfiles to read. | |
68 | See section 2.3 (``The -f Option'') | |
69 | for more information on the format of this file. | |
70 | ||
71 | .se "Notesfile Names and Wildcards" | |
72 | ||
73 | Notesfiles can be specified in several ways. | |
74 | The most common way is to merely give the name of the notesfile, | |
75 | such as ``general''. | |
76 | These notesfiles typically reside in the directory | |
77 | ``/usr/spool/notes''. | |
78 | Notesfiles may also be specified by their complete pathname; | |
79 | thus you could also refer to ``general'' by its full | |
80 | pathname ``/usr/spool/notes/general''. | |
81 | Using complete naming, notesfiles can be placed anywhere in | |
82 | the filesystem. | |
83 | This allows ``private'' notesfiles to be | |
84 | stored in personal directories. | |
85 | ||
86 | The notesfile system supports pattern matching for names in | |
87 | the same manner as the shell. | |
88 | By using the shell meta-characters ``*'', ``?'', ``['' and ``]'', the user | |
89 | can specify a number of notesfiles with a single entry. | |
90 | To read all the notesfiles that pertain to | |
91 | unix, enter the following | |
92 | line (the quotes are required to protect the metacharacters from interpretation | |
93 | by the shell): | |
94 | ||
95 | notes ``*unix*'' | |
96 | ||
97 | There are several ways to read the notesfiles | |
98 | test1, test2, test3 and test4: | |
99 | ||
100 | notes test1 test2 test3 test4 | |
101 | .br | |
102 | notes ``test?'' | |
103 | .br | |
104 | notes ``test[1234]'' | |
105 | ||
106 | Entries can also be eliminated from the list of notesfiles to | |
107 | look at. | |
108 | By prefixing a notesfile name (possibly containing wildcard characters) | |
109 | with a `!', the notesfiles are excluded from the list | |
110 | to be examined. | |
111 | If one wished to look at all of the ``test'' notesfiles except | |
112 | test3, one could specify: | |
113 | ||
114 | notes ``test?'' !test3 | |
115 | ||
116 | If you use the c shell, you will have to escape the `!', the history character: | |
117 | ||
118 | notes ``test?'' \\!test3 | |
119 | ||
120 | These features are available from | |
121 | the normal entry (notes) and | |
122 | the automatic sequencer entry (see section 2.8). | |
123 | Most notesfile programs recognize this format. Among those | |
124 | which do not are programs which must receive exactly one | |
125 | notesfile name. | |
126 | ||
127 | .se "The -f Option" | |
128 | ||
129 | The ``-f'' option of the notesfile system | |
130 | specifies a file of notesfile names to read. | |
131 | The file consists of lines containing notesfile names: | |
132 | ||
133 | .ne 4 | |
134 | .nf | |
135 | nfgripes | |
136 | net.unix-wizards | |
137 | net.general | |
138 | fa.telecom | |
139 | .fi | |
140 | ||
141 | The names start at the left margin; they are indented here | |
142 | for readability. | |
143 | Wildcard characters (``*'', ``?'', ``['', and ``]'') | |
144 | are acceptable in this context. | |
145 | Full names such as ``/usr/spool/notes/general'' | |
146 | are also accepted. | |
147 | Notesfiles can be eliminated through the ``!'' feature | |
148 | as described in section 2.2. | |
149 | The sequencer mode can be changed (see section 2.8) | |
150 | by inserting a line of the form: | |
151 | ||
152 | -s | |
153 | ||
154 | Again, this starts at the left margin. | |
155 | The ``s'' can be any of: ``s'', ``x'', ``i'', or ``n''. | |
156 | When a line of this form is read from the file, the sequencer mode | |
157 | is set to the corresponding mode: The normal ``s''equencer, | |
158 | the e``x''tended sequencer, | |
159 | the ``i''ndex sequencer, | |
160 | and | |
161 | ``n''o sequencer. | |
162 | ||
163 | To always enter nfgripes, micronotes, and bicycle | |
164 | while only entering the networked notesfiles ``net.*'' when new notes | |
165 | are present, one might use ``notes -f myfile'' | |
