Vision Edit 
Welcome to Vision Edit. Vision Edit is an easy-to-use text editor. You can edit multiple text files simultaneously. All functions of Vision Edit can be selected either from pull-down menus or by pressing short-cut keys. 
You can invoke Vision Edit with file name as a command line parameter e.g. VED *.PAS. In this case Vision Edit will open all the files in the current directory with PAS extension. 
Vision Edit provides full mouse support but if you do not have a mouse you can still access all the functions from the keyboard. 
 menu is accessed by pressing Alt-Space.  All the other menus are accessed by pressing Alt-L, where L is the first letter of the menu. For example, the "File" menu is pulled down by Alt-F. 
The screen of Vision Edit is devided into 3 areas : - Menu
Bar (top line) - Status
Line (bottom line) - Desktop (area between Menu Bar and Status Line) 
 Edit Window 
Edit Windows are where you type in and edit your text files. T
You can open as many Edit windows as you want (as long as there is enough memory). l
  Closing and Opening Edit Windows
To close an active Edit window, click the window's close box [
] or choose Windows
Close. _
To open an Edit window, choose File
Open. You can open the same file in more than one window. H
  For More Information
Choose one of these for more information: 
 Using
Windows
 Using
editor
 Find
dialog
(text
search)
 Replace
dialog
 File
command
 File
command
 Menu Bar 
Menu Bar is the top line on the screen which displays menu choices. Each menu choice contains a pull-down
menu which can be displayed by clicking on the menu item (e.g. File), or by pressing a short cut key Alt-L where L is a highlighted letter of the menu item (e.g. Alt-F for File menu). You can also get to the menu bar by pressing F10 function key and then you can use arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired menu choice and press <Enter> to open the pull-down menu. 
 Pull-down Menus 
Each Pull-down Menu contains a list of functions that can be selected by moving the cursor with the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>, or by clicking the mouse on the menu item, or by pressing a highlighted letter (typically the first letter). If no letter is highlighted, it means that the function is not active in the current context, for example you cannot save a text to the file if no window is open. 
Some menu items have a short cut defined next to the function name e.g. 'Close Alt-F3'. Such functions can be activated by pressing a short cut key from any point in the program (if a function is active) without having to open a pull-down menu. 
 Status Line 
The Status Line (the bottom line of the screen) contains a list of most often used functions which can be activated by pressing a short cut key shown left to the function name or by clicking the mouse on the function name. O
If a function is active in the current context, its short cut is highlighted. 
 Desktop 
Desktop is your work area between the Menu Bar and the Status Line. You can open various windows, dialog boxes and entry forms on the Desktop. 
 Dialog Box 
Dialog boxes enable you to enter various kinds of data. #
A dialog box typically contains : 
 - input line (sometimes with a history list) e.g. :
 Name 
                                 
 - check boxes e.g. :
 [X] Case sensitive     
 [X] Whole words only   
 [X] Prompt on Replace  
 [X] Replace all        
 - buttons e.g. :
 [ Open ] 
You can select any of the above elements by either clicking with a mouse or using <TAB> key (moves the focus to the next element). T
If the focus is on a button press <Enter> key to push the button (or use a mouse). 
If the focus is on a set of check boxes use Up- and Down-arrow keys to move from box to box, and use <Space> key to toggle the setting (or use a mouse). o
If the focus is on a set of radio buttons use Up- and Down-arrow keys to change the setting (or use a mouse). 
To cancel a dialog box you have to press <Esc> key, or press <Alt-F3> key, or click on the close box, or click on the standard [CANCEL] button (if one exists). 
 Calculator 
The calculator is equipped with most common math functions. To operate the calculator you can either use the keyboard or press the buttons on the calculator with the mouse. .
Press Alt-F3 or Esc to close the calculator. 
 Calculator Functions 
You can select a function by either clicking on a function button with the mouse or by pressing a highlighted letter-key. 3
  Calculator functions :
  ======================
 [BIN] BINary mode
 [HEX] HEXadecimal mode
 [DEC] DECimal mode
 [ CL] Cancel last operation
 [ AC] All Clear
 [ + ] addition
 [ - ] subtraction
 [ * ] multiplication
 [ / ] division
 [ = ] display result
 [NEG] NEGation
 [F-C] switch between Fahrenheit and Celsius mode
 [D\R] switch between Degree and Radian mode
 [MWR] WRite to Memory
 [MRD] ReaD from Memory
 [ ( ] open bracket
 [ ) ] close bracket
 [TAN] TANgens
 [SIN] SINe
 [COS] COSine
 [ % ] percent
 [LOG] decimal LOGarithm
 [LNx] Natural Logarithm
 [e^y] e to the power of y
 [Pi ] 
 [REV] REVerse (1/x)
 [SQR] SQuaRe
 [SRT] Square RooT
 [FAC] factorial (!)
 [POW] x to the POWer of y
 Keys [A],...,[F] can be used only in HEX mode,
 either by clicking on them or by pressing
 Ctrl-A,...,Ctrl-F.
 Additional functions:
 [Send-EX] Send Expression to the edit window
 [Send-RU] Send Result to the edit window
 Ctrl-I truncates the number converting it to Integer
 Ctrl-R Rounds the number to the closest integer
 Calendar 
The calendar displays the current month, highlighting today's date. The next and previous months can be viewed using the '+' or '-' keys respectivly.  The mouse can also be used to change the month by clicking on the 
 icons. %
Press Alt-F3 to close the calendar. 
 ASCII Table 
The ASCII table displays the entire IBM PC character set.  The current character is marked by a blinking block cursor, and the hexadecimal and decimal ASCII values of the character are displayed below the chart. A new character is selected by pressing it on the keyboard, by clicking the mouse on it in the chart, or by moving the cursor using the cursor keys. 
You can also send characters which cannot be entered from the keyboard to the active edit window. You do it by positioning the cursor on a selected character and pressing [Send-C] button. (
Press Alt-F3 to close the ASCII table. 
 Name 
                                 
The Name input box is where you enter the name of the file to select, or the file-name mask to use as a filter for the Files list box (for example, *.*). 
 Files 
                                 
  FILENM01.PAS  
  FILENM09.PAS  
  FILENM02.PAS  
  FILENM10.PAS  
  FILENM03.PAS  
  FILENM11.PAS  
  FILENM04.PAS  
  FILENM12.PAS  
  FILENM05.PAS  
  ..            
  FILENM06.PAS  
  \MOREXAMP     
  FILENM07.PAS  
  \TOURS        
  FILENM08.PAS  
  \ANSWERS.DIR  
The Files list box lists the names of files in the current directory that match the file-name mask in the Name input box, plus the parent directory and all subdirectories. 
 C:\TP\EXAMPLES\*.PAS                     
 HELLO.PAS       52  Jul 14,1990  12:00pm 
The File information panel shows the path name, file name, date, time, and size of the selected file. =
None of the items on this information panel are selectable. 
  Drives
 A:     
 B:     
 C:     
 D:     
        
You can change the disk drive by double-clicking on the drive name or by highlighting the drive name and pressing Enter. 
 [ Open ] 
The Open button opens a new edit window and places the selected file in that window. 
 [Select] 
The Select button marks (
 character in front of the file name) or unmarks a file for openning. You can open several files at once by marking them using Select button, double-clicking on the file name, or pressing the Space key. 
 [ Cancel ] 
If you choose Cancel, nothing changes and no action occurs, and the dialog box is put away. M
(Esc always cancels a dialog box, even if a Cancel button does not appear.) 
 Using Edit Windows 
A window is a bordered screen area that you can move, resize, zoom, rearrange, close, and open. 
You can have any number of windows open on the desktop (as long as there is enough memory), but only one window can be active at any time. The active window is the one that you're currently working in. It always has a double-lined border around it, and it always has these elements: 
  Line/Column
  Block Mode
          
 Dragging On
    Close 
                    Zoom
      box 
  Current Char      box
       
 Code             
       
                  
 Title Bar 
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
     
     
     ^ ^                ^                 
     
                
Line # 
                                  
      Column #                   Scroll Bars
Generally, any command you choose or text you type applies only to the active window. j
If your windows overlap, the active window is always the topmost one (the one on top of all the others). 
To make a window active (topmost), click on the window area (if part of it is visible), use Windows
command or press F6 until you get to the desired window. 
Also first 9 windows are numbered from 1 to 9. If the window has a number it is displayed beside the Zoom Box (in the upper right corner). Numbered windows can be selected by pressing Alt-<n> keys where <n> is the window number (1..9). 
Edit windows also show the cursor's position (the current line and column number) as YY:XX in the bottom of the Edit window frame, where YY is the line number and XX is the column number. L
Every active edit window displays the Ascii code of the current character. 
 Using Editor
There are two ways to get into an open Edit window (make it active): m
 1)  Click on it.
 2)  Press (or click) F6 to cycle through the
     open windows (or choose Windows
Next).
To close the active Edit window, choose Windows
Close, click on a close box or press Alt-F3. Q
Once in the Edit window, you enter text just as if you were using a typewriter. u
 When you want to end a line, press Enter.
 To exit the editor, press F10 (it will get
   you to the menu
bar).
The maximum line width in an Edit window is 2048 characters. 
See also: 
window
 Cursor
Movement
Commands
 Insert
Delete
Commands
 Block
Commands
 Miscellaneous
Commands
 Entering
ASCII
codes
 Entering ASCII codes 
You can enter ASCII codes directly from the keyboard - hold down Alt key, enter ASCII code from the numeric keypad and release Alt key. d
You can enter characters in this way into an active edit window or into Search/Replace dialog box. W
Another method of entering ASCII codes into an active window is by using ASCII Table. 
In order to enter special characters (with ASCII codes < 32) into Search/Replace dialog box first press Ctrl-K and then a combination of keys corresponding to that character, e.g.: 
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-A gives character #1
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-B gives character #2
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-C gives character #3
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-M gives character #13 (CR)
                 
See also: Ascii
Table 
 [ OK ] 
The OK button saves a file from the active window under the name entered onto input
box. 
 Name 
                                 
The Name input box is where you enter the name under which you want to save the file, or the file-name mask to use as a filter for the Files list box (for example, *.*). 
 Clipboard 
Clipboard is a special window to/from which you can copy/paste/cut blocks of text to/from other edit
windows. You can edit Clipboard like any other edit window exept for it can hold no more than 64KB of text. Also Clipboard works only in Line
Mode and it cannot be switched to Column Mode. 
See also block
commands. 
 Print Status Window 
Print Status Window displays the following (with respect to the currently printed file): 
 - current character number
 - current line number (on the current page)
 - current page number
 - file name
 - Graphical Indicator showing the percentage already printed:
          
          |           |           |
          0%          50%       100%
 [ Open ] 
The Open button opens a file for printing. 
 Regular Expressions 
Regular Expresions can be used in a search string. They can contain the following wildcard characters: `
 ^    A circumflex at the start of the string
      matches the start of a line.
 $    A dollar sign at the end of the
      expression matches the end of a line.
 .    A period matches any character.
 *    A character followed by an asterisk
      matches any number of occurrences 
      (including zero) of that character. 
      For example "bo*" matches "bot","b",
      "boo" and also "be".
 +    A character followed by a plus sign
      matches any number of occurrences
      (but not zero) of that character. For
      example "bo+" matches "bot" and "boo",
      but not "be" or "b".
 []   Characters in brackets match any one
      character that appears in the brackets
      but no others. For example "[bot]"
      matches "b", "o" or "t".
 [^]  A circumflex at the start of the string
      in brackets means NOT. Hence, "[^bot]"
      matches any characters except "b", "o" 
      or "t".
 [-]  A hyphen within the brackets signifies
      a range of characters. For example,
      "[b-o]" matches any character from "b"
      through "o".
 \    A backslash before a wildcard character
      means that the wildcard will be treated
      as a normal character not as a wildcard.
 Tool Bar 
The Tool Bar can be displayed or hidden at the top of the screen by choosing Windows|Show/Hide
Bar item from the pull down menu. You can click on the tool bar with a mouse to generate command. Icons represent commands: i
 replace words
  print block/file
 search again
 line/block mode switch
    find word
 reformat paragraf      system
    close file
   close tool bar   clock
               
