Multics Technical Bulletin                              MTB 661-3

  To:        MTB Distribution

  From:      Lynda J.  Adams

  Date:      01/24/86

  Subject:   Executive Forum User Interface

  Comments may be made:
                 via forum on System-M:
                      >udd>m>nsd>meetings>executive_forum (xforum)
                 via Multics Mail:
                      LJAdams.Multics
                 via HVN telephone:
                      249-6831

  Forum transactions are preferred.

                               ABSTRACT

  The  Executive_Forum (xforum)  facility is  targeted at  the same
  group of users that the  Executive_Mail facility is targeted for.
  This user  has little or  no knowledge about  Multics and doesn't
  want  to learn.  What  he wants to  do is communicate  with other
  users.   The current  Forum subsystem  was not  designed for this
  segment  of the  user population.   This MTB  describes the  user
  interface  of  the  Executive_Forum  facility.   It includes many
  examples of what menus and screen displays will look like.  These
  examples are  80 characters wide which could  cause problems when
  printing.

  _________________________________________________________________

  Multics  Project  internal  working  documentation.   Not  to  be
  reproduced outside the Multics Project.


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                               CONTENTS

        Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
        The Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
            Executive Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
            Attending Meeting - entry order oriented. . . . 9
            Attending Meeting menu - subject oriented . . .22
            Meeting Maintenance - chairperson . . . . . . .34
            Meeting Maintenance - non-chairperson . . . . .53
            Meeting List Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . .54
            Personalize Exec Forum. . . . . . . . . . . . .59
            Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
        The Executive Forum Help Facility . . . . . . . . .70
        Handling of Async IO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
        The Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
        Multics Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
        Invoking Executive Forum. . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
        The First Time User of Executive Forum. . . . . . .79
        Function Keys and Escape Sequences. . . . . . . . .79
        Appendix 1 Help Text for the Getting Started Menu
                     and General Help Topics Menu . . . . .80
        Appendix 2 Help Text for each menu option . . . . .89
        Appendix 3 Help Text for each prompt. . . . . . . 100
        Appendix 4 Help Text for each Function Key. . . . 107
        Appendix 5 Modifications Required For MR12. . . . 110
        Appendix 6 MR12 Xforum Info Seg . . . . . . . . . 113
        Appendix 7 Summary of Changes between Revision 1
                     and 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114


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  1   Introduction

       Executive Forum  (Xforum) is a menu driven  interface to the
       Forum subsystem.  It is being  developed to allow the casual
       user  (who for  several different  reasons will  not use the
       forum command level interface) access to Forum.

       In   the  vocabulary  of   the  forum  subsystem   the  term
       transaction is used for the  text that people enter into the
       meetings.  It is felt that the term transaction has too many
       other meanings and that it is not descriptive enough in this
       context.  For this  reason the term comment will  be used in
       place of transaction in all text displayed to the user.

       When  Executive Forum is  invoked the user's  user_io window
       will be divided into three  windows.  The top or menu window
       will be  used to display  menus and status  information or a
       transaction if  the user is replying to  a transaction.  The
       window below this (called the bottom window) will be used to
       display dynamic  menus, prompts, and transactions.   It will
       also be used to enter transactions.  Below the bottom window
       will be a  1 line help window displaying how  to invoke some
       general   functions,  i.e.    help,  quitting   the  system,
       returning  to the  Executive Forum   menu.  Not  all of  the
       functions  will   be  listed,  only  those   that  are  most
       necessary.  Executive_Forum will require that the user start
       off with at least 19 lines in the user_io window.


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  2   The Menus

          The menu  hierarchy is shown  below.  Note that  the user
       can replace  any menu that contains the  word "Selection" in
       its name  with a prompt  by selecting the  "Display Lists as
       Menus" option in the Personalize Executive Forum menu.

                             Executive Forum
                                   |
      |----------|-----------|-----|-------|-----------|--------------|
      |          |           |             |           |              |
   Changed    Attended    Eligible    Personalize   Meeting List   Getting
   Meetings   Meetings    Meetings    Executive     Maintenance    Started
   Selection  Selection   Selection   Forum            |
      |          |           |                         |
      |----------|-----------|                   Stop Attending
                 |                                  Meeting
         |-------|------|                          Selection
     Attending      Attending
     Meeting        Meeting
     by Subject     by Entry Order
         |              |
         |-------|------|
                 |
          |------|---------------|--------------|
          |                      |              |
       Comment                Meeting       Chairperson
       Subject              Maintenance       Meeting
      Selection                   |         Maintenance
                                  |             |
                                  |------|------|
                                         |
                     |------------|------|------|------------|
                 Comment to   Comment to      Person to    Project to
                 be Deleted   be Undeleted    be Removed   be Removed
                 Selection    Selection       Selection    Selection

       The  following figures show  how the screen  display changes
       when  the user selects  a given option.   In some cases  the
       display is dependent on not  only the option selected but on
       personalization flags.  Note that  in the following sections
       the line of = characters is  used to show the top and bottom
       location  of the  user's  original  user_io window  which is
       assumed to be 19 lines long.


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  2.1.0   Executive Forum menu

          This  is the  top or   main menu  of the  Executive Forum
       system.  It  is displayed automatically (with  the following
       exception)  when  a  user   invokes  Executive  Forum.   The
       exception  is  that  the  very  first  time  a  user invokes
       Executive Forum the Getting Started menu will be displayed.

  ===============================================================================
  ------------------------ Executive Forum (Version 1.4) ------------------------
                        Eligible 117, Attended 58, Changed 0
   (1) Go To Changed Meeting                   (5) Modify Meeting List
   (2) Go To Attended Meeting                  (6) Personalize Exec Forum
   (3) Go To Eligible Meeting                  (7) Getting Started
   (4) Go To Next Changed Meeting
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  11 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.1   Go To Changed Meeting option

       This  option is  used to  select a  meeting to  attend.  The
       meeting to be selected must have a transaction that the user
       has not  yet seen.  The  first figure shows  what the user's
       display  would  look  like   after  selecting  this  option,
       provided he  has not personalized  the system to  prompt him
       for a meeting name instead of displaying the menu.  The last
       option on  each menu allows the  user to escape to  a prompt
       mode to type  in the name directly.  It results  in the same
       prompt as  that shown in  second figure.  The  second figure
       shows what the  display would look like if the  user has set
       the system  up to prompt  him.  The first  figure also shows
       what  the display would  like if the  user responded to  the
       meeting name  prompt (figure 2)  with a ??.   After the user
       selects an  option from the changed  meetings selection menu
       (or  enters a meeting  name in response  to the prompt)  the
       attending  meeting   menu  for  the  indicated   meeting  is
       displayed (see  section 2.1.4).  The third  figure shows the
       error  message if  the user  responds to  the prompt  with a
       meeting that has not been  changed.  The fourth figure shows
       the error message if the user  responds to the prompt with a
       name that is not a meeting.   If the user has only 1 changed
       meeting and he selects this  option it will be automatically
       selected  and the  attending meeting  menu for  that meeting
       will be displayed.  A message will be output before the menu
       is  displayed to tell  the user what  has happened (see  the
       fifth figure).   If the user  selects this option  and there
       are  no changed  meetings he  will be  queried to  see if he
       wants to scan  his list of meetings to find  those that have
       changed (see the  sixth figure).  If he answers  yes all his
       meetings are scaned and those  that have changed are marked.
       The visable result  is that the Changed field  in the header
       is updated.  If  he answers no or none of  his meetings have
       changed a message to that effect is output (seventh figure).


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  ===============================================================================
  ------------------------ Executive Forum (Version 1.4) ------------------------
                        Eligible 117, Attended 58, Changed 0
   (1) Go To Changed Meeting                   (5) Modify Meeting List
   (2) Go To Attended Meeting                  (6) Personalize Exec Forum
   (3) Go To Eligible Meeting                  (7) Getting Started
   (4) Go To Next Changed Meeting
  ------------------------- Changed Meetings Selection -------------------------
                              Choices (menu 1 of 5)
   (1) M1                                         (b) M11
   (2) M2                                         (c) M12
   (3) M3                                         (d) M13
   (4) M4                                         (e) M14
   (5) M5                                         (f) M15
   (6) M6                                         (g) M16
   (7) M7                                         (h) M17
   (8) M8                                         (i) M18
   (9) M9                                         (j) M19
   (a) M10                                        (k) ENTER MEETING NAME
  Press  F6:next menu  F7:previous menu  BREAK:Return to Executive Forum menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                              <Executive Forum menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter name of meeting (or ?? for menu):
                                        .
                                  10 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Executive Forum menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                              <Executive Forum menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter name of meeting (or ?? for menu): huf
  The "huf" meeting has not changed.
                                        .
                                  9 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
                              <Executive Forum menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter name of meeting (or ?? for menu): XYZ
  The "XYZ" meeting cannot be found.
                                        .
                                  9 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                              <Executive Forum menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Executive_Forum meeting automatically selected,
     it is your only changed meeting.
                                        .
                                  9 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                              <Executive Forum menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You have no changed meetings according to the current changed meeting list.
  Do you wish to check the meetings and update the changed list?
                                        .
                                  9 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Executive Forum menu
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
                              <Executive Forum menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You have no changed meetings according to the current changed meeting list.
  Do you wish to check the meetings and update the changed list?
  Checking meetings, this may take a while
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  BREAK:Return to Executive Forum menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                              <Executive Forum menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You have no changed meetings.
                                        .
                                  10 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.2   Go To Attended Meeting option

       This  option is  used to  select a  meeting to  attend.  The
       meeting  to  be  selected  must  be  one  that  the user has
       previously attended and has not  resigned from.  If the user
       has only 1 attended meeting  he will automatically go to it.
       See section 2.1.1 for examples of the display, note that the
       string "Changed" will be changed to "Attended".

  2.1.3   Go To Eligible Meeting option

       This  option is  used to  select a  meeting to  attend.  Any
       meeting that the user is eligible to attend may be selected.
       If   the  user   has  only   1  eligible   meeting  he  will
       automatically go  to it.  See section 2.1.1  for examples of
       the display, note that the  string "Changed" will be changed
       to "Eligible".

  2.1.4   Go To Next Changed Meeting

       This  option will  display the  attending menu  for the next
       changed meeting.   The current transaction for  that meeting
       is set  to the last  READ transaction.  If  the user selects
       this  option and there  are no changed  meetings he will  be
       queried to see  if he wants to scan his  list of meetings to
       find  those  that  have  changed  (see  the  fifth figure in
       section  2.1.1).  If  he answers  yes all  his meetings  are
       scaned and those that have  changed are marked.  In addition
       the  attending menu  for the  first changed  meeting will be
       displayed.  If  he answers no  or none of  his meetings have
       changed a  message to that  effect is output  (see the sixth
       figure in section 2.1.1).

       There are  two attending menus.  The user  controls which is
       displayed  via a  personalization option.   The first  menu,
       "A", (the entry  order oriented menu) is set up  to give the
       user the  maximum flexibility when attending  a meeting.  It
       also requires  that the user be able  to select transactions
       via  a selection specifier  - a non-trivial  interface.  The
       second menu, "B",  (the subject oriented menu) is  set up to
       reduce the need for understanding transaction specifications
       by including more menu  options for displaying transactions.
       To  control  the  number  of  options  in  the  menu  a  few
       simplifications  have  been  made.   First,  only  an entire


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       subject  chain can  be selected.   Second, transactions  are
       displayed by subject.

  2.1.4.A   Attending Meeting menu - entry order oriented

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
  Total: 93                    Current Comment(s): 90                   Unread: 3
   (1) Display Current Comment(s)          (6) Select/Display Next Unread Comment
   (2) Copy Current Comment(s)             (7) Reply To Current Comment
   (3) Select/List Any Comment(s)          (8) Start New Discussion
   (4) Select/Display Any Comment(s)       (9) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (5) Select/Display Next Comment         (a) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  10 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F3:Leave meeting  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================

       When  a user  attends a  meeting via  this menu  his current
       comment is normally  set to the last comment  in the meeting
       that he  read.  If, however,  the user leaves  a meeting and
       returns to it without attending another meeting, the current
       comment (or  comments) will remain  the same.  Note  that if
       the user switches between the subject oriented menu and this
       menu  (by changing  the personalization  option) the current
|      comment will remain unchanged.   If the "last read commment"
|      or  the  "old  current  comment(s)"  have  been  deleted the
|      current comment will be set to the first non-deleted comment
|      in the meeting.


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  2.1.4.A.1   Display Current Comments

       This option will cause all of the users current transactions
       to  be  displayed  below  the  menu.   Each  transaction  is
       indicated  by a  header line  starting with  the transaction
       number  in  brackets  and  ends  with  one  of the following
       strings:

  End of comment number N.

  End of comment number N, (previous comment on subject available).

  End of comment N, (next comment on subject available).

  End of comment N, (previous and next comments on subject available).

       If the text to be displayed is made up of more than 10 lines
       it will  be displayed in 10  line chunks with the  11th line
       being a more  prompt.  When the last line  is displayed, the
       cursor returns to the menu and another menu option or xforum
|      command  (function key or  escape sequence) may  be entered.
|      Note  that the  date-time displayed   on the  first line  is
|      displayed in the user's default date-time format.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
  Total: 93                    Current Comment(s): 90                   Unread: 3
   (1) Display Current Comment(s)          (6) Select/Display Next Unread Comment
   (2) Copy Current Comment(s)             (7) Reply To Current Comment
   (3) Select/List Any Comment(s)          (8) Start New Discussion
   (4) Select/Display Any Comment(s)       (9) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (5) Select/Display Next Comment         (a) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  [0090] (30 lines) Person.Project  05/16/84 1202.5 mst Wed works
  Subject: Re: Foo
                                        .
                                        .
                                 8 lines of text
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  <User_io window more prompt, user defined or system default>
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.4.A.2   Copy Current Comment(s)

       This option will cause all of the current transactions to be
       written to a  file.  The first figure shows  the prompt that
       is  output  requesting  the  name  of  the  file the current
       transactions are to be written  to.  The second figure shows
       the  confirmation message.  If  the file already  exists the
       current transactions are appended onto  the end of the file.
       Transactions  are separated from  each other by  a form-feed
       character.   There is also  a form-feed character  after the
       last transaction.  Note that either the absolute or relative
       pathname of the file may be specified.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
  Total: 93                    Current Comment(s): 90                   Unread: 3
   (1) Display Current Comment(s)          (6) Select/Display Next Unread Comment
   (2) Copy Current Comment(s)             (7) Reply To Current Comment
   (3) Select/List Any Comment(s)          (8) Start New Discussion
   (4) Select/Display Any Comment(s)       (9) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (5) Select/Display Next Comment         (a) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter the name of the file:
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  9 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Do not copy comments
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter the name of the file: X

     Comments are being copied to X.
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  6 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  BREAK:Return to Meeting menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  N comments copied to file X
                                        .
                                        .
                                  9 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F3:Leave meeting  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.4.A.3   Select/List Any Comments

       This  option is  used to  select the  current transaction or
       transactions.  The first figure  shows the prompt requesting
       a transaction specifier.  Note that if the specifier selects
       more   than  1   transaction  (i.e.    allref)  the  current
       transaction  field  of  the  status  line  will  display the
       specifier used.  If the specifier selects only 1 transaction
       (i.e.  nref)  the actual transaction number  is displayed in
       the  current transaction  field.  After  the transaction  or
       transactions  are  selected  they  are  listed  (see  second
       figure).  The  third figure shows the search  prompt that is
|      output if  the user enters the search  specifier, "search or
|      s".   The help  message output   for that  prompt is  in the
|      fourth figure.  Note that the date and time are displayed in
|      the user's default date and  time formats.  The formats must
|      allow at least 7 characters of  the subject to be printed or
|      an error  message will be output  telling the user to  use a
|      different  format.   The   iso-long-date  and  iso-long-time
|      formats   are  short   enough   that   they  may   be  used.
|      Transactions with subjects larger than can fit in a line are
|      truncated and a "..."  string appended onto them to indicate
|      the truncation.   If a subject contains  an embedded newline
|      character only the first line  is displayed, again the "..."
|      string is used to indicate truncation.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
  Total: 93                    Current Comment(s): 90                   Unread: 3
   (1) Display Current Comment(s)          (6) Select/Display Next Unread Comment
   (2) Copy Current Comment(s)             (7) Reply To Current Comment
   (3) Select/List Any Comment(s)          (8) Start New Discussion
   (4) Select/Display Any Comment(s)       (9) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (5) Select/Display Next Comment         (a) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Which comment(s) do you wish to select?
                                        .
                                        .
                                  9 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:To leave current comments unchanged
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>


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  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Comment#  Lines     Date    Time       Author          Subject
  [0090]     30    05/16/84  1204.8   Davids.Multics     Re: Foo
                                        .
                                        .
                                  8 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F3:Leave meeting  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
  Total: 93                    Current Comment(s): 90                   Unread: 3
   (1) Display Current Comment(s)          (6) Select/Display Next Unread Comment
   (2) Copy Current Comment(s)             (7) Reply To Current Comment
   (3) Select/List Any Comment(s)          (8) Start New Discussion
   (4) Select/Display Any Comment(s)       (9) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (5) Select/Display Next Comment         (a) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Enter text to be searched for:
                                        .
                                        .
                                  9 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:To leave current comments unchanged
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Enter text to be searched for: ?
|
|     Type  in  the  text  you  wish  to search for.  The currently
| selected  comments  will  be  searched  for  the  text  and those
| comments  which  contain  the  text  will  become  the new set of
| current  comments.   If  there is only 1 comment in the currently
| selected set of comments then all the comments in the meeting are
| searched.
|
| Enter text to be searched for:

  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:To leave current comments unchanged
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.4.A.4   Select/Display Any Comments

       This  option is  used to  select the  current transaction or
       transactions.   The  figure  shows  the  prompt requesting a
       transaction specifier.   Note that if the  specifier selects
       more   than  1   transaction  (i.e.    allref)  the  current
       transaction  field  of  the  status  line  will  display the
       specifier used.  If the specifier selects only 1 transaction
       (i.e.  nref)  the actual transaction number  is displayed in
       the  current transaction  field.  After  the transaction  or
       transactions are selected they are displayed.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
  Total: 93                    Current Comment(s): 90                   Unread: 3
   (1) Display Current Comment(s)          (6) Select/Display Next Unread Comment
   (2) Copy Current Comment(s)             (7) Reply To Current Comment
   (3) Select/List Any Comment(s)          (8) Start New Discussion
   (4) Select/Display Any Comment(s)       (9) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (5) Select/Display Next Comment         (a) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Which comment(s) do you wish to select?
                                        .
                                        .
                                  9 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:To leave current comments unchanged
  ===============================================================================

  2.1.4.A.5   Select/Display Next Comment

       This option  increments the current transaction  number by 1
       and makes that the current  transaction.  Note that if there
       is  more   than  1  transaction  selected   as  the  current
       transaction the  current transaction will  be set to  1 plus
       the largest transaction number  of the current transactions.
       After the transaction is selected it is displayed.


