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Appendices
Installation & Reference Guide — Doc. 5798
Shortcut
n
Applies to
e-Mailer signal blocks
Description
Sends message
n
to its default recipient
Direction
system-to-server
Type
Digital
Value
Pulse (actually, leading edge is the trigger; trailing edge is ignored)
Expected Reply
Done
pulse
Comments
Definition of these signals is optional. When the number of shortcut signals given in
the
e-Mailer Signal Block Definition
window is 0, no such signals are defined.
Accomplishes exactly the same as if the following signals had been sent:
NewMail
LookupMsg
Using n, the shortcut number, as the lookup parameter
SendNow
The number of
Shortcut
signals defined in the XSIG is specified in the e-Mailer
signal block definition. The number of signals which may be defined can vary from
0 (no text substitution signals at all) to any value — limited only by practical
considerations. (See “Appendix D: System limitations” on page 107 for a
discussion of these limits.)
The number of
Shortcut
signals defined should be set to 16 to accommodate all
sixteen possible signals which may be issued from the
Send e-Mail
SIMPL
symbol. If necessary, the list may be extended by increasing the setting on the
server side and adding an
External Communications w/offset
(XSIG2) symbol to
accommodate the additional signals. The offset should be calculated directly follow
Shortcut16 in the XSIG signal space. Alternatively, replace the
Send Mail
symbol
with a custom built XSIG.
A
Shortcut
signal has the special ability to “auto-enable” the e-mailer signal block
for the duration of the signal. (If it was already enabled when the
Shortcut
signal
was issued, it remains enabled after the signal is processed; otherwise it is
disabled.)
The
Done
pulse should be used to de-highlight the touchscreen button that
originated the
Shortcut
signal. Keeping the screen button highlighted while the
server is busy keeps the user better informed and encourages his patience.
See Also
Enabled
signal
Refer to “Signal Block Enable / Disable” on page 59.
