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.topic NoContext=0
MAIN Help
┌─────────────────┐
░▒▓█│ NewEdit V1.00 │█▓▒░
╘═════════════════╛
Al Andersen
PO BOX 2436
Sierra Vista, AZ 85636
CompuServe 71610,3214
Internet: aandersen@huachuca-emh2.army.mil
Topics:
{Dialogs:Dialogs} │ {Editor:Editor_Commands} │ {Menus:Menus} │ {Glossary:Glossary}
Updates will be available on CompuServe, BPROGA forum, in the OOP
library. If you don't have access to CompuServe, send $10 to the above
address with your name and address and I'll send it to you. Please
specify whether you want a 5-1/4" or 3-1/2" diskette.
Special thanks to Johnathan Stein and Tom Campbell for their
contributions and support.
Test code for this program was developed with SHAZAM. A SHAZAM
version of NEDEMO is available from Johnathan Stein. Send
$10.00 and your name, address and disk size (5¼ or 3½) to:
Johnathan J. Stein
Post Office Box 346
Perrysburg, OH 43552
419-666-7103
CompuServe 76576,470
.topic Dragging=1
DRAG Mode {MAIN Help:NoContext}
The current window is being moved or resized. Press [Enter] to
keep the current position, or [Esc] to restore the former position
and/or size.
.topic Menus=2000
MENUS Help {MAIN Help:NoContext}
Select which menu you would like help on.
Topics:
{File:File_Menu} │ {Edit:Edit_Menu}
{Search:Search_Menu} │ {Windows:Windows_Menu}
{Desktop:Desktop_Menu} │
.topic File_Menu=2100
FILE Menu [Alt]-[F] {MENUS Help:Menus}
This menu allows you to access various file commands. Select
which menu item you would like help on.
Sub Topics:
{Open:Open} │ {New:New} │
{Save Continue:Save} │ {Save Done:SaveDone} │ {Save File:SaveAs}
{Change Dir:ChangeDir} │ {Shell To DOS:ShellToDos} │
{Exit:Exit} │ │
.topic Open
OPEN [F3] {FILE Menu:File_Menu}
Select a file from disk to edit.
.topic New
NEW {FILE Menu:File_Menu}
Automatically open a blank edit window with the
{title:GTitleBar} of UNTITLED. You can start typing text right
away.
.topic Save
SAVE CONTINUE [F2] {FILE Menu:File_Menu}
{SAVE Cmds:Saving}
Save text in the current window to disk and continue editing.
If your window is titled UNTITLED, you will be asked to supply
a file name. Otherwise, the text is saved to disk using the
current {window title:GTitleBar}.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic SaveDone
SAVE DONE [Ctrl]-[K]-[D] {FILE Menu:File_Menu}
{SAVE Cmds:Saving}
Save text in the current window to disk and close the edit
window. If your window is {titled:GTitleBar} UNTITLED, you will
be asked to supply a file name. Otherwise, the text is saved to
disk using the current window title.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic SaveAs
SAVE FILE [Ctrl]-[K]-[F] {FILE Menu:File_Menu}
{SAVE Cmds:Saving}
Save text in the current window to disk under a new file name.
You are asked to which file you would like to save the text.
The file may be an existing disk file, or a new file.
Once your text is saved, you can continue using the editor on
the current edit window. Note that the
{window title:GTitleBar} will change to reflect your new file
name.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic ChangeDir
CHANGE DIR {FILE Menu:File_Menu}
Change to another directory.
.topic ShellToDOS
SHELL TO DOS {FILE Menu:File_Menu}
Drop into MS-DOS to use various DOS commands, run other
programs, and do all those wondrous things MS-DOS allows you to
do.
When you are done using MS-DOS, type in "EXIT" and you will
return to where you were in your application.
.topic Exit
EXIT [Alt]-[X] {FILE Menu:File_Menu}
Terminate the current application and return to MS-DOS.
Before the application is terminated, all windows on the
{desktop:GDesktop} will be saved to the default desktop file on
disk. The current video mode is saved with the
{desktop:GDesktop}.
The next time you use this application, the last
{desktop:GDesktop} you had open will be restored, along with
the video mode you were in.
.topic Edit_Menu=2200
EDIT Menu [Alt]-[C] {MENUS Help:Menus}
This menu allows you to cut, copy, and paste text to and from
the clipboard. You can also undelete your last text operation,
clear {selected text:GSelectedText} from your document without
putting it into the clipboard, or view current clipboard
contents.
Sub Topics:
{Undo:Undo} │ │
{Copy:Copy} │ {Cut:Cut} │ {Paste:Paste}
{Clipboard:Clipboard} │ │
{Clear:Clear} │ │
.topic Undo
UNDO [Ctrl]-[U] {EDIT Menu:Edit_Menu}
[Ctrl]-[Q]-[L] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Undo your last text operation. Whether you entered text that
you don't really want, or accidentally deleted some text you
would like to restore, UNDO will restore the text to its
original context.
However, you must select UNDO before you use any
{cursor key:Cursor}. The UNDO buffer is based on cursor
movement. As long as you are entering or deleting text you can
UNDO it. This also applies to marking blocks of text and
deleting them. The deletion can be undone, as long as you don't
move the cursor with a {cursor key:Cursor} (i.e., [PgUp],
[Right-Arrow], [Home], etc.). Once the cursor is moved, the
UNDO buffer flushes itself and the original text context is
forever gone.