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  2.1.4.A.6   Select/Display Next Unread Comment

       This  option finds  the unread  transaction with  the lowest
|      transaction number  and makes that the  current transaction.
|      It also displayed that transaction.   If there are no unread
|      transactions a message to that  effect is output to the user
|      and the current transaction(s) remain unchanged.


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  2.1.4.A.7   Reply To Current Comment

       This  option is  used to  reply to  the current transaction.
       This will  cause the transaction  about to be  entered to be
       linked  to the current  transaction.  Note that  this option
       can be used  only if there is 1 transaction  selected as the
       current transaction.  The first figure shows how the display
       will look  when the user  is entering the  comment.  The top
       window  contains the  current transaction  while the  bottom
       window is used to enter  the reply.  The second figure shows
       the   confirmation  message   when  the   user  enters   the
       transaction into the meeting.   The message is displayed for
       about 5 seconds then the screen is cleared and the attending
       menu  with   appropriate  status  info  and   help  line  is
       displayed.

  ===============================================================================
  -------------- Replying to comment no. 90 in the works meeting ----------------
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                           First 7 lines of comment 90
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Subject: FooBar
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ESC?:help  BREAK:abort entry  ESCq:enter reply in meeting
         ESCl:previous page of comment 90  ESCh:next page of comment 90
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
  -------------- Replying to comment no. 90 in the works meeting ----------------
  Comment 94 entered into the works meeting.
                                        .
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                                  16 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
         El:previous page of comment 90  Eh:next page of comment 90
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.4.A.8   Start New Discussion

       This option is used to enter a transaction on a new subject.
       The first figure shows the prompt used to define the subject
       of the transaction.  The second  figure shows the display as
       the user enters his transaction.  The third figure shows the
       confirmation  message  output  when   the  user  enters  the
       transaction into  the meeting.  The confirmation  message is
       displayed for about 5 seconds then the screen is cleared and
       the  help  line  reset.   The  user  may  get more space for
       entering his transaction by using the personalization option
       "Remove  Menu While  Editing".   This  will cause  the space
       occupied  by  the  menu  to  be  used  for  entering the new
       transaction (see the 4th figure).

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
  Total: 93                    Current Comment(s): 90                   Unread: 3
   (1) Display Current Comment(s)          (6) Select/Display Next Unread Comment
   (2) Copy Current Comment(s)             (7) Reply To Current Comment
   (3) Select/List Any Comment(s)          (8) Start New Discussion
   (4) Select/Display Any Comment(s)       (9) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (5) Select/Display Next Comment         (a) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        .
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                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Enter Subject:

  Press  ESC?:help  BREAK:abort entry
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Subject: Foo
                                        .
                                        .
                                  9 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ESC?:help  BREAK:abort entry  ESCq:enter comment  ESCu:modify subject
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Comment 95 entered into the works meeting.
                                        .
                                        .
                                  9 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ESC?:help  BREAK:abort entry  ESCq:enter comment  ESCu:modify subject
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
  Subject: Foo
                                        .
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                                  17 blank lines
                                        .
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  Press  ESC?:help  BREAK:abort entry  ESCq:enter comment  ESCu:modify subject
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.4.A.9   Go To Next Changed Meeting

       This option changes the current  meeting to the next meeting
       with  changes.  The  name of  the meeting  in the  attending
       meeting menu  header is updated  as are the  total, current,
       and unread  fields in the status line.   The current comment
       is set to the last READ transaction.

       If there are no changed meetings the user will be queried to
       see if he  wants to scan his list of  meetings to find those
       that have changed (see the first figure).  If he answers yes
       all his meetings are scaned  and those that have changed are
       marked.  See  the second figure.  In  addition the attending
       menu for  the first changed  meeting will be  displayed (see
       first paragraph in this section).   If he answers no or none
       of his  meetings have changed the Executive  Forum menu will
       be displayed and a message  indicating that no meetings have
       changed is output (see the seventh figure in section 2.1.1).

  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You have no changed meetings according to the current changed meeting list.
  Do you wish to check the meetings and update the changed list?
                                        .
                                  8 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Executive Forum menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You have no changed meetings according to the current changed meeting list.
  Do you wish to check the meetings and update the changed list?

  Checking meetings, this may take a while
                                        .
                                  6 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  BREAK:Return to Executive Forum menu
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.4.A.A   Meeting Maintenance

       Follows section 2.1.4.B.13.

  2.1.4.B   Attending Meeting menu - subject orientated

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
| Total: 93                   Current Subject: FooBar                   Unread: 3
|  (1) Display Unread Comment(s)            (8) Select Subject
   (2) Display Current Comment              (9) Start New Discussion
   (3) Display Next Comment                 (a) Copy Current Subject
   (4) Display Previous Comment             (b) Skip Rest Of Current Subject
   (5) Display All Comments                 (c) Select/Display Comment Number
   (6) Reply To Current Comment             (d) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (7) Next Subject With Unread Comments    (e) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        .
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                                        .
                                  8 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F3:Leave meeting  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================

       When  a user  attends a  meeting via  this menu  his current
       comment and subject are normally  set to the last comment in
       the meeting  that he read.   If, however, the  user leaves a
       meeting and returns to it without attending another meeting,
       the current comment and subject  will remain the same.  Note
       that if  the user switches between the  entry order oriented
       menu and this menu  (by changing the personalization option)
       the current comment will either remain unchanged if only one
       comment  was current  or be   the comment  with the  highest
|      comment index if there  were multiple comments selected.  If
|      the "last read comment" or the "highest old current comment"
|      has been deleted then the current comment will be set to the
|      first non-deleted comment in the meeting".


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  2.1.4.B.1   Display Unread Comment

       This  option will  cause the  first comment  (on the current
       subject)  that the  user has  not yet  read to  be displayed
       below the menu.   If the text to be displayed  is made up of
       more than 8 lines it will be displayed in 8 line chunks with
       the  9th line being  a more prompt.   When the last  line is
       displayed the  cursor returns to  the menu and  another menu
       option or  xforum command (function key  or escape sequence)
|      may be  entered.  Note that  the date-time displayed  on the
|      first  line is  displayed  in  the user's  default date-time
|      format.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
| Total: 93                   Current Subject: FooBar                   Unread: 3
|  (1) Display Unread Comment(s)            (8) Select Subject
   (2) Display Current Comment              (9) Start New Discussion
   (3) Display Next Comment                 (a) Copy Current Subject
   (4) Display Previous Comment             (b) Skip Rest Of Current Subject
   (5) Display All Comments                 (c) Select/Display Comment Number
   (6) Reply To Current Comment             (d) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (7) Next Subject With Unread Comments    (e) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  [0090] (30 lines) Person.Project  05/16/84 1202.5 mst Wed works
  Subject: Re: Foo
                                        .
                                        .
                                 6 lines of text
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  <User_io window more prompt, user defined or system default>
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.4.B.2   Display Current Comment

       This  option  will  cause  the  current  transaction  to  be
       displayed  below the  menu.   See  section 2.1.4.B.1  for an
       example of the display.

  2.1.4.B.3   Display Next Comment

       This option  will cause the next transaction  chained to the
       current  transaction to  be displayed  below the  menu.  See
       section 2.1.4.B.1 for an example of the display.

  2.1.4.B.4   Display Previous Comment

       This option  will cause the previous  transaction chained to
       the current transaction to be displayed below the menu.  See
       section 2.1.4.B.1 for an example of the display.

  2.1.4.B.5   Display All Comments

       This option  will cause all the transactions  chained to the
       current  transaction to  be displayed  below the  menu.  The
       transactions  are  displayed  in  entry  order.  See section
       2.1.4.B.1 for an example of the display.


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  2.1.4.B.6   Reply To Current Comment

       This  option is  used to  reply to  the current transaction.
       This will  cause the transaction  about to be  entered to be
       chained to  the current transaction.  The  top window starts
       off  with   the  first  part  of   the  current  transaction
       displayed.   However  every  transaction  on  the subject is
       available for display in the top window via Eh and El.  Each
       transaction  has the  usual header  and trailer  lines.  The
       first figure shows  how the display will look  when the user
       is entering the comment.  The  top window contains the first
       part of  the current transaction while the  bottom window is
       used  to  enter  the  reply.   The  second  figure shows the
       confirmation  message when  the user  enters the transaction
       into the meeting.

  ===============================================================================
  -------------- Replying on subject FooBar in the works meeting ----------------
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                       First 7 lines of current transaction
                                        .
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                                        .
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Subject: FooBar
                                        .
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                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ESC?:help  BREAK:abort entry  ESCq:enter reply in meeting
         ESCl:previous page of comments  ESCh:next page of comments
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Comment 94 entered into the works meeting.
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F3:Leave meeting  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================

  2.1.4.B.7   Next Subject With Unread Comments

       This  option finds  the unread  transaction with  the lowest
       transaction  number and  sets  the  current subject  to that
       transactions subject  and the current transaction  number to
|      that number.   The transaction is also  displayed.  If there
|      are  no unread  transactions  a  message indicating  that is
       displayed and the values of  the current subject and current
       transaction remain unchanged.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
| Total: 93                   Current Subject: FooBar                   Unread: 3
|  (1) Display Unread Comment(s)            (8) Select Subject
   (2) Display Current Comment              (9) Start New Discussion
   (3) Display Next Comment                 (a) Copy Current Subject
   (4) Display Previous Comment             (b) Skip Rest Of Current Subject
   (5) Display All Comments                 (c) Select/Display Comment Number
   (6) Reply To Current Comment             (d) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (7) Next Subject With Unread Comments    (e) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  No Unread Subjects
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
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  Press  F1:help  F3:Leave meeting  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.4.B.8   Select Subject

       This option is used to change the current subject.  Once the
       subject  is changed  the current  transaction is  set to the
       last transaction in that subject  chain.  Note that if there
       are  two chains  with the   same subject  there will  be two
       options in the comment subject  selection menu with the same
       option description.  Either subject chain may be selected by
       selecting the appropriate option.  If the subject is so long
       that it cannot  fit on the menu it will  be truncated.  When
       entering a subject in response  to a prompt, the first chain
       will always  be selected.  The  first figure shows  what the
       user's display  would look like after  selecting this option
       (provided he  has not personalized the system  to prompt him
       for a  subject instead of displaying the  menu).  The second
       figure shows  what the display  would look like  if the user
       has set the system up to  prompt him.  The first figure also
       shows what the  display would like if the  user responded to
       the subject prompt with a ??.   The last option on all menus
       of  subjects  allows  the  user  to  escape  the menu and be
       prompted for the subject.  It  results in the same prompt as
       shown in the second figure.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
| Total: 93                   Current Subject: FooBar                   Unread: 3
|  (1) Display Unread Comment(s)            (8) Select Subject
   (2) Display Current Comment              (9) Start New Discussion
   (3) Display Next Comment                 (a) Copy Current Subject
   (4) Display Previous Comment             (b) Skip Rest Of Current Subject
   (5) Display All Comments                 (c) Select/Display Comment Number
   (6) Reply To Current Comment             (d) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (7) Next Subject With Unread Comments    (e) Meeting Maintenance
  ------------------------- Comment Subject Selection ---------------------------
                              Choices (menu 1 of 5)
   (1) S1                                       (8) S8
   (2) S2                                       (9) S9
   (3) S3                                       (a) S10
   (4) S4                                       (b) S11
   (5) S5                                       (c) S12
   (6) S6                                       (d) S13
   (7) S7                                       (e) ENTER SUBJECT
| Press  F6:next menu  F7:previous menu  BREAK:Leave current subject unchanged
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter subject (or ?? for menu):
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
| Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Leave current subject unchanged
  ===============================================================================
|
|
|
|
|
|      Since it  will normally take a  very long time to  build the
|      list  of subjects the  screen will be  updated to look  like
|      this while the list is being built.
|
|
| ===============================================================================
|                            <Attending Meeting menu>
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Building a list of subjects
|    This may take a while
|
|    <NNN> out of <XXX> comments processed
|                                       .
|                                       .
|                                       .
|                                       .
| Press  BREAK:Leave current subject unchanged
| ===============================================================================
|
|
|      The  <NNN>  stands  for   the  number  of  last  transaction
|      processed  and  will  be   updated  every  200  transactions
|      (including deleted transactions).  The  <XXX> stands for the
|      last transaction  in the meeting.  The  "comments processed"
|      message will not  be output for meetings with  less than 200
|      transactions in them.


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  2.1.4.B.9   Start New Discussion

       This option is used to enter a transaction on a new subject.
       The first figure shows the prompt used to define the subject
       of the transaction.  The second  figure shows the display as
       the user enters his transaction.  The third figure shows the
       confirmation  message  output  when   the  user  enters  the
       transaction into  the meeting.  The user may  get more space
       for  entering his  transaction by  using the personalization
       option  "Remove Menu  While Editing".   This will  cause the
       space occupied by  the menu to be used for  entering the new
       transaction (see the 4th figure).

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
| Total: 93                   Current Subject: FooBar                   Unread: 3
|  (1) Display Unread Comment(s)            (8) Select Subject
   (2) Display Current Comment              (9) Start New Discussion
   (3) Display Next Comment                 (a) Copy Current Subject
   (4) Display Previous Comment             (b) Skip Rest Of Current Subject
   (5) Display All Comments                 (c) Select/Display Comment Number
   (6) Reply To Current Comment             (d) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (7) Next Subject With Unread Comments    (e) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter Subject:
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ESC?:help  BREAK:abort entry
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Subject: Foo
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ESC?:help  BREAK:abort entry  ESCq:enter comment  ESCu:modify subject
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Comment N entered into the works meeting.
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F3:Leave meeting  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
  Subject: Foo
                                        .
                                        .
                                  17 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ESC?:help  BREAK:abort entry  ESCq:enter comment  ESCu:modify subject
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.4.B.10   Copy Current Subject

       This  option  will  cause  the  entire  subject  chain to be
       written to a  file.  The first figure shows  the prompt that
       is  output  requesting  the  name  of  the  file the current
       transactions are to be written  to.  The second figure shows
       the  confirmation message.  If  the file already  exists the
       current transactions are appended onto  the end of the file.
       Transactions  are separated from  each other by  a form-feed
       character.   There is also  a form-feed character  after the
       last transaction.  Note that either the absolute or relative
       pathname of the file may be specified.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
| Total: 93                   Current Subject: FooBar                   Unread: 3
|  (1) Display Unread Comment(s)            (8) Select Subject
   (2) Display Current Comment              (9) Start New Discussion
   (3) Display Next Comment                 (a) Copy Current Subject
   (4) Display Previous Comment             (b) Skip Rest Of Current Subject
   (5) Display All Comments                 (c) Select/Display Comment Number
   (6) Reply To Current Comment             (d) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (7) Next Subject With Unread Comments    (e) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter the name of the file:
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Do not copy comments
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  N comments written to file X
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F3:Leave meeting  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.4.B.11   Skip Rest Of Current Subject

       This  option will  mark all  unread comments  in the current
       subject as  read.  It will  also implicitly select  option 7
       (Next Subject With Unread Comments).  See section 2.1.4.B.7.

  2.1.4.B.12   Select/Display Comment Number

       This  option is used  to set a  specific transaction as  the
       current transaction.   Only 1 transaction may  be specified.
       The figure  shows the prompt  that is output  requesting the
       number  of  the  new   transaction.   The  subject  of  this
       transaction  will  be  made  the  current  subject  and  the
       transaction   will  be   made  the   current  comment.   The
       transaction will be output after it is selected.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
| Total: 93                   Current Subject: FooBar                   Unread: 3
|  (1) Display Unread Comment(s)            (8) Select Subject
   (2) Display Current Comment              (9) Start New Discussion
   (3) Display Next Comment                 (a) Copy Current Subject
   (4) Display Previous Comment             (b) Skip Rest Of Current Subject
   (5) Display All Comments                 (c) Select/Display Comment Number
   (6) Reply To Current Comment             (d) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (7) Next Subject With Unread Comments    (e) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Which comment do you wish to select?
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Meeting menu
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.4.B.13   Go To Next Changed Meeting

       This option changes the current  meeting to the next meeting
       with  changes.  The name  of the meeting  is updated in  the
       attending meeting menu header as are the total, current, and
       unread fields  in the status  line.  The current  comment is
       set to the last READ transaction.

       If there are no changed meetings the user will be queried to
       see if he  wants to scan his list of  meetings to find those
       that have changed (see the first figure).  If he answers yes
       all his meetings are scaned  and those that have changed are
       marked.   In  addition  the  attending  menu  for  the first
       changed  meeting will be  displayed (see first  paragraph in
       this  section).  If he  answers no or  none of his  meetings
       have changed the Executive Forum  menu will be displayed and
       a message indicating that no meetings have changed is output
       (see the seventh figure in section 2.1.1).

  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You have no changed meetings according to the current changed meeting list.
  Do you wish to check the meetings and update the changed list?
                                        .
                                  6 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Meeting menu
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.4.(A.A B.14)   Meeting Maintenance

       There  are two  meeting maintenance  menus, the  chairperson
       menu  and the  non-chairperson menu.    If the  user is  the
       meeting chairperson the chairperson menu will be displayed.

