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WnScroll v2.0
A Text Browser Application
for Microsoft(R) Windows
Introduction:
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WnScroll is a text file viewer/browser for the Microsoft(R) Windows
environment that allows viewing of files of ANY SIZE in a window
with full horizontal and vertical scrolling facilities.
WnScroll has VERY FAST file loading and scrolling, even with very large
files. All standard keyboard and mouse conventions are available for
scrolling, resizing and viewing text files.
WnScroll overcomes Notepad(R)'s 52K file size limitation.
Find, Find Next,Print and Clipboard Copy are implemented.
WnScroll may be called with a filename from the command line. If no
filename is specified, WnScroll displays a ListBox to enable a file
to be selected for display.
A new file may be opened for display at any time from the Open menu.
Multiple instances of WnScroll can display several files at once.
Important Note:
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Note that WnScroll (unlike Notepad) is designed to be a file viewer.
The original file is NEVER altered in any way.
Quick-Start:
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Installation:
Execute WSCRL.EXE to de-compress the WnScroll files.
Place the executable file WnScroll.EXE into your chosen directory.
For maximum utility it is recommended that you tell Windows Program
Manager about WnScroll.
eg to instal WnScroll in the \UTIL directory do the following:
type CD \UTIL
put WSCRL.EXE into the \UTIL directory
type WSCRL
if you have WnScroll on a floppy disk, type A:WSCRL (or B:WSCRL)
Once the files have been de-compressed in the desired directory,
select Program Manager "File" menu.
select "New"
select "Program Item" then click OK button
in "Description" field type "WnScroll" (or a name of your choice)
in "Command" field type \util\WnScroll.exe
click OK button.
You should now see the WnScroll icon in the active ProgMan group.
Start-Up:
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To start WnScroll, double click on the WnScroll Icon or use Program
Manager "Run.." box. You can specify a file to view using the latter
method (or by calling WnScroll from a PIF,BAT etc file).
You can start WnScroll with the name of a file to display....
eg WnScroll myfile.txt
will load and display myfile.txt .
If no filename is specified, WnScroll will start up with a blank display.
Using WnScroll:
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WnScroll has several menu items in the Windows header bar;
File, Mark, Print, Clipboard, Search.
To display a file, click File on the header bar, then Open in the menu.
WnScroll will display a listbox to allow you to choose a file. The left
side of the listbox will display files in the current directory that match
the type you have selected (*.* is default).
The right side allows you to change to another directory or to a new drive.
An Edit Window in the listbox displays the name of the last selected file,
including drive ,path and extension as appropriate.
To select a file for display, you may do ANY of the following:
-double click on the file in the list box.
-move the highlight bar to the file, and press Enter.
-move the highlight bar to the file and click the View button.
-type the name of the file in the Edit window.
To select a different drive or directory, do ANY of the following:
-double click the drive or folder logo in the right side listbox.
-move the selection box to the required logo and press Enter.
-type the pathname in the Edit window.
If you don't have a mouse use the TAB key to move to different sections
of the Listbox.
Once the file is loaded and displayed, use the cursor keys and /or mouse
to traverse the file in either direction or to scroll horizontally if
required.
The MARK menu:
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The MARK menu allows any portion of the current file to be marked for
subsequent Print or Copy operations.
A segment is marked by defining the start-line and end-line of the segment.
To mark the start-line, move the desired line to the top of the display
and click Mark Top.
Similarly to mark the end-line, move the desired line to the top of the
display and click Mark End.
To mark a single line click Mark Line in the menu.
You may also drag the mouse over the segment you want to mark.
Start with the mouse on the first line to mark.
Press and hold the left mouse button.
Move the mouse to the last line to be marked.
Release the left mouse button.
The marked segment will be displayed in a highlight color. You may now
copy or print the marked segment
The PRINT menu:
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You may print the current page, the marked block, or to the end of the
current file .Choose the appropriate selection in the Print menu.
The CLIPBOARD menu:
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You may copy the current page or a marked block to the Windows Clipboard.
Once copied to the Clipboard,the information can be accessed by other
Windows applications that can utilise this feature.
Because WnScroll does not allow the original file to be modified, there
is no Paste from the Clipboard implemented.
The SEARCH menu:
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The Find command finds and highlights the first line of text in the
file that contains text matching the user-supplied pattern.The Find
is not case sensitive. Find Next will find the next matching line.
WnScroll will display a dialog box to allow you to enter the text
or pattern you want to search for in the current file.
If the match is on the current display, it is simply highlighted.
If the match is off the current screen, the display is re-drawn with
the matching line highlighted at the top of the display.