                                JBCIS
                            Version 1.2.3
                           (c)JBSoft 1995/7

                                 
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Overview
========
JBCIS is a utility that works with ReadCIS to help the functionality
of that program. It does not work with any other program and, on its
own, can only read the files generated by ReadCIS. With this in mind
it is only being uploaded to CompuServe although it is also available
on my Web page <http://www.compulink.co.uk/~jbsoft/>.

The program is designed to read all messages, mail and services that
have been downloaded by ReadCIS and also enable replying to mail and
messages. Unlike the normal way of running ReadCIS whereby it is
necessary to keep returning to the shell, once within JBCIS it is
possible to remain there until it is time to upload the messages and
replies to CompuServe (which is done within ReadCIS).

The program may be installed in the usual way...

     1. Copy the application to any \APP\ directory on any drive. If
        using ReadCIS 1.7 or above then the directory should be
        \APP\READCIS\.
        N.B. It is important that it resides in an appropriate
             directory otherwise ReadCIS can't find it!
     2. If you wish to run the application from the System screen then
        install the application on the System screen using Psion-I and
        use the cursor keys to navigate to the appropriate drive and
        directory. Display the application as the filename in the
        dialog box then press Enter.

If the application is only going to be run from within ReadCIS ratherf
than from the System screen then it does not need to be installed on
the screen (i.e. you can skip step 2).

When installed the program would usually be run after the first pass
of ReadCIS (which downloads the relevant mail and messages). Once
started it is possible to remain within JBCIS until all mail, messages
and services have been read and replied to. Only then is it necessary
to return to ReadCIS to upload the created files.

ReadCIS provides for any of JBCIS, TEXTVIEW, READER or VR3A as readers
for Forum text (as well as Word) - if you select JBCIS and make a
JBCIS.ON switch then, when you wish to read a section, JBCIS will be
run automatically, loading in the appropriate file to read. Once
within JBCIS you can remain there until you have finished reading,
replying and creating new messages. Alternatively, you can return to
ReadCIS after each section has been dealt with and move to a new
section within ReadCIS.

There are four parts to JBCIS:

     1. Read, reply and create mail messages.
     2. Read, reply and create Forum messages.
     3. Read Services data (Weather, News etc.).
     4. Read Archive files.

Once the program has been started any file within the current section
may be opened from the displayed screens using Psion-O. If you wish to
switch to another section (Mail, Forums, Services, Archives) use
Shift-Psion-O. This will initially produce a dialog showing a choice
of Mail, Forums, Services and Archives. Once this choice of section
has been made a dialog to choose the appropriate file will be shown.
If no files exist in the relevant section and the ability to create
outbound files is allowed then the option to create a message will be
given. If 'Y' is pressed then you will be taken to the normal message
creation screen relevant to the section you have chosen.

For Forums and Mail you can choose to start up in the List mode -
select this option using Psion-C and Screen. Then select the relevant
item option from either Forum or Mail messages. The selection will be
good for both Forums and Mail and, switching between them in JBCIS,
will use this initial startup mode each time.

The program can be exited using Psion-X or at any point using Psion-
Esc. If Psion-Esc is used then the setup won't be saved.

Requirements
============
A Psion S3a is required to run this application and around 100k of
free memory is also required.

N.B. It is advisable to only have one file open at a time (i.e. do not
     launch JBCIS more than once) as the memory requirements are too
     great to guarantee the second copy will run correctly.

Fonts
=====
The program automatically starts for the first time in the normal
small font. On any subsequent launch it will start in the font you
last used in the appropriate section. You can change the displayed
font using Psion-Z or Shift-Psion-Z in a similar way to the built-in
Psion applications. You can also toggle between Proportional and
Monospaced type using Psion-P.

All these options are related to the Service you are in and are
remembered between sessions.

The Archive section will make a best guess as to which section the
file was originally in and display accordingly. This only works for
the three Mail/Forums/Services setups - the Edit setup cannot be
detected so outgoing messages in the archive will be displayed in the
same way as incoming messages are formatted.

There is a toggle provided to show the text in CIS format at 80
characters per line in a mono-font - Psion-D. This will remove the
cursor from the screen although you can still move around in the
normal fashion. This status is not saved between files or sessions and
any adjustment to the display will revert the view to that previously
selected.

