ANTIC WRITER MANUAL - PART 2¢¢(Disk operating information for Antic¢Writer is at the end of this file.)¢¢ADVANCED FORMATTING¢¢The format statement tells the¢computer how to print your document.¢To put a format statement into your¢text, press [ATARI] [F]. (The F will¢show up in inverted video) and then¢type in all the parameters you wish¢to change from the current printer¢setup. For example, [ATARI] [F]¢followed by M6 will change your left¢margin from the default value of 10¢to 6. To change the right margin¢from the default of 64 to 68, enter¢[ATARI] [F] W68.¢¢You can of course use a single format¢line to change all the printer setups¢you wish to change.¢¢You can also change the line spacing¢of your printed document by entering¢[ATARI] [F]S, then a number between 1¢and 99.¢¢[ATARI] [F]A0 lets you prepare¢40-column charts that will print¢exactly as they appear on your¢screen. This allows you to line up¢your columns.¢¢FORMAT STATEMENTS¢[ATARI] [F] followed by:¢KEY FUNCTION DEFAULT¢A0 AS IS¢A1-A99 NORMAL FORMATTING A1¢B0 BOTTOM MARGIN OFF¢B1-B99 BOTTOM MARGIN B5¢J0 JUSTIFY OFF¢J1 JUSTIFY WITH SPACE J1¢J2 JUSTIFY PROPORTIONALLY¢L0 PAGING OFF¢L1-L99 LINES OF TEXT PER PAGE L56¢M0 - LEFT MARGIN OFF¢M1-M99 LEFT MARGIN M10¢N0 - PAGE NUMBERING OFF¢N1-N99 PAGE NUMBER START N1¢P0 PAGE STOP OFF P0¢P1-P99 PAGES TO PRINT BEFORE¢S0 LINE SPACING OFF S0¢S1-S99 SPACING BETWEEN LINES¢T0 TOP MARGIN OFF¢T1-T99 TOP MARGIN T5¢W0-W99 LINE WIDTH W64¢¢The above chart would be prepared¢properly for Antic Writer by using a¢format statement of [ATARI]¢[F]A0M20W38.¢¢HEADERS¢¢A header is a line of text that¢appears at the top of each printed¢page of a document. [ATARI] [H] will¢get you started. All succeeding¢characters on that line are the¢header.¢¢DEFAULT¢¢If you do a lot of format changing,¢it can be confusing to get back the¢original format. [ATARI] [D]¢instructs the computer to do that.¢However, you must remember to restore¢the current page number, as one of¢the defaults is page 1.¢¢PAGE EJECT/START¢¢To force a page to start at a certain¢place is easy if you use an [ATARI]¢[P], which tells the printer to¢finish the current page with blank¢lines and start a new page.¢¢REPEAT CHARACTER¢¢To repeat a character across a¢printed page that starts at the¢current left margin and goes the full¢line length, press [ATARI] [R],¢followed by any character.¢¢THE PRINTED PAGE¢¢Antic Writer's defaults are set to¢print a page on 8 1/2 X 11 sized¢paper. The top and bottom margins¢are five lines. The lines of text¢per page is 56 lines. The line (LINE¢WIDTH) is set to 64 characters.¢¢The third line of a page contains the¢header. If you change the top margin¢with a format statement you should¢also change the lines of text per¢page with that same format string.¢Antic Writer expects an odd number.¢If you give it an even number you'll¢have to subtract one line of text per¢page to make the page size come out¢right.¢¢BOTTOM MARGIN¢¢If you left page numbering turned on,¢the third line from the bottom will¢have the current page number. Again,¢if you change the bottom margin with¢a format statement, you should¢compensate by changing the lines of¢text per page.