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A   Meeting Maintenance - Chairperson

  ===============================================================================
  ---------------------- Chairperson Meeting Maintenance ------------------------
                                      works
   (1) List Participants                   (8) Add Project
   (2) Delete Comment                      (9) Remove Project
   (3) Retrieve Deleted Comment            (a) Make Meeting Public or Private
   (4) Stop Attending Meeting              (b) Set Chairperson's Message
   (5) Skip To End of Meeting              (c) Print Eligibility Message
   (6) Add Person                          (d) Set New Chairperson
   (7) Remove Person
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  8 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F3:Return to Meeting menu  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.1   List Participants

       This option will produce a listing below the menu of all the
       people  who  attend  the  current  meeting.   This list will
       include   the  date-time   they  last   attending  and   the
       transaction number  of the last transaction  they have seen.
       A number of flags will  also be displayed which indicate the
       user status.  If the text to be displayed is made up of more
       than 8 lines it will be  displayed in 8 line chunks with the
       9th  line  being  a  more  prompt.   When  the  last line is
       displayed the  cursor returns to  the menu and  another menu
       option or  xforum command (function key  or escape sequence)
       may be entered.

  ===============================================================================
  ---------------------- Chairperson Meeting Maintenance ------------------------
                                      works
   (1) List Participants                   (8) Add Project
   (2) Delete Comment                      (9) Remove Project
   (3) Retrieve Deleted Comment            (a) Make Meeting Public or Private
   (4) Stop Attending Meeting              (b) Set Chairperson's Message
   (5) Skip To End of Meeting              (c) Print Eligibility Message
   (6) Add Person                          (d) Set New Chairperson
   (7) Remove Person
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Flags   Person                    Last [0234]  Last Time Attended
          Alpha.P1                       [0233]  05/15/84 0911.3 mst Tue
   n      Beta.P1                        *END*   05/15/84 0911.9 mst Tue
    o     Gama.P2                        [0123]  01/04/84 1123.4 mdt Thur
  rno     Delta.P3                       [0011]  10/16/83 1312.1 mdt Fri
                                        .
                                     3 lines
                                        .
  <User_io window more prompt, user defined or system default>
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.2   Delete Comment

       This option allows the chairperson to delete any transaction
       or  a  non-chairperson  to  delete  any  transaction that he
       entered.   The first  figure shows  what the  user's display
       would look like after selecting this option, provided he has
       not personalized the system to  prompt him for a transaction
       number.  After  the user selects  a transaction the  menu is
       redrawn  without  the  selected  transaction.   The user may
       select as many transactions as  he wants.  The second figure
       shows what the  display would look like if the  user has set
       the system  up to prompt  him.  The third  figure shows what
       the confirmation  message and second prompt  look like.  The
       user may delete as many  transactions as he wants.  The user
       must press BREAK to return  to the meeting maintenance menu.
       The first figure also shows what the display would look like
       if the user responded to the prompt with a ??.  Note that if
       a subject  is so long  that it will  not fit on  the menu it
       will be truncated.  The last option on all menus of comments
       allows the user  to escape the menu and be  prompted for the
       subject.   It results  in the  same prompt  as shown  in the
       second figure.

  ===============================================================================
  ---------------------- Chairperson Meeting Maintenance ------------------------
                                      works
   (1) List Participants                   (8) Add Project
   (2) Delete Comment                      (9) Remove Project
   (3) Retrieve Deleted Comment            (a) Make Meeting Public or Private
   (4) Stop Attending Meeting              (b) Set Chairperson's Message
   (5) Skip To End of Meeting              (c) Print Eligibility Message
   (6) Add Person                          (d) Set New Chairperson
   (7) Remove Person
  ---------------------- Comment To Be Deleted Selection ------------------------
                              Choices (menu 3 of 6)
   (1) Cn1 Subject                         (8) Cn9 Subject
   (2) Cn2 Subject                         (9) Cn9 Subject
   (3) Cn3 Subject                         (a) Cn10 Subject
   (4) Cn4 Subject                         (b) Cn11 Subject
   (5) Cn5 Subject                         (c) Cn12 Subject
   (6) Cn6 Subject                         (d) Cn13 Subject
   (7) Cn7 Subject                         (e) ENTER COMMENT NUMBER
  Press  F6:next menu  F7:previous menu  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
                            <Meeting Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter number of comment to be deleted (or ?? for menu):
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                            <Meeting Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Comment number N deleted.
  Enter number of comment to be deleted (or ?? for menu):
                                        .
                                        .
                                  6 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================


  Multics Technical Bulletin                              MTB 661-3

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.3   Retrieve Deleted Comment

       This option  allows the chairperson to  retrieve any deleted
       transaction or a non-chairperson to retrieve any transaction
       that he  entered and then  deleted.  The first  figure shows
       what the user's display would look like after selecting this
       option,  provided  he  has  not  personalized  the system to
       prompt him for a transaction number.  After the user selects
       a  transaction  the  menu  is  redrawn  without the selected
       transaction.  The user may select as many transactions as he
       wants.  The second figure shows  what the display would look
       like if the  user has set the system up  to prompt him.  The
       third figure shows what  the confirmation message and second
       prompt   look  like.    The  user   may  retrieve   as  many
       transactions  as he  wants.  The  user must  press BREAK  to
       return  to the meeting  maintenance menu.  The  first figure
       also  shows what  the display  would look  like if  the user
       responded to the  prompt with a ??.  Note that  if a subject
       is  so long  that it  will not  fit on  the menu  it will be
       truncated.  The last option on  all menus of comments allows
       the user to escape the menu  and be prompted for the comment
       number.   It results  in the   same prompt  as shown  in the
       second figure.

  ===============================================================================
  ---------------------- Chairperson Meeting Maintenance ------------------------
                                      works
   (1) List Participants                   (8) Add Project
   (2) Delete Comment                      (9) Remove Project
   (3) Retrieve Deleted Comment            (a) Make Meeting Public or Private
   (4) Stop Attending Meeting              (b) Set Chairperson's Message
   (5) Skip To End of Meeting              (c) Print Eligibility Message
   (6) Add Person                          (d) Set New Chairperson
   (7) Remove Person
  --------------------- Comment To Be Retrieved Selection -----------------------
                              Choices (menu 3 of 6)
   (1) Cn1 Subject                         (8) Cn8 Subject
   (2) Cn2 Subject                         (9) Cn9 Subject
   (3) Cn3 Subject                         (a) Cn10 Subject
   (4) Cn4 Subject                         (b) Cn11 Subject
   (5) Cn5 Subject                         (c) Cn12 Subject
   (6) Cn6 Subject                         (d) Cn13 Subject
   (7) Cn7 Subject                         (e) ENTER COMMENT NUMBER
  Press  F6:next menu  F7:previous menu  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================


  MTB 661-3                                             Multics Technical Bulletin

  ===============================================================================
                            <Meeting Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter number of comment to be retrieved (or ?? for menu):
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                            <Meeting Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Comment number N retrieved.
  Enter number of comment to be retrieved (or ?? for menu):
                                        .
                                        .
                                  6 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================


  Multics Technical Bulletin                              MTB 661-3

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.4   Stop Attending Meeting

       This  option  is  used  to  stop  attending  a meeting.  The
       meeting remains on the user's  list of eligible meetings but
       does not appear on the  list of attended meetings or changed
       meetings.   The user may  start attending the  meeting again
       merely  by using  the goto  eligible meeting  option of  the
       executive forum menu.  Once the user attends the meeting, it
       will appear in  his list of attended meetings  until he uses
       this option again.  The figure shows what the user's display
       would look like after selection of this option.

  ===============================================================================
  ------------------------ Executive Forum (Version 1.4) ------------------------
                        Eligible 117, Attended 58, Changed 0
   (1) Go To Changed Meeting                   (5) Modify Meeting List
   (2) Go To Attended Meeting                  (6) Personalize Exec Forum
   (3) Go To Eligible Meeting                  (7) Getting Started
   (4) Go To Next Changed Meeting
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You have just stopped attending the works meeting
                                        .
                                        .
                                  10 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


  MTB 661-3                              Multics Technical Bulletin

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.5   Skip To End of Meeting

       This option allows the user  to mark all the transactions in
       the  meeting as having  been read.  This  makes it easy  for
       people who  have just started attending a  meeting to ignore
       all the old transactions.  The figure shows the confirmation
       message.

  ===============================================================================
  ---------------------- Chairperson Meeting Maintenance ------------------------
                                      works
   (1) List Participants                   (8) Add Project
   (2) Delete Comment                      (9) Remove Project
   (3) Retrieve Deleted Comment            (a) Make Meeting Public or Private
   (4) Stop Attending Meeting              (b) Set Chairperson's Message
   (5) Skip To End of Meeting              (c) Print Eligibility Message
   (6) Add Person                          (d) Set New Chairperson
   (7) Remove Person
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You have just skipped over all the comments in the works meeting
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F3:Return to Meeting menu  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


  Multics Technical Bulletin                              MTB 661-3

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.6   Add Person

       This option  will cause a  prompt to be  displayed below the
       meeting  maintenance menu.  The  prompt will query  the user
       for the Multics  Person_ID of a person who is  to be allowed
       to participate  in the meeting.   After the user  enters the
       Person_ID  and  a  confirmation  message  is  displayed, the
       prompt is re-issued.  The user  may enter as many Person_IDs
       as he wishes.   The user must press the BREAK  key to return
       to the meeting maintenance menu.

  ===============================================================================
  ---------------------- Chairperson Meeting Maintenance ------------------------
                                      works
   (1) List Participants                   (8) Add Project
   (2) Delete Comment                      (9) Remove Project
   (3) Retrieve Deleted Comment            (a) Make Meeting Public or Private
   (4) Stop Attending Meeting              (b) Set Chairperson's Message
   (5) Skip To End of Meeting              (c) Print Eligibility Message
   (6) Add Person                          (d) Set New Chairperson
   (7) Remove Person
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter Person_ID of new participant:
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                            <Meeting Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  XXX may now attend the works meeting
  Enter Person_ID of new participant:
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  6 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================


  MTB 661-3                              Multics Technical Bulletin

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.7   Remove Person

       This  option  allows  the  chairperson  to  remove  from the
       meeting any  one currently participating.  The  first figure
       shows what  the chairperson's display would  look like after
       selecting this option, provided  he has not personalized the
       system  to prompt  him for  the person's  Multics Person_ID.
       After  the  chairperson  selects  a  Person_ID,  the menu is
       redrawn without  the selected Person_ID.  The  second figure
       shows what the display would look  like if the system is set
       up  to issue  a prompt.    The third  figure shows  what the
       confirmation  message  and  second  prompt  look  like.  The
       chairperson  may enter  as many  Person_IDs as  he wants  in
       either  of  the  prompt  or  menu  modes.   To return to the
       meeting maintenance  menu the chairperson must  press BREAK.
       The first figure also shows what the display would look like
       if the chairperson answers the  prompt with a ??.  Note that
       from  prompt  mode  the  chairperson  can  enter the Multics
       Person_ID of  a person who  has never attended  the meeting.
       This  will  prevent  that  person  from  ever  attending the
       meeting unless  explicitly added later on.   The last option
       on  all menus of  Person_IDs allows the  user to escape  the
       menu and be  prompted for the Person_ID.  It  results in the
       same prompt as shown in the second figure.

  ===============================================================================
  ---------------------- Chairperson Meeting Maintenance ------------------------
                                      works
   (1) List Participants                   (8) Add Project
   (2) Delete Comment                      (9) Remove Project
   (3) Retrieve Deleted Comment            (a) Make Meeting Public or Private
   (4) Stop Attending Meeting              (b) Set Chairperson's Message
   (5) Skip To End of Meeting              (c) Print Eligibility Message
   (6) Add Person                          (d) Set New Chairperson
   (7) Remove Person
  ----------------------- Person to be Removed Selection ------------------------
                              Choices (menu 1 of 3)
   (1) Person_ID_1                         (8) Person_ID_8
   (2) Person_ID_2                         (9) Person_ID_9
   (3) Person_ID_3                         (a) Person_ID_10
   (4) Person_ID_4                         (b) Person_ID_11
   (5) Person_ID_5                         (c) Person_ID_12
   (6) Person_ID_6                         (d) Person_ID_13
   (7) Person_ID_7                         (e) ENTER PERSON ID
  Press  F6:next menu  F7:previous menu  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================


  Multics Technical Bulletin                                             MTB 661-3

  ===============================================================================
                            <Meeting Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter Person_ID of person to be removed (or ?? for menu):
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                            <Meeting Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  XXX has been removed from the works meeting.
  Enter Person_ID of person to be removed (or ?? for menu):
                                        .
                                        .
                                  6 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Meeting menu
  ===============================================================================


  MTB 661-3                              Multics Technical Bulletin

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.8   Add Project

       This option  will cause a  prompt to be  displayed below the
       meeting  maintenance menu.  The  prompt will query  the user
       for  the Multics Project_ID  of the project  which is to  be
       allowed  to  participate  in  the  meeting.   After the user
       enters  the   Project_ID  and  a  confirmation   message  is
       displayed, the  prompt is re-issued.  The user  may enter as
       many  Project_IDs as  he wishes.   The user  must press  the
       BREAK key to return to the meeting maintenance menu.

  ===============================================================================
  ---------------------- Chairperson Meeting Maintenance ------------------------
                                      works
   (1) List Participants                   (8) Add Project
   (2) Delete Comment                      (9) Remove Project
   (3) Retrieve Deleted Comment            (a) Make Meeting Public or Private
   (4) Stop Attending Meeting              (b) Set Chairperson's Message
   (5) Skip To End of Meeting              (c) Print Eligibility Message
   (6) Add Person                          (d) Set New Chairperson
   (7) Remove Person
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter Project_ID of new project:
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                            <Meeting Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  People on the XXX project may now attend the works meeting
  Enter Project_ID of new project:
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  6 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================


  Multics Technical Bulletin                              MTB 661-3

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.9   Remove Project

       This  option  allows  the  chairperson  to  remove  from the
       meeting all  persons who are  registered on a  given project
       and  have not  been specifically  added via  the add  person
       option.   The  first  figure  shows  what  the chairperson's
       display  would  look  like   after  selecting  this  option,
       provided he  has not personalized  the system to  prompt him
       for the project's Multics Project_ID.  After the chairperson
       selects  a  Project_ID,  the  menu  is  redrawn  without the
       selected  Project_ID.   The  second  figure  shows  what the
       display would look  like if the system is set  up to issue a
       prompt.   The  third  figure  shows  what  the  confirmation
       message  and second prompt  look like.  The  chairperson may
       enter  as many  Project_IDs as   he wants  in either  of the
       prompt or menu modes.  To  return to the meeting maintenance
       menu  the chairperson  must press  BREAK.  The  first figure
       also  shows  what  the  display   would  look  like  if  the
       chairperson answers  the prompt with  a ??.  Note  that from
       prompt mode  the chairperson can  enter the Project_ID  of a
       project  which was  never added  to the  meeting.  The  last
       option on all menus of Project_IDs allows the user to escape
       the menu and be prompted  for the Project_ID.  It results in
       the same prompt as shown in the second figure.

  ===============================================================================
  ---------------------- Chairperson Meeting Maintenance ------------------------
                                      works
   (1) List Participants                   (8) Add Project
   (2) Delete Comment                      (9) Remove Project
   (3) Retrieve Deleted Comment            (a) Make Meeting Public or Private
   (4) Stop Attending Meeting              (b) Set Chairperson's Message
   (5) Skip To End of Meeting              (c) Print Eligibility Message
   (6) Add Person                          (d) Set New Chairperson
   (7) Remove Person
  ---------------------- Project to be Removed Selection ------------------------
                              Choices (menu 1 of 3)
   (1) Project_ID_1                        (8) Project_ID_8
   (2) Project_ID_2                        (9) Project_ID_9
   (3) Project_ID_3                        (a) Project_ID_10
   (4) Project_ID_4                        (b) Project_ID_11
   (5) Project_ID_5                        (c) Project_ID_12
   (6) Project_ID_6                        (d) Project_ID_13
   (7) Project_ID_7                        (e) ENTER PROJECT ID
  Press  F6:next menu  F7:previous menu  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================


  MTB 661-3                                             Multics Technical Bulletin

  ===============================================================================
                            <Meeting Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter Project_ID of project to be removed (or ?? for menu):
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                            <Meeting Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Project XXX has been removed from the works meeting
  Enter Project_ID of project to be removed (or ?? for menu):
                                        .
                                        .
                                  6 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================


  Multics Technical Bulletin                              MTB 661-3

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.10   Make Meeting Public or Private

       This  option  allows  the  chairperson  to  make the meeting
       either public  or private.  The first figure  is the display
       after the  chairperson has selected the  option.  The second
       figure is  how the display will look  after the confirmation
       message.    Note  that  if   the  user  presses   BREAK  the
       confirmation message  indicating the current state  is still
       output.

  ===============================================================================
  ---------------------- Chairperson Meeting Maintenance ------------------------
                                      works
   (1) List Participants                   (8) Add Project
   (2) Delete Comment                      (9) Remove Project
   (3) Retrieve Deleted Comment            (a) Make Meeting Public or Private
   (4) Stop Attending Meeting              (b) Set Chairperson's Message
   (5) Skip To End of Meeting              (c) Print Eligibility Message
   (6) Add Person                          (d) Set New Chairperson
   (7) Remove Person
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  The works meeting is currently public
  You can now make the works meeting public or private.
  Enter "public" or "private"
     (or just press BREAK to leave things unchanged):
                                        .
                                  4 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                            <Meeting Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  The works meeting is now private.
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F3:Return to Meeting menu  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


  MTB 661-3                              Multics Technical Bulletin

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.11   Set Chairperson Message

       This  option allows the  chairperson to enter  a chairperson
       message.  The message is entered  below the menu in a manner
       analogous to entering a transaction.