166 | with this ``myfile'': | |
167 | ||
168 | .ne 6 | |
169 | .nf | |
170 | -x | |
171 | nfgripes | |
172 | micronotes | |
173 | bicycle | |
174 | -s | |
175 | net.* | |
176 | .fi | |
177 | ||
178 | .se "General" | |
179 | ||
180 | Almost all notesfile commands consist of exactly one character | |
181 | (no carriage return). Only commands that are longer than one character | |
182 | require a terminating carriage return (currently, choosing a note to read | |
183 | is the only non-single character command). | |
184 | ||
185 | The commands were chosen to be easy to remember. | |
186 | Upper case forms of commands usually function | |
187 | like their lower case counterparts but with some additional | |
188 | feature or power \14(i.e., ``w'' writes a response, ``W'' includes the current | |
189 | displayed text in the response). | |
190 | ||
191 | Some commands are available almost everywhere in the notesfile | |
192 | system. These include those for help, exiting, forking a shell, | |
193 | and making a comment for the suggestion box. | |
194 | ||
195 | .ss "Help" | |
196 | ||
197 | Typing ``?'' anywhere will list the available options in | |
198 | an abbreviated format. | |
199 | ||
200 | .ss "Exiting" | |
201 | ||
202 | Type ``q'' (``quit'') to leave the current notesfile. | |
203 | Capital ``Q'' | |
204 | leaves the current notesfile and refrains from entering your | |
205 | last entry time into the sequencer table (see section ``The Sequencer''). | |
206 | The notesfile system | |
207 | proceeds to the next topic in the invocation list. | |
208 | The ``k'' and ``K'' keys function exactly as ``q'' and ``Q''. | |
209 | ||
210 | Use control-D (``signoff'') | |
211 | to leave the notesfile system completely (without updating | |
212 | entry time information). | |
213 | The ``z'' command (which functions only when reading notes or responses | |
214 | or when on the index page) | |
215 | behaves similarly to control-D: | |
216 | the user exits the notesfile system immediately, but unlike control-D, | |
217 | updates the | |
218 | entry time information for the current notesfile. | |
219 | ||
220 | ||
221 | .ss "Shells" | |
222 | ||
223 | Fork a shell at any time by typing ``!'' | |
224 | (just like many other Unix programs). | |
225 | ||
226 | .ss "Comments & Suggestions" | |
227 | ||
228 | Type capital ``B'' (``suggestion Box'') | |
229 | while on the index page or reading notes | |
230 | to make a comment or suggestion about the notesfile program. | |
231 | Your suggestion will be stored in another | |
232 | notesfile reviewed frequently by the notesfile system manager. | |
233 | ||
234 | .se "The Index Page" | |
235 | ||
236 | When the notes system is invoked without the -s option, | |
237 | the user sees an index | |
238 | of the most recent notes. | |
239 | A sample page is shown below: | |
240 | ||
241 | .KS | |
242 | .nf | |
243 | .in +10 | |
244 | Workstation Discussion 2:03 pm Jan 4, 1982 | |
245 | ||
246 | .ta .75i 3.0i 3.25i | |
247 | 12/9/81 2 Stanford SUN 4 horton | |
248 | 3*WICAT 68000 kolstad | |
249 | 4 M68000 1 horton | |
250 | 5 Dolphin 3 duke!johnson | |
251 | 12/10 6 CDC Standalone 1 smith | |
252 | 8 IBM Personal Computer henry | |
253 | 9 Personal computers harmful? 8 Anonymous | |
254 | 10 Ethernet interfaces 3 mhz? 23 essick | |
255 | 11 Requirements for uiucdcs 10 botten | |
256 | 1/1/82 12 Happy New Year! 5 mjk | |
257 | ||
258 | ||
259 | .TA | |
260 | .in | |
261 | .fi | |
262 | .KE | |
263 | The upper left corner shows the notesfile's title. In this | |
264 | example, the notesfile discusses personal workstations. | |
265 | The current time and date are displayed in the upper right corner. | |
266 | Approximately ten note titles are displayed (if available). | |
267 | More notes are displayed on longer | |
268 | screens (such as the Ann Arbor Ambassador). | |
269 | Each note is displayed | |