Setup
=====
The Font, a seed for Find (purely to enable searching for your ID to
find messages written by or to you or any other search constant you
wish to use) and the formatting applied to viewed files are stored in
a file in the \CIS\CONFIG\ directory as JBCIS.INI. The different
sections are saved separately so that wrap and fonts for one section
will not migrate to other sections.

You can make a backup which will be used if the main file gets
corrupted. This is done using Shift-Psion-N from the Messages reading
view. The file will initially be created on the Internal drive but,
after creation, it may be moved to another drive (it must be in the
same place in the directory tree though \CIS\CONFIG\ ). The program
will detect which drive it is on automatically and will also save any
new versions to that new drive.

Formatting
==========
The type of formatting that is used to view the message files can be
selected from the Setup dialog accessed using Psion-W. There are two
options, Internal or CIS. Internal makes the program format the text
according to the font used - CompuServe keeps the formatting of the
file as downloaded from CompuServe. You can also toggle the formatting
using Psion-W.

N.B. For Internet messages it is important that a WRAP80.ON switch is
     created otherwise you will have to edit the address before
     sending any reply.

Navigation
==========
There are several options available for navigating around the text
files - these are...

                       PgDn/Space(+) - Page Down
                 PgUp/Shift-Space(+) - Page Up
              Psion-M/N/Enter/(PgDn) - Next message
  Shift-Psion-M/P/Shift-Enter/(PgUp) - Previous message
                         Psion-T/Tab - Next Thread
             Shift-Psion-T/Shift-Tab - Previous Thread
                             Psion-H - Next Section
                       Shift-Psion-H - Previous Section
                         Ctrl-Home/F - First message
                          Ctrl-End/L - Last message
                           Ctrl-PgUp - Start of message
                           Ctrl-PgDn - End of message
                             Psion-L - List of messages


The PgUp and PgDn action for the next and previous message can be
toggled on and off using Psion-C and selecting Screen to get to the
configure dialog.

Position
--------
It is possible to show the distance travelled through a file in
percentage terms. This is setup on the Configure dialog accessed using
Psion-C and selecting Display. To see instantly the distance travelled
use Psion-Q which will briefly display the same information.

If you are at the end of the file an 'End' message will show briefly
and if at the start of the file a similar message 'Top' is displayed.

Bookmarks
---------
It is possible to mark up to 10 points in a file using Psion-B. This
will bring up a dialog for you to give a name to the point the cursor
is at. To return to that point later use Shift-Psion-B and select the
appropriate bookmark name. You can clear existing bookmarks by using
Ctrl-B (this clears all bookmarks for a file) and you can edit
existing bookmark names or delete a bookmark using Shift-Psion-C.

If you select the same name as a previous bookmark when marking a
location then you are given the option of overwriting the previous
mark or selecting another name.

The bookmarks are saved when the file is changed or closed down and
only overwritten when a new file of the same name is downloaded.
However, you will lose the bookmarks if the file is Archived (as one
of the checks is the name). The file this information is kept in is
called _JBCIS.BMK and is kept in the \CIS\ARCHIVE\ directory.

Saving Messages etc.
====================
Individual messages can be saved to a file along with any marked text
(marked text works in Services as well as Mail/Forums). Use Psion-A to
access this - you will see a dialog requesting the name of the file to
save to. An option to overwrite the file or append the text is also
given together with the option to move the message to the new file or
just copy it. If append is chosen the message will be added to the end
of the file, otherwise the file will just contain the message and no
previous ones. The mode chosen will be stored between sessions.

N.B. Marked text is saved exactly as highlighted and no separation of
     individually saved marked sections will automatically occur -
     this is so that large sections of text can be saved as they were
     receieved (e.g. UUEncoded text).

The message on the screen is the only one that can be saved in this
manner, once you move to another message any marked text is discarded.
In Services the operation is slightly different as the stories are not
split up. Highlight the text to save using Shift and the cursor keys.
This is then the text that will be written to the file as above.