  ===============================================================================
  ---------------------- Chairperson Meeting Maintenance ------------------------
                                      works
   (1) List Participants                   (8) Add Project
   (2) Delete Comment                      (9) Remove Project
   (3) Retrieve Deleted Comment            (a) Make Meeting Public or Private
   (4) Stop Attending Meeting              (b) Set Chairperson's Message
   (5) Skip To End of Meeting              (c) Print Eligibility Message
   (6) Add Person                          (d) Set New Chairperson
   (7) Remove Person
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  8 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ESC?:help  BREAK:abort entry  ESCq:enter chairperson message
  ===============================================================================


  Multics Technical Bulletin                              MTB 661-3

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.12   Print Eligibility Message

       This  option  allows  the  chairperson  to  indicate  if the
       eligibility message should be  printed.  The first figure is
       the display  after the chairperson has  selected the option.
       The  second figure is  how the display  will look after  the
       confirmation message.   Note that if the  user presses BREAK
       the  confirmation message  indicating the  current state  is
       still output.

  ===============================================================================
  ---------------------- Chairperson Meeting Maintenance ------------------------
                                      works
   (1) List Participants                   (8) Add Project
   (2) Delete Comment                      (9) Remove Project
   (3) Retrieve Deleted Comment            (a) Make Meeting Public or Private
   (4) Stop Attending Meeting              (b) Set Chairperson's Message
   (5) Skip To End of Meeting              (c) Print Eligibility Message
   (6) Add Person                          (d) Set New Chairperson
   (7) Remove Person
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  The eligibility message will currently be printed.
  You can now choose if you want the eligibility message printed or not.
  Enter "print" or "do not print"
                                        .
                                  5 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                            <Meeting Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  The eligibility message will not be printed.
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F3:Return to Meeting menu  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


  MTB 661-3                              Multics Technical Bulletin

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.13   Set New Chairperson

       This option  lets the chairperson  of a meeting  designate a
       new chairperson.   Once a new chairperson  is designated the
       old  chairperson  loses   all  chairperson  authority.   The
       following figures show the  prompt for the new chairperson's
       Multics Person_ID,  his Project_ID, and a  confirmation that
       the information is correct.   If the chairperson responds to
       the confirmation prompt with a  no he will again be prompted
       for the new chairperson's Person_ID.

  ===============================================================================
  ---------------------- Chairperson Meeting Maintenance ------------------------
                                      works
   (1) List Participants                   (8) Add Project
   (2) Delete Comment                      (9) Remove Project
   (3) Retrieve Deleted Comment            (a) Make Meeting Public or Private
   (4) Stop Attending Meeting              (b) Set Chairperson's Message
   (5) Skip To End of Meeting              (c) Print Eligibility Message
   (6) Add Person                          (d) Set New Chairperson
   (7) Remove Person
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter the Person_ID of the new chairperson:
                                        .
                                  7 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                            <Meeting Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  The Person_ID of the new chairperson is XXX
  Enter the Project_ID of the new chairperson:
                                        .
                                  6 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
                            <Meeting Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You are about to resign as chairperson of the "works" meeting
  in favor of XXX.YYY. Are you sure you want to do this?
  (enter "yes", "no", or just BREAK to remain as meeting chairperson):
                                        .
                                  4 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                             <Attending Meeting menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  The new chairperson of the works meeting is:
           XXX from the YYY project.
                                        .
                                  6 blank lines
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F3:Leave meeting  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


  MTB 661-3                              Multics Technical Bulletin

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).B   Meeting Maintenance - Non-Chairperson

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Meeting Administration ----------------------------
                                      works
   (1) List Participants                   (4) Stop Attending Meeting
   (2) Delete Comment                      (5) Skip To End of Meeting
   (3) Retrieve Deleted Comment
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  12 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F3:Return to Meeting menu  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).B.1   List Participants

       See section 2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.1

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).B.2   Delete Comments

       See section 2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.2

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).B.3   Retrieve Deleted Comments

       See section 2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.3

  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).B.4   Stop Attending Meeting

       See section 2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.4


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  2.1.4.(A.A B.14).B.5   Skip To End Of Meeting

       See section 2.1.4.(A.A B.14).A.5

  2.1.5   Modify Meeting List

       This  menu  is  used  by  the  user  to  manage  his list of
       meetings.

  ===============================================================================
  -------------------------- Meeting List Maintenance ---------------------------
                        Eligible 117, Attended 58, Changed 0
   (1) Stop Attending Meeting                     (3) Create New Meeting
   (2) Attend New Meeting
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  13 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  F1:help  F3:Return to Executive Forum menu  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


  MTB 661-3                              Multics Technical Bulletin

  2.1.5.1   Stop Attending Meeting

       This  option  is  used  to  stop  attending  a meeting.  The
       meeting remains on the user's  list of eligible meetings but
       does not appear on the  list of attended meetings or changed
       meetings.   The user may  start attending the  meeting again
       merely  by using  the goto  eligible meeting  option of  the
       executive forum menu.  Once the user attends the meeting, it
       will appear in  his list of attended meetings  until he uses
       this option  again.  The first figure shows  what the user's
       display  would  look  like   after  selecting  this  option,
       provided he  has not personalized  the system to  prompt him
       for  a meeting  name instead  of displaying  the menu.   The
       second figure shows what the  display would look like if the
       user has set the system up  to prompt him.  The first figure
       also shows what the display would like if the user responded
       to  the  meeting  name  prompt  with  a  ??.   If  the "Stop
       Attending  Meeting Selection"  menu  is  on the  screen then
       every time the  user makes a section the menu  is updated to
       remove the  meeting the selected meeting.   The user remains
       in the Stop Attending Meeting  Section menu until he presses
       the BREAK  key.  If the  user is being  prompted then figure
       three  shows how  the  confirmation  message and  prompt for
       another meeting name interact.  The user will continue to be
       prompted for  meeting names until he presses  the BREAK key.
       The last option on all menus  of meetings allows the user to
       escape the menu and be prompted for the meeting.  It results
       in the same prompt as shown in the second figure.

  ===============================================================================
  -------------------------- Meeting List Maintenance ---------------------------
                        Eligible 117, Attended 58, Changed 0
   (1) Stop Attending Meeting                     (3) Create New Meeting
   (2) Attend New Meeting
  ---------------------- Stop Attending Meeting selection -----------------------
                               Choice (menu 2 of 4)
   (1) M1                                               (d) M13
   (2) M2                                               (e) M14
   (3) M3                                               (f) M15
   (4) M4                                               (g) M16
   (5) M5                                               (h) M17
   (6) M6                                               (i) M18
   (7) M7                                               (j) M19
   (8) M8                                               (k) M20
   (9) M9                                               (l) M21
   (a) M10                                              (m) M22
   (b) M11                                              (n) M23
   (c) M12                                              (o) ENTER MEETING NAME
  Press  F6:next menu  F7:previous menu  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
                         <Meeting List Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter name of meeting you want to stop attending (or ?? for menu):
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  12 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                         <Meeting List Maintenance menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You have just stopped attending meeting XXXX
  Enter name of meeting you want to stop attending (or ?? for menu):
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
                                  11 blank lines
                                        .
                                        .
                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.5.2   Attend New Meeting

       This option is  used to attend a new meeting  that is not on
       the list  of eligible meetings.   First, the user's  list of
       eligible  meetings  is  checked.   If  the  meeting  already
       appears  and the  UIDs of  the meeting  in the  list and the
       meeting requested are the same,  the meeting is merely added
       to  the attended list.   If the UIDs  do not correspond  the
       user will be  queried for a new name (both  long and short).
       A link to the meeting with  these new names will be added to
       the user's  meetings directory and  using the new  names the
       meeting  will be added  to the user's  list of eligible  and
       attending meetings.  In the event  that a link in the user's
       meetings  directory  already  has   the  same  name  as  the
       requested meeting the case is  handled exactly like the case
       of duplicate names above.  It is possible for a meeting link
       to exist  but for the meeting  not to appear in  the meeting
       list if  the user invoked forum with  meeting name arguments
       (see  section 7).  Either  an absolute or  relative pathname
       may be entered.  After all  lists and links are straightened
       out  the  attending  meeting  menu  for  the  new meeting is
       displayed.

  ===============================================================================
  -------------------------- Meeting List Maintenance ---------------------------
                        Eligible 117, Attended 58, Changed 0
   (1) Stop Attending Meeting                     (3) Create New Meeting
   (2) Attend New Meeting
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter pathname of new meeting:
                                        .
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  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.5.3   Create New Meeting

       This option  is used to create  a new meeting in  the user's
       meetings dir.  The user is  prompted for the meeting name, a
       chairperson message, and  participation lists.  See sections
       2.1.4.(A.A  B.14).** for  what the  prompts will  look like.
       After all  prompts have been answered  the attending meeting
       menu for the new meeting is displayed.

  ===============================================================================
  -------------------------- Meeting List Maintenance ---------------------------
                        Eligible 117, Attended 58, Changed 0
   (1) Stop Attending Meeting                     (3) Create New Meeting
   (2) Attend New Meeting
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Enter name of meeting to be created
                                        .
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                                  12 blank lines
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  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.6   Personalize Exec Forum

       This menu  is used to  set various flags  to personalize the
       way that executive forum will behave.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------------- Personalize ---------------------------------
                                  Executive Forum
   (1) Read Comments by Subject                (4) Remove Menu While Editing
   (2) Always Use Escape Sequences             (5) Process Interactive Messages
   (3) Display Lists as Menus                  (6) Multics Command Mode
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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                                  12 blank lines
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  Press  F1:help  F2:Return to Executive Forum menu  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.6.1   Read Comments by Subject

       This  option allows  the user  to switch  between the  entry
       oriented  attending meeting  menu and  the subject  oriented
       attending  meeting menu.   The first  figure is  the display
       after the  user has selected the option.   The second figure
       is  the how  the display  will look  after the  confirmation
       message.    Note  that  if   the  user  presses   BREAK  the
       confirmation message  indicating the current state  is still
       output.  Note also that the user can enter either "s" or "e"
       instead of the full word.  The default is that the user will
       see the subject oriented menu.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------------- Personalize ---------------------------------
                                  Executive Forum
   (1) Read Comments by Subject                (4) Remove Menu While Editing
   (2) Always Use Escape Sequences             (5) Process Interactive Messages
   (3) Display Lists as Menus                  (6) Multics Command Mode
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You are currently using the subject oriented attending meeting menu.
  You can now choose between the subject and entry order oriented attending
    meeting menus.
  Enter "subject" or "entry"
                                        .
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                                  8 blank lines
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                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:To leave things unchanged
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                        <Personalize Executive Forum menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You will now be using the entry order oriented attending meeting menu.
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  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.6.2   Always Use Escape Sequences

       This  option  allows  the   user  to  indicate  that  escape
       sequences  should be  used  instead  of function  keys.  The
       first figure is the display  after the user has selected the
       option.  The second figure is  the how the display will look
       after  the  confirmation  message.   Note  that  if the user
       presses  BREAK  the   confirmation  message  indicating  the
       current state is still output.   Note also that the user can
       enter either "f" or "e" instead of the full word.  The third
       figure is what  all the different help lines  will look like
       in escape  sequence mode.  The default is  that the function
       keys will be used.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------------- Personalize ---------------------------------
                                  Executive Forum
   (1) Read Comments by Subject                (4) Remove Menu While Editing
   (2) Always Use Escape Sequences             (5) Process Interactive Messages
   (3) Display Lists as Menus                  (6) Multics Command Mode
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You are currently using function keys.
  You can now choose to use either function keys or escape sequences.
  Enter "function" or "escape"
                                        .
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                                  9 blank lines
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  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:To leave things unchanged
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                        <Personalize Executive Forum menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You will now be using escape sequences.
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  Press  ESC?:help  ESCf:Return to Executive Forum menu  ESCq:Exit Executive Forum
  ================================================================================


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  Press  ESC?:help  ESCp:Return to Meeting menu  ESCq:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================
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  Press  ESC?:help  ESCp:Return to Executive Forum menu  ESCq:Exit Executive Forum
  ================================================================================
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  Press  ESC?:help  ESCp:Leave meeting  ESCq:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================
                                        .
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  Press  ESC?:help  ESCq:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================
                                        .
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  Press  ESCl:next menu  ESCh:previous menu  BREAK:Return to Executive Forum menu
  ===============================================================================
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  Press  ESCl:next menu  ESCh:previous menu  BREAK:Return to Maintenance menu
  ===============================================================================
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  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.6.3   Always Display Prompts Instead of Menus

       This option allows  the user to bypass certain  menus and be
       prompted for  a response.  The  first figure is  the display
       after the  user has selected the option.   The second figure
       is how the display will look after the confirmation message.
       Note that if the user presses BREAK the confirmation message
       indicating  the current  state is  still output.   Note also
       that  the user can  enter either "m"  or "q" instead  of the
       full word.  The default is  that the lists will be displayed
       as menus.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------------- Personalize ---------------------------------
                                  Executive Forum
   (1) Read Comments by Subject                (4) Remove Menu While Editing
   (2) Always Use Escape Sequences             (5) Process Interactive Messages
   (3) Display Lists as Menus                  (6) Multics Command Mode
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Lists are currently displayed as menus in the lower part of the screen.
  You can now choose to have lists displayed as menus
     or to be queried for a list item
  Enter "menu" or "query"
                                        .
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                                  8 blank lines
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  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:To leave things unchanged
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                        <Personalize Executive Forum menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You will now be queried for list options.
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                                  11 blank lines
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  Press  F1:help  F2:Return to  Executive Forum menu  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.6.4   Remove Menu While Editing

       This option allows the user to  indicate that the menu is to
       be cleared from the screen during editing and that the extra
       space is to be used.  The  first figure is the display after
       the user has selected the  option.  The second figure is how
       the display will look  after the confirmation message.  Note
       that  if the  user  presses  BREAK the  confirmation message
       indicating  the current  state is  still output.   Note also
       that the  user can enter eithe  a "k" or "c"  instead of the
       full word.  The default is that  the menu space will be used
       for editing.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------------- Personalize ---------------------------------
                                  Executive Forum
   (1) Read Comments by Subject                (4) Remove Menu While Editing
   (2) Always Use Escape Sequences             (5) Process Interactive Messages
   (3) Display Lists as Menus                  (6) Multics Command Mode
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Currently the menu is not cleared from the screen when you are entering a
     comment with a new subject.
  You can now choose to leave the menu on the screen or clear it and use the
     space for entering the comment.
  Enter "clear" or "keep"
                                        .
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                                  8 blank lines
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                                        .
  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:To leave things unchanged
  ===============================================================================

  ===============================================================================
                        <Personalize Executive Forum menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  The menu will be cleared when you are entering a comment with a new subject.
                                        .
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                                  11 blank lines
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  Press  F1:help  F2:Return to Executive Forum menu  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.6.5   Process Interactive Messages

       This  option  allows  the  user  to  indicate  if  he has an
       interactive message window already set up.  The first figure
       is the display after the  user has selected the option.  The
       second  figure is the  how the display  will look after  the
       confirmation message.   Note that if the  user presses BREAK
       the  confirmation message  indicating the  current state  is
       still output.  Note also that  the user can enter either "x"
       or "o" instead of the full  word.  The default is for Xforum
       to  process  interactive   messages.   If  Xforum  processes
       interactive  messages  then  interactive  messages  will  be
       displayed in  the bottom window only when  the bottom window
       is  clear, i.e.  no  prompts or menus  and while not  in the
       editor.  If Xforum is not handling interactive messages then
       these  messages will  be displayed  in the  bottom window as
       they arrive.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------------- Personalize ---------------------------------
                                  Executive Forum
   (1) Read Comments by Subject                (4) Remove Menu While Editing
   (2) Always Use Escape Sequences             (5) Process Interactive Messages
   (3) Display Lists as Menus                  (6) Multics Command Mode
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You are currently using the Executive Forum interactive message processor.
  You can choose to use either the Executive Forum or your own interactive
     message processor.
  Enter "xforum" or "own"
                                        .
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                                  8 blank lines
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  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:To leave things unchanged
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
                        <Personalize Executive Forum menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  You will now use your own interactive message processor.
                                        .
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  Press  F1:help  F2:Return to Executive Forum menu  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.6.6   Multics Command Mode

       This option allows the user  to enable Multics command mode.
       When this mode  is enabled the user can exit  Xforum and get
       to Multics command level and then return to Xforum.  It is a
       personalization option instead of always being available for
       two reasons.   First, to prevent the  user from accidentally
       exiting Xforum and being placed in an environment that he is
       unprepared for.   Second, it requires the use  of a function
       key  and it  seemed unreasonable  to force  people with only
       seven functions  keys to use escape sequences  because of an
       option they many never invoke.   The default is that Multics
       command mode will not be allowed.   See section 6 for a more
       detailed  discussion  of  Multics  command  mode.  The first
       figure  is  the  display  after  the  user  has selected the
       option.  The second figure is  the how the display will look
       after  the  confirmation  message.   Note  that  if the user
       presses  BREAK  the   confirmation  message  indicating  the
       current state is still output.   Note also that the user can
       enter either "a" or "d" instead of the full word.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------------- Personalize ---------------------------------
                                  Executive Forum
   (1) Read Comments by Subject                (4) Remove Menu While Editing
   (2) Always Use Escape Sequences             (5) Process Interactive Messages
   (3) Display Lists as Menus                  (6) Multics Command Mode
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Multics Command Mode is currently not allowed.
  You can choose to either allow Multics command mode or to disallow it.
  Enter "allow" or "disallow"
                                        .
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                                  9 blank lines
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  Press  ? and RETURN:help  BREAK:To leave things unchanged
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
                        <Personalize Executive Forum menu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Multics Command Mode is now allowed.
                                        .
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                                  11 blank lines
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  Press  F1:help  F2:Return to Executive Forum menu  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  2.1.7   Getting Started

  ===============================================================================
  ------------------------------ Executive Forum --------------------------------
                                 Getting Started
   (1) Getting to Know your Terminal         (9) What are Attended Meetings
   (2) How to Exit Executive Forum           (a) What are Changed Meetings
   (3) How to Get Help                       (b) What is the Current Comment
   (4) Responding to Prompts                 (c) Selecting the Current Comment
   (5) How to Correct Typos                  (d) Entering Comments
   (6) Getting Around the Menus              (e) Personalizing the System
   (7) The 2 Attending Menus                 (f) Multics Command Level Mode
   (8) What are Eligible Meetings            (g) Go To Executive Forum menu
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  The  Executive  Forum  system  works  with  menus.   The menu options refer to
  explanations  of  certain basic parts of Executive Forum.  To get one of these
  explanations,  just  type the number of the menu option you want - there is NO
  need  to  press  the  RETURN  key.   You  should start by going though all the
  options  in this menu.  After you have gone though the first 15, select option
  g,  and  the  menu  entitled "Executive Forum" will be displayed for you.  You
  will then be ready to begin attending forum meetings.
| Press  F1:help  F4:Exit Executive Forum  g:Go To Executive Forum menu
  ===============================================================================

  2.1.7.(1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F)   The First Fifteen Options

       Each of these  options will cause some text  to be displayed
       below the  getting started menu.  The text  will explain the
       concept of  procedures indicated by the name  of the option.
       If the text contains more lines  than the user has below the
       menu a more prompt will be  output.  The more prompt will be
       the one the user has set or  if none has been set the system
       default.   When the  last line   of the  text is  output the
       cursor will return to the menu.  See appendix 1 for the text
       produced for each option.