270 | with its date (if different from the previous date), note number, | |
271 | title, number of responses (if any), and author. The first note above | |
272 | was written by user ``horton'' on December 9th, is entitled ``Stanford | |
273 | SUN'' and has four responses. Note 7 has been deleted for some reason | |
274 | (by either its author or a notesfile director). Note 5 was written | |
275 | by user ``johnson'' whose signon resides on the ``duke'' system. | |
276 | Note 9 was written by an author who preferred to remain unidentified. | |
277 | Notes with director messages (sometimes denoting importance) are displayed | |
278 | with a ``*'' next to the note number (see note 3 above). | |
279 | ||
280 | From the index page the user may: | |
281 | ||
282 | .br | |
283 | .bx | |
284 | .ix | |
285 | Scroll the index forward or backward. | |
286 | .ix | |
287 | Read a note. | |
288 | .ix | |
289 | Write a note. | |
290 | .ix | |
291 | Go to the next unread note. | |
292 | .ix | |
293 | Search for notes or responses after a specific date/time. | |
294 | .ix | |
295 | Search for keywords within notes' titles. | |
296 | .ix | |
297 | Search for notes/responses by a specific author. | |
298 | .ix | |
299 | Go to another notesfile. | |
300 | .ix | |
301 | Consult the notesfile's archive. | |
302 | .ix | |
303 | Read the policy note. | |
304 | .ix | |
305 | Check on anonymous and networked status. | |
306 | .ix | |
307 | Register a complaint/suggestion about notesfiles. | |
308 | .ix | |
309 | Fork a shell. | |
310 | .ix | |
311 | Exit the notes program. | |
312 | .ix | |
313 | Invoke notesfile director options (if the user is a director). | |
314 | .ex | |
315 | ||
316 | .ss "Scrolling the Index Page" | |
317 | ||
318 | Scroll the index page by: | |
319 | ||
320 | .nf | |
321 | .ls 1 | |
322 | +, <return>, <space> forward one page | |
323 | * forward to the most recent page (* is multiple +'s) | |
324 | - backward one page | |
325 | = backward all the way (= is multiple -'s) | |
326 | .br | |
327 | .ls | |
328 | .fi | |
329 | ||
330 | .ss "Choosing Notes & Responses" | |
331 | ||
332 | While on the index page, choose a note to read by typing its number | |
333 | followed by a carriage return. | |
334 | (This is the only command that requires a carriage return after it.) | |
335 | Usually the space bar is used to scan text. | |
336 | To skip to a particular note or response, use the features below. | |
337 | ||
338 | While reading a note, ``;'' or ``+'' | |
339 | advances to the | |
340 | first response of the note. | |
341 | The next note is displayed if there are no responses. | |
342 | The number keys (``1'', ``2'', ... , ``9'') advance that many | |
343 | responses. | |
344 | If there are fewer responses, the last response is displayed. | |
345 | The return key skips the responses and goes to the next note. | |
346 | Press ``-'' or backspace to see the previous page of the current note; | |
347 | if the page currently displayed is the first, the notesfile program | |
348 | displays the first page of the previous note. | |
349 | ||
350 | While a response is on the screen, the ``;'' and ``+'' keys | |
351 | display the next response. | |
352 | As with reading a note, if there are no further responses these | |
353 | keys advance to the next note. | |
354 | The number keys (``1'', ... , ``9'') will advance the appropriate number | |
355 | of responses. | |
356 | If there are fewer responses, the last response is displayed. | |
357 | The ``-'' or backspace keys display the previous page of the current | |
358 | response. If the current page is the first page of the response, | |
359 | these keys display the first page of the previous response. | |
360 | Enter ``='' to see the base note of the current note string. | |
361 | Press the return key to proceed to the next note. | |
362 | ||
363 | .se "Notes & Responses" | |
364 | ||