This does not apply to using any of the text
{reformatting keys:Formatting}. Wordwrap can not be undone. Nor
can paragraph or document reformatting.
This command is disabled until you enter or delete text in an
edit window.
.topic Copy
COPY [Ctrl]-[Ins] {EDIT Menu:Edit_Menu}
[Ctrl]-[K]-[K] {MOVING Cmds:Moving}
{SELECT Cmds:Selecting}
Copy selected text to the {clipboard:Clipboard}. Using COPY
indicates that you want to take a "copy" of your
{selected text:GSelectedText}, leaving the text in your
document intact.
This command is disabled until you place text on the
{clipboard:Clipboard}.
.topic Cut
CUT [Shift]-[Del] {EDIT Menu:Edit_Menu}
[Ctrl]-[K]-[Y] {DELETE Cmds:Deleting}
{SELECT Cmds:Selecting}
Cut {selected text:GSelectedText} out of your document to the
{clipboard:Clipboard}. Using CUT indicates that you want to
"cut" your {selected text:GSelectedText}, removing the text
from your document.
This command is disabled until you place text on the
{clipboard:Clipboard}.
.topic Paste
PASTE [Shift]-[Ins] {EDIT Menu:Edit_Menu}
[Ctrl]-[K]-[C] {MOVING Cmds:Moving}
Paste text into your document from the {clipboard:Clipboard}.
In order to use this option, text must have been placed on the
{clipboard:Clipboard} previously using {COPY:Copy} or {CUT:Cut}
commands.
This command is disabled until you place text on the
{clipboard:Clipboard}.
.topic Clipboard
CLIPBOARD {EDIT Menu:Edit_Menu}
View the contents of the clipboard. The clipboard will be
blank unless you previously put something on it using the
{COPY:Copy} or {CUT:Cut} commands.
To exit the clipboard, press [Alt]-[F3] and you will return to
your current edit window.
.topic Clear
CLEAR [Ctrl]-[Del] {EDIT Menu:Edit_Menu}
{DELETE Cmds:Deleting}
{SELECT Cmds:Selecting}
Clear selected text from your document. This is much like the
{CUT:Cut} option, but the {selected text:GSelectedText} is not
put on the {clipboard:Clipboard}.
Use this command only if you want to delete selected text for
good.
This command is disabled until you {select text:GSelectedText}.
.topic Search_Menu=2300
SEARCH Menu [Alt]-[S] {MENUS Help:Menus}
{EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
This menu allows you to look for and/or replace text within
your document. It also offers the option of quickly repeating
the last find or search/replace action.
Sub Topics:
{Find:Find} │ {Search/Replace:Replace}
{Again:Again} │
.topic Find
FIND [Ctrl]-[Q]-[F] {Search Menu:Search_Menu}
Find a particular bit of text in your document. A
{dialog box:GDialogBox} will appear asking you what text to
find, and gives you the option of finding text that is case
sensitive or whole words only.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic Replace
SEARCH/REPLACE [Ctrl]-[Q]-[A] {SEARCH Menu:Search_Menu}
This is similar to using {FIND:Find} text, however you also
have to provide text with which to replace text you find. A
{dialog box:GDialogBox} will appear asking you what text to
find, what text to replace it with, and if the search is case
sensitive, for whole words only, to prompt before replacing
text, or to replace all finds without prompting.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic Again
AGAIN [Ctrl]-[L] {SEARCH Menu:Search_Menu}
This will allow you to quickly repeat the last {FIND:Find} or
{SEARCH/REPLACE:Replace} action without having to enter your
{FIND:Find} or {SEARCH/REPLACE:Replace} parameters into a
{dialog box:GDialogBox} again.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic Windows_Menu=2400
WINDOWS Menu [Alt]-[W] {MENUS Help:Menus}
This menu allows you to navigate amongst the different windows
open on the {desktop:GDesktop}, resize of move a window, or
arrange your windows in a tile or cascade pattern on the
{desktop:GDesktop}.
Sub Topics:
{Resize/Move:Resize} │
{Zoom:Zoom} │
{Previous:Prev} │ {Next:Next}
{Close:Close} │
{Tile:Tile} │ {Cascade:Cascade}
.topic Resize
RESIZE/MOVE [Ctrl]-[F5] {WINDOWS Menu:Windows_Menu}
Resize or move the current window on the {desktop:GDesktop}.
The first thing you will note is that the
{window border:GWindowBorder} will change color. You can now
resize or move the window.
╔═[■]═════ Title ═════[]═╗ <--Title Bar
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════─┘ <--{Resize corner:GResizeCorner}
To resize the window, hold the [Shift] key down and press the
right or down arrow. If you are using a mouse, you must first
click on the bottom right {"resize" corner:GResizeCorner} of
the window, and while holding the mouse button down, move it
right or down to make the window grow. You reverse the process
to shrink the window.