¢¢RIGHT JUSTIFY¢¢Right justification simply means¢lining up the right margin of a¢document. One way to do this is to¢find the spaces in the line and add¢an extra space for each one it finds¢until the line is long enough. True¢justification consists of having the¢computer figure out how much¢additional distance is required to¢fill out the line, adding very small¢increments of space between¢characters until the line is long¢enough. SOME LINES CANNOT BE¢PROPERLY JUSTIFIED.¢¢EQUATES¢¢Equating is a way to tell the¢computer that when you type in¢[ATARI] [U], for instance, you want¢underlining. And when you type¢[ATARI] [u], you want it to turn off¢the underlining.¢¢[ATARI] [E] starts the process. For¢"underline" on an ATARI 825 or a¢CENTRONICS 727 the complete character¢string would look like this:¢¢E[U=O][u=N]¢¢For more complete information see the¢chapter called "PRINTER EQUATES".¢¢PRINTER EQUATES¢¢[ESCAPE] -- Press [ATARI] FIRST --¢then press [ESCAPE] to display the¢[ESCAPE] character.¢¢[CONTROL] keys --Press [ATARI] first¢to send control codes to the printer.¢¢EQUATE file -- This instruction,¢along with a special file on disk,¢SYSTEM.PRT, helps you remember proper¢control sequences for your printer.¢That file can contain the EQUATEs for¢your printer and/or FORMAT defaults.¢¢When you first load Antic Writer, the¢program checks for SYSTEM.PRT. If¢so, it loads and translates the data¢it finds and holds it in memory. If¢it isn't on disk, then the program¢uses the defaults built into it and¢doesn't recognize EQUATES in your¢text unless you type an EQUATE¢instruction sequence or GET one from¢disk.¢¢You can look at them in your text you¢can create as many EQUATE files as¢you like, treat them as normal text¢files and GET whichever sequence you¢want.¢¢If you name a new EQUATE file¢SYSTEM.PRT, it will load¢automatically when you boot the¢version of Antic Writer that you've¢copied to that disk and be in the¢"background."¢¢There's only one place in memory for¢EQUATES. When printing, Antic Writer¢uses the last EQUATE translated -- so¢you can define new EQUATEs anywhere¢in your text.¢¢DEFINING EQUATES¢¢An EQUATE statement MUST be on its¢own line -- all by itself.¢¢To enter an EQUATE statement:¢¢1. Press [ATARI] once.¢¢2. Enter an uppercase [E], which will¢be displayed in invertse video.¢¢3. Enter a [LEFT BRACKET], which¢tells the computer that the following¢data is EQUATE information.¢¢4. Enter the letter that you're¢defining. For instance, [U] for¢underline on, [u] for underline off;¢[B] for boldface on, [b] for boldface¢off.¢¢Note: The translator sets this¢character to invertse video the first¢time it encounters it. To set it¢yourself, press [ATARI] before¢entering the character.¢¢5. Enter an [=]. This lets the¢translator know that the printer¢control characters are next.¢¢6. Enter each required printer¢control character by pressing [ATARI]¢before each character. [ESCAPE],¢[CONTROL] and normal keys are all¢entered this way and are displayed in¢inverse video. [CONTROL] keys will¢be displayed in their graphics form.¢¢7. Enter a [RIGHT BRACKET] to end the¢definition. You can enter as many¢EQUATES as will fit a single line.