365 | .ss "Reading Notes" | |
366 | ||
367 | After selecting a note from the index page (or entering the | |
368 | notesfile with your ``sequencer'' on), the note is displayed. A sample | |
369 | display is shown below: | |
370 | ||
371 | .KS | |
372 | .nf | |
373 | Note 15 Workstation Discussion 2 responses | |
374 | horton WICAT 150 4:03 pm Dec 11, 1981 | |
375 | ||
376 | Wicat System 150 | |
377 | ||
378 | 8 MHz 68000, Mem. mgmt, Multibus architecture, 256k to 1.5 Mb RAM,16/32/64Kbyte EPROM, | |
379 | 10 ms interval timer, 2 RS232 (19.6k async, 56k sync), 16 bit parallel intelligent disk controller, | |
380 | 10 Mbyte winchester (5.25", 3600 rpm, access: 3 ms trk-trk, 70 avg, 150 max), | |
381 | 960Kb floppy (5.25", 300 rpm, access 10 ms trk-trk, 267 avg, 583 max) | |
382 | Options: battery backed clock, graphics with touch panel, video disk control, | |
383 | High Speed Serial Network Interface | |
384 | Unix/V7 avail, Pascal, C, APL, ADA, Cobol, Fortran, Lisp, Basic, Asm | |
385 | ||
386 | .fi | |
387 | .KE | |
388 | ||
389 | This is note number 15 in the ``Workstation Discussion'' file. | |
390 | User ``horton'' wrote this note at 4:03 pm on December 11th, 1981. Two | |
391 | responses have been written. The note's title is ``WICAT 150''. If a | |
392 | director had written the note, the ``director message'' might have been | |
393 | displayed beneath the note's title. Director's notes sometimes contain | |
394 | important information or new policies. | |
395 | ||
396 | Since notes and responses can each be up to 3 Mbytes long, | |
397 | the display routine breaks text into pages automatically. | |
398 | For all but the last page of a long note or response, | |
399 | the lower right corner of the display shows the percentage of the | |
400 | note that has been shown. | |
401 | For all but the first page of long text, the message ``[Continued]'' | |
402 | appears in the upper left portion of the display. | |
403 | Use the space bar to see the next page of a long note or response. | |
404 | When the last page is displayed, the space key functions as the ``;'' | |
405 | key: it proceeds to the next response. | |
406 | The ``-'' and backspace keys back up the display to the previous page. | |
407 | Only the first 50 pages of text are managed this way; | |
408 | typing ``-'' from the fifty-second page will return to the fiftieth page. | |
409 | The ``='' key returns to the first page of the note. | |
410 | ||
411 | While reading a note, it is possible to: | |
412 | .br | |
413 | .bx | |
414 | .ix | |
415 | Display the next, previous, or first page of the note. | |
416 | .ix | |
417 | Write a response to the displayed note. | |
418 | .ix | |
419 | Read next note or previous note. | |
420 | .ix | |
421 | Read next unread response or note. | |
422 | .ix | |
423 | Return to the index page. | |
424 | .ix | |
425 | Skip to a given response. | |
426 | .ix | |
427 | Delete the note (if you are its author or a file director). | |
428 | .ix | |
429 | Edit the note's title (if it is yours). | |
430 | .ix | |
431 | Edit the note (if it is yours and there are no responses). | |
432 | .ix | |
433 | Copy the note to another notesfile. | |
434 | .ix | |
435 | Save the note in your file space. | |
436 | .ix | |
437 | Mail the note to someone. | |
438 | .ix | |
439 | Talk (``write'') to the author of the note. | |
440 | .ix | |
441 | Search for keywords in note titles. | |
442 | .ix | |
443 | Search for notes/responses by a particular author. | |
444 | .ix | |
445 | Toggle the director message (if privileged). | |
446 | .ix | |
447 | Fork a shell. | |
448 | .ix | |
449 | Go to another notesfile. | |
450 | .ix | |
451 | Make a comment or suggestion about notesfiles. | |
452 | .ix | |
453 | Exit the notesfile program. | |
454 | .ex | |
455 | ||
456 | .ss "Reading Responses" | |
457 | ||
458 | Response displays are similar to those of main notes with the exception that | |