  2.1.7.16   Go To Executive Forum Menu

       This  option  will  cause  the  Executive  Forum  menu to be
       displayed.


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  3.0   The Executive Forum Help Facility

       Executive Forum has four different forms of help.

  3.1   Help for each menu option

       The  user can request  help about any  option on any  of the
       "fixed" menus.   A "fixed" menu  is a menu  appearing in the
       top window  as opposed to  the "dynamic" menus  appearing in
       the bottom  window.  The user  selects help by  pressing the
       help sequence displayed on the help line (either F1 or ESC?)
       and then  selects the option  or function key  that he wants
       help with.  If the user is using escape sequences instead of
       function  keys  then  he  would  enter  the  escape sequence
       instead of a function key.  The help text is displayed below
       the current menu.   If it is longer than  the bottom window,
       more mode  processing will be done.  The  first figure shows
       the prompt that is output in response to the help sequence.

  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
| Total: 93                   Current Subject: FooBar                   Unread: 3
|  (1) Display Unread Comment(s)            (8) Select Subject
   (2) Display Current Comment              (9) Start New Discussion
   (3) Display Next Comment                 (a) Copy Current Subject
   (4) Display Previous Comment             (b) Skip Rest Of Current Subject
   (5) Display All Comments                 (c) Select/Display Comment Number
   (6) Reply To Current Comment             (d) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (7) Next Subject With Unread Comments    (e) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Press the option or function key for which you want help
     (or ?? for a menu of general help topics):
                                        .
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                                  6 blank lines
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  Press  F1:help  F3:Leave Meeting  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  3.2   Help on each prompt

       The  user can  also request  help with  any of  the prompts.
       This  help is obtained  by answering the  prompt with the  ?
       character.  The help text explains what the prompt is asking
       for, syntax  rules of the input  if there are any,  and what
       will  happen after  the prompt  is answered.   It will  also
       stress  that the  operation can  be aborted  by pressing the
       BREAK key.  The help sequence,  i.e.  ?  is indicated in the
       help line as  is the abort sequence, i.e.   BREAK.  The help
       text is  displayed below the  prompt with the  standard more
       mode  processing.   After  the  help  text  is displayed the
       prompt  is   re-issued.   See  appendix  3   the  help  text
       associated with each prompt.

  3.3   The Getting Started Menu

       This  menu has  options  describing  both the  general video
       environment and  xforum concepts.  See section  2.1.7 for an
       example of the menu.  Selection  of any option (but the last
       one) will cause a help text  to be displayed below the menu.
       The  usual more  mode processing  is done.   The last option
       will cause the  display of the main xforum  menu.  This menu
       and the general concepts menu are very similar


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  3.4   General Help Topics menu

       This menu  is obtained by answering the  help prompt (issued
       when the  user requests help  by pressing F1  or ESC?)  with
       two question marks (??).  See  section 3.1 for an example of
       the prompt.   The General Help  Topics menu is  displayed in
       the top  window, overwritting whatever menu  was there.  The
       menu is replaced when the user exits the General Help Topics
       menu.   The General  Help Topics   menu is  very similar  to
       Getting  Started menu.  The  major differences are  that the
       General Help Topics menu does  not have an option to explain
       the  user's terminal  and does   have an  option to  explain
       changes  between  releases.   The  help  text  displayed  in
       response to an option selection  appears below the menu with
|      the   standard   more-mode   processing.    Note   that  the
|      <PREVIOUS-NAME> construct will contain  the name of the menu
       that was  displayed prior to  the General Help  Topics menu;
       and the <V1> and <V2> constructs will contain xforum version
       numbers.

  ===============================================================================
  -------------------------------- General Help ---------------------------------
                                      Topics
   (1) How To Exit Executive Forum           (9) What Are Changed Meetings
   (2) How To Get Help                       (a) What Is The Current Comment
   (3) Responding To Prompts                 (b) Selecting The Current Comment
   (4) How To Correct Typos                  (c) Entering Comments
   (5) Getting Around The Menus              (d) Personalizing The System
   (6) The 2 Attending Menus                 (e) Multics Command Level Mode
|  (7) What Are Eligible Meetings            (f) Changes Between <V1> And <V2>
|  (8) What Are Attended Meetings            (g) Return To <PREVIOUS-NAME> menu
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| Press  F1:help  F4:Exit Executive Forum  g:Return to <PREVIOUS-NAME> menu
  ===============================================================================


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  4.0   Handling of Async IO

       Messages  are the  only form   of asyncrounous  IO that  are
       handled.  The  user will have the option  of allowing xforum
       to handle  interactive messages or having  xforum do nothing
       about  interactive messages.   The latter  case is  to allow
       users  who have  set up   some form  of interactive  message
       processing  to bypass the  xforum handling.  When  xforum is
       handling  interactive   messages  it  will   defer  messages
       whenever the lower window is  not clear.  When the window is
       clear or if  all it contains is a  confirmation message then
       messages will be printed.  Note that when Xforum is handling
       messages it  replaces any existing message  handler with its
       own.   When the  user exits  Xforum or  when the  user is in
       Xforum's  Multics  Mode  Xforum  will  replace  its  message
       handler with the handler that was in place before Xforum was
       invoked.

  5.0   The Editor

       The xforum  editor will look  almost exactly like  the xmail
       editor.    The  differences   are  due   to  the   different
       applications and only  effect application specific commands,
       i.e.  the  Xforum editor will  not have a  command to change
       the to or cc lists.

       The editor  will use ESC  as an abbreviation  for the escape
       key and CTL as an abbreviation for the control key.


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  6.0   Multics Mode

       If the user sets the personalization option "Multics Command
       Mode"  to "allow",  Multics mode  will be  available to  via
       Function key 8 (or escape  sequence ESCe).  This will not be
       documented on the help line.

       When  a  user  enters  Multics  mode  the  user_io window is
       expanded  back to  the size   it was  when the  user entered
       Xforum  minus 1 line  (the help line).   The help line  will
       contain a message  to remind the user that he  is in Multics
       mode and how to return to  xforum.  The contents of the menu
       and bottom  windows are not cleared when  the user_io window
       is expanded, though the top of  the menu may be scrolled off
       when  a prompt  is printed.   The rest  of the  menu and the
       contents  of the bottom  window will scroll  up and off  the
       screen as the user enters  commands and output is displayed.
       This  will give  the user  time to  enter commands requiring
       pathnames,  Person_IDs,  etc.   that  are  displayed  in the
       bottom window without having to first copy them onto a piece
       of paper.

       In Xforum's multics mode the user is not returned to xforum.
       Instead  the user is  prompted for a  command which is  then
       executed for  him.  To return  to the menus  the user merely
       enters  a  null  command.   Condition  handlers  are used to
       prevent an error from pushing the stack and leaving the user
       at command level.  There is also a quit handler that returns
       the user to the Xforum "listener".  This means that the user
       can  press BREAK  to interrupt  an executing  command but he
       cannot restart it with a "pi"  or "start".  It is hoped that
       someday  we can  provide a  system complete  enough so  that
       there  is no need  to escape to  Multics command level,  but
       someday is not today.

       The first figure shows the  display before the invocation of
       Multics mode.  The second figure shows the display after the
       invocation.   The third figure  shows the display  after the
       first command completes.


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  ===============================================================================
  --------------------------- Attending works meeting ---------------------------
| Total: 93                   Current Subject: FooBar                   Unread: 3
|  (1) Display Unread Comment(s)            (8) Select Subject
   (2) Display Current Comment              (9) Start New Discussion
   (3) Display Next Comment                 (a) Copy Current Subject
   (4) Display Previous Comment             (b) Skip Rest Of Current Subject
   (5) Display All Comments                 (c) Select/Display Comment Number
   (6) Reply To Current Comment             (d) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (7) Next Subject With Unread Comments    (e) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  [0090] (30 lines) Person.Project  05/16/84 1202.5 mst Wed works
  Subject: Re: Foo
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  Press  F1:help  F3:Return to Executive Forum menu  F4:Exit Executive Forum
  ===============================================================================


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  ===============================================================================
|  (1) Display Unread Comment(s)            (8) Select Subject
   (2) Display Current Comment              (9) Start New Discussion
   (3) Display Next Comment                 (a) Copy Current Subject
   (4) Display Previous Comment             (b) Skip Rest Of Current Subject
   (5) Display All Comments                 (c) Select/Display Comment Number
   (6) Reply To Current Comment             (d) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (7) Next Subject With Unread Comments    (e) Meeting Maintenance
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  [0090] (30 lines) Person.Project  05/16/84 1202.5 mst Wed works
  Subject: Re: Foo
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  Enter the command and press RETURN (to return to Xforum just press RETURN):
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  Xforum Multics Mode
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   (4) Display Previous Comment             (b) Skip Rest Of Current Subject
   (5) Display All Comments                 (c) Select/Display Comment Number
   (6) Reply To Current Comment             (d) Go To Next Changed Meeting
   (7) Next Subject With Unread Comments    (e) Meeting Maintenance
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  [0090] (30 lines) Person.Project  05/16/84 1202.5 mst Wed works
  Subject: Re: Foo
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  Enter the command and press RETURN (to return to Xforum just press RETURN):
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  Command:
  Enter the command and press RETURN (to return to Xforum just press RETURN):
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  7.0   Invoking Executive Forum

       Xforum  does not  require that  the user  already be  in the
       video system.   It does require that  if the user is  in the
       video system  that the user_io  window be at  least 19 lines
       high and 79  columns wide.  When xforum is  invoked there is
       considerable start up time as a meeting list is formed.  The
       following  message is  output to  assure the  user that  the
       command was accepted and that xforum is working:

  Executive Forum is starting up - Menu will be displayed shortly.

       Xforum will take no control arguments.

       Xforum  will be able  to detect if  the user's meeting  list
       does not reflect his current forum search rules.  If that is
       the case he will be queried to see if he wants to update his
       meeting  list.  The  first figure  shows the  query and  the
       second figure shows the help  message given in response to a
       ?.

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         Executive Forum is starting up - Menu will be displayed shortly.

  Your forum search paths have changed
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         Executive Forum is starting up - Menu will be displayed shortly.

  Your forum search paths have changed
     Do you want to update your meeting list to reflect those changes? ?

  Your  Forum  search  paths  are  the list of directories which are seached for
  forum  meetings.   The  forum  meetings found are saved in a meeting list This
  list  of  directories has been changed since the meeting list was created.  If
  you  do  not  update  your meeting list it is possible that meetings which you
  could attend will not be listed

  Your forum search paths have changed
     Do you want to update your meeting list to reflect those changes?

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       Whenever  there are  changes between  the version  of Xforum
       that the user last used (recorded in his Xforum profile) and
       the  version  that  he  is  currently  using,  the following
       message will be displayed for him when he invokes Xforum.

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| Executive Forum has been changed since you last used it. Select option
| "f" in the General Help Topics menu for a description of the changes.
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  8.0   The First Time User of Executive Forum

       The first  time the user invokes xforum  the getting started
       menu  will  be  the  first  menu  displayed  after  that the
       Executive Forum menu will be the first menu displayed.

  9.0   Function Keys and Escape Sequences

       Xforum will use the function keys in exactly the same way as
       Xmail.  It will also use the same escape sequences.  However
       the  help line  text will   be tailored  to fit  the current
       situation.   If the user  is in the  attend meeting menu  F3
       will be listed as "Leave Meeting".   When the user is in the
       personalization  menu  F2  will  be  listed  as  "Return  to
       Executive Forum menu".
            F1  ESC?   Help
            F2  ESCf   Display Executive Forum Menu
            F3  ESCp   Display Previous Fixed Menu
            F4  ESCq   Quit Executive Forum
            F5  ESCr   Redisplay the Screen
            F6  ESCl   Display Next Choices Menu
            F7  ESCh   Display Previous Choices Menu
            F8  ESCe   Multics Command Mode

       A fixed menu  is one of the Xforum menus  that appear in the
       top window, its content is fixed.  A choices menu appears in
       the bottom window.   Since it is a list  of names, subjects,
       or transaction numbers its content is not fixed.


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                     Appendix 1 - Help Text for the Getting Started Menu
                              and General Help Topics Menu

| :Info: Introduction:
|
| The  Executive  Forum  system  works  with  menus.   The menu options refer to
| explanations  of  certain basic parts of Executive Forum.  To get one of these
| explanations,  just  type the number of the menu option you want - there is NO
| need  to  press  the  RETURN  key.   You  should start by going though all the
| options  in this menu.  After you have gone though the first 15, select option
| g,  and  the  menu  entitled "Executive Forum" will be displayed for you.  You
| will then be ready to begin attending forum meetings.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Getting_To_Know_Your_Terminal:  Getting To Know Your Terminal
|
| Your  terminal  has  basically  two  parts,  the screen and the keyboard.  The
| screen  looks  much like a television, which is divided into three parts.  The
| upper  portion  contains  the menus you work from and status information, or a
| comment  if  you  are  replying  to  a  comment.   The middle portion displays
| explanations  like  this one, lists of various kinds, and comments made by you
| and  others in meetings.  The bottom portion is a one or two line help display
| with  instructionss  on  how  to  invoke general functions associated with the
| current activity.
|
| On  your  screen  you will see a light that moves around.  As this explanation
| was  being  displayed,  this  light  moved  ahead  of each character as it was
| displayed.   This  light  is  in the form of a box or a little line that moves
| under the lines of text.  This light is called the "cursor," and it marks your
| current position on the screen.  When it is in the menu portion of the screen,
| you  can  select  one of the menu options.  When it is in the lower portion of
| the screen, it marks the place where anything you type will be displayed.
|
| The  keyboard is much like the keyboard on a typewriter, except that there are
| a  few  extra  keys.  The terminal keyboard, like standard electric typewriter
| keyboards,  has  a  carriage  return  key.   On  some keyboards it is labelled
| RETURN,  on  others  CARRIAGE  RETURN  or CR, and on yet other keyboards it is
| labelled ENTER.
|
| One  of  the  extra keys is the BREAK (or "BRK") key.  It is often colored red
| because  it  is  a  kind of alarm key that you press to signal Multics to stop
| immediately and return the cursor to the menu.
|
| Most,  but not all terminals have a series of extra keys called function keys.
| These  are usually located along the top of your keyboard and are labelled F1,
| F2,  etc.   These  keys work in Executive Forum only when the cursor is in the
| menu portion of the screen.  They perform special functions in Executive Forum


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| that  you  will learn about shortly.  Their functions are usually displayed at
| the bottom of the screen when they are applicable.
|
| If your keyboard does not have function keys, you can perform the function key
| operations by using the key marked "ESC" in combination with other keys (e.g.,
| "ESC  q").   Anytime  you  want to operate the "ESC" key, press and release it
| quickly, and then type the key you are using in combination with it.
|
| The  last  extra  key  you must learn is the one labelled "CTL".  Like the ESC
| key,  it  is used in combination with other keys.  Unlike the ESC key, the CTL
| key must be held down while typing the key to be used in combination with it.
|
|
|
| :Info:  How_To_Exit_Executive_Forum:  How To Exit Executive Forum
|
| When  you  are  ready  to  stop  attending  meetings in Executive Forum, press
| function  key  F4  (or  "ESC q" if your terminal does not have function keys).
| Before  you  execute  this,  be  sure the cursor is in the menu portion of the
| screen.  Otherwise, pressing F4 (or "ESC q") has no effect.
|
| If the cursor is not in the top menu, you must move it back before you can get
| out  of  Executive  Forum.   This can be done in several ways.  You can finish
| what  you  are doing in the bottom portion of the screen, or you can press the
| BREAK  (or  "BRK")  key,  which  aborts  whatever  you are doing in the bottom
| portion of the screen and returns the cursor to the top menu.
|
|
|
| :Info:  How_To_Get_Help:  How To Get Help
|
| The  menu  now displayed at the top of your screen provides the first stage of
| help  with  Executive  Forum.   It  is  the  first  menu you see when entering
| Executive  Forum  for  the  first time, although after this session, the first
| menu  seen  upon  reentering  is  the one titled "Executive Forum." One of the
| options  in that menu enables you to get the Getting Started menu, the one now
| being used, if you wish to go through any part of it again.
|
| When  you  are  not working with the Getting Started menu, you can get help in
| four  ways.   The  first  is to use function key F1 (or "ESC ?" if you are not
| using  function  keys).   You can use the F1 key whenever the cursor is in the
| menu  at  the  top  of  the screen.  After pressing it, you will be asked what
| specifically  you want help with.  If you want to know what one of the options
| in  the menu does, type its number or letter, but do NOT press RETURN, and the
| explanation  is displayed below the menu.  To get an explanation of one of the
| function keys, press that function key, (again, do NOT press RETURN).
|
| If  you  inadvertently press RETURN (or the equivalent of a carriage return on
| your  terminal)  when it is not called for, the system responds with a beep to
| notify   you   that  an  unexpected  action  occurred.   Furthermore,  if  you
| inadvertently press RETURN while the system is displaying, or getting ready to
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| then you may find that some data is lost (scrolled off the top of the screen).
| In this case, you would have to request the information a second time.
|
| If  you  are  using  escape  sequences  instead of function keys, type the two
| character  escape sequence (ESC followed by another character) that is used in
| place  of  the  particular  function  key you want (as mentioned above, do NOT
| press RETURN).  Finally, if you want to know about something other than a menu
| option or a function key, how to correct mistakes for example, you can respond
| to  the  request  for  the  specific help desired by typing two question marks
| (??).   That  will  get  you  a menu containing general information items from
| which you can choose the specific explanation you need.
|
| The  second way of getting help is used when your cursor is not in the menu at
| the  top  of  the screen.  Whenever you are asked to supply information for an
| operation  within  a menu, you can type a single question mark (?) followed by
| RETURN to get an explanation of exactly what it is you are being asked for.
|
| Whenever  you  are asked to supply the name or number of some item from a list
| of  names, meetings, or comments, you can display the list as a menu by typing
| two  question marks (??) followed by RETURN.  You can then select an item from
| that menu by typing the number or letter assigned to it, just as you select an
| option from a menu.
|
| Finally, help is available in the form of brief reminders at the bottom of the
| screen.   The  bottom  line  always  displays  keystrokes that can be used for
| certain functions that are relevant to the menu currently displayed.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Responding_To_Prompts:  Responding To Prompts
|
| A  "prompt"  is a system question (or request) for more information.  When you
| select a menu option, the Executive Forum facility often replies with a prompt
| to  ask you more specifically what you want to do.  If, for instance, you were
| selecting a comment in a meeting, you would supply a number.
|
| Anytime  you  are prompted for a response while using Executive Forum, you can
| type  a  question  mark  (?) followed by RETURN (or the equivalent of carriage
| return) to get an explanation of what you are being asked for.
|
| If you are asked to provide a number or name from an undisplayed list, you can
| display a menu by responding with two question marks (??) followed by RETURN.
|
| If you wish to correct a response to a prompt, you can use the same keystrokes
| you  use  when  editing a comment.  Since responses are made on a single line,
| not  all  of the editing-comment controls are applicable.  Those that are, are
| listed below.  When using control keystrokes that employ the CTL key, hold the
| CTL  key down while typing the associated character.  With keystrokes that use
| the  ESC  key,  press  and  immediately  release  the  ESC key followed by the
| associated  character  key.  No space is required after the CTL or ESC key and
| the associated character key.