¢¢The following is a printer setup¢chart for these printers:¢¢ATARI 827 & CENTRONICS 727¢¢FUNCTION KEYING SEQUENCE¢¢10 CPI ON [ATARI] [ESCAPE] [ATARI]¢[CONTROL] [S]¢17 CPI ON [ATARI] [ESCAPE] [ATARI]¢[CONTROL] [T]¢PROPORTIONAL ON [ATARI] [ESCAPE]¢[ATARI] [CONTROL] [Q]¢ELONGATE ON [ATARI] [ESCAPE] [ATARI]¢[CONTROL] [N]¢ELONGATE OFF [ATARI] [ESCAPE]¢[ATARI] [CONTROL] [O]¢UNDERLINE ON [ATARI] [CONTROL] [O]¢UNDERLINE OFF [ATARI] [CONTROL][N]¢ONE LINE UP [ATARI] [ESCAPE] [ATARI]¢[CONTROL] [J]¢ONE LINE DOWN [ATARI] [CONTROL] [J]¢1/2 LINE UP [ATARI],[CONTROL] [+]¢1/2 LINE DOWN [ATARI] [CONTROL] [-]¢DOT SHIFT 1-6 [ATARI] [ESCAPE]¢[ATARI] [CONTROL] #¢NOTE: #=A THRU F DOT SHIFT LEFT¢¢CUSTOMIZING¢¢The ONLY way to change printer¢defaults so that [ATARI] [D] will NOT¢set the built in parameters is to¢have a "SYSTEM.PRT" file with the new¢values on the same disk as Antic¢Writer when you load it.¢¢Although your printer EQUATES can go¢into your foreground by loading a¢file that includes an EQUATE¢statement, the file clutters the¢beginning of your document. Also, if¢you forget to load it when you begin¢editing, the mechanics of adjusting¢things becomes awkward.¢¢PRINTER COMMAND CHART¢¢The following chart would be prepared¢properly for Antic Writer by using a¢format statement of: [ATARI]¢DA0M20W38¢¢[ATARI] followed by:¢[K]ey FUNCTION¢[C]enter PRINTS TEXT LINE IN¢MIDDLE OF 80 COLUMN PAGE¢[D]efaults RESETS PRINTER FORMATS TO¢ORIGINAL¢[E]quates DEFINES CHARACTER¢ORIENTED PRINTER COMMANDS SUCH AS¢UNDERLINE, BOLDFACE, FONTS, ETC.¢[F]ormat SETS PRINTED PAGES TO A¢SPECIFIED LOOK¢[H]eaders ALLOWS THE USER TO ENTER¢A LINE OF TEXT THAT COMPUTER WILL¢PRINT AT THE TOP OF EACH PRINTED PAGE¢[P]age EJECTS THE CURRENT PAGE¢OR STARTS A NEW ONE¢[R]epeat REPEATS THE ENTERED¢CHARACTER FROM CURRENT LEFT MARGIN TO¢THE CURRENT RIGHT MARGIN¢[S]hift SHIFTS A LINE OF TEXT SO¢THAT END WILL BE RIGHT-JUSTIFIED¢¢IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM.PRT FILE¢¢Using DOS, make a system diskette by¢formatting and copying DOS files to¢it. If you wish, you may follow this¢procedure.¢¢A. Format a disk with DOS.¢¢B. Write DOS files to the formatted¢disk.¢¢Copy Antic Writer to the formatted¢disk. You can use the following¢procedure:¢¢A. Remove the system diskette you are¢generating and insert a disk with¢Antic Writer on it.¢¢B. Select item O and press [RETURN].¢At the prompt, "NAME OF FILE TO¢MOVE?", type "AUTORUN.SYS" and press¢[RETURN]. Then insert the source¢disk and press [RETURN]. After the¢disk drive reads Antic Writer, insert¢your formatted disk (with DOS) and¢press [RETURN] so that the drive can¢write to the new disk.¢¢C. To verify your copy, select item A¢and press [RETURN] twice for a¢directory. You should see:¢¢DOS SYS 039 DUP SYS 042¢AUTORUN SYS 060 566 FREE SECTORS¢¢3. Run your copy of Antic Writer.¢You can use the following procedure:¢¢A. Select item [L], press [RETURN].¢at the prompt "LOAD FROM WHAT FILE?",¢in "AUTORUN.SYS" and press [RETURN].¢¢B. When the screen displays the Antic¢Writer menu, load the SYSTEM.PRT¢file.¢¢Or:¢¢A. Insert your master Antic Writer¢disk into your drive 1. GET the¢SYSTEM.PRT file.¢¢B. To change printer defaults, edit¢the FORMAT statement.¢¢5. Save your SYSTEM.PRT file to your¢new system diskette.¢¢6. Save the ".LTR" files to your¢system diskette. Your Antic Writer¢master comes with sample documents on¢it. Move them to your system disk so¢that you can put your master in a¢safe place.