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SATEDIT VERSION 1.5
Introduction:
Satedit provides a simple and convenient means for creating and amending
knowledge bases for use with Saturn. Satedit automatically takes care of
prefixing subject items with an asterisk and storing their data on following
lines.
NOTE: If the knowledge base is compressed, you should expand it first. Do this
by reading it into Saturn and then use the SAVE command to expand the
knowledge base back into English.
Startup options:
You can specify the name of the knowledge base you want to work on when you
start Satedit from the dos command prompt. If you specify a knowledge base
name without an extension, satedit will append the extension .knb to the file
name. Starting satedit without specifying the name of a knowledge base will
force satedit to use "general.knb" as the name of the knowledge base.
Example. To create a new knowledge base called "mydata.knb" enter the dos
command; SATEDIT MYDATA and press the Enter key.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SATEDIT V1.3 EDITOR FOR SATURN KNOWLEDGE BASES (c)1993 SERVILE SOFTWARE
Knowledge Base: mydata.knb
WARNING! Unable to load knowledge base.
SUBJECT:_
F1 Help F2 Save F3 Load F4 Record Esc Exit
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fig 1. Creating a new knowledge base
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Satedit makes a backup copy of the knowledge base with the suffix .sav before
allowing you to make any changes to the knowledge base.
Adding/amending a subject:
Next to the SUBJECT: prompt, type in the title of the subject to add or amend
and press Enter. Satedit will then open a large edit window. In this edit
window will be the data already recorded about the subject.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SATEDIT V1.5 EDITOR FOR SATURN KNOWLEDGE BASES (c)1993 SERVILE SOFTWARE
Knowledge Base: general.knb
SUBJECT: England
╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│England is a country in west Europe. It is the largest division of the United │
│Kingdom. _ │
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╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
F1 Help F2 Insert subject F3 Insert previous subject F4 Replay
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Fig 2. Amending an entry
Saving:
From the Subject prompt you can save the changes you have made by pressing F2
Loading:
From the Subject prompt you can load a new knowledge base by pressing F3. The
changes you have made to the existing knowledge base are saved, and you are
then prompted to enter the name of the knowledge base to load.
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Record:
Pressing F4 allows a string of characters to be recorded. This string can then
be inserted into the edit window by pressing F4 in the edit window.
Exiting:
Press return or Esc at the subject prompt and satedit will ask if you wish to
save the changes you have made to the knowledge base. Press Y to save and N to
lose any changes you have made. If you select N, to lose any changes made to
the knowledge base, Satedit will ask for confirmation. You should press Y to
exit without saving the changes, or N to changeyour mind and save them.
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The edit window:
The edit window provides you with the maximum available area for a data item,
12 lines. Editing starts in overtype mode, indicated by a small rectangular
cursor. You can toggle between insert and over-type modes by pressing the key
marked "Insert". To exit the edit window press the key marked "Esc". The table
below lists all special keys used in the edit window.
Key Function
Esc Save text and exit.
Left arrow Move left one character
Right arrow Move right one character
Up arrow Move up one line
Down arrow Move down one line
Home Move to start of line
End Move to end of line
Tab Move to next tab position
Shift-Tab Move to previous tab position
Ctrl-D Delete word to right
Ctrl-Y Delete current line
Page Up Move to top of page
Page Down Move to bottom of Page
Ctrl-Home Move to start of text
Ctrl-End Move to end of text.
Delete Delete character at cursor
Backspace Delete character to left of cursor
Insert Toggle insert mode
Return Insert a blank line line
Ctrl-T Move to first line of window
Ctrl-B Move to last line of window
F1 Help
F2 Auto-type current subject heading. This saves retyping subject
names in the edit window.
F3 Auto-type previous subject heading. This saves retyping subject
names in the edit window.
F4 Auto-type a previously recorded string of text.
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Satedit is released into the public domain as a support tool for the Saturn AI
database system.
Saturn is available as Shareware, or registered copies are available direct
from the author for £19.95. Write to:
Matthew Probert
Servile Software
5 Longcroft Close
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 1XG
Telephone 0256 478576