     
12:25:04
open file            
save file            
spelling checker
help on the tool bar
 Print Manager 
Print Manager maintains a queue of print jobs. The Print Manager window displays the Print Queue showing for each file: 
 - File Name;
 - File Size;
 - the current count of characters
   already sent to the printer (in bytes or KB);
 - the current percentage of characters
   already sent to the printer;
 - Status: Idle, Printing, Stopped, or
   Printer Error.
The Print Manager window also contains the following buttons: 
 - Close:
Closes the Print Manager window; 
 - Stop Printing:
Stops Printing the active print job (top file); 
 - Resume Printing:
Resumes Printing of the previously stopped print job or Resumes Printing after a printer error; if you select Stop After Every Page in Print Options printing will have to be Resumed after every page; 
 - Delete File:
Deletes a highlighted file from the Print Queue; 
 - Delete All:
Deletes All files from the Print Queue; 	
 - Help:
Displays this Help topic; 
 - Print File:
Displays the Select
Print window from which you can select a file for printing (the file will be appended to the Print Queue); 
 - Print Options:
Displays the Print
Options dialog box where you can set some print options (LPT port, page length, margins, etc.); 
 - Header:
Displays the Header window where you can create a Header; 
 - Footer:
Displays the Footer window where you can create a Footer. 
 VGA Installation Procedure 
If you have a VGA graphics card that supports other screen modes than the standard ones (e.g. 132 columns) Vision Edit is capable of using those screen modes. However, before other screen modes can be used, you have to install them by following the procedure described below: 
1) If you have one of the following graphic cards: ERGO-VGA, SPEEDSTAR, or TRIDENT go to step 3. If your VGA card manual lists all supported text modes go to step 2. Otherwise, run TESTMODE.EXE (provided with Vision Edit) and write down all useful text modes (note mode #, # lines, and # columns) from 0-255. TESTMODE.EXE displays all the necessary information to use it (to count the number of lines use down arrow key and go to the bottom of the screen). 
2) Run MAKEDRV.EXE program (provided with Vision Edit) and create a new driver for your card by selecting Driver|New menu function. Enter all screen modes identified in step 1 and exit the program. m
3) Copy a created (or selected) driver (*.DRV) to Vision Edit home directory and rename it to STANDARD.DRV. 
4) Start Vision Edit and select Options|Change Screen Mode menu function. You should be able to see a dialog box containing all your screen modes. ,
Also see: Screen
Selection
dialog
 Help Index 
|About
|ASCII
table
 ASCII
Table
 ASCII
Codes
keyboard
  Box
Commands
 Calculator
 Calculator
Functions
|Calculator
 Calendar
|Calendar
 Center
 Clipboard
 Colors
Dialog
 Config|Define
Table
 Config|Mode
Direction
 Config|Load
Table
 Desktop
 Dialog
 Define
Translation
Table
 Directories
Dialog
 Edit|Block
Dragging
On/Off
 Edit|Clear
 Edit|Copy
 Edit|Cut
 Edit|Insert
 Edit|Line/Column
Block
 Edit|Paste
 Edit|Show
clipboard
 Edit|Insert
 Edit
Window
 Edit|Undo
 File|Change
 File|Close
 File|DOS
shell
 File|Exit
 File|New
 File|Open
 File|Read
 File|Run
Program
 File|Run
Spelling
Checker
 File|Save
 File|Save
 File|Save
 File|Write
Block
 File
Manager
dialog
|File
Manager
 Find
Dialog
 Help
 KeyCmds|Boxes|DoubleBox
 KeyCmds|Boxes|Eraser
 KeyCmds|Boxes|MixedBox
 KeyCmds|Boxes|SingleBox
 KeyCmds|GoTo
Marker
 KeyCmds|Set
Marker
 Macro
Continue
 Macro
Delete
 Macro
 Macro
 Macro
Execute
 Macro
 Macro
Repeat
 Macro
Start,
 Macro
Suspend
|Memory
 Menu
 Mouse
Options
Dialog
 Open
Dialog
 Options|Clear
Desktop
 Options|Colors
 Options|Mouse
 Options|Load
Options
 Options|Preferences
 Options|Restore
Desktop
 Options|Screen
Blanker
 Options|Save
Desktop
 Options|Save
Options
 Preferences
dialog
 Print|Close
Print
Manager
 Print|Display
Print
Manager
 Print
Dialog
 Print
Manager
 Print
Options
Dialog
 Print|Print
 Print|Print
Block/File
 Print|Print
Options
 Print|Stop
Print
 Print
Status
Window
 Pull-down
 Reformat
 Reformat
Paragraph
 Regular
Expressions
 Replace
Dialog
Program
Dialog
Spelling
Checker
 Screen
Blanker
Dialog
 Screen
Selection
dialog
 Search|File
Search
 Search|Find
 Search|GoToLine
 Search|GoToPage
 Search|Replace
 Search|Search
again
 Search|Text
Search
Options
Dialog
 Sort
Lines
Dialog
 Status
 Text
Editor
 Tool
 Using
Windows
Installation
Procedure
 Vision
 Windows|Cascade
 Windows|Close
 Windows|Close
 Windows|Next
 Windows|Previous
 Windows|Show/Hide
Ruler
 Windows|Show/Hide
 Windows|Size/move
 Windows|Switch
Screen
 Windows|Synchro
 Windows|Tile
 Windows|Zoom
About 
When you choose the About command from the 
 (System) menu, a dialog box appears, showing copyright and program version information. G
To close the box, press Esc, Space, or Enter, or click the OK button. 
Calendar 
The Calendar menu item opens a small calendar which displays the current month. It also allows you to view other months. 
ASCII table 
The ASCII menu items opens an ASCII
Table that displays the IBM PC character set. Characters can be sent from ASCII table to the active edit window. 
Calculator 
When you choose Calculator, a calculator is opened on the desktop.  
See also Calculator
Functions. 
Memory Info 
Memory Info displays a Memory Information Window containing the following : ,
  - Total DOS memory : the amount of RAM memory in KB
    (up to 640KB)
  - Program size : the size (in bytes) of the part of the
    program which stays in memory all the time (not overlayed)
  - Editor buffer : the amount of memory in bytes allocated to the
    text editor
  - Overlays buffer : the amount of memory in bytes allocated to
    overlays (parts of the program that are loaded to memory from
    a hard disk when needed)
  - Remaining free memory : the amount of free memory in bytes
    used for dynamic allocation (heap) e.g. for windows;
 File
Open 
    (F3)
The File
Open command displays the 'Open a File' dialog box. In this dialog box you select the name of the text file you want to edit. &
The Open
File dialog box contains: 
 an input
box with a history list
 a list
box to browse the directory
 a list
Drives
 the standard Cancel button
 Open action button
 Select action button
 an information panel that describes the
   selected file
 File
New opens a new Edit
Window. The window gets the name "Untitled" and will have to be given a different name before saving to a disk. 
 File
Save 
     (F2)
Save command saves a file from the active edit
window on the disk. If a file name does not contain a path the file is saved in the current directory. 
 File
Save as 
Save as command allows you to save the file from the active window to a disk under a different name. This command opens a 'Save File as' dialog box. '
The Save
as dialog box contains: 
 an input
box with a history list
 a list
box to browse the directory
 a list
Drives
 the standard Cancel button
 the standard OK button
 an information panel that describes the
   selected file
 File
Save all 
This command saves all modified files that are open without asking for confirmation. 
 File
Close File 
This command closes the active (top) edit window. If the file has been modified you will be asked if you want to save it. N
You can also click the Close box in the upper left corner to close a window. 
 File
Write Block 
This function allows you to write a selected block of text to a file. The 'Save Block as' dialog box will be displayed in which you can enter the file name under which you want to save the selected block of text. (
The Save
Block
as dialog box contains: 
 an input
box with a history list
 a list
box to browse the directory
 a list of Disk Drives
 the standard Cancel button
 the standard OK button
 an information panel that describes the
   selected file
 File
Read 
This function allows you to read a file into current text. The text will be inserted into current cursor position. The standard 'Open a File' dialog box is opened. P
In this dialog box you select the name of the text file you want to read from. &
The Open
File dialog box contains: 
 an input
box with a history list
 a list
box to browse the directory
 a list
Drives
 the standard Cancel button
 Open action button
 an information panel that describes the
   selected file
 File
Change dir 
Change Dir brings up the Change
Directory dialog box, in which you can change the current directory. 
 File
DOS shell 
With the DOS Shell command, you can leave the program temporarily to perform a DOS command or run another program. m
It is strongly recommended that you save all modified files (File|Save
all) before using DOS Shell command. Y
File|Dos Shell command now gives you almost all memory available below 640KB (it can vary between 500-600KB depending on the system configuration). This is achieved by swapping contents of RAM memory to either Expanded Memory (if available), what gives a very fast performance, or to a temporary VED.SWP file which is created on your drive c:. 8
To return to Vision Edit, type EXIT at the DOS prompt. 
Also see File|Run
Program j
DOS Shell command has been developed using a procedure released to public domain by TurboPower Software. 
 File
Run Program 
File|Run Program command allows you to run external programs or execute DOS commands from within Vision Edit. 
This command opens up a Run
Program
dialog
box which lets you enter (or select) the program (or DOS external command) name and parameters that will be passed to it (if any). 
You can install programs that you want to use more often by entering the program name on the input line and then clicking on the Add button. You can remove programs from the list of installed programs by highlighting the program's name and then clicking on the Remove button. 
Also see File|Dos
Shell l
Run Program command has been developed using a procedure released to public domain by TurboPower Software. 
 File
Run Spelling Checker 
File|Run Spelling Checker command allows you to run external Spelling Checker program. 
This command opens up a Run
Spelling
Checker
dialog
box which lets you enter the name of the Spelling Checker program and the name of the file to be checked. G
If you want the VED to save the name of the Spelling Checker program: 
 -Enter the name of the program
 -press GO button (invokes the Spelling Checker program)
 -now choose 'Save Options' item from pulldown menu under 'Options'
 File
Exit 
The Exit command terminates Vision Edit and returns you to DOS prompt. 
 Edit
Undo 
  (Ctrl-U)
Undoes all the inserts and deletes made from the last cursor movement. Once you move the cursor you cannot undo the changes made before. 
 Edit
  (Shift-Del or Ctrl-K Y)
Deletes the selected block of text from the active window and copies it to the clipboard. 
See also block
commands. 
 Edit
Copy 
  (Ctrl-Ins or Ctrl-K K)
Copies the selected block of text from the active window to the clipboard. 
See also block
commands. 
 Edit
Paste 
Copies a block of text from the clipboard to the active window. 
See also block
commands. 
 Edit
Show clipboard 
Displays a clipboard window on the screen. 
 Edit
Clear 
  (Ctrl-Del)
Deletes the selected block of text from the active window. If you are in the column
mode you cannot undo this operation. 
See also block
commands. 
 Edit
Line/Column Block Mode 
This command enables you to switch between Line and Column block mode. Z
"L" displayed at the top left corner of the active window indicates the Line block mode. \
"C" displayed at the top left corner of the active window indicates the Column block mode. 
Both Line and Column block mode work with Block selection as well as block operations (block delete, copy, cut, paste & block dragging). Z
For block selection and block dragging you can use both mouse and keyboard (arrow keys). 
See also: -
 Edit|Block
Dragging
On/Off,
 Block
Commands
 Edit
Block Dragging On/Off 
This command switches between Drag Mode On and Off. If Drag Mode is On then "D" is displayed at the top left corner of the active window (beside Line/Column Block Mode indicator). 
If you are in a drag mode (after you have selected a block) you can drag a block around the window using either mouse or arrow keys. In a Column Mode you can drag a block in all 4 directions while in a Line Mode you can drag a block only up and down. 
In a Drag Mode most commands are not active (except for some block operations: cut, block delete, paste, copy, line/column mode). 
See also: .
 Edit|Line/Column
Block
Mode,
 Block
Commands
 KeyCmds|Box Commands 
Box Commands allow drawing boxes in 3 different styles (plus erasing) with the Arrow Keys or using a mouse. 
See: KeyCmds|Boxes|NoBox, r
     KeyCmds|Boxes|SinleBox,
     KeyCmds|Boxes|DoubleBox,
     KeyCmds|Boxes|MixedBox,
     KeyCmds|Boxes|Eraser
 NoBox 
   (Ctrl-Alt-0) or (Shift-Alt-0)
It restores a normal mode of operation for Arrow Keys if you have used them for drawing boxes. j
See also: KeyCmds|Boxes|SinleBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|DoubleBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|MixedBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|Eraser 
 SingleBox 
  (Ctrl-Alt-1) or (Shift-Alt-1)
It selects Single Box drawing style. You can draw boxes using Arrow Keys or a mouse. 
To draw a box (or a line) using a mouse click at one point (first box corner), move the mouse cursor to another location (opposite box corner), and click again. A box will be created with two opposite corners located where you clicked a mouse. If two clicked points are on the same line a horizontal line will be created. If two clicked points are on the same column a vertical line will be created. 
Example Single Box: O
      
      
      
See also: KeyCmds|Boxes|NoBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|DoubleBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|MixedBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|Eraser 
 DoubleBox 
  (Ctrl-Alt-2) or (Shift-Alt-2)
It selects Double Box drawing style. You can draw boxes using Arrow Keys. 
To draw a box (or a line) using a mouse click at one point (first box corner), move the mouse cursor to another location (opposite box corner), and click again. A box will be created with two opposite corners located where you clicked a mouse. If two clicked points are on the same line a horizontal line will be created. If two clicked points are on the same column a vertical line will be created. 
Example Double Box: O
      
