Short:    v1.18 Personal Communicator (MUI) Needs AMarquee.lib
Uploader: hparting@hem.passagen.se (Håkan Parting)
Author:   hparting@hem.passagen.se (Håkan Parting)
Type:     comm/net
Version:  1.18
Requires: comm/net/AMarquee1.47.lha, dev/mui/MCC_NList0.75.lha

This version is for MC68020 and higher. A MC68000 version may be found
at http://hem.passagen.se/hparting/amigapa.html

AmiComSys is a AMarquee client program which you use to communicate with
other people on a tcp/ip-net - e.g Internet. At the same time it make it
easier to find people's IP-addresses and homepages.

Now you can say Hi! to your friends on the net, or just see if they are
connected.

You can:
* send text messages
* send chat requests
* send WEB-requests.
* transfer files.
* have a public chat
* have a private chat.

Future updates will include more.

Please put it in your Online-script or wbstartup drawer and enjoy ...

AmiComSys requires amarquee.library v.47+ in LIBS:. Get it from
the AMarquee-package - aminet:comm/net/AMarqueeX.xx.lha

and Magic User Interface (MUI) version 3.8 or higher

and NList.mcc by Gilles Masson, available at Aminet:dev/mui/MCC_NList0_75.lha

and BetterString.mcc by Allan Odgaard. Included in the archive
(MUI/libs/BetterString.mcc). Does only work with Kickstart 3.0+. See
below for Kickstart 2.0

optionally you may also use NewString.mcc by Rüdiger Sopp. (found in
the Ibrowse-archive)

or Textinput.mcc by Oliver Wagner (found at ftp://ftp.vapor.com/misc/textinput_13.xx.lzx)

Textinput.mcc is required if you are using Kickstart 2.04 and/or 68000 CPU. You may download
it at the above address.

Note that the above only apply if your friends is using AmiComSys,
and have an Amiga. ( An IBM-PC-version of AMarquee.library would
be nice, or better a java class :-))

Features:

* Send text messages.
* Includes a client list, which shows people which have logged in.
* Send WEB- or Chat-requests.
* Uses Magic User Interface (MUI).
* A message history buffer, which saves all the received messages.
* Logging
* Arexx interface
* File transmission.
* Public chat (HotLine)
* Private chat (PChat)
* Friendsbook.
* TAB- and ':'-nickname-expansion in chat-fields.
* Every window is iconifiable separately from the MUI-application.
* Send WWW, FTP, IRC -addresses to your WEB-browser, FTP-client respective 
AmIRC.
* Optional string-gadget class. Choose from Betterstring.mcc, Newstring.cc
and Textinput.mcc
* Show all/Show only frinds/Highlight friends.

History changes:

1.18 (12.04.1998)
-----------------
BUGFIX: Message requester: The light gray background fill entered the string
        gadget's domain.
        Reported by Allan Odgaard. Thanks!
        
        Message History: Texts with new lines were truncated.

        Information box in upper part of main window: Stopped working, due to
        server software update. It also crashed if the server had crashed :(

NEW: Added MUIA_String_AdvanceOnCR to all the string gadgets, so return now
     behaves like TAB.

     If you forget to send a text you have entered into the text field in the
     message requester AmiComSys will notify you.

     Removed limit of message length in HotLine and Private Chat (PChat).
     (If you are using Newstring.mcc as textfield gadget there is a limit of 500
     characters.)

     Added smart activate, which means that the message requesters don't steal the
     current focus while you are using the keyboard. The time since the last key
     press and when it is okey to open in active state is settable in the window
     settings page - Message requester tab (Activate delay).
     Above sugguested by Allan Odgaard. Thanks!

     Empty messages are not sent anymore.

     Changed string-class settings, so you have to set it again. Betterstring.mcc
     is now default for the 68020+/WB3.0+ version.

     If the default public screen is to small for the message requester a new screen
     will open.

     The message requester handles new lines in a better way. It is now also able to
     show text in bold, italic and underlined style. Also added justification (left,
     right and center). Notice that you currently cannot send such a message ...

     You can now choose if the email entered into the settings should be showed to
     the public, in the personal settings (Public).

     Added a banned user setting on the network-settings-page, due to popular demand.
     Insert nick names or real names of people who harass you or you don't want to
     talk with.

     The old banned users setting for registered users was removed. The Autosave-
     history feature is now registered users only.

     Removed Topic text field from the PChat-windows.

     Made the Client Info requester a MUI-window. To send the home page to your
     browser you now have to press the http://domainname button.
 
This program is ShareWare.
Version 1.18-MUI (12.04.98)
Copyright 1997-1998 Håkan Parting