To move the window, you press the arrow key that corresponds to
the direction you want to move the window. To move it quickly,
press the [Ctrl] key and the arrow key that corresponds to the
direction you want to move the window. If you are using a
mouse, you must place the mouse cursor on the
{title bar:GTitleBar} of the window, press the mouse button,
and move the window to where you want it while you hold the
mouse button down.
When you are done resizing/moving the window, press [Enter] and
the {window border:GWindowBorder} returns to its default color.
If you are using a mouse, just let go of the mouse button.
This command is disabled unless a window that can be
resized/moved is on the {desktop:GDesktop}.
.topic Zoom
ZOOM [F5] {WINDOWS Menu:Windows_Menu}
Toggle between filling the {desktop:GDesktop} with the current
window, or shrinking the window to its normal size.
╔═[■]═════ Title ═════[]═╗ <--Title Bar
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════─┘ <--Resize corner
If you are using a mouse, click on the arrow(s) on the
{title bar:GTitleBar} of the window. Windows without arrow(s)
on the {title bar:GTitleBar} of the window can not be zoomed.
This command is disabled unless a window that can be
zoomed is on the {desktop:GDesktop}.
.topic Prev
PREVIOUS [Shift]-[F6] {WINDOWS Menu:Windows_Menu}
Go back to the previous window on the {desktop:GDesktop}, if
you have multiple windows open.
Note that there is a bug in TurboVision. If you have only one
window open on the {desktop:GDesktop} and try to go to the
previous window and then the next window, your cursor gets
lost. Simply press a key to get the cursor back.
This command is disabled unless there is at least one window on
the {desktop:GDesktop}.
.topic Next
NEXT [F6] {WINDOWS Menu:Windows_Menu}
Go to the next window on the {desktop:GDesktop}, if you have
multiple windows on the {desktop:GDesktop}.
Note that there is a bug in TurboVision. If you have only one
window open on the {desktop:GDesktop} and try to go to the
previous window and then the next window, your cursor gets
lost. Simply press a key to get the cursor back.
This command is disabled unless there is at least one window on
the {desktop:GDesktop}.
.topic Close
CLOSE [Alt]-[F3] {WINDOWS Menu:Windows_Menu}
Close the window that is currently selected on the
{desktop:GDesktop}. You select this option when you are done
using a window.
You may also press the [Esc] key in many instances, or use the
mouse to click on the {close icon:GCloseIcon} in the upper left
corner of a window.
Close
Icon:[■] ╔═[■]═════════════════[]═╗
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ ║
╚═════════════════════════╝
This command is disabled unless there is at least one window on
the {desktop:GDesktop}.
.topic Tile
TILE {WINDOWS Menu:Windows_Menu}
Arrange all windows on the {desktop:GDesktop} in a tile
pattern. An example of four windows tiled on the
{desktop:GDesktop} would look like this:
┌────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ╔[■]═══════1═[]╗┌────────────2──┐ │
│ ║ ║│ │ │
│ ║ ║│ │ │
│ ║ ║│ │ │
│ ╚═══════════════╝└───────────────┘ │
│ ┌────────────3──┐┌────────────4──┐ │
│ │ ││ │ │
│ │ ││ │ │
│ │ ││ │ │
│ └───────────────┘└───────────────┘ │
└────────────────────────────────────┘
Tiled Windows
This command is disabled unless there is at least one window on
the {desktop:GDesktop}.
.topic Cascade
CASCADE {WINDOWS Menu:Windows_Menu}
Arrange all windows on the {desktop:GDesktop} in a cascade
pattern. An example of four windows cascaded on the
{desktop:GDesktop} would look like this:
┌──────────────────────────1─┐
│┌─────────────────────────2─┐
││┌────────────────────────3─┐
│││╔[■]═════════════════4═[]╗
│││║ ║
│││║ ║
│││║ ║
│││║ ║
│││║ ║
└└└╚═════════════════════════╝
Cascaded Windows
This command is disabled unless there is at least one window on
the {desktop:GDesktop}.
.topic Desktop_Menu=2500
DESKTOP Menu [Alt]-[O] {MENUS Help:Menus}
This menu allows you to load and store the {desktop:GDesktop},
and to toggle between regular and 43/50 line screen mode.
Sub Topics:
{Load Desktop:LoadDesktop} │ {Store Desktop:SaveDesktop} │ {43/50 Lines:ToggleVideo} │ │
.topic LoadDesktop
LOAD DESKTOP {DESKTOP Menu:Desktop_Menu}
Load a previous {desktop:GDesktop} from disk. Note that you
must have previously saved a {desktop:GDesktop} for this option
to work, and it is always retrieved from the same file.
The video mode of the previous {desktop:GDesktop} is restored
when you load that {desktop:GDesktop}.
.topic SaveDesktop
SAVE DESKTOP {DESKTOP Menu:Desktop_Menu}
Save your current {desktop:GDesktop} to disk. Note that the
{desktop:GDesktop} is automatically saved when you exit the
application, and it is always saved to the same file!
The video mode of the current {desktop:GDesktop} is also saved
to the file.
.topic ToggleVideo
43/50 LINES {DESKTOP Menu:Desktop_Menu}
Toggle between regular and 43/50 line video mode, providing
your video card can support it.
This option is disabled if your video card does not support
43/50 line video mode.