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| CTL f     moves the cursor right one character.
| ESC f     moves the cursor right one word.
| CTL e     moves the cursor to the end of the line.
| CTL a     moves the cursor to the beginning of the line.
| CTL b     moves the cursor left one character.
| ESC b     moves the cursor left one word.
| CTL d     deletes the one character the cursor is under or covering.
| ESC d     deletes one word to the right of the cursor.
| BACKSPACE deletes one character to the left of the cursor (the DEL key
|           also does this).
| ESC BACKSPACE deletes one word to the left of the cursor (ESC DEL also
|           does this).
| CTL k     erases all text between the cursor and the end of the line.
| @         erases all text between the cursor and the beginning of the
|           line.
| CTL Y     retrieves any piece of erased text, longer than one
|           character, and inserts it at the current cursor position.
|
|
|
| :Info:  How_To_Correct_Typos:  How To Correct Typos
|
| Typing  mistakes  are  inevitable,  so  the  Executive Forum system provides a
| number of ways for you to change what was typed.
|
| Whenever  you  are  either typing a response to a prompt or entering comments,
| you  can move the cursor to different points in the text and erase, change, or
| add  to  what was typed.  This is done with keystrokes that use either the ESC
| or  CTL  key.   When  using  the  CTL  key,  hold  it  down while you type the
| associated character key.  When using the ESC key, press and release it before
| typing the the associated character key.
|
| Listed  below are the keystrokes that can be used, both in changing a response
| to  a prompt and when working in the comment editor.  To get a list of all the
| keystrokes  that  operate  in the comment editor, ask for help by pressing and
| releasing  the  ESC  key  and  then  typing "?" after entering the editor, and
| respond to the prompt with another "?".
|
| CTL f     moves the cursor right one character.
| ESC f     moves the cursor right one word.
| CTL e     moves the cursor to the end of the line.
| CTL a     moves the cursor to the beginning of the line.
| CTL b     moves the cursor left one character.
| ESC b     moves the cursor left one word.
| CTL d     deletes the one character the cursor is under or covering.
| ESC d     deletes one word to the right of the cursor.
| BACKSPACE deletes one character to the left of the cursor (the DEL key
|           also does this).
| ESC BACKSPACE deletes one word to the left of the cursor (ESC DEL also
|           does this).
| CTL k     erases all text between the cursor and the end of the line.
| @         erases all text between the cursor and the beginning of the


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|           line.
| CTL Y     retrieves any piece of erased text, longer than one
|           character, and inserts it at the current cursor position.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Getting_Around_The_Menus:  Getting Around The Menus
|
| There are six menus in the Executive Forum system in addition to the
  Getting  Started  menu  displayed above.  When you enter the system, the first
  menu displayed is the one titled "Executive Forum" (except the very first time
  you  use  the  system,  in  which  case  the Getting Started menu is displayed
  first).   The  Executive  Forum  menu  lets  you select meetings to attend; it
  enables you to select a menu for maintaining the lists of meetings you attend;
  it  enables  you  to  personalize  certain  aspects of Executive Forum; and it
  enables you to select the Getting Started menu.

  When  you  select  a  meeting  to  attend,  a  menu  for attending meetings is
  displayed.  It enables you to read comments made in the particular meeting you
  have selected and to make comments of your own.

  The  menu  for attending meetings also contains an option that displays a menu
  for  performing  maintenance on the meeting you are attending.  It lets you do
  such things as list the participants and delete comments.  Actually, there are
  two  types  of  meeting  maintenance  menus--one  displayed  if  you  are  the
  chairperson  of  a meeting and the other if you are not the chairperson.  When
  you  are  working  with  a  meeting  maintenance menu, you can get back to the
  attending  meeting  menu  by  pressing  function key F3 (or "ESC p" if you are
  using escape sequences).

  The F3 function key is one of several function keys used for getting around in
  Executive  Forum.   F3  is  used  to  display the previous menu at the top the
  screen.  The F2 function key (or "ESC f") displays the Executive Forum menu.

  The  F6  (or  "ESC  1") and F7 (or "ESC h") function keys are used to display,
  respectively,  the  next  and  the  previous  portions of a menu that is being
  displayed  in  the  bottom  portion  of the screen.  Usually, the menus in the
  bottom  portion  of  the screen are lists of names, subjects, or comments that
  can be quite long, longer than can be displayed on the screen at one time.

  Also, the BREAK (or "BRK") key can be used to return the cursor to the menu at
  the top of the screen anytime you are working in the space beneath that menu.

  :Info:  The_2_Attending_Menus:  The 2 Attending Menus

*
  There  are  two ways to read comments in meetings (by entry number or subject)
  and each has a menu designed for its specific approach.  The entry number menu
  for  attending  meetings treats each comment in the meeting separately, so you
  select,  read, and reply to comments by number.  The subject oriented menu, by


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  contrast,  groups  comments  by  subject,  so  you  select, read, and reply to
  comments  by  subject.  In the latter menu, entry numbers are referred to, but
  almost all options in the menu process comments according to subject groups.

  You  can choose which you want to use when attending meetings by selecting the
  "Read  Comments  by  Subject"  option in the Personalize Executive Forum menu.
  The  approach  you  choose is used for all meetings you attend, though you can
  change  the approach used whenever you wish.  If you do not make a choice, the
  facility selects the entry number menu approach.  (Default)

  :Info:  What_Are_Eligible_Meetings:  What Are Eligible Meetings

  Eligible  meetings  are  meetings  that  you  (an  individual) are eligible to
  attend.   All  meetings  have  lists of people or projects who are eligible to
  attend.   Some  meetings are "public," which means that anyone, or any project
  can  attend.   To  be  eligible for a meeting, you must have your name, or the
  name  of the project you work under, on the eligible list, or the meeting must
  be public.

  :Info:  What_Are_Attended_Meetings:  What Are Attended Meetings

  Attended  meetings  are  meetings that you have attended and have not resigned
  from.   You can attend any eligible meeting, and once you attend, that meeting
  is  placed  on  your personal meeting list.  It remains on that list until you
  remove it.

  :Info:  What_Are_Changed_Meetings:  What Are Changed Meetings

  A  changed meeting is a meeting on your list of attended meetings that contain
  comments that you have not yet read.

  :Info:  What_Is_The_Current_Comment:  What Is The Current Comment

  The  current comment is the comment or group of comments that the menu options
  operate  on when they are selected.  The current comment or comments is always
  indicated  by  a  number  or other specification displayed near the top of the
  Attending  Meeting menu, and there are options in that menu that enable you to
  specify which comments are to be current.

  :Info:  Selecting_The_Current_Comment:  Selecting The Current Comment


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  You  have three options for selecting current comments.  The "Select ...  Next
  Comment"  option  makes  the  next highest numbered comment in the meeting the
  current  one.   Similarly,  the "Select ...  Next Unread Comment" option makes
  the next highest comment that you have not yet read the current comment.

  The  "Select  ...   Comment(s)" option is the most flexible because it enables
  you  to  specify  exactly  which comment or group of comments to make current.
  You  can  specify  comments  by  number  or by keyword.  Numbers for different
  comments  must be separated by space (e.g., 14 23 25).  To specify by keyword,
  you  use one of the following (short names are in parentheses): all (a), first
  (f),  last (l), new, next (n), previous (p), highest, allref, (aref), firstref
  (fref), nextref (nref), priorref (pref), restref (rref).

  :Info:  Entering_Comments:  Entering Comments

  You  can  enter  comments in a meeting anytime you are attending that meeting.
  To  do  so  you  use the "Start New Discussion" and "Reply to Current Comment"
  options  in  the  Attending  Meeting  menu.   When you make a comment with the
  "Start  New  Discussion"  option,  you  are asked to specify a subject for the
  comment.   When  you  comment using the "Reply to Current Comment" option, the
  subject  of  your  comment  is automatically the same as that of the so-called
  current comment.  The "current" comment is always indicated by number near the
  top  of  the  Attending  Meeting menu.  It is the comment or group of comments
  that the menu options operate on when they are selected.  There are options in
  the  Attending  Meetings menu that enable you to specify which comments are to
  be current.

  When  you select one of the options for making a comment, a text editor is set
  up on your screen so that you can type in and edit your comment.  When you are
  finished  and  wish  to  enter  the comment, type "ESC q".  This keystroke and
  others  that are appropriate to typing and editing are listed at the bottom of
  the screen for your convenience.

  :Info:  Personalizing_The_System:  Personalizing The System

*
  The Personalize Executive Forum menu lets you set several aspects of Executive
  Forum to work the way you want them to.  First of all, you can specify whether
  you  want  to  read comments in meetings by subject or by comment number.  You
  can  also arrange to use escape sequences instead of function keys, to display
  certain information in menu form, to remove the menu from the upper portion of
  the screen while working in the editor, and to have messages processed by your
  own  message handler.  Finally, you can arrange to go to Multics command level
  while attending meetings in Executive Forum.

  :Info:  Multics_Command_Level_Mode:  Multics Command Level Mode


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  You  can  arrange  the  Executive  Forum  system  to  let you leave the system
  temporarily  to  go to Multics command level and then return to the place from
  which  you  left.  This is done by selecting the "Multics Command Mode" option
  in  the  Personalize  Executive  Forum  meeting.   If  you choose to have this
  function  available,  it  is  connected to function key F8.  If you use escape
  sequences  instead  of  function  keys, command level mode is activated by the
  "ESC e" sequence.

*

  :Info: Changes_Between_Version_1_And_2: Changes Between Version 1 And 2

  The principle changes between version 1.0 of Executive Forum (distributed with
  Multics  Release 11) and version 2.0 (distributed with Multics Release 12) are
  the  implementation  of  the subject oriented "Attending Meeting" menu and the
  "Personalization"  menu.   Refer to the "The 2 Attendiung Menus" option of the
  "Getting  Started"  menu  or "General Help Topics" menu for an explaination of
  the subject oriented "Attending Meeting" menu.  The "Personalizing The System"
  option  of  those  two  menus  contains  an explaination of how to personalize
  Executive   Forum.    The   control   arguments  that  were  used  to  control
  personalization options have been obsoleted.  They will still work in MR12 but
  their  use  will result in a warning message.  The only control arguments that
  are not obsolete are force (fc) and no_force (nfc).

  Another major change is the ability to select a disjoint set of comments while
  in  the  entry  order  "Attending  Meeting"  menu.  This may be done by either
  enumerating the set in response to the "What comment(s) do you wish to select"
  prompt,  i.e.  "6 28 496" or by entering the keyword "search".  If "search" is
  entered  you  will  be  prompted  for  the  text  to search for.  If there are
  currently  multiple  comments selected then the search will be applied ONLY to
  those  comments.   If  there is currently only 1 comment selected then all the
  comments  in  the  meeting  will be searched.  A "?" response to either prompt
  will provide more help.

  In order to improve selection from a "Choices" menu (i.e., the menu of meeting
  names)  the "ENTER NAME" option now appears as the last option on each submenu
  instead of only on the last submenu.

  The "General Help Topics" menu has been moved from the bottom of the screen to
  the top.

  Finally,  whenever you use a new version of Executive Forum you will receive a
  warning  message.  In addition an option on the "General Help Topics" menu can
  be  selected  to  describe  the  differences  between  the previous version of
  Executive Forum and the current version".


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                     Appendix 2 - Help Text for each menu option

| :Info:  Go_To_Changed_Meeting:  Go To Changed Meeting:
|
| This  option enables you to select a meeting to attend.  It can be any meeting
| containing  a  comment  you  have  not yet read.  If there is only one changed
| meeting at the time you select this option, then you are automatically sent to
| that  meeting.  If no changed meetings are found, you are asked whether or not
| you  want  Executive  Forum  to  scan the list of meetings to double check for
| changed meetings.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Go_To_Attended_Meeting:  Go To Attended Meeting
|
| This  option enables you to select a meeting to attend.  It can be any meeting
| that  you  have  previously  attended and have not resigned from.  If there is
| only  one  such  meeting  at  the  time  you  select this option, then you are
| automatically sent to that meeting.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Go_To_Eligible_Meeting:  Go To Eligible Meeting
|
| This  option enables you to select a meeting to attend.  It can be any meeting
| that  you  are  eligible  to attend.  If there is only one such meeting at the
| time you select this option, you are automatically sent to that meeting.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Go_To_Next_Changed_Meeting:  Go To Next Changed Meeting
|
| This  option  enables  you  to go to the next meeting on your list of meetings
| that  contains  a  comment  you have not yet read.  If no changed meetings are
| found,  you are asked whether or not you want Executive Forum to scan the list
| of meetings to double check for changed meetings.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Go_To_Next_Attended_Meeting:  Go To Next Attended Meeting
|
| This  option  enables  you  to go to the next meeting on your list of attended
| meetings.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Go_To_Next_Eligible_Meeting:  Go To Next Eligible Meeting


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| This  option enables you to go to the next meeting on your list of eligible to
| attend meetings.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Modify_Meeting_List:  Modify Meeting List
|
| This  option  is  not currently implemented.  This option enables you to alter
| the list of meetings you attend.  It displays a menu which enables you to stop
| or start attending specific meetings and to create new meetings.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Personalize_Exec_Forum:  Personalize Executive Forum
|
|
| This option enables you to set certain features of Executive Forum to work the
| way  you  prefer.   It  displays another menu from which you can elect to read
| comments  in  meetings either by subject or by number, to use escape sequences
| instead of function keys, to use prompts in place of menus in some situations,
| to  use the space usually reserved for menu displays to write comments, and to
| apply your own method of handling interactive messages that come while you are
| in Executive Forum.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Getting_Started:  Getting Started
|
| This  option provides you with a menu of topics that help you learn how to use
| Executive Forum.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Display_Current_Comment(s):  Display Current Comment(s)
|
| This option displays the current comments below the menu.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Copy_Current_Comment(s):  Copy Current Comment(s)
|
| This  option  places  a  copy  of  the current comments into a file.  When you
| select  this  option, you are asked for the pathname (relative or absolute) of
| the  file you wish the comments to be placed in.  If the file does not already
| exist,  it is created.  If it does exist, the current comments are appended to
| the  end  of  the  file.   If you want the comments copied into a file in your
| current working directory you need only supply a filename.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Select/List_Any_Comment(s):  Select/List Any Comment(s)


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| This  option  enables  you  to  select  which  comments  are to be the current
| comments.   When  you  select  this  option,  you are asked for the numbers or
| specifier of the comments that are to become current.  A single comment may be
| specified  by  typing  its  number  (e.g.,  14).   A  range of comments may be
| specified  by  typing  the  low  and  high numbers separated by a colon (e.g.,
| 14:19).   Available  specifiers  can  be  listed by typing a question mark (?)
| followed  by  RETURN,  when you are asked to specify the current comment.  The
| subjects, authors, and dates of the selected comments are displayed.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Select/Display_Any_Comment(s):  Select/Display Any Comment(s)
|
| This  option  enables  you  to  select  which  comments  are to be the current
| comments.   When  you  select  this  option,  you are asked for the numbers or
| specifier of the comments that are to become current.  A single comment may be
| specified  by  typing  its  number  (e.g.,  14).   A  range of comments may be
| specified  by  typing  the  low  and  high numbers separated by a colon (e.g.,
| 14:19).   Available  specifiers  can  be  listed by typing a question mark (?)
| followed  by  RETURN,  when you are asked to specify the current comment.  The
| indicated comments are displayed.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Select/Display_Next_Comment:  Select/Display Next Comment
|
| This  option  makes  the  next  comment  on the list the current comment.  The
| comment is also displayed.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Select/Display_Next_Unread_Comment:  Select/Display Next Unread Comment
|
| This option makes the lowest numbered unread comment the current comment.  The
| comment is also displayed.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Reply_To_Current_Comment:  Reply To Current Comment
|
| This  option  enables you to reply to the current comment, but only when there
| is  one  current comment.  The comment to which you are replying is displayed,
| and the text editor is set for you to write your comment.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Start_New_Discussion:  Start New Discussion
|
| This  option  enables  you to make a new comment in the meeting.  Your comment
| begins  discussion  of  a  new  subject.  When you choose this option, you are
| asked to give a name to the new subject, after which the text editor is set up
| for you to write your comment.