      
      
See also: KeyCmds|Boxes|NoBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|SingleBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|MixedBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|Eraser 
 MixedBox 
   (Ctrl-Alt-3) or (Shift-Alt-3)
It selects Mixed Box drawing style. You can draw boxes using Arrow Keys. 
To draw a box (or a line) using a mouse click at one point (first box corner), move the mouse cursor to another location (opposite box corner), and click again. A box will be created with two opposite corners located where you clicked a mouse. If two clicked points are on the same line a horizontal line will be created. If two clicked points are on the same column a vertical line will be created. 
Example Mixed Box: R
     
     
     
See also: ]
KeyCmds|Boxes|NoBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|SingleBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|DoubleBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|Eraser 
 Eraser 
   (Ctrl-Alt-4) or (Shift-Alt-4)
It puts Arrow Keys into Erase Mode. Using Arrow Keys you can erase boxes and other characters. 
To erase a box (or a line) using a mouse click at one point (first box corner), move the mouse cursor to another location (opposite box corner), and click again. A box will be erased (or text will be overwritten with spaces) with two opposite corners located where you clicked a mouse. If two clicked points are on the same line a horizontal line will be erased. If two clicked points are on the same column a vertical line will be erased. 
See also: _
KeyCmds|Boxes|NoBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|SingleBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|DoubleBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|MixedBox 
 Mark Block Beginning 
This command marks beginning of a block at the current cursor position. Also it begins block selection - cursor movement causes selection of a block from the previously marked beginning of the block to the cursor position. 
See also block
commands. 
 Delete Block 
  (Ctrl-Del)
This command deletes a selected block of text. 
If you are in the column
mode you cannot undo this operation. If you are in the column mode it is safer to use Edit|Cut command instead. )
This is the same command as Edit|Clear. 
See also block
commands. 
 Hide Block 
This commands hides a selected block. 
See also block
commands. 
 Paste from Clipboard 
This command copies a block of text from Clipboard to the active edit window. The block is inserted at the current cursor position. )
This is the same command as Edit|Paste. 
See also block
commands. 
 Cut to Clipboard 
This command deletes a selected block of text from the active edit window and copies it to Clipboard. '
This is the same command as Edit|Cut. 
See also block
commands. 
 Copy to Clipboard 
This command copies a selected block of text to Clipboard. (
This is the same command as Edit|Copy. 
See also block
commands. 
 Indent Block 
This command inserts "indent characters" (typically spaces) at the beginning of all lines of a selected block, moving this way a block to the right. You can change "indent characters" from spaces to any other character or to a string of characters in the Preferences
dialog
box. 
See also: 6
  Block
Commands,
  Unindent
Block,
  Default
Indent.
 Unindent Block 
This command removes spaces at the beginning of all lines of a selected block(if there are any), moving this way a block to the left. 
See also: "
  Block
Commands,
  Indent
Block.
 Default Indent 
 (Ctrl-K Space)
This command restores the indent character to a space character. 
You can change "indent characters" from spaces to any other character or to a string of characters in the Preferences
dialog
box. 
See also block
commands. 
 Upper to Lower Case 
This command changes all upper case characters within a selected block to a lower case. 
See also: 3
 block
commands,
 Lower
Upper
Case,
 Flip
Case.
 Lower to Upper Case 
This command changes all upper case characters within a selected block to a lower case. 
See also: 3
 block
commands,
 Upper
Lower
Case,
 Flip
Case.
 Flip Case 
This command switches all characters within a selected block from lower to upper and from upper to lower case. 
See also: =
 block
commands,
 Upper
Lower
Case,
 Lower
Upper
Case.
 Print Block/File 
This command prints a selected block. If no block has been selected the whole file from the active edit window will be printed. 
See also: $
 block
commands,
 Print|Print
File.
 Character Left 
This command moves the cursor one position to the left. ~
If you are in a block selection mode (after pressing Ctrl-K B) a highlighted block will increase or decrease by 1 character. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands. 
 Character Right 
This command moves the cursor one position to the right. ~
If you are in a block selection mode (after pressing Ctrl-K B) a highlighted block will increase or decrease by 1 character. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands. 
 Word Left 
This command moves the cursor to the beginning of a word left from the current cursor position. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands. 
 Word Right 
This command moves the cursor to the beginning of a word right from the current cursor position. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands. 
 Line Up 
This command moves the cursor one line up from the current cursor position. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands. 
 Line Down 
This command moves the cursor one line down from the current cursor position. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands. 
 Page Up 
This command moves the cursor one screen up from the current cursor position. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands. 
 Page Down 
This command moves the cursor one screen down from the current cursor position. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands. 
 Screen Top 
This command moves the cursor to the top of the screen. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands. 
 Screen Bottom 
This command moves the cursor to the bottom of the screen. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands. 
 Screen Center 
This command moves the cursor to the middle line of the screen. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands. 
 Text Start 
This command moves the cursor to the beginning of a text. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands. 
 Text End 
This command moves the cursor to the end of a text. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands. 
 Insert Mode On/Off 
This command toggles between insert and overwrite modes. Q
In the insert mode a cursor shape is a blinking line under a current character. X
In the overwrite mode a cursor shape is a blinking rectangle over a current character. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands. 
 Delete Line 
This command deletes a current line. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands. 
 Delete to End of Line 
This command deletes text from a cursor position to the end of a line. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands. 
 Delete to Start of Line 
This command deletes text from a cursor position to the beginning of a line. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands. 
 Delete Char Left 
This command deletes a character left from a cursor position. The cursor then is moved by one position to the left. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands. 
 Delete Char 
This command deletes a character on which a cursor is positioned. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands. 
 Delete Word Right 
This command deletes text from a cursor position to the end of a word. If the cursor is not positioned on a word all characters from the cursor position to the next word will be deleted. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands. 
 Duplicate Line 
This command duplicates a current line and inserts it below. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands. 
 Abort Operation 
This command usually cancels the all the changes made in a dialog box and then closes the dialog box. It is equivalent to clicking on a Cnacel button. 
See also dialog
box. 
 Tab 
This command is equivalent to pressing a Tab key. 
Depending on the settings in the Preferences
dialog
box it can result in inserting a Tab character or spaces at a cursor position. 
 Close Active Window 
This command closes an active edit window or dialog box. "
See also Miscellaneous
Commands. 
 Auto Indent On/Off 
This command toggles auto indent On and Off. You can also do it in a Preferences
dialog
box. 
If auto indent is On, then after you press Enter key a cursor will be positioned on a new line and below the first word of the previous line. This allows you to continue block indentation without having to insert spaces on each new line. "
See also Miscellaneous
Commands. 
 Find Matching Bracket 
This command finds a corresponding (matching) bracket if a cursor is positioned on one of the following brackets: ()[]. "
See also Miscellaneous
Commands. 
 Force Page Break 
This command inserts a page-break character (
) at a cursor position which will cause a printer to skip to the beginnig of a next page. "
See also Miscellaneous
Commands. 
 Reformat Paragraph 
  (Alt-R)
A Paragraph means a portion of text (typically several lines) delimited by empty lines. 
Reformat Paragraph function works only for the current paragraph (on which the cursor is positioned). It tries to accommodate as many words as possible on every line. If a line is too long it is wraped. 
If Jusification is on (see : Preferences
dialog
box) each line of the paragraph except for the last one will be justified (spaces will be inserted so that the line is aligned to both left and right margins). Justification does not work for paragraphs consisting of just one line. 
Also see : Reformat
File 
 KeyCmds
Center Line 
  (Alt-V)
This command centers the line by removing and inserting spaces in front of it. The line is centered relative to the right margin which can be either the window's right edge or the right margin setting (see Preferences dialog box). 
 KeyCmds
Set Marker 
  (Ctrl-K 0)
This command sets the marker #0 at the current cursor position. Later you can quickly find this marker by using KeyCmds|GoTo
Marker menu command. E
You can set up to 10 markers by using hot-key commands Ctrl-K 0..9. 
 KeyCmds
GoTo Marker 
  (Ctrl-Q 0)
This command finds the marker #0 which has been set by using KeyCmds|Set
Marker menu command. C
You can find markers #0..9 by using hot-key commands Ctrl-Q 0..9. 
 Search
Find 
Displays a Find
dialog
box which lets you enter a string of characters that you want to search for. 
 Search
Replace 
Displays a Replace
dialog
box which allows you to enter both search and replace strings of characters. 
 Search
GoToLine 
Displays a GoToLine
dialog
box. L
It allows you to enter the line number to which you want to jump directly. 
 Search
Search again 
  (Ctrl-L)
Repeats the last search/replace from the current cursor position. 
 Windows
Size/move 
    (Ctrl-F5)
Choose this command to change the size or position of the active window. 
  Size
If you press Shift while you use the arrow keys, you can change the size of the active window. Once you've adjusted its size or position, press Enter. Q
If a window has a Resize corner, you can drag that corner to resize the window. 
  Move
When you choose Windows
Size/Move, the active window moves in response to the arrow keys. Once you've moved the window to where you want it, press Enter. F
You can also move a window by dragging its title bar with the mouse. 
 Windows
Zoom 
    (F5)
Choose Zoom to resize the active window to the maximum size. If the window is already zoomed, you can choose this command to restore it to its previous size. {
You can also double-click anywhere on the window's title bar (except where an icon appears) to zoom or unzoom the window. 
 Windows
Tile 
Choose Windows
Tile to tile all windows on the desktop. L
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
             Tiled Windows
 Windows
Cascade 
Choose Windows
Cascade to stack all windows on the desktop. A
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
        Cascaded Windows
 Windows
Next 
   (F6)
Choose Next to cycle forwards through the windows on the desktop. 
 Windows
Previous 
    (Shift-F6)
Choose Windows
Previous to cycle backwards through the windows on the desktop. 
 Windows
Close All 
Choose Windows
Close All to close all Edit Windows. 
 Windows
Synchro 
    (Ctrl-F6)
After you select this command from the menu or press Ctrl-F6 2 top windows become synchronized. They are resized and moved so that one window occupies the top half and the other the bottom half of the Desktop. 
From now on every key you press is sent to both windows. They scroll together and react to editing operations (e.g. inserting or deleting characters) in the same way. Even search works for both windows. q
Synchronization of the windows is broken after selecting Synchro command (or pressing Ctrl-F6) the second time. 
 Windows
List of Files 
Displays a File
List dialog box allowing to select an open file from the list of all open files. 
 Windows
Switch Screen 
This command switches between the normal- and full-screen mode. In the full-screen mode the Menu
Bar and the Status
Line are hidden and the Desktop covers the whole screen. 
      
 Window
Show/Hide Ruler 
This command shows/hides the ruler at the top of the screen, just below the menu bar. You can click on the ruler with a mouse to position the cursor in the edit window on the selected column. Tabs are marked on the ruler with "
" and the right margin is marked with "
" character. You can double click on the ruler to change the right margin setting. 
 Window
Show/Hide Tool Bar 
This command shows/hides the tool bar at the top of the screen, just below the menu bar. You can click on the tool bar with a mouse to generate command. Icons represent commands: i
 replace words
  print block/file
 search again
 line/block mode switch
    find word
 reformat paragraf      system
    close file
   close tool bar   clock
               
