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SAIL Version 1.20
Presented by Software Creations
SAIL is a text editor for the IBM PCs and their close compatibles.
SAIL is based on the popular EMACS which first ran under UNIX, and later
uEMACS, which ran under PC-DOS. SAIL features increased speed, color
capabilities, and a simplified interface. SAIL is powerful, and yet it
is easy to use.
AND NOW . . . OUR TUTORIAL
So that you can master SAIL in the shortest possible time, we're going
to ask you follow some instructions. Your instructions will appear at the
left-hand margin. This tutorial will take about 15 minutes or so.
= Check to see that [NumLock] is off.
= Press [PgDn].
CURSOR KEYS
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| | | |
| [Home] | [^] | [PgUp] |
| Top of file | Up one line | Page up |
| | | |
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| | | |
| [<-] | | [->] |
| Left | | Right |
| | | |
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| | | |
| [End ] | [v] | [PgDn] |
| End of file |Down one line| Page down |
| | | |
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The cursor keys work as you'd expect them to. Nothing new about that.
= Press the [Down] arrow. Move the cursor to this line, then press [Down].
Did you notice that the screen moved up?
= Press [PgDn].
The screen scrolls up whenever you get to the end of the screen.
During paging with [PgDn] and [PgUp], two lines at the top or bottom of the
screen are "carried over" to the next page for continuity. In the file
itself, these lines only exist once. (Obviously).
THE CONTROL KEY
The [Ctrl] key is to the left of the letter A on the keyboard. When
used with the cursor keys, they give different commands to SAIL. It is a
type of SHIFT key that must be held down while typing another key. Instead
of repeating ourselves by saying HOLD DOWN THE CONTROL KEY AND PRESS [PgDn]
we will spare you by abbreviating it ^[PgDn].
= Now enter ^[PgDn].
= Enter [PgDn] and note the difference.
If you hold the [Ctrl] key down, the cursor keys move differenty.
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| [Home] | [^] | [PgUp] |
| Start of | *Start of | Scroll |
| paragraph | line | back |
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| | | |
| [<-] | | [->] |
| Previous | | Next |
| word | | word |
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| | | |
| [End ] | [v] | [PgDn] |
| End of | *End of | Scroll | *With key enhancer
| paragraph | line | down | program
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= Experiment a bit with ^Right and ^Left, then press [PgDn].
THE ESCAPE AND ALT KEYS
The [Esc] and [Alt] keys are also keys that are used to give commands
to SAIL. Note that [Esc] is a key that must be entered before another key;
while [Alt] must be SHIFTED before another key.
We will abbreviate these keys [Esc]- and [Alt].
Let's take a break for now, before going to the other tutorial.
Whenever you want to leave SAIL, enter [Alt]-Q.
= Enter [Alt]-Q to leave SAIL. If you modified the file, you will be
asked if you want to abandon the changes. You won't be saving now, so
enter 'Y' if you have to.