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| :Info:  Meeting_Maintenance:  Meeting Maintenance
|
| This option is not currently implemented.
|
| This  option  enables  you  to  make  certain  changes in the meeting, such as
| deleting  comments  and ending your participation in this meeting.  If you are
| the chairman of this meeting, you can also add and remove people from the list
| of participants, make the meeting public or private, change the purpose of the
| meeting, etc.  When you select this option, another menu is displayed.
|
|
|
| :Info: Display_Unread_Comment(s): Display Unread Comment(s)
|
| This  option  displays ther first comment on the list of comments you have not
| yet read.
|
|
|
| :Info: Display_Current_Comment(s): Display Current Comment(s)
|
| This option displays the current comments one after another below the menu.
|
|
|
| :Info: Display_Next_Comment: Display Next Comment
|
| This option displays the next comment on the current subject.
|
|
|
| :Info: Display_Previous_Comment: Display Previous Comment
|
| This option displays the previous comment on the current subject.
|
|
|
| :Info: Display_All_Comments: Display All Comments
|
| This  option  displays  all  the  comments  on  the  current subject one after
| another.
|
|
|
| :Info: Next_Subject_With_Unread_Comments: Next Subject With Unread Comments
|
| This  option finds the first comment on the list of comments that you have not
| yet  read  and  makes  that comment's subject the current subject.  The unread
| comment is also displayed.
|
|


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| :Info: Select_Subject: Select Subject
|
| This  option  enables you to select another subject to be the current subject.
| When  you  change  the  subject,  the  current  comment  will  be the last one
| pertaining to that subject.
|
|
|
| :Info: Copy_Current_Subject: Copy Current Subject
|
| This  option  places  all  comments  on  the current subject in a file in your
| working  directory.   When  you  choose  this option, you will be asked in the
| space  below  the  menu  for  the name of the file you wish the comments to be
| placed in.  If the file doesn't already exist, it will be created.  If it does
| exist, the comments will be appended to the end of the file.
|
|
|
| :Info: Skip_Rest_of_Current_Subject: Skip Rest of Current Subject
|
| This  option marks the rest of the comments on the current subject as seen and
| displays the first unread comment on the next subject, if any.
|
|
|
| :Info: Skip_to_End_of_Meeting: Skip to End of Meeting
|
| This  option  enables  you to mark as having been read all the comments in the
| meeting.
|
|
|
| :Info: Select/Display_Comment_Number: Select/Display Comment Number
|
| This  option enables you to select which comment is to be the current comment.
| When you select this option, you will be asked in the space below the menu for
| the  number of the comment that is to become current.  Only one comment may be
| specified.  The subject of that comment will become the current subject.
|
|
|
| :Info: List_Participants: List Participants
|
| This  option lists below the menu the names of people who attend this meeting.
| The  list also includes the date and time they last attended and the number of
| the last comment they've read.
|
|
|
| :Info: Delete_Comment: Delete Comment


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| This  option  enables  you  to  delete  any comment that has been made in this
| meeting.   Comments are deleted one at a time.  When you are finished deleting
| comments,  press  the  key  marked  BREAK (or BRK) to return the cursor to the
| Meeting Maintenance menu.
|
|
|
| :Info: Retrieve_Deleted_Comment: Retrieve Deleted Comment
|
| This  option enables you to retrieve a comment that you have deleted from this
| meeting.   Comments  are  retrieved  one  at  a  time.   When you are finished
| retrieving  comments, press the key marked BREAK (or BRK) to return the cursor
| to the Meeting Maintenance menu.
|
|
|
| :Info: Stop_Attending_Meeting_1: Stop Attending Meeting
|
| This  option  takes  this  meeting  off  the list of meetings you attend.  The
| meeting  remains  on your list of eligible meetings but does not appear on the
| list of attended or changed meetings.
|
|
|
| :Info: Add_Person: Add Person
|
| This  option  enables  you  to add another person to the list of those who can
| attend  this  meeting.   When you choose this option, you will be asked in the
| space below the menu for the Multics Person ID (e.g., JSmith) of the person to
| be added.  Names are added one at a time.  When you are finished adding names,
| press  the  key  marked  BREAK  (or  BRK)  to return the cursor to the Meeting
| Maintenance menu.
|
|
|
| :Info: Remove_Person: Remove Person
|
| This  option enables you to remove a person from the list of those eligible to
| attend  this  meeting.   When you choose this option, you will be asked in the
| space below the menu for the Multics Person ID (e.g., JSmith) of the person to
| be  removed.  Names are removed one at a time.  When you are finished removing
| names, press the key marked BREAK (or BRK) to return the cursor to the Meeting
| Maintenance menu.
|
|
|
| :Info: Add_Project: Add Project
|
| This  option  enables you to add another project to the list of those that can
| attend  this  meeting.   When you choose this option, you will be asked in the
| space  below  the menu for the Multics Project ID (e.g., Sales) of the project
| to  be  added.   Project names are added one at a time.  When you are finished


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| adding  names, press the key marked BREAK (or BRK) to return the cursor to the
| Meeting Maintenance menu.
|
|
|
| :Info: Remove_Project: Remove Project
|
| This option enables you to remove a project from the list of those eligible to
| attend  this  meeting.   When you choose this option, you will be asked in the
| space  below  the menu for the Multics Project ID (e.g., Sales) of the project
| to  be  removed.   Project  names  are  removed  one  at a time.  When you are
| finished  removing  names,  press  the key marked BREAK (or BRK) to return the
| cursor  to the Meeting Maintenance menu.  Persons on projects that are removed
| can be made eligible to attend this meeting by adding them individually.
|
|
|
| :Info: Make_Meeting_Public_or_Private: Make Meeting Public or Private
|
| This  option  enables you to make this meeting either public or private.  When
| you  choose this option, you will be told the current status of the meeting in
| the space below the menu and asked whether or not you want to change it.
|
|
|
| :Info: Set_Chairperson_Message: Set Chairperson Message
|
| This  option  enables  you  to  enter  a chairperson's message to describe the
| purpose of this meeting.
|
|
|
| :Info: Print_Eligibility_Message: Print Eligibility Message
|
| This  option  enables  you  to  indicate whether or not the message describing
| eligibility  for  this  meeting  is  printed  each  time  someone comes to the
| meeting.   When  you choose this option, the current practice for this meeting
| is indicated in the space below the menu, and you will be asked whether or not
| you want to change it.
|
|
|
| :Info: Set_New_Chairperson: Set New Chairperson
|
| This  option enables you to appoint someone else to be the chairperson of this
| meeting.   When  you  choose  this  option,  you will be asked for the Multics
| person  ID  (e.g.,  JSmith)  and  Multics  project ID (e.g., Sales) of the new
| chairperson.
|
|
|
| :Info: Delete_Comment(nonchair): Delete Comment


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| This  option enables you to delete any comments you have made in this meeting.
| Comments  are deleted one at a time.  When you are finished deleting comments,
| press  the  key  marked  BREAK  (or  BRK)  to return the cursor to the Meeting
| Maintenance menu.
|
|
|
| :Info: Stop_Attending_Meeting_2: Stop Attending Meeting
|
| This  option takes a meeting off the list of meetings you attend.  The meeting
| remains  on  your list of eligible meetings but does not appear on the list of
| attended  or  changed meetings.  Meetings are removed one at a time.  When you
| are  finished removing meetings, press the key marked BREAK (or BRK) to return
| the cursor to the Meeting List Maintenance menu.
|
|
|
| :Info: Attend_New_Meeting: Attend New Meeting
|
| This  option  adds  a  meeting  to  the list of meetings you attend.  When you
| choose this option, you will be asked in the space below the menu for the name
| of the new meeting.
|
|
|
| :Info: Create_New_Meeting: Create New Meeting
|
| This  option  creates a new meeting.  When you choose this option, you will be
| asked in the space below the menu for the name of the meeting, a chairperson's
| message  describing  the  purpose of the meeting, and the names of persons who
| may  attend  the  meeting.   After that information is supplied, the Attending
| Meeting menu for the new meeting will be displayed.
|
|
|
| :Info: Read_Comments_by_Subject: Read Comments by Subject
|
| This  option  enables  you  to  choose  whether  you  want to read comments in
| meetings  by  subject  or by comment number.  When you select this option, the
| method  you  are currently using is indicated in the space below the menu, and
| you are asked whether or not you want to change it.
|
|
|
| :Info: Always_Use_Escape_Sequences: Always Use Escape Sequences
|
| This  option  enables  you  to  choose whether to use function keys to perform
| certain  operations  in  Executive Forum or to use escape sequences.  When you
| select  this  option,  the  method you are currently using is indicated in the
| space below the menu, and you are asked whether or not you want to change it.
|
|


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| :Info: Display_Lists_as_Menus: Display Lists as Menus
|
| This  option  enables  you  to  specify how you want to be queried for certain
| types  of information in Executive Forum.  You can specify that you would like
| to see a menu of choices when the information is requested, or you can specify
| that  you simply be asked for the information without a menu of choices.  When
| you  select  this option, the current practice is indicated in the space below
| the menu, and you are then asked whether or not you want to change it.
|
|
|
| :Info: Remove_Menu_While_Editing: Remove Menu While Editing
|
| This  option  enables you to choose whether or not you want menus removed from
| the  screen when you are using the text editor to make a comment in a meeting.
| When  you  select  this option, the current practice is indicated in the space
| below  the  menu, and you are then asked whether or not you want to change it.
| If  you choose to have menus removed, then the extra space is used for writing
| and editing your comment.
|
|
|
| :Info: Process_Interactive_Messages: Process Interactive Messages
|
| This  option  enables  you  to  tell Executive Forum whether or not to process
| messages  you  get  while  using  the  facility.   Ordinarily, Executive Forum
| displays messages in the space beneath the menu.  When you select this option,
| the  current  practice is indicated, and you are asked whether or not you want
| to change it.
|
|
|
| :Info: Multics_Command_Mode: Multics Command Mode
|
| This  option  enables  you to specify that function key F8 (or ESCe if you use
| escape  keys)  can  be  used  for going to Multics command level while you are
| using  Executive  Forum.   When you select this option, a message in the space
| below  the  menu  indicates whether or not you currently have this capability.
| If you do not, you can then request it, and if you do have it, you can turn it
| off.   If  you  elect  to  use  F8 for this purpose, then when you log in on a
| terminal  that  has  fewer  than eight function keys, you will have to use the
| escape keys instead.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Getting_To_Know_Your_Terminal:  Getting To Know Your Terminal
|
| This  option  explains the two basic parts of the terminal (the screen and the
| keyboard) and important component parts of each.
|
|


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| :Info:  How_To_Exit_Executive_Forum:  How To Exit Executive Forum
|
| This option explains how to get out of the Executive Forum system when you are
| finished working in it.
|
|
|
| :Info:  How_To_Get_Help:  How To Get Help
|
| This  option  explains how to get help with the various parts of the Executive
| Forum system while you are using the system.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Responding_To_Prompts:  Responding To Prompts
|
| This option explains what "prompts" are and how to respond to them.
|
|
|
| :Info:  How_To_Correct_Typos:  How To Correct Typos
|
| This option explains how to correct typing mistakes.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Getting_Around_The_Menus:  Getting Around The Menus
|
| This option explains how to move from one menu to another.
|
|
|
| :Info:  The_2_Attending_Menus:  The 2 Attending Menus
|
| This  option  explains the difference between the two menus used for attending
| meetings.
|
|
|
| :Info:  What_Are_Eligible_Meetings:  What Are Eligible Meetings
|
| This  option  explains  what eligible meetings are and how you become eligible
| for meetings.
|
|
|
| :Info:  What_Are_Attended_Meetings:  What Are Attended Meetings
|
| This option explains how eligible meetings become attended meetings.
|
|


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| :Info:  What_Are_Changed_Meetings:  What Are Changed Meetings
|
| This option explains what is meant by a changed meeting.
|
|
|
| :Info:  What_Is_The_Current_Comment:  What Is The Current Comment
|
| This  option  explains  what  is meant by the current comment and how you know
| which comment is current.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Selecting_The_Current_Comment:  Selecting The Current Comment
|
| This option explains how you select a comment to be the current comment.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Entering_Comments:  Entering Comments
|
| This options explains how to enter comments into a meeting.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Personalizing_The_System:  Personalizing The System
|
| This  option explains how you can tailor aspects of the Executive Forum system
| to suit your needs while attending meetings.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Multics_Command_Level_Mode:  Multics Command Level Mode
|
| This  option  explains  how  you  can temporarily get to Multics command level
| while working in the Executive Forum system.
|
|
|
| :Info:  Go_To_Executive_Forum_menu:  Go To Executive Forum menu
|
| This  option  replaces the Getting Started menu with the Executive Forum menu,
| which enables you to select meetings to attend.
|
|
|
| :Info: Return_To_Meeting_Menu: Return To Meeting Menu
|
| This option will replace the General Help Topics Menu with the Meeting Menu.
|
|


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| :Info: Return_To_Personalize_Menu: Return To Personalize Menu
|
|  This  option  will  replace the General Help Topics Menu with the Personalize
| Executive Forum Menu.
|
|
| :Info: Changes_Between_Version_1_And_2: Changes Between Version 1 And 2
|
| This  option  explains  the  changes  that have been made to
| version 2.0 of Executive Forum.


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                       Appendix 3 - Help Text for each prompt

  :Info:  changed_mtg_name:

  Type  the  name  of  the meeting you wish to attend followed by RETURN (or the
  equivalent  of  carriage  return on your keyboard).  It must be a meeting that
  contains  a  comment  you  have  not  yet read.  To get a menu that lists such
  meetings, type two question marks (??) followed by RETURN.

  :Info:  attended_mtg_name:

  Type  the  name  of  the meeting you wish to attend followed by RETURN (or the
  equivalent  of  carriage  return on your keyboard).  It must be a meeting that
  you  have  placed on your list of meetings to attend, though you need not have
  attended it before.  To get a menu that lists such meetings, type two question
  marks (??) followed by RETURN.

  :Info:  eligible_mtg_name:

  Type  the  name  of  the meeting you wish to attend followed by RETURN (or the
  equivalent  of  carriage  return on your keyboard).  It must be a meeting that
  you  are eligible to attend.  To get a menu that lists such meetings, type two
  question marks (??) followed by RETURN.

  :Info:  file_name:

  Type  the  name of the file where you wish to have the current comments copied
  followed  by  RETURN  (or the equivalent of carriage return on your keyboard).
  It  can  be  the name of a file that already exists or the name for a file you
  want  created.   If the file does not exist, it is created.  If it does exist,
  the current comments are appended to the end of the file.

  :Info:  comment_spec:

  Specify  the  comment(s)  you  wish to make current followed by RETURN (or the
  equivalent  of  carriage  return on your keyboard).  These can be specified by
  number  or  keyword.   A  single comment may be specified by typing its number
  (e.g.,  14).   A range of comments may be specified by typing the low and high
  numbers separated by a colon (e.g., 14:19).  To specify by keyword, use one of
  the  following (short names are in parentheses): all (a), first (f), last (l),


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  new, next (n), previous (p), highest, allref (aref), firstref (fref), nextref
  (nref), priorref (pref), search (s).

  :Info: search_spec:

  Type in the text you wish to search for.  The currently selected comments will
  be searched for the text and those comments which contain the text will become
  the  new set of current comments.  If there is only 1 comment in the currently
  selected set of comments then all the comments in the meeting are searched.

*

  :Info: create_subject:

  Type  the  name  of  the subject with which you wish to designate your comment
  followed  by  RETURN  (or the equivalent of carriage return on your keyboard).
  It can be one word or a phrase.

  :Info: select_subject:

  Type  the  subject  you  wish  to  make  current  followed  by  RETURN (or the
  equivalent of carriage return on your keyboard).  To get a menu that lists the
  subjects in this meeting, type 2 question marks (??) followed by RETURN.

  :Info: select_comment:

  Specify  the  comment  you  wish  to  make  current followed by RETURN (or the
  equivalent  of carriage return on your keyboard).  The comment is specified by
  number, and only one comment can be made current at a time.

  :Info: delete_comment:

  Type  the  number  of  the  comment  you want to delete and conclude by typing
  RETURN (or the equivalent of carriage return on your keyboard).  To get a menu
  that  lists  this  meeting's  comments, type 2 question marks (??) followed by
  RETURN.   You  can  enter  the  number of only one comment at a time.  After a
  comment is deleted, you will be asked for the number of another comment.  When
  you  want  to stop deleting comments, press the key marked BREAK to return the
  cursor to the Meeting Maintenance menu.


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  :Info: retrieve_deleted_comment:

  Type  the number of the deleted comment that you wish to retrieve and conclude
  by  typing RETURN (or the equivalent of carriage return on your keyboard).  To
  get a menu that lists deleted comments, type 2 question marks (??) followed by
  RETURN.   You  can  enter  the  number of only one comment at a time.  After a
  comment  is  retrieved,  you  will be asked for the number of another comment.
  When  you  want  to  stop  retrieving  comments, press the key marked BREAK to
  return the cursor to the Meeting Maintenance menu.

  :Info: add_person:

  Type  the  name of the person you wish to make eligible to attend this meeting
  and  conclude  by  typing RETURN (or the equivalent of carriage return on your
  keyboard).   The  name  must  be  in  the form of the Multics Person ID (e.g.,
  Smith).  You enter one name at time, and after you've entered a name, you will
  be  asked for another name.  When you want to stop adding names, press the key
  marked BREAK to return the cursor to the Meeting Maintenance menu.