459 | ``Response x of y'' replaces the note's title. | |
460 | The first response to note 15 is shown below: | |
461 | ||
462 | .KS | |
463 | .nf | |
464 | Note 15 Workstation Discussion | |
465 | koehler Response 1 of 2 11:53 pm Dec 11, 1981 | |
466 | ||
467 | Does anyone have any insight about the relative speeds of the Winchester disks available | |
468 | on these systems? The previous disk seems to have track to track response times commensurate | |
469 | with reasonably fast 8" floppies. I wonder if some of the manufacturers are using disks that | |
470 | will not meet reasonable specifications for response time for these kinds of applications. | |
471 | ||
472 | On the other hand, with intelligent layout of file sectors, the I/O system | |
473 | could romp and stomp on often used files... | |
474 | ====================================== | |
475 | .fi | |
476 | .KE | |
477 | ||
478 | The commands for manipulating the text of a long response | |
479 | are the same as those for looking at long notes. | |
480 | Typing space will move to the next page. | |
481 | Typing ``-'' or backspace will display the previous page, within the | |
482 | same limitations as for reading notes (only 50 pages are kept). | |
483 | Press ``='' to go back to the first page of the text. | |
484 | ||
485 | The options available while reading responses include: | |
486 | .bx | |
487 | .ix | |
488 | Display the next, previous, or first page of the response. | |
489 | .ix | |
490 | Go to a different response (usually the next one). | |
491 | .ix | |
492 | Go to the next unread note/response. | |
493 | .ix | |
494 | Reread the base note. | |
495 | .ix | |
496 | Reread the previous note. | |
497 | .ix | |
498 | Return to the index page. | |
499 | .ix | |
500 | Copy the response to another notesfile. | |
501 | .ix | |
502 | Mail the response to someone. | |
503 | .ix | |
504 | Save the response in your file space. | |
505 | .ix | |
506 | Talk to the response's author. | |
507 | .ix | |
508 | Write another response to the note. | |
509 | .ix | |
510 | Search for keywords in note titles. | |
511 | .ix | |
512 | Search for notes/responses by particular authors. | |
513 | .ix | |
514 | Delete the response (if you are its author or a file director). | |
515 | .ix | |
516 | Edit the response (if it is yours and there are no later responses). | |
517 | .ix | |
518 | Fork a shell | |
519 | .ix | |
520 | Go to another notesfile. | |
521 | .ix | |
522 | Register a suggestion or complaint about the notesfile program. | |
523 | .ix | |
524 | Exit the notesfile program. | |
525 | .ex | |
526 | ||
527 | ||
528 | .ss "Writing Notes & Responses" | |
529 | ||
530 | Write new base notes by hitting ``w'' while reading the index page. | |
531 | The notesfile system will then invoke an editor | |
532 | ( | |
533 | ``ed'' by default; use either of the shell variables NFED or EDITOR to change it). | |
534 | After the prompt, | |
535 | compose the text you wish to enter, then | |
536 | write the text to the disk and leave the editor. The system will prompt | |
537 | you for various options if they are available: anonymity, director | |
538 | message status, and the note's title. | |
539 | ||
540 | To write a response to a note type ``w'' while that note or any of | |
541 | its responses is displayed. | |
542 | The same steps used to write a base note | |
543 | should then be followed. | |
544 | ||
545 | .ss "Mailing Notesfile Text" | |
546 | ||
547 | Both notes and responses can be mailed to other users (with | |
548 | optional appended text). | |
549 | The capital ``M'' (``mail'') command gives you the opportunity to edit the text then send | |
550 | it to anyone. Its inferior counterpart, ``m'', allows you to mail a message to | |
551 | anyone. | |
552 | To mail to the author of the text, | |
553 | use capital ``P'' (``Personal comment'') to send the text | |
