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Please press a key corresponding to the category of help:
  1 Commands                      │ 5 How to use this help facility
  2 Status line                   │ 6 Contacting Duxbury Systems
  3 Formatting concepts           │
  4 File handling concepts        │
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                          COMMAND CATEGORIES
1 Basic motion (arrow keys)       │7 Margin/format settings
2 Larger motion (go to:)          │8 Tabulation
3 Basic insertion/deletion &c     │9 File (edit buffer) control
4 Larger direct manipulations     │a Translation
5 Search & replace                │b Reformatting aids
6 Block/scrap operations          │c Miscellaneous
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                      BASIC MOTION (ARROW KEYS)
Up-arrow ...... Go up             │Left-arrow ........ Go left
Down-arrow .... Go down           │Right-arrow ....... Go right
                                  │Ctrl-left-arrow  .. Left 1 word
                                  │Ctrl-right-arrow .. Right 1 word
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                        LARGER MOTION (Go to:)
Home .......... Beginning of line │End ........... End of line
Home Home ..... Beginning of page │End End ....... End of page
Home Home Home  Beginning of file │End End End ... End of file
PgDn .......... Top of next page  │Alt-g ......... Menu of places (1)
PgUp .......... Top previous page │
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                 BASIC INSERTION/DELETION/LINE ENDING
(brl char) .... Insert/replace brl│Del ........... Erase brl char
Enter ......... To next line      │Backspace ..... Erase previous brl
Ctrl-Enter .... Open line (1)     │
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                   LARGER DIRECT TEXT MANIPULATIONS
Alt-d ....... Delete line         │Ctrl-c ...... Center line on page
Alt-k ....... Delete to line end  │Alt-F8 ...... Declare print pg (1)
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                           SEARCH & REPLACE
F5 ............ Search            │F6 ............ Replace
Alt-F5 ........ Search backwards  │Alt-F6 ........ Replace backwards
Shift-F5 ...... Search again      │Shift-F6 ...... Replace again
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                        BLOCK/SCRAP OPERATIONS
Alt-m ......... Mark block end    │Keypad - ...... Cut to scrap (1)
Keypad + ...... Copy to scrap (1) │Ins ........... Paste from scrap
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                        MARGIN/FORMAT SETTINGS
Alt-1 (top) ... Set left margin   │Alt-4 (top) ... Set bell margin
Alt-2 (top) ... Set l & runover   │Alt-5 (top) ... Set right margin
Alt-3 (top) ... Set runover margin│Alt-f ......... Set format specs
      Note: "top" means numbers on the top row, NOT the keypad.
      See also: "formatting concepts" under the main help menu.
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                              TABULATION
Alt-6 ..... Reset all stops       │Alt-9 ..... Set stops per line (1)
Alt-7 ..... Reset tab stop        │Shift-Tab   Back tab (to left)
Alt-8 ..... Set tab stop          │Tab ....... Tabulate (to right)
Note: all the Alt-(number) combinations refer to the numbers on the
  top row of keys, NOT those on the numeric keypad.
See also: "formatting concepts" under the main help menu.
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                      FILE (EDIT BUFFER) CONTROL
Alt-e ......... Edit file         │Alt-b ......... Buffer file list
Ctrl-minus .... Delete buffer (1) │Alt-n ......... Next edit buffer

(See also "Miscellaneous" for exit, reading & writing files)
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                             TRANSLATION
Alt-q ...... Braille to print (1) │Alt-t ...... Print to braille (2)

Note: either command can be "continued" for another cycle by
entering Ctrl-Enter instead of the usual Enter (Return) at the end.
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                     BRAILLE-TO-PRINT TRANSLATION
The line is interpreted as English braille (either grade 1 or 2),
possibly with American Computer braille code IF the explicit
indicators are present on this line.  Braille for other languages
or codes may or may not be interpreted sensibly.

