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ST_PLUG.PRG is actually a program called PERUSER. It has been
modified and renamed on this disk for easier reader use and
identification. For the remainder of this text file 'ST_PLUG.PRG'
will be referred to as 'PERUSER'.
PERUSER
Programmed by Dan Panke
PERUSER was written in GFA BASIC 3.0
In North America, PERUSER is a shareware program.
If you use PERUSER and do not own an issue of ST-PLUG, you are
requested to send a contribution of $10.00 to:
ST-PLUG
1670 Heron Rd., Box 22026,
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1V 0C2
Tel. (613) 731-2779
In the United Kingdom, PERUSER and ST-PLUG are licenceware.
Available through LICENSED Budgie distributors only.
Price £3.95 (c) Dan Panke and Budgie UK
The North American version is dual format (ie side one + side two)
The European/UK version is DOUBLE-SIDED only.
PERUSER is a program designed to read ASCII text files while
allowing flexibility for viewing, printing, marking and finding
text within. Besides these features, PERUSER also enables the
incorporation of Degas compressed (.PC1 & .PC2) or uncompressed
(.PI1 & .PI2) picture files. Music files can also be called but a
special file format must be used.
Load PERUSER in medium or high resolution. (NOTE: PICTURE FILES
ARE NOT ACCESSED IN A HIGH RESOLUTION LOAD OF PERUSER.)
Once text has been loaded, reading text is simple. To advance a
page of text, click on the 'RIGHT' mouse button. To go back a
page of text, click the 'LEFT' mouse button. Holding down the
ALTERNATE key and clicking the left or right mouse button will
see PERUSER search back or ahead in the loaded text file for a
heading. A heading is considered to be a text line written in
upper case. The LEFT SHIFT key and mouse buttons will jump the
display to the start or end of the loaded text file. Additional
features in PERUSER are available by selecting a command from
the PERUSER Menu found at the top of the display screen.
Located at the bottom of the display screen is an information
line. The bottom left corner features the text line numbers
viewed, starting and ending, as well as the total number of text
lines in memory. Besides the line number information, the amount
of free memory remaining, the date, and time are also given.
PERUSER Menu Commands
Clicking on one of the PERUSER Menu Commands will perform one of
the following actions:
Standard LOAD -
This command will enable the loading of an ASCII text file. The
text will NOT be modified unless a text line exceeds the screen
width.
Reformat LOAD -
After selecting an ASCII text file to load, PERUSER will read
the file and reformat the text to fit the screen width. This
command makes maximum use of the screen width. On some rare text
files the reformatting process will not produce a correct text
display.
MARK Start -
MARK Start allows you to block a starting text line in the loaded
file. A line will appear around the selected line of text. Simply
click on the line you wish to mark.
MARK End -
MARK End allows you to block an end point in the loaded text
file. A line will appear around the selected line of text. Simply
click on the line you wish to mark.
PRINT Marked -
This command will allow you to get a hard copy of the text
enclosed between MARK Start and MARK End. You will be asked to
confirm this selection before printing is executed.
PRINT Document -
Prints the entire document as loaded. You will be asked to
confirm this selection before printing is executed.
GOTO Marked -
Adjusts the visible text to display the text starting at the MARK
Start position.
GOTO Line -
Enter a line number you wish to be displayed within the loaded
text file. This line will be placed at the top of the screen
display.
SET Date -
Allows the setting of any date.
SET Time -
Allows the setting of any time of day.
FIND -
Enter any string up to a maximum of 12 characters and PERUSER
will locate the string throughout the loaded text file. PERUSER
will only begin the search from the second text line displayed
onwards to the end of the file. When the search string is found,
PERUSER will position the text on the first line of the screen
display. If no matching string is found, the loaded text file
will be repositioned to the text line where the search began.
QUIT -
Exits the PERUSER program.
Using PICTURES with your TEXT
PERUSER enables the use of Degas pictures to be displayed with a
simple command in your text files. At the beginning of a new
line, simply enter a ^ (Shift 6) followed by the name of your
Degas picture file. The file must have the extender .PC1 or .PC2
for a compressed Degas picture and .PI1 or .PI2 for a standard
Degas picture file. Complete the file name entry with a <RETURN>.
PERUSER Printer Drivers
Upon loading, PERUSER looks for a file called 'PRINTER.INF'
to collect a printer driver. If PRINTER.INF is not on your
disk the following default settings will be used:
Page Length=66 Top Margin=5 Bottom Margin=5
If you desire, you may create a PRINTER.INF file using a standard
Word Processor and save the file in standard ASCII format.
PERUSER looks for numerical entry only and will ignore any text
in the PRINTER.INF file.
Below is a sample PRINTER.INF file. The Page Length, Top Margin,
and Bottom Margin must be the first 3 numerical entries.
PRINTER.INF file for STAR NX-10
Page Length
66
Top Page
5
Bottom Page
5
Select Italic Text
27,52
Select Emphasized Printing
27,69
ADDITIONAL NOTES
A maximum limit of 3500 text lines may be loaded into PERUSER at
any one time.
For users wishing to change the date or time, remember to press
the <backspace> or <delete> key first. The input strings are at
their maximum with the date and time strings and require the
removal of a letter or number to accept a different entry.
Concerning the PRINTER.INF file. If you do not wish to set your
paper on the perforation, set the top margin to zero (0) and the
bottom margin equal to the top and bottom margin totals. In our
example, this would mean setting our bottom margin equal to 10.
Set your printer paper about one inch below the perforation.