Print Messages
==============
Individual messages can be printed using Shift-Psion-P. Only the
message displayed is printed and only in the format it is displayed in
(no re-formatting takes place before printing). The printer can be set
up by using Psion-Y although any changes made this way will only be
remembered for the life of JBCIS, once it is closed down the setup is
forgotten.

N.B. Printing is not allowed in Services or Edit mode at present.































Mail
====
To read mail messages, choose Mail from the Section Selection dialog
(Shift-Psion-O) and then the file MAIL!.CIS and press Enter. The first
mail message will then be displayed. Navigation is accomplished using
the cursor keys to move around the message as you would in Word. You
can also Page up and down using Space and Shift-Space (and the '+' key
by request). For a more complete list of keys, see above.

Very large Mail messages can be read using the generic text viewer -
if this mode is chosen then replies can't be created. See below for
more details on this option.

Internet headers are normally hidden but can be shown by using Psion-I
whilst in the read mode - this toggle is remembered until JBCIS is
closed down or a new file is loaded.

Reply
-----
If you wish to reply to a message press Psion-R or just 'R'. This will
take you to a new screen with the reply heading already inserted into
your new message. Type the message as per normal and, once finished,
press Psion-X to save the message and return to the mail file viewer.
If you wish to abandon the message press Shift-Psion-X.

Any text highlighted on the message before the reply is started will
be automatically quoted in the reply.

Whilst in the Editor, you can flip between the message you are
replying to and the message you are writing using Psion-R or the
Diamond key. You can highlight parts of the original message for
quoting in the new message using Shift and the cursor keys to mark a
section of text. Return to the message being edited and the
highlighted text will be shown in the edit window surrounded by '<<'
and '>>' to indicate that this is a quote.

A message in both Mail and Forums can be redirected as Mail using
Psion-+. An address is requested and then the message is quoted in
full automatically once the address has been completed together with a
start and end line marker. You are left in the edit mode in case you
wish to make changes or add a comment to the message.

N.B. For Internet messages it is important that a WRAP80.ON switch is
     created otherwise you will have to edit the address before
     sending any reply.

     It is also important that if any address data is imported for
     quoting purposes (e.g. Date: / From:  etc.) that a space is
     inserted before the Date: and From: / #: to stop JBCIS thinking
     this is the start of a new message.

New Mail
--------
New mail can be created using Psion-N from the Read messages screen.
This will take you to a dialog to prompt for the recipients details
and the subject title. The information can be pre-selected from the
Read screen by highlighting the addressee and address in your database
or Word file and then, in the Read messages screen, press Psion-Y.
Alternatively, you can jump to your database and highlight the
information that way. The dialog will be filled with the highlighted
information. This action can also take place in the Address dialog by
pressing Tab.

If the jump to Data is initiated with a partial address in that field,
then this will be used as a search clue automatically.

Once this dialog has been filled in, press Enter. You will then be in
the screen which allows you to compose the message. At the end press
Psion-X to save the message and you will revert to the Read message
screen.

It is possible to add more recipients to the mail so that one copy can
go to more than one person. This is done within the edit mode of the
message (not from the address dialog) and Shift-Psion-C will take you
to the address dialog which you can use in the normal way. One exiting
the dialog the name entered will appear at the top of the message
above the previous destinations.

A maximum of 8 people can be sent the same message in this way
(including the original recipient).




















































Forum Messages
==============
To read the forum messages, choose Forums from the Section Selection
dialog (Shift-Psion-O) and then the file FORUMx.CIS (where x is a
number between 1 and the current limit for Forum numbers with ReadCIS)
and press Enter. The first forum message will then be displayed.
Navigation from other sections can be accomplished using Shift-Psion-O
which gives you options of Mail/Forums or Services. Once the section
has been established then the files in the appropriate directory are
shown in the usual way for selection.

Read
----
Reading the individual messages is accomplished using the cursor keys
to move around the message as you would in Word or, alternatively, use
Space and Shift-Space to Page up and down ('+' also works in the same
way). A more complete list of keys is detailed above.

Reply
-----
If you wish to reply to a message press Psion-R or 'R'. This will take
you to a new screen with the reply heading already inserted into your
new message. Type the message as per normal and, once finished, press
Psion-X to save the message and return to the mail file viewer. If you
wish to abandon the message press Shift-Psion-X.

