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- PART 3--WRITER'S HEAVEN COMMANDS AND FEATURES
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- Part 3 catalogs and describes all Writer's Heaven commands
- and additional features.
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- COMMAND KEY TYPES
-
- Writer's Heaven employs three basic kinds of command keys,
- all located on the keyboard's "typewriter keys."
- ACTION KEYS act as a function key or as the first key in a
- "two-key" combination. The ACTION KEYS are SYMBOL, OTHER, EDIT,
- SWAP, CLEAR, and REFORMAT.
- UNIT KEYS define grammatical or display units, either
- forward or backward in the document. They are used with an ACTION
- KEY and/or Control or Alt in a "matrix" of commands that enables
- cursor movement, deletion, and transposition, all by unit in
- either direction. The UNIT KEYS, for both "left" and "right," are
- CHARACTER, WORD, LINE, SENTENCE, and PARAGRAPH. The layout of the
- UNIT KEYS on the Writer's Heaven keyboard is directional and
- mirrored (explained below).
- SCREEN KEYS are simple cursor or display movement keys. The
- SCREEN KEYS, both forward and backward, are LEFT AND RIGHT, UP
- and DOWN, SCROLL, DOCUMENT, SCREEN/PAGE, BOOKMARK, and GO BACK.
- Most of these keys too are mirrored and/or directional.
- Writer's Heaven also has a small number of miscellaneous
- commands. These include additional shift-status functions of the
- RETURN KEY: "Return, to left margin," "Return, and stay up,"
- "Return, to left margin, and stay up," and Triple-space.
- Capabilities added to the SPACE BAR are "Insert spaces to next
- tab," and "Delete spaces to previous tab."
- In the remainder of this discussion, "main row" is the name
- given to the row of keys on which the hands normally rest in
- standard typing position; the "high row" is the row of letter
- keys just above the main row; and the "low row" is the row of
- letter and punctuation keys just below the main row.
-
-
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- WRITER'S HEAVEN Commands and Features 18
-
-
-
- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ___ ___ ___
- | ! W ! | | | || | | | || | | | | ! O ! |! P ! ! { ! ! } !
- | !___! |_ _| |_ _|| |_ _| |_ _|| |_ _| |_ _| !___! |!___! !_[_! !_]_!
- | SYMBOL | | OTHER | EDIT SWAP CLEAR
- _\ _ _ _ _ _ _\ _ _ ___\ _ _ _ _ _ _ \ _ _ _ _
- || | | | | | || | | ! H !| | | | | | | || | | |
- _|| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _|| |_ _| !___!| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| ||_ _| |_ _|
- \ \ REFORM \ \
- _ _\ _ _ _ _ _ _\ _ _ _ _\ _ _ _ _ _ _ \ _ _
- | || | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
- |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _|
-
- EDIT KEY (Ctrl)Mark, Move / (OTHER)Copy / (Alt)Delete / (Alt-OTHER)Undelete
-
-
- THE ACTION KEYS
-
- ACTION KEYS operate as a simple function key or as the first
- key in a "two-key" combination.
- All such two-key combinations are "sticky"--meaning that the
- ACTION KEY is pressed then released before the second key is
- pressed. The two-key combination can be interrupted and cancelled
- after the first key is pressed by pressing that first key again.
- In PC-Write at present, two-key combinations cannot be included
- in recorded key sequences.
- The ACTION KEYS displace two temporary-margin commands,
- which have been moved elsewhere. (See below, under MISCELLANEOUS
- KEYS.)
-
- SYMBOL KEY Ctrl-W
-
- The SYMBOL KEY is used as the first key in a set of two-key
- combinations that insert font and special characters into the
- text. This set of combinations replaces the Alt-key combinations
- normally used in PC-Write for this purpose. (This was necessary
- to free the Alt-key combinations for other functions.)
- To use the SYMBOL KEY, press and release Ctrl-W, then press
- Control with the letter key that you normally in PC-Write would
- press with Alt to insert a particular font or special character.
- (These characters and their assigned keys are found in PC-Write
- documentation.) For instance, to insert an italic font character,
- press SYMBOL (Ctrl-W), then Ctrl-I.