     
12:25:04
open file            
save file            
spelling checker
help on the tool bar
 Options
Mouse... 
The Mouse command brings up the Mouse
Options dialog box, where you can set various options that control how your mouse works, including: R
 how fast a double-click is
 which mouse button (right or left) is
   active
 Options
Colors... 
The Colors item brings up the Colors
dialog box, where you can customize the colors of the display. 
 Options
Preferences... 
The Preferences item brings up the Preferences dialog box, where you can set Auto Save options as well as the Screen Size (if you have EGA/VGA graphics adapter you can change the display mode from 25 to 43/50 lines). A
In this dialog box you can also change various Editor settings. /
For more details see: Preferences
dialog
box. 
 Options
Directories... 
This command displays Directories dialog box where you can specify a directory for the Desktop file. 
 Options
Screen Blanker... 
The Screen Blanker item brings up the Screen Blanker dialog box, where you can set some screen blanker options. 2
For more details see: Screen
Blanker
dialog
box. 
 Options
Save Desktop 
Saves the state of all open windows to a file called VED.DSK. This file can be reloaded by selecting Options
Restore
Desktop. >
Also the following History Lists are stored in VED.DSK file: &
 - file names Open or Printed during 
the previous session; '
 - keywords used in Search and Search 
& Replace; (
 - programs run using File|Run Program 
together with parameters. 
 Options
Restore Desktop 
Restores a previously-saved state of all open windows from a file called VED.DSK. This file is saved via the Options
Desktop menu command. @
Also the following History Lists are loaded from VED.DSK file: &
 - file names Open or Printed during 
the previous session; '
 - keywords used in Search and Search 
& Replace; (
 - programs run using File|Run Program 
together with parameters. 
 Options
Clear Desktop 
Clears desktop by closing all open windows and dialog boxes. 
 Options
Load Options 
This command loads from VED.OPT file (if the file exists): 
 - Colors
Palette;
 - Mouse
Options;
 - Edit
Preferences;
 - a list of Macros;
 - Search
Options;
 - a list of programs installed using 
File|Run
Program command; *
 - a list of recently closed files (up to
5 files) displayed at the bottom of the File menu.  >
The VED.OPT file is created by Options
Options command. =
You can modify Colors Palette using Options
Colors command. <
You can modify Mouse Settings using Options
Mouse command. D
You can modify Edit Preferences using Options
Preferences command. 
 Options
Save Options 
This command saves to VED.OPT file: 
 - Colors
Palette;
 - Mouse
Options;
 - Edit
Preferences;
 - a list of Macros;
 - Search
Options;
 - a list of programs installed using 
File|Run
Program command; +
 - a list of recently closed files (up to 
5 files) displayed at the bottom of the File menu.  
If the file VED.OPT exists it will be overwritten. The options from the VED.OPT file are loaded using Options
Options command. =
You can modify Colors Palette using Options
Colors command. A
You can modify Mouse Settings using Options
Mouse menu command. D
You can modify Edit Preferences using Options
Preferences command. 
 Print
Print Options 
This command displays a Print
Options dialog box which allows setting the following parameters: 
 - DOS LPT # : LPT1,...,LPT4
 - Eject a page Before printing (Yes/No)
 - Eject a page After printing (Yes/No)
 - Use Headers/Footers
 - Stop After Every Page
 - Left Margin
 - Page Length
 - Top Margin
 - Bottom Margin
 - Printer Initialization String
 Print
Print File  
This command displays a Select
Print dialog box which allows you to select a file that you want to print. w
The file must exist on your disk, so if you are editing a new file you have to save it before you can start printing. 
After you select a file to print, the file is appended to the Print Queue and printing starts if the Print Queue was empty. If the Print Queue was not empty the file is appended to the end of the queue. X
You can display the Print Queue by using the menu command Print|Display
Print
Manager. 
You can cancel printing at any time by pressing F9 function key or by clicking with the mouse on Stop Print label on the status line. o
Since printing is done in "background" you can continue using other functions of Vision Edit during printing. 
Also see: Print
Manager. 
 Print
Header 
Displays a Header/Footer
dialog
box allowing you to create a header. 
See also: Print|Footer 
 Print
Footer 
Displays a Header/Footer
dialog
box allowing you to create a footer. 
See also: Print|Header 
 Print
Display Print Manager 
This command displays a Print
Manager window if it has not been already open. You can close it at any time using menu command Print
Close
Print
Manager. 
 Print
Close Print Manager 
This command closes a Print
Manager window if it has been open. You can reopen it later (during printing) using menu command Print
Print
Manager. 
 Print
Stop Print 
Stops printing (the printer will still be printing for a while until its internal buffer is empty). You can resume printing by clicking on the Resume Printing button in the Print
Manager. 
 Macro|Start Macro 
This command displays a Create Macro File dialog box which is similar to Open
Dialog
Box. You have to enter a name of the macro file in which macro operations will be stored. The default macro file extension is MAC. 
After you select the macro file name a Macro
Description dialog box is displayed. You can enter a one-line description of a macro here. 
After you close a Macro Description dialog box a flashing message 'Macro Recording' is displayed on the status line. From now on all keys that you press, most edit operations including search and replace are recorded in the macro file. H
To stop macro recording select End
Macro function from the Macro menu. 
The macro that you have just created will be added to the list of available macros in the Macro menu. You can execute a macro by selecting it from the Macro menu or by pressing a hot key assigned to that macro. 
Also see: End
Macro, y
          Load
Macro,
          Execute
Macro,
          Suspend
Macro,
          Continue
Macro,
          Repeat
Macro
 Macro|End Macro 
This command completes macro recording started with Start
Macro command. It closes a macro file and from now on you can execute that macro. 
Also see: Start
Macro, y
          Load
Macro,
          Execute
Macro,
          Suspend
Macro,
          Continue
Macro,
          Repeat
Macro
 Macro|Load Macro 
This command allows you to select a macro file which has been created previously. An Open
Macro dialog box is displayed allowing you to select a macro file. The selected macro is added to the list of macros in the Macro menu and becomes available for execution. 
Also see: Start
Macro, x
          End
Macro,
          Execute
Macro,
          Suspend
Macro,
          Continue
Macro,
          Repeat
Macro
 Macro|Execute Macro 
All macros available for execution are displayed in the Macro menu under the dividing line. There can be up to 7 macros available at once. You can execute a macro by either selecting its name from the Macro menu or by pressing a hot-key assigned to this macro. All hot-key assignments are automatic. The first macro is assigned Alt-F4, the second Alt-F5, and so on up to Alt-F10. 
If you already have 7 macros in the Macro menu adding a new macro will remove the first macro from the list of macros available. 
Also see: Start
Macro, u
          End
Macro,
          Load
Macro,
          Suspend
Macro,
          Continue
Macro,
          Repeat
Macro
 Macro|Suspend Macro 
This command suspends recording a macro so that you can do some operations which you do not want recorded in the macro file. You can resume recording the macro by selecting Continue
Macro command. 
Also see: Start
Macro, u
          End
Macro,
          Load
Macro,
          Execute
Macro,
          Continue
Macro,
          Repeat
Macro
 Macro|Continue Macro 
This command allows you to continue recording a macro which has been suspended with Suspend
Macro command. 
Also see: Start
Macro, t
          End
Macro,
          Load
Macro,
          Execute
Macro,
          Suspend
Macro,
          Repeat
Macro
 Macro|Repeat Macro
Displays a Repeat
Macro dialog box which allows you to specify how many times the macro should be repeated. 
Also see: Start
Macro, v
          End
Macro,
          Load
Macro,
          Execute
Macro,
          Continue
Macro,
          Suspend
Macro
 Config
Mode & Direction 
The Mode & Direction item brings up the Set-Options dialog box, where you can set: -Edit Direction (sets the direction of editing) )
-Table (which Ascii-Table will be used) 8
-Push Mode (allows two different direction of editing) 
Also see: Define
Table, v
          Load
Table,
          Set
Options,
          Define
Translation
Table,
          Set
Options
Dialog
 Config
Define New Table 
The Define New Table item brings up the Define
Translation
Table dialog box where you can define a Converted Ascii Table. 
Also see: Load
Table, T
          Mode
Direction,
          Set
Options,
          Set
Options
Dialog
 Config
Load New Table 
This command allows you to select a table file which has been created previously. An Open
Table dialog box is displayed allowing you to select a table file. Codes from this file are loaded to Converted Ascii Table and they can be used when proper settings are defined in Mode
Direction. 
Also see: Define
Table, \
          Set
Options,
          Define
Translation
Table,
          Set
Options
Dialog
 Config
Commands Mode 
This command displays a Commands
Mode dialog box which allows you to switch between the standard Vision Edit commands and user-defined commands. 
Also see: 1
  Config|Define
Commands,
  Config|Load
Commands
 Config
Define Commands 
This command displays a Define
Commands dialog box which allows you to redefine the standard Vision Edit hot keys which correspond to commands. 
Also see: /
  Config|Commands
Mode,
  Config|Load
Commands
 Config
Load Commands 
This command displays a Load
Commands dialog box which allows you to load a previously defined hot keys from a file. 
Also see: 1
  Config|Commands
Mode,
  Config|Define
Commands
 Help|Help on Help 
Help Window can be displayed from any point of the program by pressing F1 function key, by selecting Help from the pull-down menu, or by pressing right mouse button. 
Help system is context sensitive so information displayed in the help window depends on the current context e.g. if you are editing a text file in the edit window pressing F1 will result in displaying help information related to the text editor. 
By double-clicking with a mouse on highlighted words in a help window you can quickly access information regarding those words (cross reference). =
To close a help window press Esc or click on the close box. 
 Help Previous 
Displays the previous help topic. A history of help topics is maintained by Vision Edit throughout the whole session (from startup to exit). 
 Help
Help Index 
    (Ctrl-F1)
Help Index command displays a list of topics which are explained by the Help system. G
You can get to the topic explanation by double-clicking on the topic. 
 Cursor Movement Commands 
 Character
left   
 Ctrl-S or Left arrow
 Character
right  
 Ctrl-D or Right arrow
 Word
left        
 Ctrl-A or Ctrl-Left arrow
 Word
right       
 Ctrl-F or Ctrl-Right arrow
 Line
up          
 Ctrl-E or Up arrow
 Line
down        
 Ctrl-X or Down arrow
 Page
up          
 Ctrl-R or PgUp
 Page
down        
 Ctrl-C or PgDn
 Beginning
 Ctrl-PgUp
text      
 Ctrl-PgDn
screen    
 Ctrl-Home
 Bottom
screen 
 Ctrl-End
 Middle
screen 
 Ctrl-Q M
 Insert & Delete Commands 
 Insert
on/off     
 Ctrl-V or Ins
 Delete
line            
 Ctrl-Y
 Delete
line  
 Ctrl-Q Y
 Delete
start
 Ctrl-Q H
 Delete
character
left  
 Ctrl-H or Backspace
 Delete
character       
 Ctrl-G or Del
 Delete
right      
 Ctrl-T
 Delete
      
 Ctrl-Backspace
 Duplicate
line         
 Ctrl-K D
 Block Commands 
 Mark
block
begin    
 Ctrl-K B or Shift-arrow
 Delete
block        
 Ctrl-Del
 Hide
block          
 Ctrl-K H
 Paste
Clipboard
 Ctrl-K C or Shift-Ins
Clipboard    
 Ctrl-K Y or Shift-Del
 Copy
Clipboard   
 Ctrl-K K or Ctrl-Ins
 Block
Indent        
 Ctrl-K I
 Block
Unindent      
 Ctrl-K U
 Indent
Default      
 Ctrl-K Space
 Upper
Lower
case 
 Ctrl-K L
 Lower
Upper
case 
 Ctrl-K O
 Flip
case           
 Ctrl-K F
 Print
Block/File    
 Ctrl-K P
 Line/Column
Mode    
 Alt-B
 Dragging
On/Off     
 Alt-D
 Sort
Lines          
 Ctrl-K S
 Miscellaneous Commands 
 Menu
bar             
 Save
edit        
 Open
file            
 Close
active
window  
 Alt-F3
 Tab                  
 Ctrl-I or Tab
 Auto-Indent
On/Off   
 Ctrl-O
 Find                 
 Ctrl-Q F
 Find
replace       
 Ctrl-Q A
 Repeat
find     
 Ctrl-L
Marker           
 Ctrl-K 0..9
 Find
Marker          
 Ctrl-Q 0..9
line           
 Ctrl-Q G
 Find
Matching
Bracket
 Ctrl-Q [ or Ctrl-Q ]
 Force
Break     
 Ctrl-P
 Reformat
Paragraph   
 Alt-R
 Reformat
File        
 Ctrl-Q R
 Center
Line          
 Alt-V
 Undo
operation  
 Ctrl-U
 Abort
operation      
Pressing F1 function key or clicking on the mouse right button opens a Help Windows and displays help information regarding the active user interface element. In this case you pressed F1 key when Help|Help menu item was an active element of the user interface. 
Also see : Help
Help 
 Insert Time 
Inserts a current system time into the active edit window. The time has the following format: HH-MM. 
Also see: Insert
Date 
 Insert Date 
Allows inserting either a System Date or a File Creation Date into the active edit window. This command displays a Date
Formats dialog box which allows selecting a date format. 
Also see: Insert
Time 
 Reformat File 
This command reformats the whole file applying Reformat Paragraph function to every paragraph in the file. You can Stop reformatting by pressing <Esc> key. 
Also see : Reformat
Paragraph 
 Sort Lines 
This command allows sorting lines of a selected block or a file (open in the active Edit Window) in Ascending or Descending order. After selecting this command the Sort
Lines
dialog
box will be open. It enables selecting options for the sort. If the whole file is sorted (no block selection) then the original file is renamed to the same name but with BAK extension. 
When a block is selected and Vision Edit is in Block Mode then the lines are compared starting from the first column of the block but the entire lines are moved. 
 Delete Macro 
Displays the Delete
Macro dialog box where you can delete Macros from the List of Macros displayed in the Macro Menu. 
 Search
GoToPage 
Displays a GoToPage
dialog
box. 
It allows you to enter the page number to which you want to jump directly. The cursor will be positioned at the top of the page. 
                