Occasionally some people get messages posted which are double-line
spaced when using networks to log in. This is avoided in JBCIS
automatically. There is a switch in ReadCIS called PADFIX13.ON which
does the same thing but this doesn't work across all the networks.

Any text highlighted on the message before the reply is started will
be automatically quoted in the reply.

Whilst in the Editor, you can flip between the message you are
replying to and the message you are writing using Psion-R or the
Diamond key.

You can mark parts of the original message for quoting in the new
message using Shift and the cursor keys to highlight a section of
text. Return to the new message and press Psion-Q. The highlighted
text will be shown in the edit window surrounded by '<<' and '>>' to
indicate that this is a quote. Copy, Delete and Insert are also
implemented in this screen using the normal Psion-C/D/I.

A message can be forwarded as Mail using Psion-+. A dialog for the
address and subject will be given and, once this has been filled in,
the message will be inserted with a line marker at the start and end
of the message. You can, at this point, then edit accordingly as if it
were a normal message being created.

It is possible to reply to a Forum message using the CompuServe Mail
service (this would keep your reply private) using Shift-Psion-R to
start the reply. One the reply is started there is no way to change
the direction in which the reply is posted.

New Thread
----------
One new thread can be created using Psion-N from the Read messages
screen. This will take you to a dialog to prompt for the recipients
details, the subject title and the section number. Some of the
information can be pre-selected from the Read screen by highlighting
the addressee and address in your database or Word file and then, in
the Read messages screen, press Psion-Y. The dialog will be filled
with the highlighted information. This can also be achieved in the
Address dialog by pressing Tab.
If the jump to Data is initiated with a partial address then this
information will be used as a search clue in Data and the search will
happen automatically.

Once this dialog has been filled in, press Enter. You will then be in
the screen which allows you to compose the message. At the end press
Psion-X to save the message and you will revert to the Read message
screen. To abandon the Edit window without saving the message use
Shift-Psion-X.

Sections
--------
Part of the setup (Psion-C / Display) allows for the showing of the
Section number in List mode - this is optional and remembered between
sessions. As part of this it is also possible to display the Section
name and number whilst reading the messages. This is only useful if
the message is so long that the header has scrolled off the screen.
This facility is available with Shift-Psion-G.

You can jump to the next section downloaded using Psion-H and the
previous section using Shift-Psion-H.













































Services
========
Services can only be read - they cannot be replied to nor highlighted
for copying to a message although it is possible to save highlighted
data to a file which could then be imported into a message.

To read the Services, choose Services from the Section Selection
dialog (Shift-Psion-O) and then the file you wish to view and press
Enter. The file will then be displayed - it is not split into sections
as every service has its own format.

You navigate around this file in the normal way (as you would in Word)
- you can also use Space to PgDn and Shift-Space to PgUp ('+' also
works in the same way). Once you have finished viewing this file you
can either open another one using Psion-O or exit using Psion-X.



















































Message listings
================
Using Psion-L a list of messages in the Forum and Mail sections can be
displayed. Each message is on a single line and can be selected using
the normal cursor keys - 'F' and 'L' will also take you to the First
and Last messages in the list. Escape will return you to the
originally displayed message, Enter will take you to the selected
message. You can also use the Diamond key as an alternative to Psion-L
and Enter.

You can jump from thread to thread using (Shift)-Psion-T in the same
way as in the Message view and from section to section using (Shift)-
Psion-H.

It is possible to Search from this mode, Save As, Delete, Move and
change the font sizes but little else has been allowed. You can change
files but you will drop out of the List mode when doing so. Psion-X
exits the program.

This listing is derived from the downloaded data and cannot be used to
select specific messages for downloading later (pointless anyway as
the data is already downloaded).

Any messages that have your default search string in the To: field
will be displayed in bold text. For the best operation of this
function it would be best to use your CIS address number (e.g
100014,1240 - this is my address). Any messages from you are shown in
italic text.

New Messages
============
If there is no 'seed' file present (i.e. FORUMx.CIS or MAIL!.CIS)
then, on startup, you will be asked if you wish to create a new
message or edit an existing message. This allows you to create or edit
existing messages. You can Bring an address into the message by
pressing Tab whilst in the Address dialog (this assumes that you have
a name and address highlighted in Word or Data). You can also launch
Data by using Psion-J, highlight the information desired, and return
to JBCIS using Ctrl-Psion-J.

