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OUTLINE OLF 3
Document Outline Processor:  Outline v1.7
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Outline is a documentation tool that will let you create and
modify documents in a "tree" structured way.   You can use it
like a word processor that has the powerful ability to manipulate
whole sections as single lines in a higher level outline.

Outline can automatically produce a table of contents, summary,
structure diagram, and keyword index.

Written by Samuel H. Smith, 21-Jan-86 (rev. 02-Oct-86)
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Overview
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Outline deals with "sections" in a document.  Each section has a
title, a 10 line description, and as many as 10 sub-sections.
Each sub-section is itself a section, so a document can be nested
as deeply as you want.  If you move a section from one place to
another, all of the sub-sections will be moved with it!
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How to enter an outline
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You enter your outline one section at a time.  You fill in the
details for that section and then go down into the subsections.
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Enter the first section
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Type in the title for the first section.   The you can fill in
the optional text lines.  These lines will always go with
the title of this section.   Next, list the titles of
all of the subsections that give details for this section.
Don't worry about getting it perfect; you can come back later.

When printed, the text lines will be reformatted to fit within
the printer margins.   Use blank lines (with a single space) to
force paragraph breaks on the printout.
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Enter the subsections
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Now that you have the section filled in, you will want to
put in more details for some of the subordinate sections.  You do
this by putting the cursor on the title of the subsection you
want to work on.  Then press the PgDn key to go "down" into this
subordinate sections screen.   Press PgUp to go back up.
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Go back to the top
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Once you have worked your way down to the lowest section of the
outline, just press PgUp to go back up.  This works one section
at a time.  You can go up and down by pressing PgUp and PgDn.
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How to print out the outline
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Outlines can be printed in several formats.   When you press the
F4 key, you will be given a menu of print formats.  Each print
format is a different way of viewing your outline.
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Print full deails
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This print format will include all detail from your outline.  It
will be formatted into sections, and page numbers will be assigned.
This is the only format that processes include files.   You need to
run a printout in full detail format to assign page numbers, if you
plan to run other formats that use them.   If no detail printout
is desired, it can be printed to the "NUL" file.
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Print outline of document
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Print a table of contents
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Print a section tree
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Print a keyword index
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How to move things around
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One of the most powerful features of an outline processor like
OUTLINE, is the ability to move things around by just moving
the titles.   If you move the title of a section, all of the sub-
ordinate sections will automatically be moved along with it.
You can also copy and delete sections in this way.
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Mark the sub-section you want to move or copy
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The first step in doing a copy, is to locate the subsection
that you want to work with.  Put the cursor on the subsection title
line and press F6.  The word "<mark>" will appear to remind you
that the line is ready to be moved or copied.
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Put the cursor where you want it to go
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The next step is to move your cursor to the subsection title
line where you want to move TO.   This can be in ANY section
except a subsection of the section you want to move!!!

