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.f3 - # - Chapter 3 - Starting Word Fugue
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.tc
.tc 3. STARTING WORD FUGUE ................................#
CHAPTER 3 STARTING WORD FUGUE
.ixStarting;Starting Word Fugue
.imStartup Options
When you start Word Fugue, you can create new files, edit old files,
and apply macros to the files you load, all from the command line. You
can open multiple files, and even search for the file you want.
.tc Creating a New File ................................#
.ix Create File
Creating a New File
To create a new text file, type
WF filename
at the DOS prompt, where "filename" is the name you want to give to
the new file. Include a disk drive specification, extension, or
pathname, if necessary.
Word Fugue will load up, display a comment New File at the top of the
screen, and display the editing screen ready for you to enter text.
The comment displays for approximately 1/2 a second, but if you are in
a hurry, you can commence typing before the message displays, and it
will not appear. If you press any key while the message is being
displayed, it will be withdrawn, and processing will continue.
Alternatively, you can load up Word Fugue without entering the file
name by typing
WF <Enter>
Word Fugue will load up, display a comment New File at the top of the
screen, and display the editing screen ready for you to enter text.
The file name will be set to <none>, and you will be prompted for a
file name if you try to save it or exit.
.tc Loading an Existing File ...........................#
.ix Edit old file
Loading an Existing File
To load an existing file, type
WF filename
at the DOS prompt, where "filename" is the name you want to edit.
Include a disk drive specification, extension, or pathname, if
necessary.
Word Fugue will load up and display the editing screen ready for you
to enter text.
Alternatively, you can load up Word Fugue without entering the file
name by typing
WF <Enter>
Word Fugue will load up, display a comment New File at the top of the
screen, and display the editing screen ready for you to enter text.
Press F3 (see below Edit New file), and you will be prompted for the
name of the file to edit. Press Enter after entering the file name,
and the file will be loaded.
.cp5
.tc Saving a File ......................................#
Saving a File
.imFiles
.ix Saving
.ixSaving;Saving a File
.ixBackup;Backup Files
There are a number of ways to save a file, depending on whether you
wish to continue editing a new file, or finish. In each case, if you
have set Make Backup to ON, then any previous version of the file will
be saved with the extension set to .BAK before the new version of the
file is written to disk.
.tc Save and Exit ...................................#
Save and Exit
.ixQuitting;Quitting
.ixSaving;Save & Exit
.ixExiting;Exiting
.irErasing;Erasing see Deleting
This is used if you wish to save your work and terminate the program.
Press Alt X, and all changed files will be saved automatically, and
the program will terminate. Alternatively, you can press Ctrl K X,
which is a Wordstar command.
.tc Edit a New File .................................#
Edit a New File
This command is used if you wish to edit a new file, and to be
prompted to save the old file if it has been changed. If the old file
has not been changed, you will not be prompted about saving it.
Press F3 and you will be prompted for the name of the file to edit.
Press Enter after entering the file name, and the file will be loaded
if it exists, or created if it does not.
.tc Save and Edit New File ..........................#
Save and Edit a New File
.ixSaving;Save & Edit New
This works the same as the equivalent WordStar command - it always
saves the file, regardless of whether the program thinks the file has
been saved.
Press Ctrl K D, and the file will be saved. You will then be prompted
for the name of the next file to edit.
.tc Save and Continue Editing .......................#
Save and Continue Editing
.ixSaving;Save & Continue
To save a file and continue editing it press Ctrl K S or F2. Word
Fugue will save the file, and you will be able to continue editing it.
It is advisable to do this on a regular basis, in case a power failure
or similar stops your machine. Regular saving of your work will
prevent you losing an entire days' work. This function can also be
achieved by setting Autosave On. (Refer to Chapter 2 for more
information on this - Autosave Options).
.tc Save As Different File and Continue Edit ........#
Save As Different File and Continue Edit
This writes the changed file out to disk as a different file, and then
continues editing the file under the new name. This is very useful if
you have to create a file that is similar to another one. You
accomplish this by pressing Ctrl K A or by pressing Shift F2.
If you change your mind when the filename prompt appears, press ESC.
The file will not be saves, and you will be returned to the edit
screen.
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.tc Abandon Changes ....................................#
Abandon Changes
.ix Abandoning changes
.ixAbandoning;Abandoning Changes to files (^KQ)
.ixQuitting;Quitting
Sometimes you wish to abandon the changes to a file.
For a single file, press F3, Edit Another file, and you will be
prompted to save the current file. Enter N for no.
To abandon all files and exit, press Ctrl K Q. You will be prompted to
save each file that has been changed. In each case, press N for no.
Once all files have been abandoned, the program will terminate.