View Log - Psion-V
========
You can view (not edit) the READCIS.LOG file from any view by using
Psion-V. The only keys that work in the mode are the cursor movement
keys and Psion-X to exit this view.

View Time Log - Shift-Psion-V
=============
You can view the Timelog file from any view by using shift-Psion-V.
This requires Wolfgang Schirmer's WOSTIME.OPO program to be in an
\OPO\ directory on your Psion otherwise the key combination will do
nothing. When you exit the Timelog program you will be where you
started within JBCIS.

Convert Services - Shift-Psion-W
================
You can convert Services to be read just like mail. This requires
CSCONV.OPA program (written by Nick Whitehurst [106124,2103]) to be in
an \APP\READCIS\ directory on your Psion otherwise the key combination
will do nothing. When you exit the program you will be in the Service
file selection dialog. Pressing Escape from there will leave you where
you started within JBCIS.




Setup
=====
In the Forum and Mail menus, under Navigation in the Menus, is an item
called 'Default search string'. This enables the Find string to be
seeded on startup of the program with the text given there. The length
of text that can be stored is 15 characters and would normally be used
to store your CompuServe ID number. Please do not put the square
brackets '[]' around the number otherwise the Find will not discover a
match. You can seed the Find dialog with this string after doing a
find with another string by pressing Shift-Psion-S.

It is possible to put a page of blank lines at the end of each message
so that your PgDn will always put the last line read at the top of the
page at the end of the message. This can be toggled on and off using
Psion-C and then Screen to get to a configuration dialog. Also on this
dialog is the option to continue to the next message with a PgDn,
selection of method of dealing with extra long mail messages (Services
or Normal), plus an option to display the distance travelled through
the message file.

Long Mail Messages
==================
It is possible to receive longer mail messages than are readable using
JBCIS in the normal way (this has an absolute maximum of 20,000
characters and mail of this size is split into two sections). To
enable these messages to be read there is an option on the Setup
Dialog (Psion-C / Screen) to allow them to be read as a Service.

If this method of reading is used it is impossible to generate a reply
to a message larger than 10,000 bytes. When the large message is
encountered a warning is shown advising you that you will be reading
the message in the generic viewer (actually Services). You can exit
from this mode back to the mail message read mode using Psion-X when
you will be taken to the next message automatically.

If the message is one you need to reply to then, from the Mail
Messages read screen, change the Setup dialog to inhibit the Generic
Viewer read and you will be able to view and quote from the long
message (up to 20,000 characters - beyond that you may not be able to
review the text).

Editing
=======
Whilst in the Edit mode and reading the original message, but after
pressing Psion-R to return to the original message, some
manoeuvrability is retained. You can use 'F', 'L', 'N' and 'P' to move
around the messages. A small menu is available with only two options -
Psion-R to return to the Edit page and Shift-Psion-F to show sender.
No other keys are implemented. Help is not implemented in this mode.

Evaluate has been included in the Edit mode only - use Psion-E to
access it in the same way as you would in other Psion applications.
The case of a letter can be achieved by using Ctrl-A when the
character above the cursor will change case. The highlighted character
and the one following can be exchanged using Ctrl-F (e.g. in the word
'Type', if the cursor was on the 'y' then the word would then read
'Tpye').

It is possible to load and edit a previously created message using
Psion-E. You have to be in the appropriate section before you make
this keypress. If the message you choose to edit was previously
created in Word, then Word will be started and the message loaded for
you to continue your edit session. Once you have finished editing the
message you can either choose to exit this mode by using Psion-X or
edit another message using Psion-O.

If a previously generated file is edited and all the text in the edit
window is deleted, then, on save, the file will be deleted. No
filename renaming will take place so it is best to delete files from
ReadCIS if this is required as an action.

JBCIS will make an attempt to remove the hard-coded line ends which
are inserted when saving a new message or reply but this may,
sometimes, cause the layout to change to an undesired format. This can
be stopped by loading using Shift-Psion-E. There is a permanent switch
also included in the Configuration dialog if you wish no formatting at
all times.