.topic Editor_Commands=2700;
EDITOR COMMANDS {Main Index:NoContext}
The NEWEDIT editor is a small, compact, 64K editor based on the
Borland Integrated Development Environment (IDE) editor.
Unlike the IDE editor, it also supports wordwrap, and several
other WordStar commands.
Sub Topics:
{Centering:CenterText} │ {Cursor:Cursor} │ {Deleting:Deleting}
{Formatting:Formatting} │ {Indenting:IndentMode} │ {Inserting:InsertLine}
{Margins:RightMargin} │ {Moving:Moving} │ {Marking:Marking}
{Saving:Saving} │ {Searching:Search_Menu} │ {Selecting:Selecting}
{Tabs:Tabbing} │ {Undo:Undo} │ {Wordwrap:Wordwrap}
.topic Cursor
CURSOR Cmds {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
The following topics are available for cursor movement:
Sub Topics:
{Appearance:InsMode} │ {Char Left:CharLeft} │ {Char Right:CharRight}
{Document End:TextEnd} │ {Document Start:TextStart} │ {Jump Line:JumpLine}
{Jump Mark:JMarker_Menu} │ {Line Down:LineDown} │ {Line End:LineEnd}
{Line Start:LineStart} │ {Line Up:LineUp} │ {Page Bottom:EndPage}
{Page Down:PageDown} │ {Page Up:PageUp} │ {Page Top:HomePage}
{Scroll Up:ScrollUp} │ {Scroll Down:ScrollDown} │ {Word Left:WordLeft}
{Word Right:WordRight} │ │
.topic Deleting
DELETE Cmds {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
The following topics are available for deleting text:
Sub Topics:
{Char Left:DelChar} │ {Char Right:BackSpace} │ {Line:DelLine}
{Line End:DelEnd} │ {Line Start:DelStart} │ {Selected Clear:Clear}
{Selected Cut:Cut} │ {Word:DelWord} │
.topic Formatting
FORMAT Cmds {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
The following topics are available for formatting text:
Sub Topics:
{Document:ReformDoc} │ {Paragraph:ReformPara}
.topic Marking
MARK Cmds {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
The following topics are available for text place markers:
{Goto:JMarker_Menu} │ {Set:SMarker_Menu}
.topic Moving
MOVING Cmds {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
The following topics are available for moving text:
Sub Topics:
{Copy Text:Copy} │ {Paste Text:Paste}
.topic Saving
SAVE Cmds {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
The following topics are available for saving text:
{Save And Continue:Save}
{Save And Done:SaveDone}
{Save To File:SaveAs}
.topic Selecting
SELECT Cmds {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
The following topics are available for selecting text:
{Clear:Clear} │ {Copy:Copy} │ {Cut:Cut}
{Hide:HideSelect} │ {Start:StartSelect} │ {Word:SelectWord}
.topic Tabbing
TAB Cmds {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
The following topics are available for setting and using tabs:
{Set:SetTabs} │ {Use:TabKey}
.topic BackSpace
DEL CHAR RIGHT [BackSpace] {DELETE Cmds:Deleting}
[Ctrl]-[H] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor to the left one space, deleting the character
before it.
.topic CenterText
CENTER LINE [Ctrl]-[Q]-[C] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Center text on the line your cursor is sitting on. Text is
centered according to the current value of the right margin.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic CharLeft
CHAR LEFT [Left Arrow] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
[Ctrl]-[S] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor to the left one space. No characters are
deleted.
.topic CharRight
CHAR RIGHT [Right Arrow] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
[Ctrl]-[D] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor to the right one space. No characters are
deleted.
.topic DelChar
DEL CHAR LEFT [Del] {DELETE Cmds:Deleting}
[Ctrl]-[G] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Delete the character to the right of the cursor. All other
characters on the line are moved to the left to fill the vacant
space.
.topic DelEnd
DEL TO END LINE [Ctrl]-[Q]-[Y] {DELETE Cmds:Deleting}
{EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Delete all characters from the current cursor position to the
end of the current line.
.topic DelLine
DELETE LINE [Ctrl]-[Y] {DELETE Cmds:Deleting}
{EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Delete the current line. All lines below it are moved up by one
line.
.topic DelStart
DEL TO START LINE [Ctrl]-[Q]-[H] {DELETE Cmds:Deleting}
[Ctrl]-[Backspace] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Delete all characters from the current cursor position to the
start of the line.
.topic DelWord
DELETE WORD [Ctrl]-[T] {DELETE Cmds:Deleting}
{EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Delete characters from the current cursor position to the last
character in the word, if the cursor is sitting in a word. If
the cursor is sitting in spaces, all spaces to the beginning of
the next word will be deleted.
.topic EndPage
PAGE BOTTOM [Ctrl]-[End] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
{EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor to the bottom of the current page. A page is
defined as all text that is within the current window frame.
.topic HideSelect
HIDE SELECTION [Ctrl]-[K]-[H] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
{SELECT Cmds:Selecting}
Unhighlight any text you may have selected. You press this key
sequence if you decide you don't need to perform any action on
the selected text.
Pressing the down arrow without the [Shift] key will do the
same thing.