- Writer's Heaven adds a period after an inserted guideline
- font (SYMBOL-G), since they are most often used together. Delete
- this period if you are using the font character to establish a
- ruler line.
- The SYMBOL KEY is used with the RETURN KEY for a special
- Triple-space function. (See below, under MISCELLANEOUS KEYS.)
- In PC-Write at present, the SYMBOL KEY combinations cannot
- be used to enter font or special characters in search or replace
- text, or when recording keystrokes. For these purposes, you will
- have to instead use the "Alt-keypad" method. You'll need this
- method also to insert the "double-underline" font character
-
-
-
- WRITER'S HEAVEN Commands and Features 19
-
-
- associated with the W key, since the SYMBOL KEY itself is located
- at that key. (Unfortunately, the Alt-keypad method is not
- available on the Tandy 1000. Sorry.)
- To use the Alt-keypad method, press Alt and hold it down
- while entering the character's ASCII code on the numeric keypad
- at the right end of the keyboard. (You do not have to press the
- NUMLOCK KEY.) The character will appear when you release Alt. The
- ASCII codes are found in the table below and in the appendix of
- the PC-Write printed manual.
- If you are using Writer's Heaven 1.1 with a PC-Write version
- later than 2.7, the Writer's Heaven control file may require
- editing to adjust to revisions in the PC-Write character-to-key
- assignments. (See MODIFYING THE WRITER'S HEAVEN CONTROL FILE, in
- the Appendix.)
-
-
- ASCII CODES OF FONT AND SPECIAL CHARACTERS, BY KEY
- PC-Write 2.6 and 2.7
-
- A:014 F:028 K:020 P:005 U:023
- B:002 G:011 L:025 Q:022 V:004
- C:006 H:024 M:007 R:030 W:018
- D:016 I:021 N:017 S:001 X:013
- E:003 J:008 O:019 T:012,015 Y:031
- Z:015
-
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- OTHER KEY CTRL-O and ALT-O (letter O)
-
- The OTHER KEY is used in a set of two-key combinations that
- provides alternate but related functions for many command keys.
- Ctrl-O begins definition of alternate cursor movement and
- miscellaneous commands, and is always followed by a letter key
- with Control. Alt-O begins definition of alternate deletion
- operations, and is always followed by a letter key with Alt.
- Individual OTHER KEY commands will be listed and described
- by key in the UNIT KEYS and SCREEN KEYS sections, following. The
- notation OTHER-key will mean that first Ctrl-O is pressed and
- released, then Ctrl-key. The notation Alt-OTHER-key will mean
- that first Alt-O is pressed and released, then Alt-key.
-
- EDIT KEY CTRL-P, OTHER-P, ALT-P, ALT-OTHER-P
-
- The edit key defines block operations, as a more accessible
- alternative to PC-Write function keys.
-
- MOVE Ctrl-P Begins and ends marking, and moves the
- marked text to the cursor. (F6)
- COPY OTHER-P Begins and ends marking, and inserts at the
- cursor a new copy of the marked text. (F3)
- DELETE Alt-P Begins marking, and deletes marked text.
- (F4)
- UNDELETE Alt-OTHER-P Restores last text deleted by any method
- except deletion by character. (Ctrl-F4)
-
-
-
- WRITER'S HEAVEN Commands and Features 20
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- SWAP KEY CTRL-[
-
- The SWAP KEY is used as the first key in a set of two-key
- combinations with the UNIT KEYS to transpose units forward or
- back.
- To move a unit to the left, the cursor must be at the
- beginning of the unit following the unit to be moved. To move a
- unit to the right, the cursor must be at the beginning of the
- unit to be moved. After transposition in either direction, the
- cursor will be in position to move the same unit in the same
- direction again.
- Individual SWAP KEY commands will be listed and described by
- key in the UNIT KEYS section. The notation SWAP-key will mean
- that first Ctrl-[ is pressed and released, then Ctrl-key.
- Among Writer's Heaven commands, the SWAP KEY macros are the
- most susceptible to deterioration of performance due to
- PC-Write's automatic reformatting. (See A NOTE ON AUTOMATIC
- REFORMATTING in Part 1.) Also, you cannot transpose words between
- lines if automatic reformatting is on.