 Edit Macro 
Displays the Macro
Editor dialog box where you can edit Macros from a selected Macro File. You can view, delete, insert, and modify macro commands. 
Opens a selected file in a new Edit Window. The list of the 5 most recently closed files is displayed. This list is stored in the options file. 
Also see: File
Open, /
          Save
Desktop,
          Load
Desktop
 Search
File Search 
Displays a Search
File(s) dialog box which lets you enter a wildcard of files that you want to search for. 
 Search
Text Search 
Displays a Search
File(s)
Text dialog box which lets you enter a string of characters that you want to search for and wildcard which defines file(s) in which search will take place. 
File Manager 
File Manager menu item opens the File
Manager dialog box. The current directory is selected in the Directory
Panel
Viewer and files for this directory are displayed in the File
Panel
Viewer. 
 Delete Word Left 
This command deletes a previous word (to the left from a cursor position). If the cursor is positioned on a word (but not on the first character) that word will be deleted. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands. 
 Change Screen Mode 
This command displays the Screen
Selection
dialog
box which allows you to select other screen modes (e.g. 132 columns) if you have a VGA card that supports other screen modes. Before you can start using this function you have to install your graphics card (see: VGA
Installation). 
 Vision Edit has the following editing commands:
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 Cursor Movement Commands 
 Character
left   
 Ctrl-S or Left arrow
 Character
right  
 Ctrl-D or Right arrow
 Word
left        
 Ctrl-A or Ctrl-Left arrow
 Word
right       
 Ctrl-F or Ctrl-Right arrow
 Line
up          
 Ctrl-E or Up arrow
 Line
down        
 Ctrl-X or Down arrow
 Page
up          
 Ctrl-R or PgUp
 Page
down        
 Ctrl-C or PgDn
 Beginning
 Ctrl-PgUp
text      
 Ctrl-PgDn
screen    
 Ctrl-Home
 Bottom
screen 
 Ctrl-End
 Middle
screen 
 Ctrl-Q M
 Insert & Delete Commands 
 Insert
on/off     
 Ctrl-V or Ins
 Delete
line            
 Ctrl-Y
 Delete
line  
 Ctrl-Q Y
 Delete
start
 Ctrl-Q H
 Delete
character
left  
 Ctrl-H or Backspace
 Delete
character       
 Ctrl-G or Del
 Delete
right      
 Ctrl-T
 Delete
      
 Ctrl-Backspace
 Duplicate
line         
 Ctrl-K D
 Block Commands 
 Mark
block
begin    
 Ctrl-K B or Shift-arrow
 Delete
block        
 Ctrl-Del
 Hide
block          
 Ctrl-K H
 Paste
Clipboard
 Ctrl-K C or Shift-Ins
Clipboard    
 Ctrl-K Y or Shift-Del
 Copy
Clipboard   
 Ctrl-K K or Ctrl-Ins
 Block
Indent        
 Ctrl-K I
 Block
Unindent      
 Ctrl-K U
 Indent
Default      
 Ctrl-K Space
 Upper
Lower
case 
 Ctrl-K L
 Lower
Upper
case 
 Ctrl-K O
 Flip
case           
 Ctrl-K F
 Print
Block/File    
 Ctrl-K P
 Line/Column
Mode    
 Alt-B
 Dragging
On/Off     
 Alt-D
 Sort
Lines          
 Ctrl-K S
 Miscellaneous Commands 
 Menu
bar             
 Save
edit        
 Open
file            
 Close
active
window  
 Alt-F3
 Tab                  
 Ctrl-I or Tab
 Auto-Indent
On/Off   
 Ctrl-O
 Find                 
 Ctrl-Q F
 Find
replace       
 Ctrl-Q A
 Repeat
find     
 Ctrl-L
Marker           
 Ctrl-K 0..9
 Find
Marker          
 Ctrl-Q 0..9
line           
 Ctrl-Q G
 Find
Matching
Bracket
 Ctrl-Q [ or Ctrl-Q ]
 Force
Break     
 Ctrl-P
 Reformat
Paragraph   
 Alt-R
 Reformat
File        
 Ctrl-Q R
 Center
Line          
 Alt-V
 Undo
operation  
 Ctrl-U
 Abort
operation      
 Open a File Dialog Box 
The 'Open a File' dialog box contains: 
 - the Name input box;
 - the Files
list;
 - a list of Disk Drives;
 - a file information panel;
 - the standard button Cancel;
 - the Open
button);
 - the Select action button;
 - a history list that's attached
   to the Name
input
To open a file you have to type in the file name into the Name input line or select the file from the Files list (using mouse or keyboard) and then click on the Open button. You can also change the disk drive by double-clicking on the Drives list. At the end of the Files list you can find directories. If you select a directory and click on the Open button a list of files from the selected directory will be displayed. 
You can open several files at once by marking them clicking on the Select button, double-clicking on the file name, or pressing the Space key. 
See also : Dialog
Box. 
 Change Directory dialog box 
The Change Directory dialog box consists of an input box, a list box, the standard OK and Help buttons, and two other buttons (Chdir and Revert). |
 Directory Name 
                                     
The Directory Name input box is where you type in the path of the new directory. 
 Directory Tree 
   Drives                            
C:\                            
     
TP                           
       
TVISION                    
The Directory Tree list box enables you to navigate directories by using the selecting bar and pressing Enter. 
If you're using the keyboard, press Enter to make the selected directory be the current directory, then choose OK or press Esc to exit the dialog box. +
 [Chdir ] 
The Chdir button changes the current directory once you've selected or typed in a directory name. +
 [Revert] 
The Revert button goes back to the previous directory, as long as you haven't yet exited the dialog box. 
See also : Dialog
Box. 
 Find Dialog Box 
The Find dialog box contains an input box with a history list, a group of check boxes, and the standard OK, and Cancel buttons. 
 Text to Find 
                       
Enter the search string in the Text to Find input box and choose OK to begin the search, or choose Cancel to forget it. 
You can also enter ASCII codes directly from the keyboard - hold down Alt key, enter ASCII code from the numeric keypad and release Alt key. Using this method you can enter characters with ASCII codes between 32 and 255. 
In order to enter special characters (with ASCII codes < 32) first press Ctrl-K and then a combination of keys corresponding to that character, e.g.: 
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-A gives character #1
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-B gives character #2
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-C gives character #3
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-M gives character #13 (CR)
Press the Down arrow key if you want to show the history list associated with the input box. You can select a string from the history list by positioning the cursor on it and pressing <Enter> or by clicking on the item with a mouse. r
Options
 [X] Case sensitive     
 [X] Whole words only   
This group of check boxes governs the kind of strings that the editor searches for. q
Search
 [X] From Cursor        
 [X] From Start of Text 
This group of check boxes determines whether the Search starts from the current cursor position or from the beginning of the file. O
Regular Expressions
 [X] On/Off           
When Regular Expressions is checked on Vision Edit recognizes GREP-like
wildcards in the search string. 
See also : Dialog
Box. 
 Replace Dialog Box 
The Replace dialog box contains three input boxes with associated history lists, a group of check boxes, and the standard OK, and Cancel buttons. Z
Most components of the Replace dialog box are identical to those in the Find
dialog
box. 
 Text to Find 
                   
Enter the search string in the Text to Find input box and choose OK to begin the search, or choose Cancel to forget it. You can also enter ASCII codes directly from the keyboard - hold down Alt key, enter ASCII code from the numeric keypad and release Alt key. Using this method you can enter characters with ASCII codes between 32 and 255. 
In order to enter special characters (with ASCII codes < 32) first press Ctrl-K and then a combination of keys corresponding to that character, e.g.: 
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-A gives character #1
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-B gives character #2
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-C gives character #3
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-M gives character #13 (CR)
Press the Down arrow key if you want to show the history list associated with the input box. You can select a string from the history list by positioning the cursor on it and pressing <Enter> or by clicking on the item with a mouse. 
 New Text 
                       
Enter the replacement string in the New Text input box. You can also enter ASCII codes directly from the keyboard - hold down Alt key, enter ASCII code from the numeric keypad and release Alt key. Using this method you can enter characters with ASCII codes between 32 and 255. 
In order to enter special characters (with ASCII codes < 32) first press Ctrl-K and then a combination of keys corresponding to that character, e.g.: 
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-A gives character #1
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-B gives character #2
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-C gives character #3
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-M gives character #13 (CR)
You can also use the history list to the right of the box to select a string you've used previously. 
Options
 [X] Case sensitive     
 [X] Whole words only   
 [X] Prompt on Replace  
 [X] Replace all        
This group of check boxes governs the kind of strings that the editor searches for, and whether the replacement is automatic. Check Replace All if you want the editor to replace all occurrences of the search string found. q
Search
 [X] From Cursor        
 [X] From Start of Text 
This group of check boxes determines whether the Search/Replace starts from the current cursor position or from the beginning of the file. O
Regular Expressions
 [X] On/Off           
When Regular Expressions is checked on Vision Edit recognizes GREP-like
wildcards in the search string. 
See also : Dialog
Box. 
 GoToLine dialog box 
The GoToLine dialog box contains one input box with associated history list, and the standard OK, and Cancel buttons. d
 Enter line number 
 123 
On the input line you can enter the line number to which you want to jump directly. 
 Go To Page dialog box 
The Go To Page dialog box contains one input box with associated history list, and the standard OK, and Cancel buttons. d
 Enter page number 
 123 
On the input line you can enter the page number to which you want to jump directly. The cursor will be positioned at the top of the page. 
 Help on the Mouse Options dialog box 
This dialog box consists of one check box, one slider bar, and the standard buttons OK and Cancel. 
 Mouse Double Click       
 Slow     Medium     Fast 
The Mouse Double Click slider bar adjusts the double-click speed of your mouse. ^
 [X] Reverse Mouse Buttons 
Reverse Mouse Buttons makes the right mouse button take on the normal functions of the left--and vice versa. B
 See also:
 Options
Mouse...
command
 Dialog
 Help on the Colors dialog box 
The Colors dialog box consists of two list boxes, a text display area, the standard OK, Cancel, and Help buttons, and one of the following: 
 On color and black-and-white systems, it
   also contains two color palettes.
 On monochrome systems, it contains a set
   of radio buttons instead of the palettes.
This dialog box is where you can change the colors of different parts of this program. 
 Group 
   Desktop          
   Menus            
   Dialogs/Calc     
   Edit Window      
   Calendar         
   Ascii table      
                    
The Group list box contains the names of the different regions of the program that you can customize. L
 Item 
   Color            
                    