.topic HomePage
PAGE TOP [Ctrl]-[Home] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
{EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor to the top of the current page. A page is
defined as all text that is within the current window frame.
.topic IndentMode
AUTO-INDENT [Ctrl]-[Q]-[I] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Toggle the editor auto-indent feature on/off.
Auto-indent will automatically indent the cursor to the same
position on the next line as the first character on the current
line when [Enter] is pressed.
If Auto-Indent is on, an "I" will appear on the edit window
indicator line.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic InsertLine
INSERT LINE [Ctrl]-[N] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Insert a carriage return and line feed pair at the current
cursor position. All characters at the cursor position and to
the end of the line will be moved down to the next line.
Unlike the [Enter] key, the cursor stays at its current
position and does NOT move down to the next line.
.topic InsMode
INSERT MODE [Ins] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
[Ctrl]-[V] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Toggle the cursor between insert and overstrike mode. In
insert mode, characters are inserted into the text at the
current cursor position and all characters after the cursor are
moved to the left. In overstrike mode, characters at the
cursor position are replaced with the new character you type.
.topic JumpLine
JUMP TO LINE [Ctrl]-[J]-[L] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
Quickly jump to any line in your document. A
{dialog box:GDialogBox} will appear that requests the line
number you wish to jump to. Valid entries are 1 through 9999.
Your cursor will remain on the current line if you enter an
invalid line number.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic LineDown
LINE DOWN [Down Arrow] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
[Ctrl-[X] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor down to the next line.
.topic LineEnd
LINE END [End] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
[Ctrl]-[Q]-[D] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor from its current position to the end of the
line.
.topic LineStart
LINE START [Home] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
[Ctrl]-[Q]-[S] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor from its current position to the start of the
line.
.topic LineUp
LINE UP [Up Arrow] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
[Ctrl]-[E] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor up one line.
.topic NewLine
NEW LINE [Enter] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
[Ctrl]-[M]
Insert a carriage return at the current cursor position. The
cursor will move down to the next line. If Auto-Indent is on,
the cursor will indent to the the same position as the first
character of the line the cursor was on when [Enter] was
pressed. Otherwise the cursor goes to the first position of
the new line.
.topic PageDown
PAGE DOWN [PgDn] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
[Ctrl]-[C] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor down a page at a time through your text. Note
that a page is defined as all text that is within the current
window frame.
This is not a "true" page down feature, in that the first time
you press the key the cursor simply goes to the bottom of the
current page. You'll probably have to press it twice to get to
the next page. Thereafter, it works as a true page down
feature.
.topic PageUp
PAGE UP [PgUp] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
[Ctrl]-[R] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor up a page at a time through your text. Note
that a page is defined as all text that is within the current
window frame.
This is not a "true" page up feature, in that the first time
you press the key the cursor simply goes to the top of the
current page. You'll probably have to press it twice to get to
the previous page. Thereafter, it works as a true page up
feature.
.topic ReformDoc
DOCUMENT REFORM [Ctrl]-[Q]-[U] {FORMAT Cmds:Formatting}
Quickly reformat your document text. A {dialog box:GDialogBox}
will appear that allows you to select whether to begin
reformatting at the current cursor position or from the
beginning of the document.
Reformatting is based on the position of the first character in
the first line of a paragraph and the current right margin
setting. You must be VERY careful when using this feature for
you can easily ruin your document's appearance using the
reformatting feature.
You can NOT undo the reformatting process. It is permanent.
Therefore, you are advised to save your document BEFORE you use
this feature.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic ReformPara
PARAGRAPH REFORM [Ctrl]-[B] {FORMAT Cmds:Formatting}
Quickly reformat a paragraph.
Reformatting is based on the position of the first character of
the current line the cursor is on and the current right margin
setting. Reformatting takes place from the current line to the
end of the paragraph.
You can NOT undo the reformatting process. It is permanent.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic RightMargin
RIGHT MARGIN [Ctrl]-[O]-[R] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Set a right margin value for the editor. A
{dialog box:GDialogBox} will appear that asks you to enter a
right margin value. Right margin values may range from 10 to
255. The default right margin is 76.
The right margin is used by the editor wordwrap, reformatting,
and centering features to determine where to wrap a line of
text.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic ScrollDown
SCROLL DOWN [Ctrl]-[Z] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
{EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Emulates the IDE function of scrolling the screen up while
maintaining the cursor position. If the original cursor
position scrolls off the screen, the cursor scrolls down a
line. This forces the cursor to stay in the upper left corner
of the screen should the original cursor position scroll away.
.topic ScrollUp
SCROLL UP [Ctrl]-[W] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
{EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Emulates the IDE function of scrolling the screen down while
maintaining the cursor position. If the original cursor
position scrolls off the screen, the cursor scrolls up a line.
This forces the cursor to stay in the lower left corner of the
screen should the original cursor position scroll away.
.topic SelectWord
SELECT WORD [Ctrl]-[K]-[T] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
{SELECT Cmds:Selecting}
Highlight the current word the cursor is sitting on. The word
is marked from the current cursor position to the next space or
end of line, whichever comes first. The marked word is put
into the clipboard without further effort on your part.
Marking works in the normal manner, i.e., it disappears the
moment you move the cursor.