                                [1 ...  for Duxbury Translator users]
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       BRAILLE-TO-PRINT SUMMARY (for Duxbury Translator Users)
For those familiar with the Duxbury Braille Translator, the input
rules are the same as for that product, using the English
braille-to-print tables, including TRANSLATION controls but excluding
scanning and format controls.
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                     PRINT-TO-BRAILLE TRANSLATION
Enter ordinary English, for translation to English braille (grade 2).
You may put $g1 and space before the text to get grade 1, or
similarly $cb (or $cbi for an explicit indicator) to get American
Computer Braille Code.  Otherwise avoid the dollar ($) symbol except
before digits.
                                [1 ...  for Duxbury Translator users]
                                [2 ...  further input rules]
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       PRINT-TO-BRAILLE SUMMARY (for Duxbury Translator Users)
For those familiar with the Duxbury Braille Translator, the input
rules are the same as for that product, using the American rules
tables, including TRANSLATION controls but excluding scanning and
format controls.
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                          REFORMATTING AIDS
Alt-F7 ...... Reformat line       │Alt-F10 ..... Renumber brl pgs (1)
Alt-F9 ...... Reformat paragraph  │
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                            MISCELLANEOUS
Alt-p ....... Whole-page ops (1)  │Ctrl-k ...... Toggle 6/1 keying (5)
Alt-equals .. Copy strings (2)    │Alt-i ....... Toggle insert mode
Alt-r ....... Read file (3)       │Alt-s ....... Toggle shadow dots
Alt-w ....... Write checkpoint (4)│Alt-a ....... Toggle hard/soft (6)
Ctrl-w ...... Write named file (4)│Alt-v ....... Version ID &c
Ctrl-d ...... Toggle ASCII display│
Alt-x ....... Exit (4)            │Alt-h ....... Help
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    THE STATUS LINE CONTAINS:     │─ = line, │ = page, ┼ = both are
Current file name (simple name).  │  overly long (blank = both OK).
Current page, line & column nos.  │blank= 6-key, 1= 1-key keying (1).
^ = insert mode, # = overstrike.  │"wait" means potentially lengthy
blank = soft, h = implicitly hard,│  operation in progress.
  H = explicitly hard edit mode.  │message area to right: ending in:
/ = right, \ = left hand page     │  * = Return to clear, : = choose,
  (can be reversed if necessary). │  . = just info, ... = transitory.
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                         FORMATTING CONCEPTS
In creating the braille pages, you may find it helpful to use margins
(1) and tabs (2).  There are also features for automatic treatment of
braille page numbers (3), print page numbers (4), and running heads
and footings (5).  Most of the current format settings can be
examined and altered by Alt-f, and for certain items even more
convenient commands can be used.
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                               MARGINS
At any moment there are four 'margins' set; in usual left-to-right
order they are: left, runover, bell and right margin.  The left
margin determines where an explicit Return takes you; the runover
margin where you go when 'word wrap' is performed at the end of line.
The bell margin (which may be off) is where a 'beep' is heard.  The
right margin can pull the wrap-point in from the full page width.
Besides Alt-f, Alt-1 through Alt-5 can conveniently set margins.
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                                 TABS
Tab 'stops' may be set, cleared and used in a manner very similar to
the way they are used on an ordinary typewriter.  It is also possible
to set the stops to match the word-beginnings on an established line,
so the pattern can be conveniently used elsewhere.  Shift-Tab can use
the stops with leftward movement also.  Neither tab characters nor
stops are in any sense associated with the file itself as stored on
disk; they are a temporary convenience only.
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                         BRAILLE PAGE NUMBERS
Braille page numbers may be placed on any corner of the page, or on
no corner, and the placement may be independently specified for left
and right-hand pages.  It is also possible to specify that actual
display of the number not commence until after a certain point, e.g.
only for pages 2 and higher.  A single-letter prefix may be attached
to the page number.  Numbering may begin at 1 or higher, and there
is an automatic renumbering command.