-
- CLEAR KEY CTRL-]
-
- The CLEAR KEY terminates marking operations and clears all
- marking from the text. It is a more accessible equivalent of
- PC-Write's F5.
-
- REFORMAT KEY ALT-H
-
- The REFORMAT KEY reformats the entire paragraph the cursor is in,
- then returns the cursor to its original position. It differs from
- PC-Write's Reformat function (F7) in that F7 reformats only from
- the cursor to the end of the paragraph (which may be what you
- need in some instances).
- The REFORMAT KEY is the only ACTION KEY not on the high row
- of the keyboard. Also, the Reformat command is the only command
- in Writer's Heaven that employs Alt but that is not a deletion
- command. It is located specially for quick and easy access
- following any deletion.
-
-
-
- WRITER'S HEAVEN Commands and Features 21
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-
- _ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
- | | | [ E ] [ R ]| | | | || [ U ] [ I ] | | || | | | | |
- | |___| [___] [___]| |___| |_ _|| [___] [___] |_ _| ||_ _| |_ _| |_ _|
- | Para. Sent.| | Sent. Para. |
- \ Left Left \ \ Right Right \
- _ | ___ ___ ___ | _ _ _ _ | ___ ___ ___ | _ _ _ _
- || [ S ] [ D ] [ F ]| | | | || [ J ] [ K ] [ L ] || | | |
- _|| [___] [___] [___]| |_ _| |_ _|| [___] [___] [___] ||_ _| |_ _|
- | Line Word Char.| | Char. Word Line |
- \ Left Left Left \ \ Right Right Right \
- _ _\ _ _ _ _ _ _\ _ _ _ _\ _ _ _ _ _ _ \ _ _
- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
- |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _|
-
- (Ctrl)Move cursor / (Alt)Delete / (SWAP)Transpose
-
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- THE UNIT KEYS
-
- UNIT KEYS define text units, either forward or backward in
- the document.
- The UNIT KEYS make up two distinct, directional sets. Keys
- that define units "left-and-up" from the cursor are under the
- left hand; keys that define units "right-and-down" from the
- cursor are under the right hand. The two sets of keys are mirror
- images of each other.
- The UNIT KEYS are used with Control, Alt, and SWAP (see
- under THE ACTION KEYS, above) in a "matrix" of commands that
- provides, respectively, cursor movement, deletion, and
- transposition, each in either direction. Cursor movement and
- deletion normally operate from the cursor to the previous or next
- beginning of a unit. If the cursor is initially somewhere within
- a unit, a left-hand UNIT KEY will define a cursor movement or
- deletion to the beginning of that same unit.
- The OTHER KEY (see under THE ACTION KEYS, above) with a UNIT
- KEY and Control or Alt will for some UNIT KEYS define an
- alternate but related action--for instance, a movement or
- deletion to the end rather than to the beginning of a unit.
- Following is a complete list of UNIT KEY commands, by left-
- hand and right-hand unit. The PC-Write equivalent command, if
- any, is noted in parentheses. The following notations are defined
- as shown:
- SWAP-key Press and release SWAP (Ctrl-[) then Ctrl-key
- OTHER-key Press and release OTHER (Ctrl-O) then Ctrl-key
- Alt-OTHER-key Press and release Alt-OTHER (Alt-O) then Alt-key
-
- CHARACTER LEFT -- F
-
- Ctrl-F Move cursor to previous character. (LEFT ARROW)
- Alt-F Delete previous character. (BACKSPACE)
- SWAP-F Transpose characters left.
-
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- WRITER'S HEAVEN Commands and Features 22
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-
- Comments: The Writer's Heaven "Transpose characters left"
- (SWAP-F) differs from PC-Write's Shft-BACKSPACE in
- that the cursor is positioned to the right of both
- characters being switched--so the transposition can
- be made immediately following the mistyping,
- without first repositioning the cursor. (PC-WRITE's
- Shft-BACKSPACE command has been left intact.)
-
- CHARACTER RIGHT -- J
-
- Ctrl-J Move cursor to next character. (RIGHT ARROW)
- Alt-J Delete character under cursor. (DELETE)
- SWAP-J Transpose characters right.
-
- WORD LEFT -- D
-
- Ctrl-D Move cursor to previous word beginning.
