User guide

How to Change the Message Table
Changing The Message Table Text
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If you either create a new ?HELP section or modify the ?HELP section in the Edit file
version of the default message table, the ?HELP section must conform to the following
rules:
1. You must not include a ?HELP section without including a ?MESSAGES section.
2. In the Edit file, enter the ?HELP section after both the ?VOCABULARY section (if
present) and the ?MESSAGES section.
3. You must enter the characters ?HELP in columns 1 through 5 of the this section
(which is also the first line of the first ?HELP subsection).
4. Enter the list of all elements for which help is available in subsequent lines of the
first subsection. ENFORM displays this list when ?HELP is entered.
5. If you add or delete subsequent subsections, add or delete the associated element
from the list of elements in the first subsection.
6. Enter the ?HELP help-element in the first column of the first line of all subsequent
subsections, where help-element is the name of the element for which help is
available. When you enter help-element, you must follow the naming rules
described in the ENFORM Reference Manual with one exception: you can use a
question mark (?) as the initial character when help-element is a command. The
length of help-element cannot exceed 31 characters.
7. Enter the help text for help-element in the subsequent lines of the subsection.
ENFORM displays this text when you enter ?HELP help-element.
8. ENFORM imposes no limit on the length of help text; however, avoid specifying
help text that is longer than 23 lines. If you specify text that is longer than 23 lines,
reading the text will be extremely difficult for individuals who request help from
terminals that have no scrolling mechanism (for example, the Tandem 6510
terminal).
9. ENFORM imposes no restrictions on the content of help text. You can add a
?HELP subsection for any topic.