PW_Utility                   16-Nov-1987
                                                              Doc rev: 1.3
                           ProWrite Utility Program


Introduction

  Are you a ProWrite user?   If not,  this program will not be of much use
  to you.  If you are, read on...

  Have you ever spent long hours working on a  ProWrite  document and then
  decided  that you wanted to adjust  all of your  margins by some  amount
  (like adding half an inch to all paragraphs' left margins, whatever they
  may currently be) or changing all usages of one font to another?

  Well,  PW_Utility  is  the solution.   It allows you to adjust  the left
  margin,  the right margin,  and  change all usages of one font  (you can
  choose a specific size, too, if you want) to another font (of a specific
  size, or of the closest available size, if you want).


Detailed Instructions:

  PW_Utility  can only be run from the CLI.   Invoke it  with no arguments
  (just type  "PW_Utility") to get its command line syntax and  additional
  documentation.

  Note that when changing fonts,  the new  font must have been  present on
  the system when the file was saved by ProWrite.  If your new font is one
  that  has been  added to your system  since you saved the document,  you
  must use ProWrite to open and resave the document before changing  fonts
  with PW_Utility.  This restriction may be removed in a future version of
  PW_Utility.

  Also note that all  margin references  are in decipoints  (there are 720
  decipoints per inch) and are  with respect to the left end of the  ruler
  in ProWrite.   Be careful not to adjust  the margins  such that the left
  margin is same as or to the right of the right margin; this condition is
  not detected by PW_Utility and would probably confuse ProWrite.

  Tab stops are also  adjusted when  margins are adjusted.   Any tab stops
  that  are on  the original  right margin  will remain  on the new  right
  margin.   All other tab stops will be adjusted by the same amount as the
  left margin.


Distribution Guidelines:

  This program is shareware and may be freely  distributed providing that:
  (1) no charge is made for its use or distribution, (2) it is distributed
  without modification, and (3) all accompanying documentation is included
  in the distribution.

  Send comments and/or contributions ($5 is recommended), if you find this
  program worthwhile, to:

        Edmund J. Scherer             PLink ID: SYN*ED
        Synapse Software
        11808 W. 149th Street
        Olathe, Kansas  66062

  If you request it, you can also obtain a much nicer, laser-printed guide
  to using this program.


Release History:

  V01.02 16-Nov-1987  Adjust tab stops when margins are adjusted.

  V01.01 13-Nov-1987  Support wildcard characters in old font name.

  V01.00 14-Sep-1987  Initial release.   Known to work with document files
                      produced by ProWrite version 1.11.


Related Products:

  ProWrite is a widely-available word processor developed by  New Horizons
  Software, Inc.   It supports color,  different  fonts,  character styles
  (including superscripts and subscripts).  It is, in general, a very well
  designed product.

  Synapse Software  has developed  ProScript,  a PostScript driver program
  for  ProWrite.   It takes ProWrite  document files as input and produces
  PostScript  output  which  can  drive any  PostScript-equipped  device -
  typically a laser printer such as the  Apple LaserWriter.   ProScript is
  still in beta-test;  write to  Synapse at the address  above if you want
  to be informed when ProScript becomes available.


Trademarks, etc:

  ProWrite is a trademark of New Horizons Software, Inc.
  PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc.
  Apple is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
  LaserWriter is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.