It is possible to save a message to an archive file by using Psion-A.
This works in exactly the same way as saving individual messages and
will append to an existing file or create a new one. You must still be
in the Edit mode for this to work.

Spell and Thesaurus
-------------------
If you have the Spellchecker installed on the Psion and it is
recognised by Word then Spell and Thesaurus can be accessed whilst in
Edit mode using Psion-S for Spell and Psion-T for Thesaurus. As this
can be a lengthy process a dialog is shown for confirmation that a
spellcheck is desired. Only the whole message can be Spell checked and
Thesaurus will only check the word following the cursor - if the
cursor is not at the beginning of a word then the application will
fail to find the word. If the Spellchecker is not installed then the
keypresses will do nothing.

This is a bit of a kludge in that all I do is save the file and open
it up in the Text edit mode of Word and then send the Spell commands.
You will end up in the Text editor at the end of the check.

To return to JBCIS after the check use Psion-X. You will return to the
Edit mode in JBCIS.

The same method is used for the Thesaurus but only one word is sent to
the text editor for checking.

N.B. If the program crashes whilst doing this operation the text is
     always saved in a file called M:\JBSPL.TXT and can be recovered
     using Merge from the Edit screen. The file is normally deleted
     once the process has been completed but will still exist if a
     failure occurred - after retrieving the text the file may safely
     be deleted.

Deleting Messages
=================
I have permitted the deletion of individual messages using Shift-
Psion-D. The message currently displayed is the one that is deleted.
Bookmarks will be re-ordered accordingly so, in practise, you could
mark up to 10 messages and then jump to them to delete each one
individually. Because of the amount of resources required to do a
multiple mark and delete I don't feel this is a viable option (apart
from the speed that it would operate at).

As part of this addition you can also Move a message (effectively Save
As and Delete combined) - this is accessed from the Save dialog and is
available in both normal and list mode.

It is also possible to delete everything between two bookmarks using
Shift-Psion-K - "Delstart" is used for the start message and "Delete"
for the first message to be kept after the defined block. If
"Delstart" is not defined then the deletion will start at the
beginning of the file. All bookmarks are lost when accessing this
option.
N.B. Please note that "Delete" defines the first message after the
     block to be deleted rather than the last message to be erased.

Data files
==========
I have not implemented an address book as such but have allowed a
hotkey to switch to a specified Data file (Psion-J). This will only
work if your internal datafile application is called Data. If the file
has not been previously detailed then you are automatically prompted
for the name of the file. The filename can be changed at any time
using Shift-Psion-J.

To return to JBCIS from the data application (or anywhere else in
fact), use Control-Psion-J. You can mark and import addresses using
this method although the Psion-J command will not work from the dialog
to which you need to import your address, the Menu key taking the
place of Psion-J under those circumstances.

Mail to more than one person can be sent - see the New Message
paragraphs in the Mail section above.

You can add the From: line in Mail and Forum messages to your datafile
using Psion-U. This uses the same system as the switch to Data
outlined above and therefore you can return to JBCIS using Control-
Psion-J. The name and address in imported onto one line and you are
left in the Data edit mode so that you can alter the layout as you
wish - don't forget to press Tab to save the record before returning
to JBCIS.

These options only work with the built-in Data application and only if
the application is called Data. It cannot be configured for use with
other similar programs.

N.B. On certain machines the datafile open may not appear under the
     Data icon. This is dependent on the name under which Data has
     been installed and, only if the installation is known as Data,
     will the open file show under the Data icon. Otherwise the file
     will migrate to the RunIMG icon if that is installed - if it is
     not installed then the open file might not show up at all.

     On machines where Data is called something else then this option
     will not work at all. If this is a real problem let me know and
     I'll see what I can do to help.

Signatures
==========
The main Signature can be stored using Shift-Psion-H accessible from
the Edit window only - this is saved with the Setup and is global in
operations (i.e. it works in Mail and Services). To enter new lines in
the dialog window you must use the '^M' characters (e.g.:  Best
wishes^M^MJohn^M  ) - an Enter will terminate the dialog. The length
of this signature is limited to 99 characters.