- (Ctrl-LEFT ARROW)
- Alt-D Delete to previous word beginning. (Ctrl-BACKSPACE)
- SWAP-D Transpose words left.
-
- WORD RIGHT -- K
-
- Ctrl-K Move cursor to next word beginning.
- (Ctrl-RIGHT ARROW)
- Alt-K Delete to next word beginning. (Ctrl-ESCAPE)
- SWAP-K Transpose words right.
-
- LINE LEFT -- S
-
- Ctrl-S Move cursor to start of line.
- OTHER-S Move cursor to beginning of line of text.
- (Shft-HOME)
- Alt-S Delete to start of line. (Shft-Ctrl-BACKSPACE)
- Alt-OTHER-S Delete to previous beginning of line of text.
- SWAP-S Transpose lines backward.
-
- Comments: The Alt-OTHER-S command enables you to delete
- successive text lines backwards in the document,
- without extra cursor movement or deletion commands.
-
- WARNING: At present, when automatic reformatting is
- on, PC-Write sometimes moves the cursor to the
- beginning of the line above a line deleted. Turn
- automatic reformatting off, or proceed with
- caution.
-
- LINE RIGHT -- L
-
- Ctrl-L Move cursor to end of line of text. (END)
- OTHER-L Move cursor to beginning of next line of text.
- Alt-L Delete to the end of line of text. (Ctrl-ENTER)
- Alt-OTHER-L Delete to beginning of next line.
- SWAP-L Transpose lines right.
-
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-
- WRITER'S HEAVEN Commands and Features 23
-
-
- Comments: Alt-OTHER-L is a useful initial command if you wish
- to delete a portion of line to the right of the
- cursor and then a number of full lines following
- (with Alt-L). In PC-Write, this would normally
- require additional cursor movement or deletion
- commands to get past one or more line endings. (Or,
- with automatic reformatting on, you would have to
- content yourself with deleting a series of partial
- lines.)
-
- Writer's Heaven does not incorporate PC-Write's
- "delete entire line" command (Shft-Ctrl-ENTER).
-
- See the WARNING under LINE LEFT.
-
- SENTENCE LEFT -- R
-
- Ctrl-R Move the cursor to the previous sentence beginning.
- Alt-R Delete to previous sentence beginning.
- SWAP-R Transpose sentences left.
-
- Comments: Unlike the PC-Write sentence commands, the primary
- sentence commands in Writer's Heaven operate to the
- beginnings of sentences rather than to the ends.
-
- WARNING: At present, PC-Write's definition of a
- sentence is "a period," which is inadequate. As a
- result, the Writer's Heaven 1.1 sentence macros too
- are inadequate and buggy, and should be used only
- with caution. Specifically, they will malfunction
- when confronted with question marks, exclamation
- points, or any other punctuation or lack of
- punctuation at the end of a sentence; or with
- periods within a sentence (as for abbreviations).
- When sentences are transposed at the beginning or
- end of a paragraph, the sentence nearest the cursor
- will move entirely to the previous or next
- paragraph.
-
- The SENTENCE SWAP macros contain automatic
- reformatting operations covering two paragraphs.
-
- SENTENCE RIGHT -- U
-
- Ctrl-U Move cursor to next sentence beginning.
- Other-U Move cursor to next sentence end.
- (Shft-Ctrl-RIGHT ARROW)
- Alt-U Delete to next sentence beginning.
- Alt-OTHER-U Delete to next sentence end.
- SWAP-U Transpose sentences right.
-
- Comments: See the WARNING and other comments under "SENTENCE
- LEFT."
-
-
-
- WRITER'S HEAVEN Commands and Features 24
-
-
- PARAGRAPH LEFT -- E
-
- Ctrl-E Move cursor to previous paragraph beginning.
- (Ctrl-PgUp)
- Alt-E Delete to previous paragraph beginning.
- SWAP-E Transpose paragraphs left.
-
- PARAGRAPH RIGHT -- I
-
- Ctrl-I Move cursor to next paragraph beginning.
- (Ctrl-PgDn)
- OTHER-I Move cursor to next paragraph end.
- Alt-I Delete to next paragraph beginning.
- Alt-OTHER-I Delete to next paragraph end.
