TermLimit 1.4 by Ed Anuff ©1993,94 ------------------------------------------ About TermLimit ------------------------------------------ TermLimit is a limited terminal emulator for the Newton. Originally written so that I could retrieve my unread QuickMail while on the road, it has been expanded in order to be of more use to others who wish to use telecommunications from their Newton. TermLimit is a simple ascii terminal. It won't do vt100 emulation (yet). ------------------------------------------ New 1.4 features: ------------------------------------------ No new features. 1.4 is the same as 1.3 final, but has been given a new version number after 1.3b1 was accidently posted to several ftp sites. ------------------------------------------ New 1.3 features: ------------------------------------------ Proper resizing of application for different size Newton screens. ------------------------------------------ New 1.2 features: ------------------------------------------ Use of modem preferences for dial tone detection, etc. Ability to change connection settings such as parity, handshaking, etc. ------------------------------------------ New 1.1 features: ------------------------------------------ Support for PCMCIA modems and different baud rates (untested but should work) Text is no longer lost when connected to modem Addition of More button as workaround for pending text problem Ability to send control characters Horizontel and vertical scrollbars Old bugs fixed and new bugs implemented :) ------------------------------------------ Using TermLimit ------------------------------------------ TermLimit divides input and output into two onscreen areas: Text Received and Text To Send. Both areas have action buttons for accessing additional commands. In addition, there are a row of buttons across the bottom of the application for additional commands. These are detailed below: ------------------------------------------ Application Buttons ------------------------------------------ From Left to Right: Setup - This button takes you to the Setup screen. Setup options are described later on. Connect - This is represented by the phone icon. Clicking on it will display a popup list of connections. If you are already connected, it will read Disconnect. Macro - Clicking on this button will show a popup list of macros. Clicking an item in this list will result in the selected macroÕs text being sent to the connection Return - This is represented by the carriage return icon. Clicking on it will result in a CR being sent to the connection. Send Text - This is represented by the handset icon. Clicking on it will send the text in the Text To Send area to the connection. To enter a control character in the Text To Send area, precede it with a ^. For example, control-M would be entered as ^M. Escape would be entered as ^[. ------------------------------------------ Text Received Action Button Items: ------------------------------------------ More - Retrieves any pending characters. This is necessary due to a bug in the Newton OS that causes pending text to sometimes not be received automatically. You should only have to use this occaisionaly, usually when a BBS command prompt fails to appear during a connection session. If you suspect that received text has not been displayed, hit the More button. Print & Fax - Print or fax the contents of the received text buffer Copy Receive buffer To Notes - Adds the contents of the received text buffer as a new note to the Notes application Clear Receive Buffer - Clears the receive buffer ------------------------------------------ Text To Send Action Button Items: ------------------------------------------ Clear Send Buffer - Clears the text to send buffer ------------------------------------------ TermLimit Setup ------------------------------------------ Add Connection - Adds a new connection. A new untitled connection will appear in the list. Clicking on the connection will display its settings. You can set the name of the connection, whether it is a modem or serial connection, if its a modem connection you can set its phone number, if its a serial connection you can set a string to transmit on connecting, and a baud setting. Remove Connection - Displays a popup list of connections. Choosing a connection from the popup list will delete it Add Macro - Adds a new macro. A new untitled macro will appear in the list. Clicking on the macro will display its settings. You can set the name of the macro and the text to transmit when the macro is used. Note that the macro text can contain carriage returns and be longer than is displayed onscreen. To enter a control character in the macro text area, precede it with a ^. For example, control-M would be entered as ^M. Remove Macro - Displays a popup list of macros. Choosing a macro from the popup list will delete it ------------------------------------------ Notes ------------------------------------------ TermLimit will sometimes not update its display with text it has received. Text updates problems usually happen just before a command prompt. Use the More button when you suspect that icoming text is not being automatically displayed. Set up macros for all your frequently entered commands, passwords, name, etc. It sure beats trying to handwrite. If you are using TermLimit to connect to serial devices other than modems, you may want to create a serial connection. When you click on the popup menu in the connection item setup area that usually reads Phone, you will get a choice of Phone or Serial. Setting the menu to Serial indicates that the connection is a serial connection as opposed to a modem connection. When a serial connection is initiated, it will transmit whatever string is in the connection item area that usually holds a phone number. Remember that you can enter control characters by preceding them with a ^. After a failed connection or if an error occurs during disconnect, you may have to reset your Newton before you can connect again. You know the drill. Also, the Newton Fax Modem is sometimes flaky. If you are having problems using it, try taking the batteries out for a few minutes. ------------------------------------------ Important ------------------------------------------ TermLimit 1.3 (and previous versions) is not a supported product. Use it at your own risk. I accept no responsibility for any problems you may have with it. Remember: It's free No support No updates (unless I feel like it) You can send me comments via Internet to edanuff@crl.com and I will try to respond to you when I get a chance.