Note that NOTHING will happen if you try to use this command when the
cursor is sitting on a space or the end of a line.
.topic SetTabs
TAB STOPS [Ctrl]-[O]-[I] {TAB Cmds:Tabbing}
Enter custom tab stop preferences in a {dialog box:GDialogBox}.
These tab stops are used to allow you to quickly insert spaces,
or jump over text to a designated tab stop.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic StartSelect
START SELECT [Ctrl]-[K]-[B] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
[Shift]-[Down Arrow] {SELECT Cmds:Selecting}
Start selecting text. Selected text is that text which is not
the same color as normal text. You select text when you want
to perform a particular action on that text and no other text,
such as {COPY:Copy}, {CUT:Cut}, {CLEAR:Clear}, etc.
.topic TabKey
TAB KEY [Tab] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
[Ctrl]-[I] {TAB Cmds:Tabbing}
Move the cursor to the next tab stop. Tab stops default to
every fifth character on a line. You may reset the tab stops
by using [Ctrl]-[O]-[I].
When in INSERT mode, the cursor will attempt to go to the next
tab stop, happily INSERTING SPACES as it looks for that next
stopping point. If it is at the last tab stop, it stops
inserting spaces and takes a big jump to the first character of
the next line. Try to keep tab use to a minimum when the
cursor is in insert mode. You eat up valuable buffer space
real quick!
When in OVERSTRIKE mode, the cursor will attempt to go to the
next tab stop, happily skipping over characters as it looks for
that next stopping point. If it is at the last tab stop, OR
the line is too short to allow it to reach the next tab stop,
it takes a big jump to the first character of the next line.
.topic TextEnd
DOCUMENT END [Ctrl]-[PgDn] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
[Ctrl]-[Q]-[C] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor from its current position to the end of the
document.
.topic TextStart
DOCUMENT START [Ctrl]-[PgUp] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
[Ctrl]-[Q]-[R] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor from its current position to the start of the
document.
.topic WordLeft
WORD LEFT [Ctrl]-[F] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
[Ctrl]-[Right-Arrow] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word. Use
this feature when you want to quickly jump from word to word.
.topic WordRight
WORD RIGHT [Ctrl]-[A] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
[Ctrl]-[Left Arrow] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word. Use this
feature when you want to quickly jump from word to word.
.topic Wordwrap
WORDWRAP [Ctrl]-[O]-[W] {EDITOR Cmds:Editor_Commands}
Toggle the editor wordwrap feature on/off.
Wordwrap allows you to type in text and automatically wrap to
the next line when the cursor reaches the current right margin
setting.
If wordwrap is on, a "W" will appear on the edit window
indicator line.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic JMarker_Menu,JumpMark1,JumpMark2,JumpMark3,JumpMark4,JumpMark5,JumpMark6,JumpMark7,JumpMark8,JumpMark9,JumpMark0=2750
GOTO MARKER [Ctrl]-[Q]-[#] {CURSOR Cmds:Cursor}
{MARK Cmds:Marking}
Using the WordStar [Ctrl]-[Q]-[#] key sequence, where "#" is a
number 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, or 0, will allow you to access up to
10 place markers you have previously set in your text. Your
cursor will go nowhere if you try to jump to a non-existant
marker.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic SMarker_Menu,SetMark1,SetMark2,SetMark3,SetMark4,SetMark5,SetMark6,SetMark7,SetMark8,SetMark9,SetMark0=2770
SET MARKER [Ctrl]-[K]-[#] {MARK Cmds:Marking}
Bring up a sub menu that allows you to set up to 10 place
markers in your text.
Using the WordStar [Ctrl]-[K]-[#] key sequence, where "#" is a
number 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, or 0, will allow you to set up to 10
place markers in your text.
This command is disabled until you open an edit window.
.topic Dialogs=2800
DIALOG Menu {MAIN Help:NoContext}
The following topics are available for
{dialog boxes:GDialogBox}:
{Cancel/No:DCancel} │ {OK/Yes:DOk} │ {Change Dir:DDirName}
{Find:DFindText} │ {Jump To Line:DLineNumber} │ {Reformat:DReformDoc}
{Replace:DReplaceText} │ {Right Margin:DRightMargin} │ {Tab Stops:DTabStops}
.topic DCancel,DNo
Cancel ▄ No ▄ {DIALOG Menu:Dialogs}
▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
Clicking on these buttons, or pressing [Esc], says "No, go back
to what I was doing -- don't change or do anything!".
.topic DOK,DYes
Ok ▄ Yes ▄ {DIALOG Menu:Dialogs}
▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
Clicking on these buttons, or pressing [Enter], says "Yes, keep
the changes I've made".
.topic DAbout
ABOUT The Program {MAIN Help:NoContext}
This is just an introductory screen. Ego and all that jazz!
Press [Enter] or click on the OK button to continue.
.topic DDirName
DIRECTORY NAME [Alt]-[N] {DIALOG Menu:Dialogs}
{DIR Tree:DDirTree}
{FILE_Menu:File_Menu}
You may type in a directory name, or press the down arrow to get a
history of previous directory names. If you are using the mouse, click
on the {history icon:GHistoryIcon} to the right of the
{input line:GInputLine}.