- SWAP-I Transpose paragraphs right.
-
- Comments: Unlike most other Writer's Heaven cursor commands,
- the OTHER-I command works only within the unit--you
- cannot use it to move to successive ends of
- paragraphs.
-
- The Alt-OTHER-I command is useful in revising text
- when you want to delete only a final portion of a
- paragraph. Alt-OTHER-I will do this without
- running-in the next paragraph by removing the line
- ending. In the same situation, the more basic Alt-I
- command would have to be followed by RETURN to
- reinstate the following paragraph beginning.
-
- NOTE: At present, PC-Write's paragraph-right cursor
- movement does not work properly at the bottom of
- the document unless the last line of text is
- followed by a Return. This affects the operation of
- the Writer's Heaven macros as well.
-
-
-
- WRITER'S HEAVEN Commands and Features 25
-
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- _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
- | | | | | | || ( T ) ( Y )| | | | | | | || | | | | |
- | |_ _| |_ _| |_ _|| (___) (___)| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| ||_ _| |_ _| |_ _|
- | | Scroll Up | |
- _\ _ _ _ _ ___\ Up___ ___\ ___ _ _ _ _ \ _ _ _ _
- || | | | | ( F )| ( G ) ( H )| ( J ) | | | | || | | |
- _|| |_ _| |_ _| (___)| (___) (___)| (___) |_ _| |_ _| ||_ _| |_ _|
- \ Left \Scroll Down \ Right \
- _ _\ ___ ___ ___\ Dn___ ___\ ___ _ _ _ _ \ _ _
- | | ( X ) ( C ) ( V ) ( B ) ( N ) ( M ) | | | | | |
- |_ _| (___) (___) (___) (___) (___) (___) |_ _| |_ _| |_ _|
- Go back Book- Scrn/ Top Bottom Scrn/
- mark Pg Up Doc Doc Pg Down
-
-
- THE SCREEN KEYS
-
- The SCREEN KEYS are simple cursor or display movement keys,
- used with Control. Most of these keys are, like the UNIT KEYS,
- mirrored and/or directional. Most SCREEN KEYS have alternate
- functions when preceded by the OTHER KEY.
- Following is a complete list of SCREEN KEY commands, by sub-
- grouping. The PC-Write equivalent command, if any, is noted in
- parentheses. The notation "OTHER-key" means to first press and
- release OTHER (Ctrl-O), then Ctrl-key.
-
- CURSOR KEYS
-
- LEFT Ctrl-F Move cursor one character left. (LEFT ARROW)
- OTHER-F Move cursor half-screen left.
- RIGHT Ctrl-J Move cursor one character right. (RIGHT ARROW)
- OTHER-J Move cursor half-screen right.
- UP Ctrl-Y Move cursor one line up. (UP ARROW)
- OTHER-Y Move cursor half-screen up.
- DOWN Ctrl-H Move cursor one line down. (DOWN ARROW)
- OTHER-H Move cursor half-screen down.
-
- Comments: The cursor keys, all pressed by the index
- fingers, form a directional inverted T in the
- center of the keyboard. The LEFT and RIGHT KEYS
- are the same as the CHARACTER KEYS (UNIT KEYS).
-
- Used with the CURSOR KEYS, the OTHER KEY acts
- as an "express key," moving the cursor by
- approximately half a screen in any direction.
- Normally, after pressing the cursor key for the
- "express" command, you would keep it down to
- continue travelling. The "express" commands are
- included as more useful than PC-Write's "edge-
- of-screen" commands, which are left intact on
- the keypad.
-
-
-
-
- WRITER'S HEAVEN Commands and Features 26
-
-
- SCROLL KEYS
-
- SCROLL
- UP Ctrl-T Scrolls the screen display for viewing toward
- the top of the document. (PgUp)
- OTHER-T Scrolls the screen up by half a screen.
- SCROLL
- DOWN Ctrl-G Scrolls the screen display for viewing toward
- the bottom of the document. (PgDn)
- OTHER-G Scrolls the screen down by half a screen.
-
- Comments: The SCROLL KEYS form a directional, vertical
- pair to the right of the left forefinger.
