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                   Dolphin (R) SAIL  Version 1.20
                     MESSAGES AND THEIR MEANINGS



<n> substitutions
   In a global replace, SAIL reported the number of substitutions.

Abandon unsaved changes?
    The command will cause SAIL to exit to the operating system.  Any
    unsaved changes will not be saved to disk.  If you answer 'n' SAIL
    will resume editing, and you can save the buffer by entering the
    save-buffer command.  If you answer 'y', SAIL will exit to the
    operating system, abandoning any changes to the file in the current
    session.

Begin key macro
    SAIL is waiting for you to enter a key sequence to be stored for later
    execution with the execute macro command.  When you receive this prompt,
    enter a sequence of characters and/or SAIL commands, and follow them
    with the end key macro command.

Begin-region mark set
    Before a region command can be used, the start of the region must be
    marked with the begin-region command.  SAIL gives this message when
    a begin-region command has been entered.

Buffer to execute:
    SAIL is waiting for you to enter the name of the buffer to be executed.

Cannot allocate <n> bytes
    SAIL ran out of memory while attempting to read the specified file.
    This message shows how many bytes of the file could not be allocated.
    To edit the file, break the file into several smaller files before
    attempting again.

Cannot allocate block
    SAIL ran out of memory while attempting to allocate memory for a
    window.  Save all your changes and reduce the number of buffers,
    before editing again.

Cannot create buffer
    The specified buffer could not be created due to a disk error, or because
    of a naming conflict.

Cannot edit in view mode
    Editing is restricted for files read in View mode.  This is to protect
    the contents of help files and archive files.  While usually this is
    just an indication of a typing error, the editing restriction for View
    mode can be removed by resetting the view mode (with the reset mode
    command) for the buffer in question.

Cannot enlarge one-window screen
    Since the enlarge command is valid only when there are two or more
    buffers being displayed on the screen, the enlarge command is appropriate
    only after a command that splits the display into two or more windows.

Cannot enlarge window
    This message is printed when the enlarge-window command is entered, and the
    result of the enlargement will cause one of the windows on the screen to
    shrink to less than two lines.

Cannot list key assignments
    Output if the describe-bindings command was entered and the key
    assignments could not be listed successfully.

Cannot nest key macros
    The begin-key-macro command was entered while keyboard input was already
    being accepted for a keyboard macro started by a previous begin-key-macro
    command.  Key macros cannot be nested.

Cannot open file for writing
    A disk error occurred when the specified file was to be written.

Cannot select built-in buffer
    SAIL reserves temporary buffer names for its internal operations.
    This message is displayed if you have selected a name that conflicts
    with the list of reserved names.

Cannot shrink one-window screen
    Since the shrink command is valid only when there are two or more
    buffers being displayed on the screen, the shrink command is appropriate
    only after a command that splits the display into two or more windows.

Cannot shrink window
    The window is already at its minimum size, preventing further shrinking
    of the window.

Cannot split a 2 line window
    Two-line windows cannot be split.  Reduce the number of buffers being
    displayed on the screen.

Can't delete a displayed buffer
    An attempt was made to delete a buffer that is currently being displayed
    on the screen.  To delete the buffer, detach it from the screen.

Creating buffer list
    A message to indicate that the describe-bindings command had been
    entered and that SAIL is in the process of creating the list of
    key assignments.

[Delete buffer]  Enter buffer name:
    SAIL is waiting for you to enter the name of the buffer to delete.

Deleted toward top of file
    During a delete operation, because a negative number prefixed the delete
    command, the delete area began at the current line and went toward the
    top of the file.  This is not an error, but a reminder to the operator
    that the delete direction was reversed.

Discard changes?
    This prompt appears whenever you attempt to read in a file over an
    (edited) buffer with the same name, because the read operation will
    cause the file to replace your buffer, and, as a consequence, your
    changes to the buffer will be lost.

[Edit file]  Enter file/path name:
    SAIL is waiting for you to input the name of the file to edit.
    When you input a filename, SAIL searches for a buffer of that
    name edited in the current session, and if so, switches control
    to the buffer.  If SAIL could not find a previously-edited
    buffer, it creates a buffer with that name, and reads in the text,
    if existing, associated with it.

Editing the existing buffer
    This message is displayed if an edit-file command is entered, and
    SAIL is editing the existing buffer instead of reading information
    from disk.

End key macro
    This message appears when you enter the command to end a key macro.
    For most cases, it is not an error, rather it is a reminder that your
    key macro has ended.

Error in closing file
    An error occurred when SAIL attempted to close a file.  Indicates
    a disk error.  Note that since this message really means that
    SAIL was not successful in completely saving your file, you should
    first try to recover from this situation by an attempt to save the
    buffer again under a different name.

Error in writing file
    An error occurred when SAIL attempted to write your file.  Indicates
    a disk error.  Correct the problem (disk drive door open, bad floppy,
    etc.) and save the buffer again.

Error while deleting
    An error occurred while carrying out the delete command on your buffer.

[Execute buffer]  Enter file/path name:
    SAIL is waiting for you to enter a name of a buffer which will be
    interpreted as a batch file.

[Execute file]  Enter file/path name:
    SAIL is waiting for you to enter a name of a file which will be
    interpreted as a batch file.  Reserved for future implementations of
    SAIL.

File not found
    The file that you specified for SAIL to read was not in the current
    directory.   This could have been caused by your being in the wrong
    subdirectory, the wrong disk being inserted, or a typo in the filename.