.topic DDirTree
DIRECTORY TREE [Alt]-[T] {DIR Name:DDirName}
{CHDIR Button:DChDir}
Move the highlighted bar with the up/down arrow keys, or your mouse, to
the directory of your choice. Note that the current directory will
remain highlighted.
.topic DChDir
CHDIR Button {DIR Tree:DDirTree}
{REVERT Button:DRevert}
Pressing the CHDIR button will move you into the directory tree area.
.topic DRevert
REVERT BUTTON {CHDIR Button:DChDir}
{DIR Name:DDirName}
Pressing the REVERT button will change the directory selection to what
it was when you originally brought up this
{dialog box:GDialogBox}.
.topic hcDName
FILE Name [Alt]-[N] {DIALOG Menu:Dialogs}
{FILES List:hcDFiles}
Enter the file name you would like to load. Press [Enter] to
accept the current contents on the {input line:GInputLine}.
You can also press the down arrow to bring up a
{history list:GHistoryIcon} of any previous entries.
.topic hcDFiles
FILES List [Alt]-[F] {DIALOG Menu:Dialogs}
{FILE Name:hcDName}
Files are shown in alphabetical order. You can use the down/up
or left/right arrows, or PgUp/PgDn, to navigate about the file
list, moving the highlight bar as you go. You can also start
typing the name of the file you want and the highlight bar will
move to that file name.
.topic DFindText
FIND Text [Alt]-[T] {DIALOG Menu:Dialogs}
{FIND Options:DCaseWhole}
{SEARCH Menu:Search_Menu}
Type in the text that you wish to find. You can also press the down
arrow key to bring up a history list of the last text you looked for.
Clicking the mouse on the {history list icon:GHistoryIcon} to
the right of the {input line:GInputLine} will do the same thing.
.topic DCaseWhole
FIND Options {FIND Text:DFindText}
You have two options available when trying to find text.
You can do a case sensitive search, which means text must match the case
of the text you entered before a match is found.
You may search for whole words only, which means that no match will be
found if the text you input is part of a word (i.e, TIME -- "sometime"
is NOT a match).
You use the mouse or up/down arrow keys to highlight the option you
want, and click on it or press the spacebar to toggle it on/off.
.topic DLineNumber
LINE Number {DIALOG Menu:Dialogs}
Enter a line number from 1 to 9999. You may press the down arrow to
select from a history list of previous entries, or use the mouse to
click on the {history icon:GHistoryIcon} to the right of the
{input line:GInputLine}.
.topic DReformDoc
REFORMAT Options {DIALOG Menu:Dialogs}
Select one of the buttons to tell the editor where you want to start
searching. You may click on the appropriate button with your mouse, or
use the up/down arrow keys to highlight the proper button.
.topic DReplaceTExt
REPLACE Text [Alt]-[N] {DIALOG Menu:Dialogs}
{REPLACE Options:DPromptReplace}
{SEARCH Menu:Search_Menu}
Type in the replacement text you want. You can also press the down
arrow key to bring up a history list of the last replacement text.
Clicking the mouse on the {history list icon:GHistoryIcon} to
the right of the {input line:GInputLine} will do the same thing.
.topic DPromptReplace
REPLACE Options {REPLACE Text:DReplaceText}
The first two options are for finding text.
You can do a case sensitive search, which means text must match the case
of the text you entered before a match is found.
You may search for whole words only, which means that no match will be
found if the text you input is part of a word (i.e, TIME -- "sometime"
is NOT a match).
The last two options are for replacing text.
You may request the editor to prompt you for each matching occurance
before replacing text.
You may request the editor replace all matching occurances without
prompting.
You use the mouse or up/down arrow keys to highlight the option you
want, and click on it or press the spacebar to toggle it on/off.
.topic DRightMargin
RIGHT MARGIN {DIALOG Menu:Dialogs}
Enter a right margin value from 10 to 255. Press the down arrow or
click on the {history icon:GHistoryIcon} to the right of the
{input line:GInputLine} to bring up a history list of prior entries.
.topic DTabStops
TAB Stops {DIALOG Menu:Dialogs}
Use your right/left cursor keys to move the cursor to the tab stop you
want to delete/set. Press the spacebar to delete tabs, or any other
character key (like [x]) to set a tab stop.
IMPORTANT: If you press spacebar immediately after you bring this
dialog up, all tab stops will be erased!
You can push the down arrow or click on the
{history icon:GHistoryIcon} between the OK and CANCEL buttons
to bring up a history list of previous tab stop settings.
.topic Glossary=2900
GLOSSARY Menu {MAIN Help:NoContext}
The following topics are available for help.
{Close Icon:GCloseIcon} │ {Desktop:GDesktop}
{Dialog Box:GDialogBox} │ {History Icon:GHistoryIcon}
{Input Line:GInputLine} │ {Memory Indicator:GMemIndicator}
{Menu Bar:GMenuBar} │ {Pulldown Menu:GPullDownMenu}
{Resize Corner:GResizeCorner} │ {Selected Text:GSelectedText}
{Status Bar:GStatusBar} │ {Title Bar:GTitleBar}
{Window Border:GWindowBorder} │
.topic GCloseIcon
GLOSSARY Close Icon {GLOSSARY Menu:Glossary}
The close icon appears in the upper left corner of almost every
window. By clicking on it with your mouse, you can quickly
close a window. If you are not using a mouse, press [Alt]-[F3]
or [Esc].