To protect you from moving a section to within itself, Outline
will not let you go down (PgDn) into a marked section.  If a
section were to be moved (or copied) within itself, you would
get an infinite self-reference!
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And move it
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To move the marked section to where you are, just press F7.  The
subsection where your cursor WAS will be pushed down to make room.
Copy works the same way with F8, but the original marked title
is left alone.
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To delete sub-sections
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You can delete an entire section and all of the subsections
in it.   You do this by putting the cursor on the subsection
title line and pressing the F9 key.   The deleted section is
kept in a special holding area, where it can be retrieved by
the F2 (undelete) key.
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Oops...  Un-delete!
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If you delete a section and change your mind, you can
Un-delete it with the F9 key.   This will undelete, putting
the recovered section in front of the sub-section under the
cursor.   Note that you can only un-delete the most recently
deleted section.
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To move a section from one outline to another
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You can use the delete/undelete feature to move a section from
one outline to another.   Just delete the section from the
original outline,  retrieve a different outline, and do an
un-delete.   Un-delete will insert the section into the new
outline.
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Summary of special keys
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Outline uses a number of special keys.  These keys are used for
moving around, editing lines of text, and for getting special
services.
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Keys for moving around
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The four arrow keys can be used to move the cursor around on the
screen.  The END key moves to the end of line.  The HOME key moves
to the start of a line.  The TAB key moves four spaces at a time.
The PgUp and PgDn keys let you move up and down the levels of
your outline.  The ENTER key takes you to the next line down.
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Keys for editing lines of text
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The BACKSPACE key moves back and deletes one character.  The DELETE
key deletes the character under the cursor.  The INSERT key
will insert a space under the cursor.   Text that you enter will
overtype the line on the screen.  The CTRL-X key will blank out
the current line.
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Keys for special services
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The F1 key will give you a help screen that summarizes the keys
that are available.   The ESC key generally takes you "out" of
whatever you are into (the PgUp key also does this).  The other
numbered function keys allow you to MARK(F6), MOVE(F7), COPY(F8)
and DELETE(F9) whole sections of your outline.   You can save
your work at any time with the SAVE(F3) key.  Do this often!
If you mess up, you can undo a delete with UNDELETE(F2).   The
ESTIMATE(F10) key will allow you to assign an estimate (in hours,
days, etc.) to the current subsection.
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How to include outside files
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How to include text files
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Outline will allow you to include the contents of an
outside text file within the description part of a
section.   All you have to do is put in a line with
the form:   @FILENAME     where FILENAME is any legal
DOS path or file name.  When printing the detail of this
document, outline will read in this file and put it in
context with the proper indentation.   Note that this
special line must not have any leading or imbedded spaces.
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Example
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Here is an example of an included file:
@FILES.TXT
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How to include graphics files
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Outline will allow you to include the contents of an
outside graphics file within the description part of a
section.   All you have to do is put in a line with
the form:   &FILENAME     where FILENAME is any legal
DOS path or file name.  When printing the detail of this
document, outline will read in this file and format it for a graphic
(IBM compatible) printer.  Note that this
special line must not have any leading or imbedded spaces.
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Example
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Here is an example of an included file:
&EXAMPLE.GRA
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Graphic file format
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The graphic files are required to be in a special format.  This
format is a sirect "binary" image of 16k of memory, starting at
B800:0000.
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Printing options
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Printing options can be used in the "text" portion of any
outline section.
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Normal printer mode
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 .NORMAL switches the printer back to normal characters.
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Small characters mode
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 .SMALL switches the printer into small (condensed) character mode.
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Page number
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 .PAGE n   specifies that the current page number is 'n'.
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Eject
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 .EJECT forces a new page before the next section.
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Program release history
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Version 1.0, 11-Jan-86
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This was the initial release to the public domain.  This first
version had most of the basic features, but with a primitive user
interface.
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Version 1.1, 12-Jan-86
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This release added nicer looking screens and faster displays in the
outline editor.  The parent-section is displayed in the outline
editor.   The file save/load/print procedures now give a directory
of files and allow you to pick from the directory.  You can
include the contents of an outside text file into the text of
a section.   The print-detail report now reformats text so that
the right margin is not effected by indentation.
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Version 1.2, 16-Jan-86
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This release changes the function keys so that the editor keys
are much the same as the main menu keys.   A startup option
file has been added.  An outline estimate feature has been added.
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Function key changes
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The function keys in the outline editor were changed so that they
would more closely match the main menu.   F2=load/undelete,
F3=save, F4=summary, F5=detail.
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Startup option file
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The file OUTLINE.OPT must be in the default drive when outline is
started.  This file controls the way outline formats reports
and how it initializes the video mode.

Example contents of outline.opt:

@default.opt
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Using outline to make estimates
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The F10 key will now assign an "estimate" to the current subsection.
If used, the estimate for a section will automatically become the
sum of all subsection estimates.   This allows you to make estimates
(in days, hours, etc.) for your lowest level details, and outline
will add them all up for you.
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Version 1.3, 20-Jan-86
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Added search paths for option file (outline.opt) and any outline
file that is being loaded.   Fixed bug handling "0" estimates at top
level.  Changed printout estimate format to match the screen format.
Moved printout procedures to a seperate include file.  Fixed a bug
in text reformat that caused some lines to be truncated.
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Version 1.4, 21-Mar-86
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Made print file handlers remove underlining and extra blank lines
when no subsections are present.  Removed summary from beginning of
detail printout.  Added graphic picture include files.  Changed
printing directory to list only *.SUM,*.PRN.  Added page numbers
to printout and display.  Changed "summary" format into a "table
of contents" format.
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Version 1.5, 01-May-86
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Added "tree" format printout.  Added "keyword index" format
printout.   Added checks to see if the current document has been
saved or not.   Fixed some bugs related to moving sections around.
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Version 1.7, 02-Oct-86
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Added command line options for -slow (non-dma) displays and
-mono (monochrome) displays.
 Added dewey-decimal section numbers.
 Added right-justification in text blocks.
 Text include files can be reformatted if filename ends in .INC.
 Added print options (.SMALL .NORMAL .PAGE n  .EJECT).
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