.tc Loading Multiple Files .............................#
.ix Load several files
Loading Multiple Files
You can load multiple files by including their names on the command
line separated by spaces. If you type the same file name more than
once, you will have several windows onto the same file. (Not multiple
copies, but one file with several window. See the chapter on Window
for more information)
For example
WF fred zap will load files FRED. and ZAP. with a window
onto each.
wf fred zap fred will load files FRED. and ZAP. with one window
on ZAP., and 2 windows on FRED.
.tc Searching For a File ...............................#
Searching For a File
.ixSearching;Searching For A File
.ix Searching for
You can search for a file if you are not sure of its name by entering
Wild Card characters * and ? in the name. ? represents a single
character, while * stands for any number of characters.
If you enter a wild card file name, Word Fugue will not open any other
files if their names appear after the wild card file name. If you wish
to open multiple files, you should put the ones you know first, and
the wild card file name at the end of the list.
For example
WF FRED.* will look for a file with a name of FRED.
followed by any extension. It would thus match
FRED.
FRED.1
FRED.TXT
and so on.
WF FRED.? will look for a file with a name of FRED
followed by a single character. It will match
FRED.1 and FRED.2, but not FRED.TXT
.tc Applying Macros At Startup .........................#
.ix Macros at Startup
.ixStartup Options; Macros at Startup
Applying Macros At Startup
.ixStartup Options; Applying Macros
When Word Fugue is first started, it looks for a macro file WF.MAC in
the default directory, as well as the installed Home directory. (See
the chapter on macros for further information on macros.) If you
include on the parameter line + followed by a macro identifier (0 - 9
A - Z), that macro will be invoked. You can place as many macros as
you like on the parameter line (subject to DOS limits), and each will
be invoked. If you have several file names on the parameter line, the
macros will be applied to the file name they follow.
For example:
WF +m Loads an empty file and applies the macro M to
it.
WF fred +a Loads the file FRED. and applies macro A to
it.
WF fred +a zap +m +p +1 Loads the file FRED. and applies macro A to
it, and then loads the file ZAP. and applies
the macros M, P and 1 to it in that order.
.tc Run Time Options ...................................#
Run Time Options
.imStartup Options
.ixStartup Options; Run Time Options
Run time options are entered on the command line along with file names
and macro names. They should be separated from file names and macros by
at least one space. Each run time option is prefixed by a forward
slash (/).
.ix Black & White /B
Use Black and White /B
.tc Use Black and White /B ......................#
This option specifies that Word Fugue is to use the black and white
colours despite what the video adaptor appears to say. This is used
when you have a colour adaptor connected to a black and white (or green
and black ...) video monitor. Normally, if Word Fugue detects a video
monitor in colour mode, it will use colours instead of black and white.
However, if you place /B on the command line, you will override the
automatic selection.
.ix Bios Screen IO /G
Use BIOS for Screen IO /G
.tc Use BIOS for Screen IO /G ....................#
For speed in screen updates, Word Fugue writes directly to screen
memory instead of going through the BIOS. However, not all IBM
compatibles have the screen hardware compatible with direct access
techniques. For these situations, it is necessary to go through the
BIOS, with the consequent loss of speed for screen updates. If you
place /G on the command line, Word Fugue will always use BIOS, which
means that computers that are otherwise incompatible because of their
screen architecture can run Word fugue.
Use BIOS but Replace Hardware Cursor With Software Cursor /Q
.tc Use BIOS but Use Software Cursor /Q ..........#
.ix Bios & Soft Cursor /Q
This option works similarly to /G above, but instead of using the
machine's cursor, it replaces it with a solid block of colour. Simply
place /Q on the command line.
During BIOS screen IO, the cursor must be positioned at each character
location for the character to be written. If the cursor were not
turned off during this operation, it would appear to move all over the
screen. However, turning the cursor off means that it disappears for a
period of time. On some of the older and slower machines, this means a
noticeable time delay, and can be annoying. Replacing the hardware
cursor with a solid block of colour can alleviate this effect. This can
be achieved either by use of /Q, or by means of /G and using the
configurable options to turn the Block Cursor on. This option is on
the Display options sub menu of the Options menu of the pulldown menu.
Use High Intensity Background /b0
Use Blinking Background /b1
.tc Use High Intensity Background /b0 ..........#
.tc Use Blinking Background /b1 ..........#
Word Fugue now sets your monitor so that high intensity backgrounds
are possible. This means that the hardware interprets the blink bit as
a high intensity bit. The factory default is High Intensity, so you
could revert high intensity background colours to blinking background
colours by starting Word Fugue with the parameter /b1.
The value of this option is saved by the Save Setup command, so if you
turn it off, you may want to turn it back on subsequently. This is
done with the /b0 parameter.
Example
WF myfile /B/G edit file MYFILE and use the black and
white set of colours. also use BIOS for
all screen IO
WF myfile /G +m edit file MYFILE and use BIOS for
screen IO. apply macro m to the file
once it is loaded.