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EdIt! (tm) version 1.1
by
Steve Yates
This text and program are Copyright (C) 1993-94
by Steven M. Yates
All Rights Reserved Worldwide
EdIt! v1.1 Page i
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Table of Contents
Table Of Contents...................................... i
Disclaimer & License Agreement........................ ii
Distribution Information............................. iii
Definition of Shareware.............................. iii
Installation & Quick Start............................. 1
Product Description.................................... 1
Why Should I Register?................................. 2
Ordering Information ................................. 2
Configuration File..................................... 3
Command Line Operation................................. 3
Command Line Options.............................. 3
Command Line Parsing.............................. 4
Editing A File......................................... 5
Key Bindings...................................... 6
Selecting Text.................................... 7
Menus And Dialog Boxes................................. 7
Overview.......................................... 7
File Menu......................................... 8
Edit Menu........................................ 10
Search Menu...................................... 10
Format Menu...................................... 11
Window Menu...................................... 12
Tools Menu....................................... 13
EdIt! Menu....................................... 14
Help Menu........................................ 14
Technical Notes & Troubleshooting..................... 15
Reformatting..................................... 15
TSRs ............................................ 15
How To Contact The Author ............................ 16
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NOTE: USE OF THIS SOFTWARE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF
THE FOLLOWING DISCLAIMER & LICENSE AGREEMENT !
DISCLAIMER
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Users of EdIt! must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
EdIt! IS SUPPLIED 'AS IS.' STEVE YATES (AUTHOR)
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
OF FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. THE AUTHOR ASSUMES NO
LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR
OTHER DAMAGES) FOR ANY REASON WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE
OF OR INABILITY TO USE EdIt!. ALL RISKS ARE ASSUMED BY THE
USERS OF THIS SOFTWARE.
LICENSE AGREEMENT
=================
Read the following terms and conditions carefully.
Use of this product constitutes your acceptance of these
terms and conditions and your agreement to follow them.
STEVE YATES (AUTHOR) GRANTS YOU, THE END USER, A
NONEXCLUSIVE PERSONAL LICENSE TO USE THIS SOFTWARE FOR A
PERIOD UP TO 30 DAYS IN ORDER TO EVALUATE ITS SUITABILITY
TO YOUR NEEDS. AFTER THE EVALUATION PERIOD YOU MUST EITHER
REGISTER WITH THE AUTHOR OR CEASE USING THE SOFTWARE. YOU
MAY USE THE SOFTWARE ON A SINGLE PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM
AND MAKE AS MANY COPIES AS NEEDED FOR BACKUP AND ARCHIVAL.
YOU MAY ALSO DISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE, UNMODIFIED AND IN ITS
ENTIRETY, TO OTHERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN EVALUATING THE
SOFTWARE AS PER THE FOLLOWING DISTRIBUTION LICENSE. YOU
MAY NOT MODIFY, ALTER, TRANSLATE, DISASSEMBLE, DECOMPILE,
OR LEASE THE SOFTWARE OR THIS MANUAL. THIS LICENSE IS
EFFECTIVE UNTIL TERMINATED. YOU MAY TERMINATE IT AT ANY
TIME BY DESTROYING THE SOFTWARE. IT WILL ALSO TERMINATE IF
YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH ANY TERM OR CONDITION OF THIS
AGREEMENT. YOU AGREE UPON SUCH TERMINATION TO DESTROY THE
SOFTWARE. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
EdIt! is a "Shareware" program (see note below) and is
provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel
free to share this evaluation copy with your friends, but
you may not give it away altered or as part of another
system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to
provide personal computer users with quality software
without high prices, and yet provide incentive for
programmers to continue to develop new products.
If you find this program useful and find that you are
using EdIt! and continue to use EdIt! after a 30-day trial
period, you must register with the author.
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The $20 registration fee will license one copy for use
on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this
software just like a book, i.e., this software may be used
by any number of people and may be freely moved from one
computer location to another, so long as there is NO
POSSIBILITY of it being used at one location while it is
being used at another, just as a book cannot be read by two
different persons at the same time. Volume discounts and
site-licensing information is available in the Ordering
Information section on page 2.
You are encouraged to pass an evaluation copy of
EdIt! along to your friends for evaluation. Please
encourage them to register their copy if they find that
they continue to use it. All registered users will receive
a copy of the latest 1.x version of EdIt!, along with the
other registration benefits outlined on page 2.
DISTRIBUTION LICENSE AND INFORMATION
====================================
You are hereby granted a limited license to freely
distribute the evaluation version of EdIt!, subject to the
following terms and conditions. Any other use,
distribution or representation of EdIt! is expressly
forbidden without the express written consent of the author.
(1) EdIt!, its documentation, and accompanying files may
not be altered under any circumstances, and must be
distributed as a complete unit. Please contact
the author for information on obtaining a complete
copy of the latest version for evaluation and
distribution if yours is incomplete or has been
modified.
(2) Under no circumstances must the purchaser or receiver
of the software be given the impression that he/she
is buying or receiving a license to use the software
itself, but merely an evaluation copy.
(3) Any disputes concerning this software shall be
resolved subject to the applicable laws of the United
States of America and the State of Illinois.
(4) Failure to abide by these provisions constitutes
violation of U.S. federal copyright laws, and will be
prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.
DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
=======================
First, let's consider what Shareware is not.
Shareware is NOT "free" or "public domain" software, it is
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a type of distribution method designed to lower costs for
everyone involved. Any fee that you may have paid to
obtain this or any Shareware program from a disk vendor,
computer bulletin board service, user group, or retailer
was to cover their cost of getting the program to you.
Shareware is paid for by registering with the author.
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try
software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program
and continue using it, you are expected to register.
Individual programs differ on details -- some request
registration while others require it; some specify a
maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything
from the simple right to continue using the software to an
updated program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial
software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with
a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware
authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial
authors, and the programs are of comparable quality (in
both cases there are good programs and bad ones!). The
main difference is in the method of distribution. The
author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute
the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific
group. For example, some authors require written
permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
Shareware.
Again, Shareware is a distribution method, not a type
of software. You should find software that suits your
needs and pocketbook, whether it is commercial or
Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs
easier, because you can try the software *before* you buy.
And because the overhead is low, prices are low also.
Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee: if you
don't use the product, you don't pay for it. Without
product registrations, however, programmers receive no
compensation for their work and thereby are not encouraged
to continue developing software. They have trusted you by
providing a full-featured product, and they expect you to
reciprocate that trust.
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INSTALLATION & QUICK START
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Please see the ED-READ.ME file for a list of exactly
which files should be included in this archive. If it is
missing, your copy of EdIt! is incomplete or has been
altered.
To install EdIt!, you only need to copy all the files
included in this archive to a directory that is on your
PATH (type PATH at the DOS prompt to display your PATH; to
find out more about your PATH statement, consult your DOS
manual). This way, EdIt! can be run from any directory or
disk drive.