Lower control area

The lower control area contains commands which operate on the current transaction or meeting.

Moves to the next transaction in the current meeting.

Moves to the previous transaction in the current meeting.

Moves to the next transaction in the same chain as the current transaction.

Moves to the previous transaction in the same chain as the current transaction.

Pops up a three-entry menu used for moving to specific transactions. Selecting pops up a dialog box prompting you for a specific transaction number to view. Selecting or moves to the start or the end of the current meeting, respectively. Selecting or moves to the first or the last transaction in the current chain, respectively.

Used for entering a transaction in the current meeting. It pops up a menu with two entries, and . Selecting will add the transaction to the chain of the current transaction, while will start a chain on a new subject.

After you select one of these entries, a dialog box will appear with a subject line and a text widget. For replies, the subject line will have a default already filled in, while new transactions will have a blank subject line which the user should fill in. The text widget is a standard Athena text widget, where you can use emacs commands to enter the body of your transaction.

When done entering the body of your transaction, press the button to enter the transaction into the meeting. Press if you decide not to send the transaction.

Used for writing the current transaction to a file. It pops up a dialog box where the user can enter a file name, and pressing the button causes the transaction to be saved to this file.