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                          PRINT PAGE NUMBERS
Print page numbers may be placed on any corner of the page, or on
no corner, and the placement may be independently specified for left
and right-hand pages.  Typically, the transcriber 'declares' print
page breaks as they occur (see the Alt-F8 command); Edgar takes care
of setting up the line-of-dots (if appropriate), setting of print
page numbers on subsequent pages (with prefix, if appropriate), etc.
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                  RUNNING HEADINGS AND FOOTINGS
Running headings, or footings, may be placed on all pages (as you
create them), or used independently on left and right-hand pages.
You input the content of the current heading or footing via Alt-f;
you must also 'turn on' the usage on left, right or both pages to
get Edgar to start placing them appropriately.  You can modify the
contents, or the usage selections, at any time.
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                        FILE HANDLING CONCEPTS
Edgar works directly on the file(s) being edited, i.e. the one(s) you
name on the command line or in Alt-e commands.  At any one time while
working, some of your changes will probably still be in memory
buffers while others may have been written to disk.  Thus, until you
close an edit file (with Ctrl-minus or Alt-x), the disk form of the
file is in an indeterminate state and should not be used for any
other purpose.  Backups (1) and checkpoints (2) are provided for.
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                     HOW TO USE THE HELP FACILITY
When you see one of the following forms:
  # topic
  topic .... #
  topic (#)
where # is a digit or letter, you may press that character for more
information on that topic.  At any time, you may press 0 or Enter
to go up one menu level, or Esc to leave 'help' and resume editing.
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                           OUR ADDRESS IS:
Duxbury Systems, Inc.
435 King St., P.O. Box 1504
Littleton, Massachusetts 01460 USA
Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], MCI Mail: 309-1203

Support is normally available on business days, 10 AM - 4 PM Eastern
time.
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                   6-KEY AND 1-KEY ENTRY MODES
In the usual, 6-key mode, braille characters are entered by using
home-row keys f, d, s, j, k and l for dots 1 to 6 respectively, i.e.
as on a Perkins brailler.  In 1-key mode the ASCII equivalents, as
given in the Edgar document appendix A, are keyed.  The modes are
toggled by the Ctrl-k command.  Note: in 6-key mode, pressing Shift
allows isolated 1-key entries; in 1-key mode, pressing multiple keys
simultaneously is interpreted as an isolated 6-key entry.
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                        Alt-g (GO TO) COMMAND
Upon entering this command a submenu of possibilities is put up.  The
general categories include the current block marker, a specific page
or line, or the next "oversized" page, line, or either.
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                    Ctrl-Enter (OPEN LINE) COMMAND
The current line is broken into two parts just before the current
position; i.e. a "carriage return" is entered just ahead of the cursor.
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                 Alt-F8 (DECLARE PRINT PAGE) COMMAND
The user is asked for the new print page number (in braille).  Then,
a 'line of dots' to show a print page break is generated (or, if too
near the end of the current braille page, a new one is started).  If
not already set, the print page positions are set to 2 (upper right).
Prefixing of the print page numbers by a, b, c ... on subsequent
braille pages is handled automatically.
      See also: "formatting concepts" under the main help menu.
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               KEYPAD +/- (COPY/CUT TO SCRAP) COMMANDS
These commands are keyed by the + or - on the keypad (not those on
the top row of keys).  The + makes a copy of the currently marked
block (as shown by the highlighted area on the screen) to a special
memory buffer called the "scrap."  The scrap can later be "pasted"
to other place(s) in a file, thus making one or more copies of the
material, and/or copied to other strings (see under Miscellaneous).
The - is similar, but also deletes the marked block itself.
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     PRINT-TO-BRAILLE TRANSLATION -- FURTHER RULES (FINE POINTS)
In literary material, put spaces around ampersand (&) symbols.  Enter
single-quote marks as accent-grave (`); use the apostrophe (') only
for true apostrophes.  When a sentence must be entered in several
segments because of the window size limit, end each segment with a
punctuation mark if possible, or if not possible then with a word of
five or more letters (because some short words should be combined in
braille, and that will not happen across split segments).
