.* ***************************** Area-List *********************************

:h2 id=arealist res=&PANEL_AREALIST..Area list
:p.
The area list contains all message areas accessible for FleetStreet.
You can switch to one of these areas, create and delete areas and
set attributes for areas.
:p.
Double click on the area or press :hp2.ENTER:ehp2. to switch to that message area.
:p.
Press :hp2.Scan:ehp2. to start a re-scan of all areas.

:h2 hide res=&PANEL_DELETEAREA..Delete Area
:p.You've decided to delete the selected area. If you press :hp2.Yes:ehp2.,
the area will be removed from the area list. However, the message base
file(s) on your hard disk drive will not be deleted and may be re-used
at a later time.
:p.Press :hp2.No:ehp2. if you don't want to delete this area.

:h2 hide res=&PANEL_HAVEAREA..Area already defined
:p.There already is a message area with this area tag. Area tags must be
unique. Choose a different tag for the new area.

:h2 hide res=&PANEL_NOAREATAG..No area tag
:p.You haven't specified an area tag for a new area or for an existing area.
Every area must have a unique area tag to identify it.

:h2 hide res=&PANEL_NOPATHFILE..No path name
:p.You haven't specified a path and/or file name for a new area or for an
existing area.


.***************************************************************************
.* Area-Setup                                                              *
.***************************************************************************

:h2 res=&PANEL_AREASETTINGS..Area settings
:p.Topics&colon.
:p.:link reftype=hd refid=gensett.General area settings:elink.
:p.:link reftype=hd refid=mbase.Message base settings:elink.
:p.:link reftype=hd refid=areaattrib.Area attributes:elink.

:h3 id=gensett res=&PANEL_AS_GENERAL..General area settings
:p.Fill in the description, area tag and default address for this
area. If the area tag are not editable, this area was
read from the squish configuration file. The area tag
must then be changed there.

:h3 id=mbase res=&PANEL_AS_MSGBASE..Message base settings
:parml.
:pt.:hp2.Message base format:ehp2.
:pd.Specify the format of the message area on disk.
:pt.:hp2.Area type:ehp2.
:pd.Specify how FleetStreet is to handle this area.
:pt.:hp2.Area path/file:ehp2.
:pd.Specify where the messages are stored on disk. For FTS *.MSG areas
specify the path to the directory that contains the *.MSG files. For Squish
and JAM areas specify the path and root name (eight characters) of the area files.
:eparml.
:p.If these settings are not changeable, the area was read from the tosser
configuration file, and settings must be changed there.


:h3 id=areaattrib res=&PANEL_AS_ATTRIB..Area attributes
:p.Every message area can have some default message attributes and additional
area attributes.
:parml.
:pt.:hp2.Default message attributes:ehp2.
:pd.Messages entered in this area will have the specified attributes
by default. See :link refid=attrib reftype=hd."Message Attributes":elink. for
an explanation of the various attributes.
:pt.:hp2.Foreign characters allowed:ehp2.
:pd.Indicates that usage of foreign characters (i.e. ASCII values above 127)
is allowed in this area. If such characters are not allowed, FleetStreet
will convert these characters while typing. See :link reftype=hd refid=transtbl.
"Translation table":elink..
:pt.:hp2.Separator line:ehp2.
:pd.A separator line will be drawn below this area in the area list.
:pt.:hp2.No highlighting:ehp2.
:pd.Underscores (_) and asterisks (*) are not interpreted as indication of
underlined or boldface text, but are displayed as is. This option is useful
in echos where the algorithm often fails (e.g. programming related echos
containing a lot of source code).
:eparml.