When you select a group from the Group list, the Item list box displays the names of the different views in that region. 
 Foreground 
 Background 
On color and black-and-white systems, you use the Foreground and Background palettes to modify colors. 
 Colors 
) Mono low        
  ( ) Mono high       
  ( ) Mono underscore 
  ( ) Mono inverse    
On monochrome systems, you use the Colors set of radio buttons systems to modify the character attributes. Q
 Text Text Text 
 Text Text Text 
On all systems, the display text (above the Help button) shows the current color or attribute settings. 
Changes do not take effect on the desktop until you close the Colors dialog box by choosing OK. By selecting from the menu Options|Save
Options the current colors palette is saved into the options file (VED.OPT) and will be loaded automatically the next time you start Vision Edit. U
You can also Save
Colors
Palette to a separate file by clicking on the Save button. g
You can Load
Colors
Palette that have been previously saved in a file by clicking on the Load button. 
See also : Dialog
Box. 
 Save Colors Palette As dialog box 
This is a standard dialog for saving files. You have to type in a file name on the input line and then click on the OK button. This will save the current colors palette (from the Colors
dialog
box) to the file. If a file with the selected name exists it will be overwritten. #
Also see: Save
dialog
 Load Colors Palette dialog box 
This is a standard dialog for opening files. You have to type in a file name on the input line or select it from a list of files and then click on the OK button. This will load a colors palette from the file (previously created by saving
colors
file). The current colors palette in the Colors
dialog
box is replaced by the colors palette loaded from the file.  
Also see: Open
dialog
 Select File to Print Dialog Box 
The 'Select File to Print' dialog box contains an input box, a file
list, a file information panel, the standard button Cancel, one other action button (Open), plus a history list that's attached to the Name
input
box. i
If you click on Open button the selected file will be appended to the Print Queue (see: Print
Manager). 
See also : Dialog
Box. 
 Print Options Dialog Box 
This dialog box which allows setting various print parameters. It contains : - 1 set of radio buttons (DOS LPT port selection) : f
 LPT # 
) LPT1  
  ( ) LPT2  
  ( ) LPT3  
  ( ) LPT4  
- 1 set of Eject check boxes : c
  - Eject a page Before printing (Yes if checked)
  - Eject a page After printing (Yes if checked)
- 1 set of Other Options check boxes ?
  - Use Headers/Footers (if checked headers and
    footers will be printed if specified with
    Print|Header and
    Print|Footer menu commands);
  - Stop After Every Page (if checked printing
    will stop after every page - in order to
    continue you have to click on Resume Printing
    button in Print
Manager;
- 5 input lines : 
  - Left Margin (in characters)
  - Page Length (in lines): the standard 
    page length on a letter-size paper is
    66 but some printers (e.g. DeskJet 500)
    have a 2-line-long unprintable area;
    for this reason the default page length
    is 64 lines;
  - Top Margin (in lines)
  - Bottom Margin (in lines)
  - Printer Initialization String (sent to a
    printer before printing a file):
    unprintable ASCII characters can be
    entered as <N> where N is an ASCII
    decimal code e.g. <27> means "Escape"
- 1 value box (unselectable): ;
  - Text Length = Page Length - Top Margin - Bottom Margin
 Preferences dialog box 
This dialog box allows you to set the Auto Save and Editor options, TAB settings, as well as the screen mode. 
It contains: 
- 3 Auto Save check boxes : j
 Auto Save 
 [X] Desktop  
 [X] Options  
 [X] Backup   
If a Desktop box is checked Vision Edit saves Desktop in VED.DSK file. If VED.DSK file exists Desktop will be restored automatically on the startup. 
If a Options box is checked Vision Edit saves Options in VED.OPT file. If VED.OPT file exists Options will be restored automatically on the startup. Options include all settings of this dialog box. 
If Backup box is checked Vision Edit will always save the last version of the edited file giving it the same name with BAK extension. #
(also see : Options|Save
Options)  
- 4 Edit Options check boxes : 
 Edit Options
 [X] Auto Indent      
 [X] Auto Wrap        
 [X] Justification    
 [X] Show Page Breaks 
If Auto Indent is checked, after you press Enter key the cursor will be positioned on a new line and below the first word of the previous line. 
If Auto Wrap is checked, the cursor will move automatically to the next line after you reach the right margin (last word will be moved to the new line). If, at the same time, Auto Indent is checked the cursor will be positioned below the first word of the previous line. 
If justification is checked text will be justified (aligned to both left and right margin). Justification is applied in two cases: ^
- if Auto Wrap is on and a word is moved to the next line (after reaching the right margin); X
- if you Reformat
Paragraph all lines but the last one of the paragraph are justified. L
If Show Page Breaks is checked the last line on each page is shown in a different color (default: yellow text on red background). Page Breaks are calculated according to the Number of Lines per Page setting in Print
Options
dialog
box. You can change the color in which page breaks are displayed using Options|Colors
command. (
- 1 set of Screen Size radio buttons : e
 Screen Size 
) 25 lines    
  ( ) 43/50 lines 
If you have a EGA/VGA graphics adapter you can display 43/50 lines on the screen (if you have a VGA card which supports other text modes e.g. 132 columns see: Options|Change
Screen
Mode); 
- 1 input line : K
                
  Right Margin: 
  78  
                
It allows you to select the Right Margin Setting. )
- 1 set of Right Margin radio buttons : 
 Right Margin: 
) Use window's size   
  ( ) Use margin setting  
If you select "Use window's size" then a window's right edge will be assumed to be a right margin for Reformat Paragraph and Auto Wrap functions. If you select "Use margin setting" then a Right Margin  set on the above input box will be used as a right margin for Reformat  Paragraph and Auto Wrap functions. (
- 1 set of Screen Size radio buttons : 
 TABs 
) Use Spaces - smart TABs
  ( ) Use TAB characters     
If you select Use Spaces, whenever you press TAB key the appropriate number of spaces will be inserted. This option is useful for programmers since the cursor will move to the position under the next word of the previous line. If you select Use TABs, TAB character will be used (ASCII code #9) when you press a TAB key. 
- 1 input line : C
             
  TAB width  
  8   
             
It allows you to select the width of TABs. F
- 1 set of Indent Mode radio buttons and Indent Str/Char input line: 
 Indent Mode 
      Indent Str/Char
) ASCII code  
      