-
- As with the CURSOR KEYS, the OTHER KEY acts with
- the SCROLL KEYS as an "express key," allowing
- scrolling by half a screen in either direction.
- This can be used to display a series of
- "overlapping" screens.
-
- BIG JUMP KEYS
-
- The remaining SCREEN KEYS are called collectively BIG JUMP
- KEYS. They are located on the bottom row of letter and punctua-
- tion keys.
-
- DOCUMENT KEYS
-
- TOP DOC Ctrl-B Move cursor to beginning of document.
- (Shft-Grey+)
- BOTTOM
- DOC Ctrl-N Move cursor to end of document. (Shft-Grey-)
-
- SCREEN/PAGE KEYS
-
- SCREEN/
- PAGE UP Ctrl-V Display previous screen. (Shft-PgUp)
- OTHER-V Move cursor to previous page break.
- (Shft-Ctrl-PgUp)
- SCREEN/
- PG DOWN Ctrl-M Display next screen. (Shft-PgDn)
- OTHER-M Move cursor to next page break.
- (Shft-Ctrl-PgDn)
-
- BOOKMARK KEY -- C
-
- Ctrl-C Move cursor to bookmark. (Ctrl-END)
- OTHER-C Set bookmark. (Ctrl-HOME)
-
- Comments: Though PC-Write allows the use of two bookmarks,
- Writer's Heaven reduces this to one because the
- second bookmark is used in its macros.
-
-
-
-
- WRITER'S HEAVEN Commands and Features 27
-
-
- GO BACK KEY -- X
-
- Ctrl-X Move cursor to its position previous to last big
- jump. (Shft-Ctrl-END)
-
- Comments: The GO BACK KEY can often return you to your
- original place if you've pressed the wrong command
- key and jumped to another part of the document. It
- does this by moving to the "second bookmark," which
- PC-Write automatically inserts in the text when you
- give certain commands. (See the PC-Write manual for
- details.)
-
- Since some Writer's Heaven macros entail setting
- the second bookmark, return may no longer be
- possible following their use.
-
- Because Writer's Heaven reserves the second
- bookmark for use in its macros, no Writer's Heaven
- command has been included for setting this
- function. But the PC-Write Ctrl-Shft-HOME command
- for this has been left intact.
-
-
-
- WRITER'S HEAVEN Commands and Features 28
-
-
- MISCELLANEOUS KEYS
-
- RETURN (ENTER) KEY
-
- Ctrl-RETURN Return, to left margin.
- Shft-RETURN Return, and stay up--insert a line ending, with
- cursor remaining on line above.
- Ctrl-Shft-
- RETURN Return, to left margin, and stay up--insert a line
- ending, with text brought to left margin, and
- cursor remaining on line above.
- OTHER-RETURN Return, and align with previous text line.
- (Shft-ENTER, displaced from original position)
- SYMBOL-RETURN Triple-space--insert dot commands for one triple-
- space in a double-spaced document.
-
- Comments: Writer's Heaven provides greater flexibility in the
- Return function.
-
- Ctrl-RETURN brings the cursor and any text
- following it to the next line's left margin instead
- of to the paragraph margin (if any). It is useful,
- when using an indented paragraph format, as an
- alternate Return function--for instance, for flush
- left section headings, or to enter dot commands.
-
- Shft-RETURN acts as a normal RETURN, except that
- the cursor remains in its position on the line
- above. It is used primarily when inserting new
- paragraphs or discreet lines in text.
-
- Ctrl-Shft-RETURN is a cross between Ctrl-RETURN and
- Shft-RETURN. It brings text following the cursor to
- the left margin of the next line, while the cursor
- remains on the line above. This has been included
- especially for use with PC-Write 2.6 when using an
- indented paragraph format with automatic
- reformatting off (the recommended mode when using
- Writer's Heaven). When you insert text within a
- line, 2.6 does not wordwrap, but instead follows
- that text line interminably to the right. (The
- problem is corrected in 2.7.) By first pressing
- Ctrl-Shft-RETURN, you leave your cursor at the end
- of a line, wordwrap occurs normally, and the entire
- screen of text remains visible. Ctrl-Shft-RETURN is
- better for this purpose than Shft-RETURN, because
- it does not require you to delete a paragraph
- indent before reformatting. (If you are not using
- an indented paragraph format, you can use
- Ctrl-RETURN instead.)
