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Utility Messages Dictionary (/site/dict/messages)
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Utility Messages Dictionary (/site/dict/messages)
The /site/dict/messages dictionary holds a number of utility messages displayed in utility
programs used by the iNEWS newsroom computer system including messages usually
displayed when a user is building a form or creating a keyboard story. A few console
messages are also included in this dictionary.
These messages do not contribute to the total size of translations, because they are sent to
workstations only under special circumstances, and—with some exceptions—the system
looks up translations only as they are needed rather than building them into a program. Some
exceptions include the following messages, which are built into programs via the maketab
program:
•M_COMPUTER
•M_KEYBAD
• M_LASTLOG
• M_ONDEVICE
•M_WIREFAIL
• M_WIREIDLE
•M_WIRERESUME
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Some messages defined in dictionary entries on the server that would typically be displayed
in the iNEWS client status bar can now have a display method designator to determine if the
message should be displayed in the status bar or as a pop-up message. This display method
designator is based on the first character of the message definition. A display designator of 1
denotes that the message will appear on the status bar. A display designator of 2 denotes
the message displays as a pop-up dialog in addition to being displayed in the status bar and
alerts history. The default display method will be a ‘1’ if no display designator is specified.
This section describes these utility messages in the following tables:
• DBServer Program Messages
• Disconnect Program Messages
• Category and Keyword Check Program Messages
• Keyboard Check Program Messages
• Keyboard Check Program Messages for Macros
• Grpcheck Messages
• Wire Program Messages
• Mail Server Messages