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Subj:	quovadis -- ONLINE.HLP

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From: "Lance Bailey" <lrb@rrivax.rri.uwo.ca>
Subject: quovadis -- ONLINE.HLP
To: "everhart" <arisia::everhart>
 
1 version
This implementation version 2.1 (August 28,1990)
 
 
1 5day_menu
This menu is displayed when screen is showing five days at once.
 
The commands available are listed at the bottom of the screen. You merely
have to press the first letter of the command. As an aid, the "command
letters" are highlighted.
 
You have the following choices:
   Quit Redraw Show_time Edit Print 1day Last_5days Next_5days
 
 
2 Quit
Exit the quo_vadis program.
 
2 Redraw
Erase and repaint the screen.
 
2 Show_time
display the current time. If there is a booking at this time, then the
entry will be displayed. In addition the next booking for the day, if any
will be displayed. The time will remain for five seconds and then the screen
will return to it's previous state.
 
2 Edit
This allows you to add and remove entries from the schedule.
 
2 Print
This entry allows you to print [up to] seven days of data on the laser.
 
2 1day
This toggles from the five day view to view which displays the entries for
only one day.
 
2 Last_5days
This moves the data displayed to the previous five days. If there is no more
data, an error message "End of File" is displayed.
 
2 Next_5days
This moves the data displayed to the next five days. If there is no more data,
an error message "End of File" is displayed.
 
2 Change_Data
If you are supporting many schedules, this command allows you to change the
schedule with which you are working. 
 
 
1 1day_menu
This menu is displayed when screen is showing the entries for only one
day.
 
The commands available are listed at the bottom of the screen. You merely
have to press the first letter of the command. As an aid, the "command
letters" are highlighted.
 
You have the following choices:
   Quit Redraw Show_time Edit Print 5day Up Down Tommorrow Yesterday
 
2 Quit
Exit the quo_vadis program.
 
2 Redraw
Erase and repaint the screen.
 
2 Show_time
display the current time. If there is a booking at this time, then the
entry will be displayed. In addition the next booking for the day, if any
will be displayed. The time will remain for five seconds and then the screen
will return to it's previous state.
 
2 Edit
This allows you to add and remove entries from the schedule.
 
2 Print
This entry allows you to print [up to] seven days of data on the laser.
 
2 5day
This toggles from the one day view to view which displays the entries for
five days at a time.
 
2 Down
The one day view only shows up to twenty entries at a time. The Down command
will move to the next 20 entries. If there are no more entries an error 
message "No further entries" will be displayed.
 
2 Up
The one day view only shows up to twenty entries at a time. The Up command
will move to the previous 20 entries. If there are no more entries an error 
message "No further entries" will be displayed.
 
2 Tommorrow
This moves the data displayed to the next day. If there is no more
data, an error message "End of File" is displayed.
 
2 Yesterday
This moves the data displayed to the previous day. If there is no more
data, an error message "End of File" is displayed.
 
2 Change_Data
If you are supporting many schedules, this command allows you to change the
schedule with which you are working. 
 
 
1 Editing_menu
This allows you to add and remove entries from the schedule.
You have the following choices:
   Delete_entry   Add_entry   Quit  
 
2 Delete_entry
The Delete_entry command is used when you wish to delete an entry from
the schedule.
 
2 Add Entry
The Add_entry command is used when you wish to add or change an entry in
the schedule.
 
2 Quit
This will quit you from the editing menu to your previous screen.
 
 
1 Printing_help
You must specify the Month (1 - 12) and day (1 through 31) to be printed.
Seven days, beginning with the day entered will be printed. The place
where the printout is generated is site specific.
 
Type the digits of the number desired and then press the ENTER key.
 
If you wish to quit back to the previous screen (that is, either the
five day or one day view) and not print the schedule, then enter Q
and press the ENTER key.
 
 
1 Editing_help
You must specify the Month (1 - 12) and day (1 through 31) to be edited.
The full name of the month will be displayed automatically. The year is
also automatically displayed.
 
You must also enter the start and end time of the booking. NOTE WELL that
the hours are in the '24-hour' clock. Because a start and stop time
is specified, you may book a range of time or delete a number of entries
in one action.
 
The range of legal hours is 7 to 23 (7 am  to 11 pm).
 
The range of legal minutes is 00, 05, 10, 15, ... , 45, 50, 55 , with the
exception of hour 23. Only 00 is legal for hour 23. This allows you to 
book from 7:00 to 23:00 inclusivly.
 
Type the digits of the number desired and then press the ENTER key.
 
If you wish to quit back to the previous screen (that is, either the
five day or one day view) and not print the schedule, then enter Q
and press the ENTER key.
 
If adding/changing an entry, then you must enter the information for that
booking.
 
 
1 Edit_check
When all the information for an edit (delete or add/change) has been entered,
the information is displayed and you can exit out if any is incorrect.
 
You have the following choices:
   Confirm_entry    Quit 
 
2 Confirm_entry
Enter the Confirm_entry choice if you wish this edit to occur.
 
2 Quit
Enter the Quit choice if you do NOT wish this edit to occur.
 
 
1 Deletion_check
As a safety feature, if you try to delete an entry in the schedule, the
contents of the entry are displayed and you must confirm the deletion.
 
You have the following choices:
 Delete_entry   Keep_entry   Abort_entire_delete_task   Stop_confirming
 
2 Delete_entry
Enter the Delete_entry choice if you wish the displayed entry to be
removed from the schedule.
 
2 Keep_entry 
Enter the Keep_entry choice if you wish to keep the displayed entry in the
schedule.
 
2 Abort_entire_delete_task
Enter the Abort_entire_delete_task choice if you wish to abort the whole
edit operation and make no changes to the schedule.
 
2 Stop_confirming
Enter the Stop_confirming choice if you wish to delete the range of
schedule bookings specified and NOT be asked to confirm any double 
bookings encountered.
 
 
1 Double_booking
If you attempt to make a booking into a schedule that conflicts with
a previous entry, then you will be shown the previous entry and asked
what to do. You have the following choices:
 Overwrite_original  Keep_original  Abort_entire_booking  Stop_confirming
 
2 Overwrite_original
Enter the Overwrite_original choice if you wish to remove the old entry
and put in the new entry. This is how you change entries in a schedule.
 
2 Keep_original
Enter the Keep_original choice if you wish to keep the old entry.
 
2 Abort_entire_booking
Enter the Abort_entire_booking choice if you wish to abort the whole
edit operation and make no changes to the schedule.
 
2 Stop_confirming
Enter the Stop_confirming choice if you wish to make the schedule booking
and NOT be asked to confirm any double bookings encountered.
 
 
1 Change_datafile
If you are supporting many schedules, you can change the schedule with
which you are working. You must specify which schedule you wish to access. 
The current choice is highlighted. Schedules over which you have editing
control are marked with the phrase 'you may edit'.
 
You have the following choices:
   Up    Down    Quit   
 
2 Up
This moves the current [highlighted] choice up one.
 
2 Down
This moves the current [highlighted] choice down one.
 
2 Quit
This will quit you from the editing menu to your previous screen.
 
 