  :Info: remove_person:

  Type  the  name  of  the  person  you  wish  to remove from the list of people
  eligible  to  attend  this  meeting  and  conclude  by  typing  RETURN (or the
  equivalent of carriage return on your keyboard).  The name must be in the form
  of  the  Multics  Person  ID  (e.g.,  Smith).  To get a menu that lists people
  currently  eligible  to attend, type 2 question marks (??) followed by RETURN.
  You  remove  one  name at a time, and after you've removed a name, you will be
  asked  for  another  name.   When you want to stop adding names, press the key
  marked BREAK to return the cursor to the Meeting Maintenance menu.

  :Info: add_project:

  Type  the  name of a project whose members you wish to make eligible to attend
  this  meeting  and  conclude  by  typing RETURN (or the equivalent of carriage
  return  on  your  keyboard).   The  name must be in the form of the project_id
  (e.g.,  Mktg).  You add one name at a time, and after you've added a name, you
  will be asked for another name.  When you want to stop adding names, press the
  key marked BREAK to return the cursor to the Meeting Maintenance menu.

  :Info: remove_project:

  Type  the  name of a project whose members you wish to remove from the list of
  those  eligible  to  attend this meeting and conclude by typing RETURN (or the
  equivalent of carriage return on your keyboard).  The name must be in the form


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  of  the  project_id (e.g., Mktg).  To get a menu that lists projects currently
  eligible to attend, type 2 question marks (??) followed by RETURN.  You remove
  one  name at a time, and after you've removed a project, you will be asked for
  another  name.   When you want to stop removing projects, press the key marked
  BREAK to return the cursor to the Meeting Maintenance menu.

  :Info: public_private:

  To  make  this meeting open to anyone, type "public." To restrict it to people
  and  projects  specifically  listed  as  eligible, type "private." To leave it
  unchanged, press the key marked BREAK.

  :Info: eligibility_msg:

  If  you want the message describing eligibility for this meeting printed every
  time  someone  comes  to  this  meeting,  type  "print." If you do not want it
  printed,  type  "do not print." To leave the practice unchanged, press the key
  marked BREAK.

  :Info: new_chair_name:

  Type  the  name  of  the  person  who is to become the new chairperson of this
  meeting.  The name must be in the form of the person_id.  For example, "Smith"
  or  "JSmith",  depending  on  what  name  the  person  is known by on Multics.
  Conclude  by  typing  RETURN  (or  the  equivalent  of carriage return on your
  keyboard).  To leave the chairperson unchanged, press the key marked BREAK.

  :Info: new_chair_proj:

  Type  the  name of the new chairperson's project and conclude by typing RETURN
  (or  the  equivalent  of  carriage  return  on  your  keyboard).  To leave the
  chairperson unchanged, press the key marked BREAK.

  :Info: new_chair_verify:

  If the person_id and project_id of the new chairperson is correct, type "yes."
  If  not,  type  "no." Conclude by typing RETURN (or the equivalent of carriage
  return  on  your keyboard).  To leave the chairperson unchanged, press the key
  marked BREAK.


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  :Info: stop_attending_mtg:

  Type the name of the meeting that you wish to take off of the list of meetings
  you attend and conclude by typing RETURN (or the equivalent of carriage return
  on  your  keyboard).  To see a menu that lists the meetings you attend, type 2
  question  marks  (??)  followed  by  RETURN.   If  you do not want to take any
  meetings off the list, press the key marked BREAK.

  :Info: attend_new_mtg:

  Type  the  name  of  the  meeting  you wish to add to the list of meetings you
  attend  and conclude by typing RETURN (or the equivalent of carriage return on
  your keyboard).  If the meeting is on the list of meetings you are eligible to
  attend  or if it is located in the directory you are currently working in, you
  can  type  the name of the meeting alone (e.g., Everybody's_Meeting).  If not,
  you  must type the name of the meeting along with the path of directories that
  lead  to  the  meeting (e.g., >udd>Mktg>Smith>Everybody's_Meeting).  If you do
  not want to add any meetings to the list of meetings you attend, press the key
  marked BREAK.

  :Info: create_new_mtg:

  Type  the name of the meeting you wish to create and conclude by typing RETURN
  (or  the  equivalent of carriage return on your keyboard).  If you do not wish
  to create a new meeting, press the key marked BREAK.

  :Info: read_comments:

  If  you  wish  to read comments in meetings by subject, type "subject" or "s".
  If  you  wish  to  read  comments  by comment number, type "entry" or "e".  To
  continue  reading  them  in  the  manner you currently have set, press the key
  marked BREAK.

  :Info: escape_keys:

  If  you  wish  to  use  escape  sequences  instead of function keys to perform
  certain  operations  in  Executive  Forum,  type  "escape" or "e".  If you are
  already  using  escape  sequences  for  those operations and wish to switch to
  function  keys,  type  "function"  or "f".  To continue using the keys you are
  currently using, press the key marked BREAK.

  :Info: prompts_or_menus:


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  If  you wish to be queried for certain types of information in Executive Forum
  by prompts instead of menus, type "query" or "q".  If you wish to be presented
  with  a menu of choices when you are queried, type "menu" or "m".  To continue
  being queried in the current manner, press the key marked BREAK.

  :Info: editing_space:

  If  when  writing  and  editing  comments  you wish to clear the menu from the
  screen and use that space, type "clear" or "c".  If you wish to leave the menu
  in  place  and  use  just the portion of the screen beneath it, type "keep" or
  "k".  To continue with the current practice, press the key marked BREAK.

  :Info: message_window:

  If  you  wish to use a place on the screen that you've specified for receiving
  messages,  type  "own"  or  "o".   If  you wish to let Executive Forum display
  messages  automatically  beneath  the menu, type "xforum" or "x".  To continue
  displaying  messages  in  the currently designated space, press the key marked
  BREAK.

  :Info: multics_mode:

  If  you  want  to be able to go to Multics command level while using Executive
  Forum,  type  "allow"  or  "a".   If  you  don't  care  to  ever do that, type
  "disallow"  or  "d".   To leave the capability unchanged, press the key marked
  BREAK.

  :Info:  help_prompt:

  If  you  want help with an option in the above menu, type the number or letter
  of  that  option  followed  by RETURN (or the equivalent of carriage return on
  your keyboard).  If you want help with a function key, press that function key
  followed  by  RETURN.   If  you are using escape sequences instead of function
  keys,  type  the  two character sequence ("ESC" followed by another character)
  you want help with.  Finally, if you want to know about something other than a
  menu  option  or  a  function  key,  type  two question marks (??) followed by
  RETURN.   This  gets  you a menu containing general information items that you
  can choose to get an explanation of.


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                    Appendix 4 - Help Text for each Function Key

| :Info:  F1:  F1 and ESC ?
|
| Whenever  the  terminal  cursor (the moving light that marks your place on the
| screen)  is in the upper portion of the screen (the menu), you can get help by
| pressing  function key F1 (or "ESC ?" if you are using escape sequences).  You
| are  then  asked what specific help you need.  If you want help with an option
| in  the  above menu, type the number or letter of that option but DO NOT press
| RETURN  (or  the equivalent of carriage return on your keyboard).  If you want
| help with a function key, press that function key, (again do NOT press RETURN.
| If  you  are  using  escape  sequences, type the two character sequence ("ESC"
| followed  by  another  character)  that  is  used  in  place of the particular
| function  key  you  want.   Finally, if you want to know about something other
| than  a  menu  option or a function key you can respond to the request for the
| specific help desired by typing two question marks (??).  This provides a menu
| containing general information items that you can choose from.
|
| Function  keys  1  through  8  (F1-F8) operate in Executive Forum, but if your
| terminal does not have them, you should press the "ESC" key followed by either
| ?, f, p, q, r, l, h, or e to get the functions.  You may also elect to use the
| escape keys if you wish.  To do so, go to the Personalize Executive Forum menu
| and choose the "Always Use Escape Keys" option.
|
| The personalization menu is not currently implemented.  You may however make a
| number  of  personalization  choices  by  utilizing  available  xforum command
| -control_arguments.   The  available  choices (-escape, -interactive_messages,
| -no_interactive messages, -force, -no_force, -menus, -no_menus, -multics_mode,
| and -no_multics_mode) must be made when initially invoking the xforum command,
| that  is,  make  your  choices  before starting any work in the Xforum system.
| Execute  "help  xforum"  (at Multics command level before invoking the system)
| for  a  description  of  the xforum command and its associated personalization
| -control_arguments.
|
| In brief, the function keys and escape keys operate as follows:
|
| F1 (ESC ?)     provides help with menu options and other function keys.
| F2 (ESC f)     returns you to the first menu, the one called Executive
|                Forum.
| F3 (ESC p)     returns you to the previous menu.
| F4 (ESC q)     gets you out of the Executive Forum facility.
| F5 (ESC r)     causes the menu and anything else on the screen to be
|                redisplayed.
| F6 (ESC l)     enables you to look at the portion of a long menu that
|                has scrolled off the top of your screen.
| F7 (ESC h)     enables you to look at the portion of a long menu that
|                is in the next screen, coming up from the bottom of your
|                terminal.


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| F8 (ESC e)     enables you to execute a Multics command while working
|                in Executive Forum.  In order to use this key or
|                sequence, you must set the personalize forum option
|                "Multics Command Mode" to yes.  You get back to the menu
|                by typing "pi".
|
|
|
| :Info:  F2:  F2 and ESC f
|
| Pressing  this function key or its associated escape sequence gets you back to
| the first menu, the one called Executive Forum.
|
|
|
| :Info:  F3:  F3 and ESC p
|
| Pressing  this function key or its associated escape sequence gets you back to
| the previous menu displayed at the top of the screen, the one you were in just
| before the current one.
|
|
|
| :Info:  F4:  F4 and ESC q
|
| Pressing  this  function key or its associated escape sequence gets you out of
| the Executive Forum facility.
|
|
|
| :Info:  F5:  F5 and ESC r
|
| Pressing this function key or its associated escape sequence causes the status
| and  menu  window (at the top of your screen) and the help line (at the bottom
| of your screen) to be redisplayed.  If there is a "Choices" menu below the top
| menu,  it  also  is redisplayed.  Any text below the top menu (i.e., a meeting
| comment  or  Executive  Forum  message)  is  cleared from the screen.  This is
| useful when your screen gets messed up unexpectedly.
|
|
|
| :Info:  F6:  F6 and ESC l
|
| Pressing  this  function  key or its associated escape sequence enables you to
| look  at  the  portion  of  a  long menu that has scrolled off the top of your
| screen.   This  key  can only be used when you are reading a menu displayed by
| typing two question marks (??).
|
|
|
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| Pressing  this  function  key or its associated escape sequence enables you to
| look  at the portion of a long menu that is in the next screen, coming up from
| the bottom of your terminal.  This key can only be used when you are reading a
| menu  displayed  by  typing two question marks (??) and you want to move ahead
| quickly to a later part of the list.
|
|
|
| :Info:  F8:  F8 and ESC e
|
| Pressing  this  function  key or its associated escape sequence enables you to
| execute  a  Multics command.  You are prompted for the command to be executed.
| You  must  press the RETURN key after you finish typing the command.  The menu
| and  existing  text  displayed  below  the menu are scrolled off the screen as
| space  is  needed  to  display  the output produced by the command.  After the
| command  completes,  you  are  prompted for another command.  To return to the
| menu press the RETURN key without entering a command.
|
| In  order to use this function key or escape sequence, you must first activate
| it  by  using  the  "Multics Command Mode" option in the Personalize Executive
| Forum menu.


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                       Appendix 5 - Modifications required for MR12

  The "Meeting List Maintenance" menu and  the "Meeting Maintenance" menu will not
  be implemented  for MR12.  If  they are selected  the following message  will be
  output:
                        <option name> has not yet been implemented.

  The following changes will be needed to the info segs.

  Help text for the Getting Started and General Help Topics menus:

  :Info: Getting_Around_The_Menus: Getting Around The Menus

  There are  six menus in  the Executive Forum  system in addition  to the Getting
  Started  menu  displayed  above.   When  you  enter  the  system, the first menu
  displayed is  the one titled "Executive  Forum" (except the very  first time you
  use the system, in which case the Getting Started menu is displayed first).  The
  Executive  Forum menu  lets you  select meetings  to attend;  it enables  you to
  personalize certain aspects of Executive Mail;  and it enables you to select the
  Getting Started menu.

  The F3 function key  is one of several function keys used  for getting around in
  Executive  Forum.  F3  is used  to display  the previous  menu from  the top the
  screen.  The function key F2 (or Ef) displays the Executive Forum menu.

  The function keys F6 (ESCl) and F7 (ESCh) are used to display, respectively, the
  previous and the next  portions of a menu that is being  displayed in the bottom
  portion of the  screen.  Usually, the menus in the bottom  portion of the screen
  are lists  of names, subjects, or  comments that can be  quite long, longer than
  can be displayed on the screen at one time.

  Also, the BREAK (or BRK) key can be used to return the cursor to the menu at the
  top of the screen anytime you are working in the space beneath that menu.

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  :Info: Modify_Meeting_List: Modify Meeting List

       This option is not yet implemented.

  This option lets  you alter the list of meetings you  attend.  It causes another
  menu  to be  displayed which  enables you  to stop  or start  attending specific
  meetings and to create new meetings.

  :Info: Meeting_Maintenance: Meeting Maintenance

       This option is not yet implemented.

  This option enables you to make certain changes in the meeting, such as deleting
  comments and ending your participation in this meeting.  If you are the chairman
  of  this  meeting,  you  can  also  add  and  remove  people  from  the  list of
  participants,  make the  meeting public  or private,  change the  purpose of the
  meeting, and  other things.  When you  select this option, another  menu will be
  displayed.

  The following will be deleted.

  List_Participants
  Delete_Comment
  Retrieve_Deleted_Comment
  Stop_Attending_Meeting_1
  Add_Person
  Remove_Person
  Add_Project
  Remove_Project
  Make_Meeting_Public_or_Private
  Set_Chairperson_Message
  Print_Eligibility_Message
  Set_New_Chairperson
  Delete_Comment(nonchair)
  Stop_Attending_Meeting_2
  Attend_New_Meeting
  Create_New_Meeting

  Help text for each prompt:

  The following will be deleted

  delete_comment
  retrieve_deleted_comment
  add_person
  remove_person
  add_project
  remove_project


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  public_private
  eligibility_msg
  new_chair_name
  new_chair_proj
  new_chair_verify
  stop_attending_mtg
  attend_new_mtg
  create_new_mtg


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                             Appendix 6 - MR12 Xforum Info Seg

  Syntax:  xforum {-control_args}

  Function:  invokes the Executive Forum facility

  Control arguments:
    -force, -fc
       rebuilds the meeting list using the current search paths.

    -no_force, -nfc
       causes the original meeting list to be used.  This is the default.

    Meeting Lists:
    Executive Forum uses three types  of meeting lists--one for meetings that
    the  user is  eligible to  attend, one  for meetings  the user  regularly
    attends,  and one  for meetings  that have  changed since  the user  last
    attended them.   The list of meetings  the user is eligible  to attend is
    established  the first  time the   user invokes  Executive Forum.   It is
    constructed from the search paths in effect at that time.

    If a  meeting is added to  those search paths, that  is, the search paths
    remain  the same  but the  meetings in  them change,  the -force  control
    argument must  be used to  reconstruct the meeting  list.  Otherwise, the
    previously constructed meeting list is used.

    If  the   user's  search  paths  change,  Executive   Forum  notices  the
    differences  when it  is invoked  and asks  the user  whether or  not the
    meeting list should be reconstructed.

    Notes:    To   start   the   Executive   Forum   facility,   type  either
    "executive_forum" or "xforum"  when a ready message (usually  of the form
    "r 14:03 0.285 5") appears on  the terminal screen just above the cursor.
    Users operate  Executive Forum by selecting operations  from lists called
    menus.   All help needed  to operate the  system is available  within the
    Executive Forum facility itself.

    Executive Forum has exactly the  same AIM limitations as Forum.  Meetings
    are  single-class segments.  All  participants must be  logged in at  the
    same  authorization,  which  must  be  the  access  class of the meeting.
    Different  meetings, however  may be  at different  access classes.   The
    access class  of a meeting  is the authorization  of the chairman  at the
    time the meeting was created.


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            Appendix 7 - Summary of Changes between Revision 1 and 2

  1  Those things that were MCRed  and implemented for MR11 but not
     included in revision 1.
        o  Change  the  "Select/Display  Comment"  option  to  read
           "Select/Display Any Comments".
        o  Change  the  "List  Current  Comment(s)"  option to read
           "Select/List Any Comment(s)".
        o  Swap option 3 (Copy Comments) with option 2 (Select/List
           Any Comments).

  2  The  last item  of each  menu  of  a "Choices"  menu set  will
     contain  an option to  escape the menu  and be prompted  for a
     choice instead of only the last option on the last menu.

  3  That  section  of  the  help  line  for  how  to get help when
     answering  a prompt now  reads "? and RETURN:help"  instead of
     just "?:help".

  4  The subject oriented Attending Menu now includes an option for
     skipping the rest of a comment chain "Skip The Rest Of Current
     Subject".

  5  Users can answer a personalization  prompt with only the first
     letter of a choice instead of having to enter the entire word.

  6  The abbreviation for the escapse and control keys is now "ESC"
     and "CTL" instead of "E" and "C".

  7  The  General Help  Topcs Menu   is now  displayed in  the menu
     window (top window) instead of the bottom window.  The General
     Help  Topics  menu  will  contain  an  option  for  getting  a
     description of changes between Xforum versions.

  8  All Xforum  control args except force (fc)  and no_force (nfc)
     have been obsoleted.

  9  Added the ability  to select a disjoint set  of comments, i.e.
     6 28 496 to the comment specification.

  10 Added the ability to subset the currently selected comments by
     searching  for comments  which contain  a given  string or  to
     search the entire meeting for comments with a given string.

  11 A warning message will be output when a user invokes a version
     of Executive Forum  that he has not used  before.  The message
     will  refer the user  to the "Changes  Between <V1> and  <V2>"
     option of the General Help Topics" menu.