:h4 id=transtbl.Character translation table
:p.When foreign characters (8 bit ASCII) are not allowed in a message area,
FleetStreet uses the following translation table to convert characters while
typing&colon.
:table cols='3 10'.
:row.
:c.&aa.
:c.a
:row.
:c.&ac.
:c.a
:row.
:c.&ae.
:c.ae
:row.
:c.&Ae.
:c.Ae
:row.
:c.&ag.
:c.a
:row.
:c.&aelig.
:c.ae
:row.
:c.&AElig.
:c.Ae
:row.
:c.&Alpha.
:c.a
:row.
:c.&angstrom.
:c.A
:row.
:c.&ao.
:c.a
:row.
:c.&Ao.
:c.A
:row.
:c.&Beta.
:c.ss
:row.
:c.&cc.
:c.c
:row.
:c.&Cc.
:c.C
:row.
:c.&cdqf.
:c.>>
:row.
:c.&degree.
:c.deg
:row.
:c.&divide.
:c./
:row.
:c.&dot.
:c..
:row.
:c.&darrow.
:c.|
:row.
:c.&ea.
:c.e
:row.
:c.&Ea.
:c.E
:row.
:c.&ec.
:c.e
:row.
:c.&ee.
:c.e
:row.
:c.&eg.
:c.e
:row.
:c.&fnof.
:c.f
:row.
:c.&house.
:c.
:row.
:c.&ia.
:c.i
:row.
:c.&ic.
:c.i
:row.
:c.&ie.
:c.i
:row.
:c.&ig.
:c.i
:row.
:c.&inve.
:c.!
:row.
:c.&invq.
:c.?
:row.
:c.&larrow.
:c.<-
:row.
:c.&lnot.
:c.-|
:row.
:c.&mu.
:c.mc
:row.
:c.&nt.
:c.n
:row.
:c.&Nt.
:c.N
:row.
:c.&oa.
:c.o
:row.
:c.&oc.
:c.o
:row.
:c.&og.
:c.o
:row.
:c.&oe.
:c.oe
:row.
:c.&Oe.
:c.Oe
:row.
:c.&frac14.
:c.1/4
:row.
:c.&frac12.
:c.1/2
:row.
:c.&odqf.
:c.<<
:row.
:c.&plusmin.
:c.+-
:row.
:c.&Lsterling.
:c.PS
:row.
:c.&sup2.
:c.qd
:row.
:c.&ua.
:c.u
:row.
:c.&uc.
:c.u
:row.
:c.&ug.
:c.u
:row.
:c.&ue.
:c.ue
:row.
:c.&Ue.
:c.Ue
:row.
:c.&aus.
:c.a
:row.
:c.&ous.
:c.o
:row.
:c.&ye.
:c.y
:etable.

.* ************************* Area list settings ****************************

:h2 res=&PANEL_AREALISTSETT..Area List Settings
:p.Select a page&colon.
:sl compact.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&PANEL_ALS_VIEW..Default view:elink.
:li.:link reftype=hd res=&PANEL_ALS_COLORS..Colors:elink.
:esl.

:h3 res=&PANEL_ALS_VIEW..View
:p.View options&colon.
:parml.
:pt.:hp2.Area description:ehp2.
:pd.The area descriptions are displayed in the area list.
:pt.:hp2.Area tag:ehp2.
:pd.The area tags are displayed in the area list.
:eparml.


:h3 res=&PANEL_ALS_COLORS..Colors
:p.You can select different colors for different area types.
:p.Select the base color by using the color wheel. The current color is
marked with crosshairs.
:p.Adjust the brightness of the color by using the slider to the right
of the color wheel.


.***************************************************************************
.* Squish-Parameter                                                        *
.***************************************************************************

:h2 res=&PANEL_SQPARAMS..Squish message base parameters
:p.There are three major parameters that control how Squish message base file
are maintained by the Squish Message API.
:parml.
:pt.:hp2.Max. number of messages:ehp2.
:pd.Maximum number of messages that can be stored in this area. When additional
messages are tossed into this area or when you write new messages in this area,
older messages are deleted automatically, if the limit represented by this
value is hit.
:pt.:hp2.Number of skipped messages:ehp2.
:pd.When deleting messages as described above, this nummer of messages (from the
beginning of the message base) are skipped.
:p.Note&colon. When you set this number to a value other than 0, you must set
a maximum of messages as well.
:pt.:hp2.Number of days to keep messages:ehp2.
:pd.Specifies the number of days that messages should be kept. Messages older
than this number of days are deleted when you run SQPACK.
:eparml.
:p.
When you set all the numbers to 0, Squish will not delete any message automatically.

:h2 hide res=&PANEL_ERRREADSQPARAM..Error reading parameters
:p.The Squish area parameters could not be read. This may be caused by one of the
following reasons&colon.
:ul.
:li.another process uses the file exclusively
:li.you don't have access rights to the file
:li.the file doesn't exist
:eul.

:h2 hide res=&PANEL_ERRWRITESQPARAM..Error writing parameters
:p.The Squish area parameters could not be written. This may be caused by one of the
following reasons&colon.
:ul.
:li.another process uses the file exclusively
:li.you don't have access rights to the file
:li.the file doesn't exist
:li.the file is write protected
:eul.

:h2 hide res=&PANEL_SQPARAMVALUES..Incorrect parameters
:p.If you set :hp2."Number of skipped messages":ehp2. to a value other than 0, you must set
:hp2."Max. number of messages":ehp2. to a non-null value as well.

.***************************************************************************
.* Area-Renumber                                                           *
.***************************************************************************

:h2 res=&PANEL_RENUMBER..Renumber Area
:p.*.MSG areas become more and more "fragmented" while being used. It's desireable
from time to time to renumber the area. After being renumbered, the message files
in the area start from 1 and are numbered contiguously.
:parml.
:pt.:hp2.Start:ehp2.
:pd.Start renumbering the area
:pt.:hp2.Cancel:ehp2.
:pd.Don't renumber the area
:eparml.