-
- The dot commands entered by SYMBOL-RETURN will
- provide a triple-space (two blank lines) in a
- document otherwise formatted for double-spacing.
-
-
-
- WRITER'S HEAVEN Commands and Features 29
-
-
- These commands can be entered at the end of the
- document as you enter fresh text, or inserted
- within text. The cursor can be at either the end or
- the beginning of any paragraph, or of any line if
- there is no indented paragraph margin. It cannot be
- used within a paragraph to divide it--you must
- first divide it with a normal RETURN. If used at
- the end of the document, it beeps--sorry, this
- can't be helped.
-
- SPACE BAR
-
- OTHER-SPACE Insert spaces to next tab, in Pushright.
- Alt-OTHER-
- SPACE Delete spaces to previous tab, in Pushright.
-
- Comments: These commands are useful to indent paragraphs
- accidentally unindented, or vice versa. In
- Overwrite mode, these commands lose their special
- function, and are identical to PC-Write's TAB and
- Shft-TAB.
-
- PUSHRIGHT/OVERWRITE
-
- OTHER-SYMBOL Switch between Pushright and Overwrite modes.
-
- Comments: This special combination of ACTION KEYS--fingered
- as Ctrl-O then Ctrl-W--provides a slightly more
- convenient command than SCROLL LOCK to switch
- between the PC-Write text modes. It is included
- especially for users of "near-compatible" computers
- who do not have use of the SCROLL LOCK KEY for this
- purpose.
-
- TEMPORARY MARGINS
-
- OTHER-[ Set temporary left margin. (Ctrl-[)
- OTHER-] Set temporary right margin. (Ctrl-])
-
- Comments: The temporary margin commands piggyback on the SWAP
- and CLEAR keys, where PC-Write originally placed
- them. They have been changed to OTHER commands to
- make way for those Writer's Heaven keys. The
- PC-Write 2.7 paragraph margin command, Ctrl-\, is
- intact.
-
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- WRITER'S HEAVEN Commands and Features 30
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- ADDITIONAL FEATURES
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- REVERSE VIDEO. Besides providing a command key layout that
- substitutes for PC-Write's, Writer's Heaven uses PC-Write
- attribute commands to reverse the video on monochrome and single-
- color monitors. Users of such CRT monitors will see regular text
- as dark letters on a light background. Full-color monitors will
- not be affected.
- Viewing dark on light is easier on the writer's eyes, because
- the eyes do not need to continuously adjust to such wide
- variations in brightness between the screen and the background
- environment. It does not use significantly more power, because
- the monitor brightness level will normally be lowered for this
- kind of viewing. Lowering the brightness level incidentally
- reduces screen flickering, easing another cause of eye strain and
- tension.
- If you don't like the reverse video, or if you work on a
- portable that normally displays dark on light, enter the Writer's
- Heaven control file, ED.DEF, on your workdisk or in your hard
- disk directory and delete the section labelled VISUAL ATTRIBUTES;
- or add an open parenthesis to the beginning of each line of that
- section to inactivate it. PLEASE DO NOT ALTER THE ORIGINAL
- WRITER'S HEAVEN DISK.
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- REMINDER TO SAVE. Writer's Heaven includes a "reminder-to-
- save" feature, through an "editor switch" option provided in
- PC-Write. You are prompted to save your file after every entry of
- 2,000 characters. If you don't like this, enter the Writer's
- Heaven control file, ED.DEF, on your workdisk or in your hard
- disk directory and remove the line beginning with %Y. PLEASE DO
- NOT ALTER THE ORIGINAL WRITER'S HEAVEN DISK.
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- HELP SCREEN. Writer's Heaven provides a help screen for easy
- reference, if you care to install and use it. See INSTALLING THE
- WRITER'S HEAVEN HELP SCREEN in Part 1. The screen replaces
- PC-Write's first help screen, and is displayed by pressing F1
- twice to call up PC-Write's help feature.
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- IF YOU ARE VIEWING THIS GUIDE ON SCREEN, THE NEXT SECTION--THE
- APPENDIX--IS FOUND IN THE FILE GUIDE.4
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