  ( ) String      
      
 32          
      
If you select ASCII code then the following Indent Str/Char input line has a meaning of an ASCII code of a character. This character will be inserted in front of all selected lines when you use Block Indent function (Ctrl-K I). The default is the Space character (ASCII code #32). If you select String then the following Indent Str/Char input line has a meaning of a string of characters. This string will be inserted in front of all selected lines when you use Block Indent function (Ctrl-K I). The Default button below restores the default Indent Mode to  ASCII code and the Indent Str/Char to #32 (space). When you are editing text  you can return to the default mode by pressing Ctrl-K followed by the space. )
- 1 set of <ENTER> Char radio buttons : ~
 <ENTER> Char 
) CR + LF     
  ( ) CR          
  ( ) LF          
If you select CR+LF (default) every time you press the <ENTER> key a sequence of CR (ASCII code #13) and LF (ASCII code #10) characters is inserted into a text (standard for most applications). w
If you select CR every time you press the <ENTER> key only the CR (ASCII code #13) character is inserted into a text. 
If you select LF every time you press the <ENTER> key only the CR (ASCII code #10) character is inserted into a text (this convention is used on Unix systems).  J
These options work only if the below <ENTER> Mode is set to Insert Line. )
- 1 set of <ENTER> Mode radio buttons : e
 <ENTER> Mode 
) Insert Line 
  ( ) Next Line   
If you select the Insert Line mode (default) every time you press the <ENTER> key a new line is inserted into a text (CR+LF, LF or CR characters are inserted depending on the above <ENTER> Char setting). When you select the Next Line mode no new lines are inserted after you press the <ENTER> key. Instead a cursor moves to the beginning of a next line (or if Auto Indent is set a cursor is positioned below the first non-blank character). /
- 1 set of <Right Arrow> Mode radio buttons : }
 <Right Arrow> Mode 
) Append Spaces     
  ( ) Go to Next Line   
This set of radio buttons determines the behaviour of the Right Arrow key when the cursor is positioned at the end of a line. If Append Spaces is selected a space is appended to the end of a line each time the Right Arrow key is pressed (when the cursor is at the end of a line). 
If Go to Next Line is selected, pressing the Right Arrow key (when the cursor is at the end of a line) will move the cursor to the beginning of a next line. 
Also, if Go to Next Line is selected, pressing the Left Arrow key (when the cursor is at the beginning of a line) will move the cursor to the end of a previous line. +
- 1 set of <Del Key> Mode radio buttons : }
 <Del Key> (for blocks)
) Delete Block      
  ( ) Delete Character  
This set of radio buttons determines the behaviour of the Del key when a block is selected. If Delete Block is set then pressing the Del key will result in deleting a selected block. If Delete Character is set then pressing the Del key will result in deleting a character (you can still delete a selected block using Ctrl-Del). +
- 1 set of <End Key> Mode radio buttons : 
 <End Key> 
) Delete Spaces       
  ( ) Do not Delete Spaces
This set of radio buttons determines if pressing the End key will result (in addition to moving the cursor to the end of a line) in removing all spaces at the end of a line (after the last non-blank character). 
 Save Block As dialog box 
The 'Save Block as' dialog box contains an input box, a file
list, a file information panel, two standard Cancel and OK) buttons, plus a history list that's attached to the Name
input
box. P
You can enter the file name on the input line or select it from the file list. 
See also : Dialog
Box. 
 Create Macro dialog box 
The 'Create Macro' dialog box contains an input box, a file
list, a file information panel, two standard Cancel and OK) buttons, plus a history list that's attached to the Name
input
box. 
You can enter the file name on the input line or select it from the file list. If you enter an existing file name that file will be overwritten. After 'Create Macro' dialog box is closed Macro Recording begins. 
See also : Dialog
Box, 
           Start
Macro,
           End
Macro,
           Load
Macro,
           Execute
Macro,
           Suspend
Macro,
           Continue
Macro
 Open Macro dialog box 
The 'Open Macro' dialog box contains an input box, a file
list, a file information panel, two standard Cancel and OK) buttons, plus a history list that's attached to the Name
input
box. h
It also displays at the bottom a macro description which can be entered when a macro is being created. 
You can enter the file name on the input line or select it from the file list. If the file with the name you have entered does not exist 'Open Macro' dialog box will be closed and no action will be taken. If the file exists it will be opened as a macro file. 
See also : Dialog
Box, 
           Start
Macro,
           End
Macro,
           Load
Macro,
           Execute
Macro,
           Suspend
Macro,
           Continue
Macro
 Repeat Macro dialog box 
You can specify here how many times the selected macro will be repeated. The default value is 1. 
 Macro Description dialog box 
You can enter here a short description of the functions performed by a newly created macro. This description will later be displayed on the bottom line of the Open
Macro dialog box. The description can be up to 128 characters long. 
 Set Options Dialog Box 
This dialog box allows you to set the Direction of editing, the Ascii Table (which codes will correspond to which keys) and also the Push Mode. 
It contains: !
-Edit Direction radio buttons : i
 Edit Direction 
) left->right   
 ( ) right->left   
When left->right is marked then cursor moves from left to right. When right->left is marked then cursor moves from right to left Second setting usable for languages like Hebrew or Arabic. 
-Table radio buttons : 
 Table (Switch Ctrl-Q-T)
) Ascii Regular         
 ( ) Ascii Converted       
When Ascii Regular is marked then editor uses standard Ascii codes. When Ascii Converted is marked then editor uses alternative table which has been defined previously. Before you want to use Ascii Converted option you have to define Ascii Converted table using Define
Translation
Table dialog box or you can load Converted Table from any *.TAB file by invoking Config|Load
Table item from menu. 
-Push Mode radio buttons : U
 Push Mode 
 ( ) Enable   
) Disable  
This option enables mixing the directions of editing. +
Some Possible settings: (1) - left->right -
      Ascii Regular
      Push Disable    : 
You can edit files in a standard way. 
(2) - left->right .
      Ascii Converted
      Push Disable    :
You can edit files in a standard way but VED uses alternative table. You can switch between (1) and (2) modes by pressin Ctrl-Q-T hot keys. 
(3) - left->right ,
      Ascii Converted
      Push Enable   :
You can push characters (from alternative table) to the right. You can switch between (3) and (1) modes by pressin Ctrl-Q-T hot keys. 
(4) - right->left ,
      Ascii Converted
      Push Enable   :
Editing starts from right side and cursor moves from rigth to left (for  languages like Hebrew, Arabic). 
(5) - right->left *
      Ascii Regular
      Push Enable   :
You can push characters to the left. You can switch between (4) and (5) modes by pressin Ctrl-Q-T hot keys. 
(6) - right->left -
      Ascii Converted
      Push Disable   :
Editing starts from right side and cursor moves from rigth to left (for languages like Hebrew, Arabic). 
Also see: Load
Table, ?
          Define
Translation
Table,
          Mode
Direction
 Define Translation Table 
This dialog box allows you to create The Ascii Converted Table. There are the Standard Ascii Chart from which you can send codes to input boxes, columns of input boxes for entering new characters or symbols, Send button (for sending the chosen symbol from the Ascii Chart to the active input box), and the standard buttons ( Cancel, OK, Help ). "
One way of creating a new table: 6
(1) - activate an input box ( you can use a Mouse ); x
(2) - choose a symbol from the Ascii Chart ( only if you have a mouse ) which you want to put in the active input box; q
(3) - press the button SEND, the previous symbol is replaced by a new one, and the next input box is activated. 
Now you can repeat action from the point (2) if you want to change the symbol of the following input box or you can start from the point (1). &
Second way of creating a new table : l
(1) - activate an input box (use TAB key for forward direction and Shift-TAB keys for backward direction); [
(2) - use <Alt>-<Numeric-Keypad> sequencies for entering symbols. Repeat action from (1). L
When you define the whole Converted Table press button OK. This command displays Create
Table
File dialog box. You have to enter a name of the table file in which the table will be stored. The default table file extension is TAB. This table is active and can be used by VED. Next time this table can be loaded from the table file. 
Also see: Load
Table, S
          Mode
Direction,
          Set
Options
          Set
Options
Dialog
 Create Table dialog box 
The 'Create Table' dialog box contains an input box, a file
list, a file information panel, two standard Cancel and OK) buttons, plus a history list that's attached to the Name
input
box. 
You can enter the file name on the input line or select it from the file list. If you enter an existing file name that file will be overwritten. 
 Open Table dialog box 
The 'Open Translation Table' dialog box contains an input box, a file
list, a file information panel, two standard Cancel and OK) buttons, plus a history list that's attached to the Name
input
box. 
You can enter the file name on the input line or select it from the file list. If the file with the name you have entered does not exist 'Open Translation Table' dialog box will be closed and no action will be taken. If the file exists it will be opened as a table file. 
 Header/Footer dialog box 
Header/Footer dialog box allows to easily create headers and footers. 
After you create a header or footer do not forget to check the Use Headers/Footers check box in a Print
Options
dialog
box if you want the header and/or footer to be printed. 
The easiest way to create a header/footer is to press a Default button what will create a standard header/footer containing: Page Number, File Name, System Date, and File Creation Date. 
If you do not like the standard layout you can edit the Header/Footer Window. Text entered from the keyboard will be printed exactly as it looks on the screen. 
In addition to plain text you can include in your headers/footers the following: Page Numbers, File Name, System Date and File Creation Date by pressing the appropriate buttons. You can quickly clear the Header/Footer Window by pressing Blank button. 
You can move a selected word (a word which includes the cursor) by pressing Left, Center, and Right buttons. You can move in the same way more than 1 word by highlighting text with a mouse. U
You can Write a newly created header and footer to a file by pressing Write button. Z
You can Read a previously created header and footer from a file by pressing Read button. T
All buttons can be selected either with a mouse or with a Alt-Hot Key combination. 
 Run Program dialog box 
 This dialog box contains:
 1) 2 input lines:
- Program Name: you have to specify here a full name of a program or DOS external command that you want to execute including the path and extension; k
- Parameters: here you can specify parameters that will be passed to the program or DOS external command; 
 2) "Save files" check box:
- it is strongly recommended that you leave this option on (all modified files will be saved automatically before calling external program); "
 3) Installed Programs list box:
- it contains a list of programs installed in Vision Edit and saved in the options file (VED.OPT); you can select a program from the list by clicking on the program name with a mouse; 
 4) Add button:
- in order to add a program to the list of installed programs enter the program name (including full path) on the Program Name input line and click on the Add button; 
 5) Remove button:
- by clicking on this button you can remove a selected program from the list of Installed Programs; 
 6) Run button:
- closes the dialog box and runs the program from the Program Name input line passing to it parameters from the Parameters input line; 
 Examples:
- Program Name: c:\drdos\xdel.exe, Parameters: *.bak. C
- Program Name: c:\tp\tpc.exe, Parameters: c:\tp\test\myprog.pas. A
The dialog box also contains standard Cancel, and Help buttons. 
 Run Spelling Checker dialog box 
 This dialog box contains 2 input lines:
- Programm Name: you have to specify here a full name of a Spelling Checker program m
- File Name: here you can enter a name of a file to be checked (default name - file name of the top window) 
- "Save files" check box - it is strongly recommended that you leave this option on (all modified files will be saved automatically before calling external program); 
Examples: 9
 - Program Name: c:\ved\ss.exe
 - File Name: myfile.txt.
The dialog box also contains standard GO, Cancel, and Help buttons. 
 File List dialog box 
Displays names of all open files. In order to select a file highlight the appropriate file name using Up/Down arrow keys or a mouse and press OK button. =
The selected file will be brought to the to of the desktop. 
 Commands Mode dialog box 
This dialog box contains one set of radio buttons which allows switching between Vision Edit commands and user-defined commands. 
Also see: 1
  Config|Define
Commands,
  Config|Load
Commands
 Define Commands dialog box 
The dialog box contains: 
1) ListBox - displays all commands of VED for which hot keys can be redefined (you can use Mouse,or arrows, PgUp, PgDn, Home, End keys in order to move highlighted bar among commands); d
2) Two Input Lines - in those lines the current shortcuts are displayed for a highlighted command. 
3) Buttons - 'Modify-1' button: when pressed, you can modify first shortcut (you can press key '1' and the same command will be generated); s
'Modify-2' button: when pressed, you can modify second shortcut (you can press key '2' to generate this command); Q
'Clear-1','Clear-2' buttons: to delete current hot key for highlighted command; <
'Clear-All' button: deletes hot keys for all VED commands; 
'OK' button: when you finish modification and you press this button you can save your hot keys in a file (default extension .CMD); Z
Cancel button: when pressed changes will not be saved and the dialog box will be closed. j
4) Below horizontal line there are buttons (arranged like a keyboard) which allow you to define your hot keys. At the beginnig they are deactivated. When you press 'Modify-1' or 'Modify-2' button some of those buttons are activated. Activated buttons show the way in which new hot keys can be defined (which keys can be at the first,second,and third position). 
 How to define new hot keys:
 -highlight the command in List Box;
 -press 'Modify-1',or 'Modify-2' button;
  if command is included in Menu, Status
  Line, or Pulldown Menus and you have
  chosen 'Modify-1' the new shortcut will
  overwrite the old one.
 ! NOW YOU SHOULD USE BUTTONS BELOW !
 ! THE HORIZONTAL LINE !
 -choose the first key;
 -choose the second key (if allowed);
 -choose the third key  (if allowed);
 -the modification ends automatically
  when the key is pressed and this key
  ends possible shortcut;
 -if the shortcut is used by another
  command the Inform window will be
  displayed asking if you want to save
  new shortcut and delete old one or
  descard changes and return to previous
  situation;
 -if you do not have a mouse you can use the
  corresponding keys from your keyboard;
Possible shortcuts: 
  One Key: F1 - F10, Delete, End, Home, PgUp,
                PgDn, DownArr, UpArr, LeftArr,
                RigthArr, BackSpace, Insert
  Two Keys: Shift-F1,..,F10     Alt-F1,..,F10
            Shift-Ins           Alt-A,..,Z
            Shift-Tab           Alt-Space
            Shift-Delete        Alt-Minus
                                Alt-Equal
            Ctrl-A..Z (without I,Q,K)
            Ctrl-Insert
            Ctrl-Home
            Ctrl-PgUp
            Ctrl-PgDn
            Ctrl-Delete
            Ctrl-End
            Ctrl-RightArr,LeftArr
            Ctrl-DownArr,UpArr
            Ctrl-BackArr
  Three Keys: Ctrl-K-A..Z   Ctrl-Q-A..Z
              Ctrl-K-[      Ctrl-Q-[
              Ctrl-K-]      Ctrl-Q-]
              Ctrl-K-Space  Ctrl-Q-Space
 How to use new shortcuts:
 -first define your shortcuts;
 -save them in a file (.CMD extension);
 -from 'Config' choose 'Load Commands'
  item and load your ??.CMD file;
 -from 'Config' choose 'Mode Commands' and
  mark 'Use new Commands';
 -save VED options if you want Editor to
  start with the same setting;
 -if you are in a 'Use new Commands' mode
  and you open 'Define Commands' dialog box
  then you can modify your short cuts and
  save then in a new or old file.
Also see: /
  Config|Commands
Mode,
  Config|Load
Commands
 Load Commands dialog box 
This dialog box is a standard File
dialog
box which allows you to load a previously defined commands from a file. /
A default extension for command files is CMD. |
Before you can load commands from a file first you have to create a command file using Config|Commands Mode menu function. 
Also see: 1
  Config|Commands
Mode,
  Config|Define
Commands
 Create New Command File As dialog box 
This dialog box is a standard Save
dialog
box which allows you to store newly defined commands in a file. /
A default extension for command files is CMD. h
After you store your commands in a file you can load them by using Config|Load Commands menu function. 
Also see: /
  Config|Commands
Mode,
  Config|Load
Commands
 Screen Blanker dialog box 
This dialog box allows you to set the following screen blanker options: 
1) Blank After - enter the time (in minutes) after which the screen will be blanked if neither key is pressed nor mouse is used during that period; o
2) Pixels Number - enter number of pixels that will be displayed during blankout periods (0 means no pixels); n
3) Sound On/Off - if you check this input box thunder-like sounds will be generated during blankout periods. G
You can test the settings immediately by clicking on the Test button. 
See also : Dialog
Box. 
 Directories dialog box 
'Directories' dialog box contains : 
 radio buttons :
 Save Desktop in        
) Current Directory 
  ( ) Options Directory 
If you select 'Current Directory' VED.DSK (desktop) file will be stored in the current directory. If you select 'Options Directory' the desktop file will be stored always in the same directory as the Options file (in the Vision Edit home directory). !
Also see: Options|Save
Desktop, 
          Options|Save
Options
 Date Formats dialog box 
Allows selecting a date format for the Insert
Date command. The Date Formats dialog box contains: i
 Date Format radio buttons :
 Date Format            
) 01/31/93          
  ( ) 01/31/1993        
  ( ) 93/01/31          
  ( ) 1993/01/31        
  ( ) January 31, 93    
  ( ) January 31, 1993  
  ( ) Jan. 31, 93       
  ( ) Jan. 31, 1993     
It shows all supported date formats - you have to select one of them. 
 Upper Case check box:
 Upper Case         
  [ ] On / Off      
If you check the Upper Case box the name of the month will be converted to upper case e.g. : JAN. 31, 93 (relevant only for last 4 formats). 
 Date Type radio buttons :
 Date Type              
) System Date       
  ( ) File Creation Date
If you select the System Date, your current system date will be used. If you select the File Creation Date, the date of creation of the file which is edited will be used (if the file is new system date will be used). 
 Sort Lines dialog box 
Sort Lines dialog box is open by KeyCmds|Block
Commands|Sort
Lines menu command. "
Sort Lines dialog box contains : 
 Sort Order radio buttons:
  Sort Order          
) Ascending       
  ( ) Descending      
If you select Ascending sort order lines will be sorted in ascending order (A..Z). If you select Descending sort order lines will be sorted in descending order (Z..A). 
 Sort Options check boxes:
  Sort Options           
  [ ] Case Sensitive     
  [ ] Remove Blank Lines 
Case Sensitive check box determines if the sort will be case-sensitive (default) or not (box unchecked). If Remove Blank Lines is checked empty lines will be removed from the sorted file or block. Lines are considered empty if they do not have any characters except the New Line character - lines containing only spaces are not considered empty. 
If you click on Cancel button (or press <Esc>) the sort will be canceled. If you click on OK button lines of the file (open in the topmost window) will be sorted. If the file is large the sort can take quite a while. You can interrupt the sort by pressing <Esc>. 
See also : Dialog
 Delete Macro dialog box 
The dialog box displays the List of Macros from the Macro Menu. You can delete a Macro from the list by selecting it and clicking on a Delete button. 
See also : Dialog
 Modify Character/String dialog box 
The Modify Character/String dialog box contains: 
 - 3 standard buttons: OK, Cancel, Help;
 - Character or String input line:
             
   Character 
             
          
   String 
                   
          
Enter the character (or string) into the Character (or String) input box and choose OK to accept the new character, or choose Cancel to forget it. 
You can also enter ASCII codes directly from the keyboard - hold down Alt key, enter ASCII code from the numeric keypad and release Alt key. Using this method you can enter characters with ASCII codes between 32 and 255. 
In order to enter special characters (with ASCII codes < 32) first press Ctrl-K and then a combination of keys corresponding to that character, e.g.: 
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-A gives character #1
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-B gives character #2
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-C gives character #3
 - Ctrl-K Ctrl-M gives character #13 (CR)
See also : Dialog
 Macro Editor dialog box 
Macro Editor dialog box allows you to view, delete, modify, and insert macro commands. If your macro file is too large it will be truncated (a warning message will be displayed). Macro Editor in the Protected Mode version of Vision Edit (VED286.EXE) can handle much larger macro files. 
Macro Editor contains: 
 - a list of all Macro Commands
   read from the opened macro file:
<NEW FILE>                      
<FIND> ABCD                     
<MARK BLOCK BEGINNING>          
<PAGE DOWN>                     
  .     .                          
  .     .                          
  .     .                          
                                
You can scroll through the list using either a mouse and the scroll bar or using standard keys (arrow keys,PgUp, PgDn, Home, End, etc.). The names of commands are similar to the corresponding menu commands. 
 - the following buttons:
 Delete 
Deletes the highlighted command. %
 Modify 
Allows modification of only some macro commands (those having arguments). Depending on the macro command a different dialog box is displayed e.g. <FIND> command displays a standard Find
dialog
box where you can modify search options as well as the search text. %
 Insert 
Displays Select
Macro
Command
dialog
box from which you can select a new Macro Command. A selected command is inserted at the current (highlighted) position. Two commands deserve special attention - they can only be inserted from the Macro Editor: I
1) Insert String - you can insert a sequence of characters all at once. 0
2) Execute Macro - allows you to execute a macro from within a macro (nested macros). You can nest macros to any level - limited only by the available memory. Using this capability you can create a number of small, sigle-function macros and then combine them to larger macros performing specific tasks. %
 Save   
Saves the edited list of macro commands to a file. If the file does not have a name (UNTITLED) a Create
Macro
dialog
box is displayed where you can enter the file name. %
 Open   
Closes the current macro file and displays Open
Macro
dialog
box where you can select a new macro file for editing. %
 New    
Closes the current macro file and displays the empty macro command list. You can insert new macro commands using Insert button and then save it using Save button to a new macro file. %
 Close  
Closes the Macro Editor dialog box. If the edited file has been modified you will have a chance to save it. %
 Help   
Displays this help screen. 
See also : Dialog
 Select Macro Command dialog box 
This dialog box allows you to select a macro command that will be inserted into the edited macro file. It contains: 
 - a list of all Macro Commands:
<NEW FILE>                      
<FIND> ABCD                     
<MARK BLOCK BEGINNING>          
<PAGE DOWN>                     
  .     .                          
  .     .                          
  .     .                          
                                