File read error
    An error occurred when SAIL attempted to read your file.  Indicates
    a disk error.  For best results, keep your disks clean and dust-free,
    and in their protective sleeves.  Also develop your programs on a
    disk separate from your text files.

Fill column is <n>
    When the fill column is updated, SAIL displays this message to tell
    you which column it just set.

Function not defined
    An attempt was made to assign a key to an undefined function, or
    a command line error in a SAIL control file.

Help file not online
    For the online help facility to be available to you while editing,
    the help information, in a file named SAILHELP.EXE, must be
    available to SAIL.  Read the user documentation and the instructions
    for installing SAIL.

Hit RETURN to continue
    SAIL has completed processing the specified DOS command, and is
    ready to resume editing when you press RETURN.

Insert file:
    SAIL is waiting for you to type the name of the file to be merged
    into the current buffer.  Type the name of the file and press RETURN.

Inserted <n> line(s), long lines wrapped
    While SAIL was merging the specified file into your current buffer,
    it found that your file had very long lines in it and wrapped them
    (automatically added newlines).  This sometimes occurs when reading
    a file created with a different text editor.  For best results,
    reedit the file using the other text editor so that the lines are
    shorter than 253 characters.

Inserted <n> lines
    SAIL successfully merged the specified file into your current buffer,
    and is reporting the number of lines that were merged.

Inserting file
    SAIL is in the process of merging the specified file into your current
    buffer.  Please wait.

Internal error
    These error message should never be displayed.  If you encounter one of
    the above two errors, please make a list of the details of the conditions
    that caused it, and contact Software Creations.  Thank you for your
    cooperation.

Interrupt
    While SAIL was waiting for the second half of a command started by
    [Ctrl-X] or [Esc], or information required by the entry of a complete
    command, you entered [Ctrl]-G, which is the instruction to abort the
    command.

Invalid mode
    In response to the delete-mode or add-mode commands, a character
    string other than WRAP, CMODE, SPELL, EXACT, VIEW, or OVER was entered.

Key assignment table full
    The key assignment table holds up to 200 key assignments.  This message
    is displayed if that number is exceeded.

Key macro end without begin
    The end-key-macro command was entered, even though the begin-key-macro
    command was not.

Key macro incomplete or undefined
    An attempt was made to execute a key macro while the key macro was still
    being defined.  This message is output if the execute-key-macro command
    was entered following the begin-key-macro command, and the end-key-macro
    command had not been entered.

Key not assigned
    An undefined key was entered following the [Esc] key or [Ctrl]-X; or
    with the [Ctrl] key shifted down.

Last line incomplete
    The last line of the file did not contain a newline.

Line: <n>  Column: <n>  Character <n> of <n>  (<n>%)
    The above status line appears when the file status is taken.
    Line and Column are numbers indicating the position of the current
    line on the screen.  Character <n> of <n> shows the position of the
    current line with respect to the length of the file in bytes, and
    its percentage.

Long line(s) in file
    SAIL read a file containing lines that were longer than 253 letters.
    Since SAIL reserves 253 letters for each line, long lines are
    truncated.

New file
    SAIL is beginning processing on a new file.  This is a reminder to
    you that there is no text.

No mark set in this window
    A block command was attempted without a begin-block mark.

No next window to page up
    The page up next window command is valid only when there are two
    or more buffers being displayed on the screen.

No next window to page down
    The page down next window command is valid only when there are two
    or more buffers being displayed on the screen.

No previous search string
    An attempt was made to repeat a search, without a previous search.

Out of memory during insert
    Since an insert command requires that the file become larger, this
    message is displayed if the insert caused SAIL to run out of memory.

Pattern not found
    The specified search string could not be found from the current cursor
    position to the bottom (or top) of the file when the search (or reverse
    search) command was entered.

Read <n> lines
    SAIL has successfully read the file from disk, and displays the number
    of lines read.

Read <n> lines, long lines wrapped
    SAIL has read the file from disk, but encountered lines having more
    than 256 characters in them.  These were split into lines shorter
    than 256 characters by addition of carriage returns.

[Read file]  Enter file/path name:
    SAIL is prompting you to enter the name of a file for use with the
    read file command.

Reading...
    SAIL is reading the file from disk.  Please wait.

[Rename buffer]  Enter new buffer name:
    SAIL is waiting for a new name for the current buffer.

Repeat: <n>
    This message is displayed when a repeat prefix is entered, and
    indicates the number of times that the command immediately following
    will be executed.

Reverse search ()[Esc]:
    This message is displayed when the reverse-search command is entered,
    and indicates that the search occurs toward the top of the file.
    Enter the search string, followed by the Esc key.

[Save file]  Enter file/path name:
    SAIL is waiting for you to enter a filename (or a full DOS pathname
    specification) to use when saving the buffer.  Provide a unique name.

Search ()[Esc]:
    This message is displayed when the search command is entered, and
    indicates that the search occurs toward the bottom of the file.
    Enter the search string, followed by the Esc key.

Undefined function
   An attempt was made to assign a key illegally.

[Use buffer]  Enter buffer name:
    SAIL is waiting for you to enter the name of a buffer to edit.
    If the buffer has been edited in the current session, the contents
    of the buffer are used.  If the buffer does not exist, a new buffer
    with that name is created.

[View file]  Enter file/path name:
    SAIL is waiting for you to enter the name of the file to View.

Writing "filename"
    This message is output for each filename SAIL is saving while
    it is processing the Zap command.

Wrote <n> lines to "filename"
    SAIL successfully wrote the file to disk, and thus displays the
    number of lines written.