554 | and your comments; use ``p'' for a simple letter. | |
555 | ||
556 | To use a specific mail program, set the environment variable | |
557 | MAILER. If this is not set, a standard mail program is used. | |
558 | ||
559 | .ss "Forwarding Text To Other Notesfiles" | |
560 | ||
561 | There are several methods for forwarding text from one notesfile | |
562 | to another. | |
563 | Single notes or responses can be copied with the ``c'' or ``C'' command | |
564 | while entire note strings can be forwarded with the ``f'' and ``F'' | |
565 | commands. | |
566 | ||
567 | The ``f'' (``forward'') command is given when a base note | |
568 | is displayed on the screen. | |
569 | When given, the ``f'' command causes the base note and all of its | |
570 | responses to be copied to another notesfile. | |
571 | The user is prompted for the destination notesfile. | |
572 | The copied note and all of the copied responses contain header | |
573 | information detailing their origin. | |
574 | Where ``f'' copies the note string without change, the ``F'' | |
575 | command allows the user to edit the text of the note and each | |
576 | response before inserting it into the target notesfile. | |
577 | ||
578 | The ``c'' (``copy'') command prompts for a destination notesfile | |
579 | then | |
580 | copies the currently displayed note or response to the target notesfile. | |
581 | The user is allowed to choose between forwarding the note as a response | |
582 | or as a new base note. | |
583 | The ``c'' command does not give the user a chance to edit the text | |
584 | before inserting it in the new notesfile. | |
585 | The extended copying command ``C'' | |
586 | allows editing of the note text before it is copied to the other notesfile. | |
587 | ||
588 | Both the ``c'' and ``C'' commands provide for | |
589 | the forwarded text to be entered as either a new note or as a response | |
590 | to an existing note. | |
591 | In the latter case, an index page is given to the user for | |
592 | choosing the appropriate note to which to respond. | |
593 | ||
594 | .ss "Saving Text in Local Files" | |
595 | ||
596 | The ``s'' (``save'') command appends the current displayed text to a | |
597 | file of your choice (which is created if not present). | |
598 | Notesfiles prompts for the file name; | |
599 | typing only a carriage return aborts the command -- no text is saved. | |
600 | Capital ``S'' appends | |
601 | the base note and all its responses. The number of lines saved and the name | |
602 | of the file written are printed when the command completes. | |
603 | ||
604 | .ss "Deletion" | |
605 | ||
606 | Capital ``D'' (``delete'') deletes a note or response if it is yours and | |
607 | has no subsequent responses. Notes already sent to the network can not be | |
608 | deleted by non-directors. | |
609 | Directors can delete any note or response with the ``Z'' (``zap'') command. | |
610 | ||
611 | ||
612 | .ss "Online Communication" | |
613 | ||
614 | Typing ``t'' (``talk'') attempts to page the author of the current displayed | |
615 | text. The Unix ``write'' command to him/her is issued | |
616 | if the author is local and non-anonymous. If the environment variable WRITE | |
617 | is defined, the program it specifies is used to write to the author. | |
618 | ||
619 | .ss "Editing Note Titles" | |
620 | ||
621 | While reading a base note, type ``e'' (``edit'') to | |
622 | change the note's title | |
623 | (provided you are the author of the note or a notesfile director). | |
624 | ||
625 | .ss "Editing Notes/Responses" | |
626 | ||
627 | ``E'' allows editing of the text of a note or response. | |
628 | It is not permitted to edit an article if it has subsequent responses or | |
629 | if it has been sent to the network. | |
630 | If the ``later responses'' are deleted, it is possible to edit the | |
631 | original text. |