You can scroll through the list using either a mouse and the scroll bar or using standard keys (arrow keys,PgUp, PgDn, Home, End, etc.). The names of commands are similar to the corresponding menu commands. *
 - 3 standard buttons: OK, Cancel, Help;
 - 2 columns of Command Selection buttons:
The buttons allow selective display of commands e.g. the Search button displays commands related to searching (found in the Search Menu). The All button displays a list of all macro commands. 
Most macro commands correspond directly to commands found in the pull-down menus and they are displayed in the same order. Two special commands (not found in the menus) are : 
 - <INSERT CHAR> - inserts a character into
   the open Edit Window at the cursor position;
 - <INSERT STRING> - allows entering several
   characters at once;
See also : Dialog
 Search for File(s) with Text dialog box 
The Search for Files with Text dialog box contains: 7
1) input box with a history list for entering a text. g
2) input box with a history list for entering File Mask (in which file(s) a text should be searched). 
3) input box with a history list for entering directory from which search should start. (first it checks files in current directory and then it looks for the text in all subdirectories) /
4) the standard OK, Help, and Cancel buttons. 
Enter the search string in the Text to Find input box, the file wildcard in the File Mask input box, and the directory from which search should start. Choose OK to begin the search, or choose Cancel to forget it. Results will be displayed in Search
dialog
 Search for File(s) dialog box 
The Search for File(s) dialog box contains: 9
1) input box with a history list for entering File Mask 
2) input box with a history list for entering directory from which search should start. (first it checks file's names in current directory and then it looks for the files in all subdirectories) /
3) the standard OK, Help, and Cancel buttons. 
Enter the file wildcard in the File Mask input box and the directory from which search should start. Choose OK to begin the search, or choose Cancel to forget it. Results will be displayed in Search
File dialog box. 
 Select Files dialog box 
The Select File(s) dialog box contains: 
 1) Choose Option radio buttons:
  (.) Wildcard                 
  ( ) Date (after)             
  ( ) Date (before)            
  ( ) Wildcard & Date (after)  
  ( ) Wildcard & Date (before) 
  ( ) Clear                    
  ( ) Reverse                  
 Here you can specify what should be
 considered during the selection of files.
2) input box with a history list for entering file mask (wildcard). Only important when you choose option which includes Wildcard 
3) three input boxes for entering a date M(Month), D(Day), Y(Year). Only important when the program should consider the date of the last change made in the file during selection. /
4) the standard OK, Help, and Cancel buttons. 
In accordance with the chosen option fill the input boxes (date or wildcard or both). Choose OK to begin the selection, or choose Cancel to forget it. Results will be displayed in a File
Manager dialog box. There will be '
' sign before the name of each selected file in the File
Panel
Viewer area. If you choose 'clear' option then all selected files will be unmarked (sign '
' disappears). 
 Delete Which dialog box 
The Delete Which dialog box contains: q
1) there is a question which file(s) should be taken for deletion. Below are buttons which allow you to answer. S
2) button 'Marked': when you choose this button all marked files will be deleted. X
3) button 'Current': when you choose this button the highlighted file will be deleted. +
4) the standard Help, and Cancel buttons. 
 File(s) For Opening 
The Open Which dialog box contains: p
1) there is a question which file(s) should be taken for opening. Below are buttons which allow you to answer. |
2) button 'Add Marked': when you choose this button all marked files from the File
Panel
Viewer will be added to the list. 
3) button 'Add Current': when you choose this button currently highlighted file from the File
Panel
Viewer will be added to the list. 
4) button 'Remove': when you press this button a highlighted file will be removed from the list (if there is any). You can also remove a file by double clicking on a file. '
5) the standard Help, and OK buttons. ,
When you choose button 'Add Marked' or 'Add Current' appropriate files from the File
Panel
Viewer will be added to the list. When you leave File Manager (by pressing button 'Close') all files from the list will be opened. If you leave File Manager by pressing 'Esc' key then no file will be opened. 
 Confirm File Deletion dialog box 
The Confirm File Deletion dialog box contains: N
1) the name of the file which will be deleted if you choose the button 'Yes' ,
2) button 'Yes' continues deletion process )
3) button 'No' cancels deletion process 
 Confirm Directory Deletion dialog box 
The Confirm Directory Deletion dialog box contains: 
1) the name of the Directory (highlighted directory from the Directory
Panel
Viewer) which will be deleted if you choose the button 'Yes'. ,
2) button 'Yes' continues deletion process )
3) button 'No' cancels deletion process 
 Make Subdirectory dialog box 
The Make Subdirectory dialog box contains: ~
1) the name of the Directory in which a subdirectory will be created if you enter the correct name and press the button 'OK' =
2) Input line where you can enter the name of subdirectory. *
3) button 'OK': creates the subdirectory %
4) button 'Cancel': cancels process 
 Copy dialog box 
The Copy File(s) dialog box contains: ;
1) input box with a history list for entering destination /
2) the standard OK, Help, and Cancel buttons. y
Enter the destination where selected files should be copied. Choose OK to start copying, or choose Cancel to forget it. 
 File's Panel Preferences dialog box 
The File's Panel Preferences dialog box contains: 
1) input box with a history list for entering File Mask (files which match the wildcard will be displayed in the File
Panel
Viewer) v
2) check box Show Hidden/System. When checked the hidden and system files will be displayed in the File Panel Viewer 
3) sort by radio buttons: 
 - Name : names of files are considered
 - Extension : extensions of files are considered
 - Size : sizes of files are considered
 - Date/Time : dates of creation(last changes)
    are considered.
4) sort order radio buttons: 
 - Ascending : files will be sorted
   in ascending order (A..Z)
 - Descending : files will be sorted
   in descending order (A..Z)
5) the standard OK, Help, and Cancel buttons. 
Enter the file wildcard in the File Mask input box. Mark radio buttons in 'Sort By' and 'Sort Order' boxes. Press OK button when you want the display in the File
Panel
Viewer be updated, or choose Cancel to discard changes. 
 Text Search dialog box 
The Text Search dialog box contains: 
1) the Files List box which lists the names of files containing the text. By double clicking the mouse on the name of the file you can mark file for opening. There will be "
" sign before the name. You can also mark selected file by pressing 'Open' button. L
2) the View Window which displays part of the file with the selected text. 
3) information lines: ]
 - Text to find: what text is searched for
 - Search mask: wildcard which
   matches file names
 - Starting directory: from which
   directory search should start
 - Files with text: number of files in
   which text was found
 - Files matching mask: number of files
   which were searched
 - Currently searched: name of a
   currently searched file
4) button 'Continue': continues the search in current file U
5) button 'Next': continues the search in the next file which matches the File Mask D
6) button 'Stop': stops the search but the dialog box is still on. B
7) button 'Open': selects file for opening in the File List box. K
8) button 'Open All': selects all files for opening in the File List box. @
9) button 'Cancel': stops the search and closes the dialog box /
10) button 'Help': displays this information. 
 File Search dialog box 
The File Search dialog box contains: 
1) the Files List box which lists the names of files matching the File Mask. By double clicking the mouse on the name of the file you can mark file for opening.There will be "
" sign before the name. You can also mark selected file by pressing 'Open' button. 
2) information lines: 
 - Search mask: wildcard which matches file names
 - Starting directory: from which directory search
   should start
 - Files found: number of files which match wildcard
 - Directories searched: number of directories which were
   checked
3) button 'Open': selects file for opening in the File List box. K
4) button 'Open All': selects all files for opening in the File List box. *
5) the standard Help, and Close buttons. 
 File Manager dialog box 
The File Manager dialog box contains: =
1) the Directory
Panel
Viewer which displays directory tree {
2) the File
Panel
Viewer which displays the list of files (matching a wildcard) from selected directory (if there is any) :
3) the Drive
Panel
Viewer which displays the drive list. o
4) button 'Attr'(change attributes): Invokes Change
Attributes dialog box in which you define new attributes. f
5) button 'Mark': Invokes Select
Files dialog box in which you define the pattern for marking files. 
6) button 'Copy': Invokes Copy
File(s) dialog box in which you can specify destination. You can copy highlighted or marked files to another drive/directory. \
6) button 'Rename': Invokes Rename
File dialog box which allows you to enter the new name. y
5) button 'Delete': Invokes Confirm
Deletion dialog box which allows you to specify what files you want to delete. 
6) button 'RmDir'(Remove Directory): Invokes Confirm
Directory
Deletion dialog box which wants you to confirm the deletion of a directory. x
7) button 'MkDir'(Make Directory): Invokes Make
Subdirectory dialog box which allows you to create a new subdirectory. 
8) button 'ChDir'(Change Directory): Makes the highlighted directory from the Directory
Panel
Viewer the current directory.If the Drive
Panel
Viewer is active then the highlighted drive will be chosen as the current directory. 
9) button 'Open': Invokes File(s)
Opening dialog box which allows you to mark files for opening or remove previously marked files from the list. 
9) button 'S_F'(search for files): you can search for files matching a wildcard. Invokes Search
File(s) dialog box where you define wildcard and starting directory. 
10) button 'S_T'(search for text): you can search for files containing 'text' string. Invokes Search
Text dialog box where you define wildcard, text, and starting directory. _
11)button 'Options': Invokes File's
Panel
Preferences dialog box in which you define options. (
12)button 'Help': invokes this window. 
13)button 'Close': closes File Manager. All files marked for opening in File
Search or Text
Search dialog box, or directly in File Manager will be opened. 
 Drive Panel Viewer 
The Drive Panel Viewer is an area where the drive list is displayed. 
To change a drive: 
 - select the Drive Panel Viewer(Tab key
   or mouse)
 - select the drive (mouse or arrow keys)
 - press 'Enter' key or double click the mouse
Contents of the Directory
Panel
Viewer and the File
Panel
Viewer are updated. 
 Change Attributes dialog box 
The Change Attributes dialog box contains: "
1) the name of the selected file 
2) the group of check boxes which specify the file attributes. When the dialog is displayed the group shows the current attribute status of the file. You can change attributes as you wish and press button 'OK' .
3) the standard OK, Help, and Cancel buttons 
 Rename File dialog box 
The Rename File dialog box contains: !
1) the current name of the file (
2) input box for entering the new name .
3) the standard OK, Help, and Cancel buttons 
 Directory Panel Viewer 
The Directory Panel Viewer is an area where directory tree of selected drive or root directory is displayed. 
 Directory Panel:
-C:                        
                         
Level1Dir1           
Level1Dir2           
                    
+Level2SubDir1  
                    
 -scroll bar
Level2SubDir2  
  for scrolling
                         
  directory
+Level1Dir3 
       
  tree
Level1Dir4   
       
                 
       
                     
                     
                     
directories
 which have subdirectories are
 white and have '+' plus sign
 before the name. The tree
 expands (the subdirectory
 are displayed) when you click
 a mouse befor the name of the
 directory or when directory is
 highlighted press '+' plus gray
 key. If you want to hide
 subdirectories press '-' minus
 gray key when root directory is
 highlighted or click the mouse
 before the name of the directory.
To expand currently selected directory and all subdirectories press '*' gray key. 
You can select directory by using the mouse or by using arrow keys. Each time when you select new directory the File
Panel is updated-displays all files of currently highlighted directory. 
You can select a file or group of files (marked) from the File
Panel
Viewer by clicking the mouse and holding the button.The name(s) of files are displayed on the screen. By holding and moving the button you can move the file list. When you release the button on any directory it means: you intend to copy the files to this directory. You should confirm your intention in Confirm dialog box. 
 File Panel Viewer 
The File Panel Viewer is an area where a list of files is displayed from currently highlighted directory in the Directory
Panel
Viewer. 
Each item in the list contains file name with extension, size of the file in bytes, date of creation or last changes, time, and attributes. 
Files in the list can be selected by double clicking with the mouse or by specifying which files should be selected in the
Select
Files dialog box. X
Selected files can be copied or deleted in one operation - press corresponding button. d
To switch between the Directory Panel Viewer and The File Panel Viewer press Tab key or use mouse. 
 Screen Mode Selection dialog box 
Allows selecting other screen modes supported by your VGA card. Before you can start using this function you have to install your graphics card (see: VGA
Installation). 
 The dialog box contains:
1) A list box that displays all screen modes supported by your video card (created by VGA Installation procedure); "
2) Standard buttons OK and Info. I
Just select (highlight) the desired screen mode and click on OK button. 
 Save File As dialog box 
The 'Save file as' dialog box contains: 
 - the Name input box;
 - the Files
list;
 - a list of Disk Drives;
 - a file information panel;
 - two standard Cancel and
   OK) buttons;
 - a history list that's attached to
   the Name
input
You can enter the file name on the input line or select it from the file list. If you enter an existing file name that file will be overwritten. 
See also : Dialog