Close
Icon:[■]
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.topic GDesktop
GLOSSARY Desktop {GLOSSARY Menu:Glossary}
The desktop refers to all the space on the screen between the
{Menu Bar:GMenuBar} and the {Status Bar:GStatusBar}. All
windows that appear in this area are considered part of the
desktop.
.topic GDialogBox
GLOSSARY Dialog Box {GLOSSARY Menu:Glossary}
A dialog box is a window that pops up to either tell you of
some error condition that has occured, or to request further
input before an action can be completed. An example is the
Change Directory dialog, which requests you enter the name of
the directory you would like to change to.
A dialog box can several {input lines:GInputLine}, such as the
search/replace dialog, and usually has several buttons
associated with it that allow you to tell the dialog whether to
accept or abort your dialog.
.topic GHistoryIcon
GLOSSARY History Icon {GLOSSARY Menu:Glossary}
The history icon is a little box with the down arrow in it. It
is usually situated near an {input line:GInputLine} within a
{dialog box:GDialogBox}.
The history icon is selected by pressing the down arrow, or
clicking on it with the mouse. It brings up a new window that
contains a list of all previous commands that may have been
input. The list is usually 10 items deep.
You can select from this list by using the mouse to scroll
through it, or the up/down arrow keys. Pressing [Enter]
accepts the input and places it on the {input line:GInputLine}.
This feature allows you to quickly pick previous entries.
.topic GInputLine
GLOSSARY Input Line {GLOSSARY Menu:Glossary}
An input line is always found within a {dialog box:GDialogBox}.
It allows you to enter data to allow some further action to
take place. Input lines will usually have a
{history icon:GHistoryIcon} associated with them, thereby
allowing you to quickly select from amongst a list of previous
entries.
.topic GMemIndicator
GLOSSARY Memory Indicator {GLOSSARY Menu:Glossary}
The memory indicator is situated on the bottom right corner of
the screen, at the end of the {status bar:GStatusBar}. It
shows you how much memory is available for further use by the
application. Memory available is shown in "bytes."
.topic GMenuBar
GLOSSARY Menu Bar {GLOSSARY Menu:Glossary}
The menu bar is the bar that goes across the top of your screen
with the names of the {pulldown menus:GPulldownMenu} in it.
Pressing the [F10] key will highlight one of the menu titles,
or pressing the [Alt] key and the highlighted letter of the
menu name will pull down that menu. Clicking on the menu name
with a mouse will do the same thing.
.topic GPulldownMenu
GLOSSARY Pulldown Menu {GLOSSARY Menu:Glossary}
A pulldown menu is a menu of options that is usually not
visible unless you request to "pull it down." The
{menu bar:GMenuBar} contains the names of the various pull down
menus available for your use.
You press the [F10] key to access the {menu bar:GMenuBar} and
and use the arrow keys to pick the menu name you want. Then
press [Enter] to pull the menu down. An alternate method is to
use the [Alt] key in conjunction with the highlighted character
of the menu name. Clicking on the menu name with a mouse will
do the same thing.
.topic GResizeCorner
GLOSSARY Resize Corner {GLOSSARY Menu:Glossary}
The "resize corner" of a window is the bottom right corner that
appears a bit different from the rest of the
{window border:GWindowBorder}. By clicking on it with a mouse,
you can resize a window to the dimensions you want. Not all
windows have this corner, for not all windows can be resized.
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.topic GSelectedText
GLOSSARY Selected Text {GLOSSARY Menu:Glossary}
Selected text is that text which you highlight in your
document. Once text has been selected, you may COPY, CUT, or
CLEAR the text. Selected text has a different color than
regular text.
.topic GStatusBar
GLOSSARY Status Bar {GLOSSARY Menu:Glossary}
The status bar is the bar that appears at the bottom of your
screen. The bar is there to inform you of the commands that
are available for your use. The bar is also used to provide
information as to what a particular menu option will do.
.topic GTitleBar
GLOSSARY Title Bar {GLOSSARY Menu:Glossary}
Every window has a title bar. The title bar is simply the name
of the file that is associated with this particular window.
The title bar of a dialog box us usually an indicator as to the
function of that dialog.
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.topic GWindowBorder
GLOSSARY Window Border {GLOSSARY Menu:Glossary}
All windows have a border around them, be it an edit window or
a {dialog box:GDialogBox}. The border tells you several things
about a window. If the border is highlighted, it means that
window is the active window, or the one you are using. If the
border is not highlighted, it means the window is not active.
If the border changes to a color that is not normal for active
or inactive windows, it means you are resizing and/or moving
it.
.topic GZoomIcon
GLOSSARY Zoom Icon {GLOSSARY Menu:Glossary}
The zoom icon is located in the upper right corner of most
windows. It means that this window can be zoomed in on to fill
the whole {desktop:GDesktop} or can be zoomed out of to resume
its normal size. Not all windows can be zoomed.
{Dialog boxes:GDialogBox} are usually not "zoomable."
Zoom
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