It is possible to also add the home city and country as set in Time
together with a Date and Time to stamp the signoff - use:

               '^H' = Home Town
               '^C' = Home Country
               '^T' = Time
               '^D' = Date

So, as an example...

  Best wishes^M^MJohn^M^Min ^H,^C written at ^T on ^D^M

will display as
  Best wishes

  John

  in London, England written at 17:47 on 1/5/96


To print the signature use Psion-H. The Edit works in the Edit box as
well as in the Forum and Mail display boxes.

There is also the possibility of using an additional four signatures
in a similar way to the main signature (i.e. all the shortcuts will
work). This is accessed using Shift-Psion-I which displays a dialog.
The first line of the dialog box is the selector for what to do - the
choices are Select, Edit, Delete.

Whichever option is selected you must then select a signature line (1
to 4) to act on - Select will enter the signature into the message you
are editing, Edit and Delete are self explanatory.

N.B. Remember that, in Forums, individual lines will be concatenated
     unless a <space> is used to start the line so that

       Best wishes^MJohn

     would show as

       Best wishes John

     but

       Best wishes^M John

     will show as

       Best wishes
       John

     assuming that the 'Best wishes' is also preceded by a <space>.
     This is only true for Forums.

Sender Information
==================
In Forums and Mail (both in read and reply) you can see the sender's
name and address by pressing Shift-Psion-F. This is shown as a
temporary display in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

It is also possible to show the Sender information at the top of the
screen above the message as a permanent display. This is set using the
Psion-C Configure Setup, selecting Display and, once set, this will be
visible in Forums, Mail and the Reply screen - it is all or nothing.
The setting is remembered between sessions.

If any messages have the default search string in the To: field then
they will display in bold text. If the search string shows in the
From: field then they will be displayed in italic text.

Run External Program Shift-Psion-Q
====================
This combination will run one external program (without an associated
datafile). You can change the selected file to run using Ctrl-Shift-
Psion-Q.




Battery check
=============
If the battery goes very low whilst using JBCIS then a warning message
is displayed on the screen and thereafter every minute until the
batteries are renewed. This action can be altered using the setup
configuration dialog (Psion-C / Display) - the alternatives are:

      No Message
      Temporary message (gIPRINT equivalent)
      Dialog style message

The message  will not appear if the batteries are good or if the Mains
supply is in use.

N.B. File size limits
---------------------
There are limits built in to JBCIS with regard to file sizes. There is
a limit of 4,096 bytes with respect to Forum messages - this is true
for replies as well as new threads. There is also a limit of 10,000
bytes when replying to or sending new Mail messages.

For viewing purposes, the largest file that can be viewed as a message
in any one go is 10,500 bytes - messages of double this size should be
handled OK as two separate pages. Messages larger than this may not
display in full at all (you might be lucky but I don't guarantee
anything). You can read (but not reply to) messages using the same
reader as Services.

If these limits annoy you please contact me so that we can look at
ways round the problem.

Loading Problems
================
If there has been a problem when using JBCIS it sometimes happens
that, from then on, you get an error and JBCIS won't load files. If
this occurs delete the JBCIS.INI file on the Internal drive in the
directory \CIS\CONFIG\. You will have to set up the program again to
use the appropriate fonts and movement options.

There is no need to delete this file if the program runs
satisfactorily after a warning has been shown on screen (which,
hopefully, is how the program should now work).

It is possible to save a copy of the setup which will automatically
load if the original is corrupt - this saving is done with Shift-
Psion-N and the file will be created on the Internal drive. It can be
moved to any drive as long as the path is the same. The name and path
of this backup when created is M:\CIS\CONFIG\JBCIS.BAK.

Thanks
======
The original idea came out of a discussion with Coline Carbonara (many
thanks)!

As usual, bountiful thanks are due to Wolfgang Schirmer who is a rock
I rely on! Many thanks also to Dennis Lefebvre who has shaped this
program considerably as has David Keppler. There is little point in
approaching any of these individuals for help though as they have no
access to the source code.

Thank you also to all the other testers who have tried and commented
on the program before its release.

The icon embedded in the application is courtesy of Phil Creed - thank
you very much!

Contact
=======
John Boyce
CompuServe: 100014,1240

                                               John Boyce 16 July 1997