added help for chat

diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
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@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 26Mar03=======================================================================
 1. add some ak1a compatibility changes to chat
 26Mar03=======================================================================
 1. add some ak1a compatibility changes to chat

+2. added help text for chat, join, leave and sh/chat.

 18Mar03=======================================================================
 1. minor corrections to manuals (g0vgs)
 17Mar03=======================================================================
 18Mar03=======================================================================
 1. minor corrections to manuals (g0vgs)
 17Mar03=======================================================================

diff --git a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
index b5c10c19255ce7c6e87176c4072e3c1e194d2472..928bdb7e59ce644aacc35cb3e0cd85f67470e514 100644 (file)
--- a/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
+++ b/cmd/Commands_en.hlp
@@ -280,6 +280,42 @@ which will arrange for them to be forward candidates again.
 
 Order is not important.
 
 
 Order is not important.
 

+=== 0^CHAT <group> <text>^Chat or Conference to a group
+It is now possible to JOIN a group and have network wide conferencing to that
+group. DXSpider does not (and probably will not) implement the AK1A 
+conference mode as this seems very limiting, is hardly used and doesn't seem
+to work too well anyway.
+
+This system uses the existing ANN system and is compatible with both other
+DXSpider nodes and AK1A clusters (they use ANN/<group>). 
+
+You can be a member of as many "groups" as you want. To join a group type:-
+
+  JOIN FOC    (where FOC is the group name)
+
+To leave a group type:-
+
+  LEAVE FOC
+
+You can see which groups you are in by typing:-
+
+  STAT/USER
+
+and you can see whether your mate is in the group, if he connects to the
+same node as you, by typing:-
+
+  STAT/USER g1tlh
+
+To send a message to a group type:-
+
+  CHAT FOC hello everyone
+
+or
+
+  CH #9000 hello I am back
+
+See also JOIN, LEAVE, SHOW/CHAT
+

 === 0^CLEAR/ANNOUNCE [1|all]^Clear a announce filter line
 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a annouce filter or to 
 remove the whole filter.
 === 0^CLEAR/ANNOUNCE [1|all]^Clear a announce filter line
 This command allows you to clear (remove) a line in a annouce filter or to 
 remove the whole filter.


@@ -791,6 +827,14 @@ Note that this command is similar to SPOOF and will have the same side
 effects. Commands are run at the privilege of the user which is being
 demonstrated to. 
 
 effects. Commands are run at the privilege of the user which is being
 demonstrated to. 
 

+=== 0^JOIN <group>^Join a chat or conference group
+JOIN allows you to join a network wide conference group. To join a
+group (called FOC in this case) type:-
+
+  JOIN FOC
+
+See also CHAT, LEAVE, SHOW/CHAT
+

 === 0^KILL <msgno> [<msgno..]^Delete a message from the local system
 === 0^KILL <from msgno>-<to msgno>^Delete a range of messages
 === 0^KILL from <regex>^Delete messages FROM a callsign or pattern
 === 0^KILL <msgno> [<msgno..]^Delete a message from the local system
 === 0^KILL <from msgno>-<to msgno>^Delete a range of messages
 === 0^KILL from <regex>^Delete messages FROM a callsign or pattern


@@ -828,6 +872,14 @@ immediately.
 
 It otherwise is used in the same way as the KILL command.
 
 
 It otherwise is used in the same way as the KILL command.
 

+=== 0^LEAVE <group>^Leave a chat or conference group
+LEAVE allows you to leave a network wide conference group. To leave a
+group (called FOC in this case) type:-
+
+  LEAVE FOC
+
+See also CHAT, JOIN, SHOW/CHAT
+

 === 0^LINKS^Show which nodes is physically connected
 This is a quick listing that shows which links are connected and
 some information about them. See WHO for a list of all connections.
 === 0^LINKS^Show which nodes is physically connected
 This is a quick listing that shows which links are connected and
 some information about them. See WHO for a list of all connections.


@@ -1747,6 +1799,12 @@ for more information.
 Display all the bad words in the system, see SET/BADWORD
 for more information.
 
 Display all the bad words in the system, see SET/BADWORD
 for more information.
 

+=== 0^SHOW/CHAT [<group>] [<lines>]^Show any chat or conferencing 
+This command allows you to see any chat or conferencing that has  
+occurred whilst you were away. SHOW/CHAT on its own will show data for
+all groups. If you use a group name then it will show only chat for
+that group.
+

 === 0^SHOW/CONFIGURATION [<node>]^Show all the nodes and users visible
 This command allows you to see all the users that can be seen
 and the nodes to which they are connected.
 === 0^SHOW/CONFIGURATION [<node>]^Show all the nodes and users visible
 This command allows you to see all the users that can be seen
 and the nodes to which they are connected.