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   MicroPlanet Gravity > Help [F1] > Index > Rules > Rules with User Input   
   >Rules with User Input   
   >%s  (percent sign and lower case 's')   
   >If you enter the string '%s' in a Rules Condition,  Gravity will prompt the   
   >user for a text string when the rule is run. The text will be substituted into   
   >the rule condition.   
   >This is useful for running rules manually. However, it can also be used in a   
   >rule that is "enabled" to apply to incoming articles automatically. If   
   enabled,   
   >Gravity will display the text entry dialog when you retrieve headers (which   
   you   
   >might find annoying after a while).   
   > * If '%s' is entered as a Regular Expression, the user input will be treated   
   >   as a PCRE   
   > * %s can be used with From or Subject (or both with Headers).   
   > * You can combine %s with other rule conditions, as:   
   >   From contains "%s"   
   >   And   
   >   Subject does not contain "gravity"   
   >The "User-Specified Word in Subject" Standard Rule uses "%s", which can be   
   >enabled or run manually if you want to see it in action (it marks articles as   
   >important).   
   >Example   
   >We will make the rule Action to discard (delete) articles. Make a rule with a   
   >Condition like this:   
   >  Subject contains reg. expr. "%s"   
   >Be careful when discarding (deleting) articles. If you make a typing or rule   
   >mistake, Gravity deletes what it is told without warning!   
   >If we run this rule manually, Gravity will open a text box that asks for   
   input,   
   >after which the rule will delete (discard) all articles with the Subject   
   >containing the input text.   
   >If you are ON-line, and use %s in a "BODY Contains" rule condition, Gravity   
   >will try to fetch the articles, including bodies, from the server. The bodies   
   >are not saved after the rule finishes. Be aware that this can be a server   
   >intensive operation for large groups.   
   >If you are OFF-line, Gravity will warn that you are offline and do nothing if   
   >you proceed.   
   >You should NOT use a "BODY Contains .." condition in binary groups.   
      
   MicroPlanet Gravity > Help [F1] > Index > Rules > Standard Rules:   
   >Standard Rules   
   >Gravity includes the following standard (built in) rules you can use or   
   modify.   
   >These are found in the Rules list (Tools - Rules).   
   >The Watch Thread rule and Ignore Thread rule appear automatically when you   
   >first add threads to the Watch or Ignore list. You may not see them at first -   
   >Gravity hides them until used once.   
   >Important Words Rule   
   >Use this rule to mark articles as Important if they contain certain words or   
   >phrases (to work automatically, it should be Enabled in the main Rules dialog.   
   >1. From the Tools menu, select Important Words.   
   >2. Type the new word or phrase in the New Word field, then click the Add Word   
   >   button or press the Enter key.   
   >3. To remove a word from the list, select the word, then click the Delete Word   
   >   button. You can also right-click a word while you are reading an article,   
   >   then select the Add Important Word command from the Article pop-up menu to   
   >   add the word or phrase to the list of Important Words.   
   >Watch Thread  (W) Rule   
   >Use the Watch Thread rule to follow a particular discussion thread.   
   >1. In the thread pane, right-click the thread you want to watch, then select   
   >   the Watch Thread command. It is easier to remember and use the keyboard   
   >   command (W), or use the toolbar icon.   
   >2. You see the Watch icon graphic in the status column of articles belonging   
   >   to threads you want to watch. To view and change the list of watched   
   >   threads, choose the Watch List command from the View - Other Windows menu.   
   >   You see the Watch List dialog box, where you can set options for watching   
   >   threads.   
   >By default, The Watch Thread Rule downloads article bodies.   
   >   (Also see the Ignore and Watch Threads topic)   
   >Ignore Thread  (I)  Rule   
   >Use the Ignore Thread rule to discard a particular discussion thread.   
   >1. In the thread pane, right-click the thread you want to watch, then select   
   >   the Ignore Thread command. It is easier to remember and use the keyboard   
   >   command (I), or use the toolbar icon.   
   >2. You see the  Stop icon in the status column of articles belonging to   
   >   threads you want to ignore. To view and change the list of threads being   
   >   ignored, choose the Ignore List command from the View menu. You see the   
   >   Ignore List dialog box, where you can set options for ignoring threads.   
   >   (Also see the Ignore and Watch Threads topic)   
   >"User-Specified Word in Subject" Rule   
   >Use the User-Specified Word in Subject rule to find articles that contain a   
   >word in their subject lines. The rule marks found articles as Important. But   
   >you could edit it to add to the score and so forth.   
   >When you first install Gravity, this rule is disabled (i.e., it does not   
   >automatically apply to incoming articles).   
   >When you run the rule manually (through the rule dialog bar or through the   
   >manual rule dialog box), enter the word you want to look for, then Gravity   
   >searches for the word in the subjects of articles in the current newsgroup.   
   >Enable the rule to search for a user-specified word in article subjects and   
   >mark found articles as Important. The rule will open a dialog and ask for   
   >input every time you fetch article headers.   
   >Tips   
   >Most users accept the default actions for these rules, but advanced users   
   >can edit them. For example you may want to add to or subject from the   
   >article score. Or to not download article bodies for the Watch Thread Rule   
   >(they will still be flagged and watched).   
   >If you accidentally remove one of these rules or have upgraded from a   
   >previous version of the program and do not see them, you can re-generate   
   >these rules by deleting all your rules then re-starting Gravity. If you   
   >want to save your current rules, you can export them before deleting them,   
   >restart Gravity to re-generate the standard rules, then restore your   
   >previous rules by importing them from the exported file.   
      
   MicroPlanet Gravity > Help [F1] > Index > Rules > The Main Rules Dialog:   
   >The Main Rules Dialog   
   >Rules  (Tools - Rules)   
   >Use the Main Rules Dialog to manage, create, edit, or delete rules.   
   >Main Rules Dialog   
   >Columns   
   >Rules - The rules are not listed in alphabetic order, because:   
   >* Rules are processed in the order listed in the Rules dialog   
   >Apply to incoming - Shows whether the rule has been "enabled" to apply   
   >to all incoming articles or not.   
   >Days Before Expiration - You can set a rule to expire if it has not   
   >fired in x days.   
   >Buttons and Commands   
   >Add/Delete  - Create a New rule or delete an existing rule.   
   >Copy - You can make a copy of a rule to simplify new creation.   
   >Edit - Edit an existing rule.   
   >Rename  - Rename a rule.   
   >Up/Down - change the order in the list. You can control the order that   
   >rules are evaluated by moving them up and down.   
   >Enable/Disable - Very Important. Enabled means the rule will apply to   
   >all incoming articles. Disabled means the rule will not apply to   
   >incoming articles and must be run manually.   
   >Export/Import - You can save your rules in a text file and import them.   
      
      
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