ProBoard BBS Documentation

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It is here in PROCFG that you define how you want your file listings displayed to your users. Pressing <ENTER> on any of the following options (except for Hide/Show file counters which is an on/off toggle) will invoke ProBoard's color editing window, which will allow you to customize the colors of the items displayed in your file listings. As you begin to define the colors for your file listings, and whether or not to display file counters, ProBoard shows you in the bottom window how your file listings will appear to your users.

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Hot Tip! ──────── Remember, you can change the colors, and then if you decide you don't like the colors you have selected, you can return to the previous color configuration by selecting “Cancel Changes” when exiting from PROCFG. Just be aware that any other changes you made while in PROCFG will also be lost if you select “Cancel Changes”.

A brief explanation of each field follows. ──────────────────────────────────────────

File Tag ……………….. The letter to the left of the file name.

                            This letter is what the user will press to
                            tag the file for download.

File Name ………………. The name of the file.

File Size ………………. The size of the file.

File Date ………………. The date of the file

File Counter ……………. How many times the file has been downloaded

                            from your system.  (Refer to PBUTIL FC
                            (File Counters) for more information on how
                            the file counters are maintained).

File Description ………… The description of the file.

Extended Descriptions and … Any lines of text in your file listings Separators beginning with a space, are considered to

                            be extended descriptions (or comments).
                            This is not to be confused with extended
                            file descriptions which begin with a "+"
                            character, and may actually span several
                            lines in your file listings.

Missing Files …………… A file name which is in your file listing

                            but the file does not physically exist on
                            the hard drive or CD-ROM where you told
                            ProBoard to find it.

Hide/Show File Counter …… Toggles the display of file counters on/off

                            by pressing <ENTER> on this selection.