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               Alt-F10 (RENUMBER BRAILLE PAGES) COMMAND
Starting from the current page forward, Edgar attempts to overwrite
EXISTING braille page numbers with corrected numbers, as computed by
counting from the number associated with the first file page.  The
current settings as to page number position on left and right pages
are also taken into account.  Edgar stops at the first place where
nothing is found where a page number is expected, or where replacing
the number would not leave at least 3 spaces to other text.
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                Alt-p (WHOLE-PAGE OPERATIONS) COMMAND
A self-explanatory menu is presented that lists various operations
applicable to a whole page, such as combining with the previous or
next page (i.e. eliminating page breaks), or splitting (i.e.
creating a new page break).
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                  Alt-equals (COPY STRINGS) COMMAND
Menus for the source and then the destination allow you to copy the
contents of certain "strings," e.g. the "scrap" and the current
search and replace strings, to certain other strings.  Thus it is
possible to search for other instances of a string you find in the
file, for example, without re-keying it.  Note: the "equals" referred
to is the "=" on the same key as "+" on the top (numeric) row.
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                      Alt-r (READ FILE) COMMAND
The user is asked for the name of an external file (which should not
be one of the base files being edited); that file is then read in in
its entirety, that is a copy of it is inserted, before the current
cursor in the current file.
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         Alt-w, Ctrl-w and Alt-x (WRITE FILE & EXIT) COMMANDS
The Alt-w and Ctrl-w write out the current (as edited) file; Alt-w
always to the "checkpoint" (same filename within \edgarchk), Ctrl-w
to a file that you name (which should not be any of the base files
being edited).  Alt-x updates (if necessary) all the files being
edited and exits back to DOS; it is the normal way to end a session.
See also under "File handling concepts" from the main help menu.
      Note: Alt-w and Ctrl-w are not defined in Edgar Explorer.
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                  Ctrl-k (TOGGLE 6/1 KEYING) COMMAND
The keyboard is switched from 6-key (Perkins-style) to 1-key (ASCII
equivalent) mode, or back.  For further explanation, see the
associated topic under "Status line" from the main help menu.
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                   Alt-a (TOGGLE HARD/SOFT) COMMAND
Explicit "hard" mode editing (suspending word wrap, etc. -- see the
manual for a discussion of this concept) is turned on or off.
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                  Ctrl-minus (DELETE BUFFER) COMMAND
Ctrl-minus updates (if necessary) the current file and deletes its
buffer from the current list.  It may not be used when there is only
one file being edited; in that case you should use Alt-x (q.v. under
Miscellaneous).  Note: the "minus" referred to is the "-" on the same
key as "_" on the top (numeric) row.
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                             FILE BACKUPS
When Edgar is about to change the disk form of a file being edited
for the first time (i.e. when it must write one of its buffers back
to disk), before it does so it makes a full copy of the file to a
file of the same name but in a special directory (\edgarbak).  Thus,
after an edit session, the copy in \edgarbak represents the state of
the file before the session.  (If no changes are made, no backup is
written.)  The user should periodically purge \edgarbak.
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                           FILE CHECKPOINTS
Whenever the Alt-w command is given, Edgar will write the current
file, with all the user's changes, to a file of the same name but in
a special directory (\edgarchk).  This is mainly to provide for a
"safety" copy in case of system failure during editing.  (Ctrl-w can
also be used, and may be necessary if you run out of space on your
main disk and need to write to another.)  The user should
periodically purge \edgarchk to save disk space.
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                Alt-9 (SET TAB STOPS PER LINE) COMMAND
This command clears all current tab stop settings, and sets stops
corresponding to the left edges of all words (non-blank strings) on
the current line.  This is to facilitate use of a similar line
pattern on the next line or elsewhere in the document.