¢¢7. Rename Antic Writer from¢AUTORUN.SYS to something else, but¢only if you are sure you want this¢done. Your new Antic Writer system¢disk will no longer autoload at boot¢time.¢¢FORMATTING TRICKS¢¢Unless you NEVER use the FORMAT¢features built into Antic Writer,¢it's wise to have a special heading¢at the start of any document you¢prepare. At minimum, you should have¢[ATARI] [D] (set to defaults) and¢[ATARI] [H] (set header) followed by¢the date or some other meaningful¢string or simply [RETURN] to remove¢any leftover header.¢¢The computer always "remembers" the¢last special instruction that it has¢been given. Among those special¢instructions are formats, headers,¢look/change strings, file names,¢equates, etc. So unless you¢re-instruct it at the beginning of a¢document to start in some KNOWN¢state, it may be remembering the¢conditions you had set up for a¢previously printed document.¢¢HEADER TRICKS¢¢By now you probably know that the top¢margin determines where on your page¢the header will go. The header will¢"steal" the middle line for itself.¢Until the computer has discovered and¢processed a header in the act of¢printing, it does not know it exists.¢¢You also know that the header can be¢CLEARED by simply typing [ATARI] [H]¢WITHOUT a header string.¢¢When Antic Writer discovers a header¢it PRINTS the top margin with its¢embedded header REGARDLESS of where¢it is on the page. There are several¢ways to use this, some of which can¢be confusing at first, but they let¢you do some neat tricks.¢¢To change the header "on the flly,"¢follow a page eject ([ATARI] [P])¢with [ATARI] [H] for a new header,¢which could be a new date, so that¢your material is always geared toward¢when you entered it:¢¢[ATARI] [P]¢¢[ATARI] [H]July 4, 1985¢¢DISK STUFF¢¢To format a diskette:¢¢1. Remove any write-protect tab.¢¢2. Put a disk in the drive.¢¢3. Press [CONTROL] [F].¢¢4. The prompt will read "FORMAT DISK¢(Y/N)? IN D1". If D1 is the drive¢the disk is in, push [Y].¢¢5. After the disk is formatted, the¢program will return to EDIT mode.¢¢To check, press [CONTROL] [G] (Get¢file). The screen will display "707¢FREE SECTORS". Push [ESCAPE]to¢return to where you left off in EDIT¢mode.¢¢FILE NAMES¢¢On a formatted disk, you can have 65¢files (limited by disk size). To¢save a file and get it later, each¢file must have a unique name of up to¢eight (upper case) alphanumeric¢characters, the first of which MUST¢be a letter.¢¢A filename can be extended by adding¢a period and up to three capital¢letters or numbers in any order.¢¢NAMING FILES¢¢To name a file for the first time,¢press [CONTROL] [N] (Name file). The¢prompt will say D1:TEMP.WPC, which is¢the default name for a text file.¢Unless you plan to have only one¢document on disk, you'd be safe to¢use a new name. To change the name,¢press [DELETE] for each character to¢delete, type in the new filename, and¢press either [RETURN] or [ESCAPE] key¢to return to EDIT. To directly save¢it, press [CONTROL] [S] (Save text)¢instead.¢¢DISK DIRECTORY¢¢Press [CONTROL] [G] (Get file) to get¢a disk directory, then cursor to the¢filename you want and push [RETURN]¢to load it. That name is moved into¢computer memory and used for all disk¢accesses until you press [CONTROL]¢[N] or [CONTROL] [G] again.¢¢If you just want to CHECK the¢directory, press [ESCAPE] to return¢to EDIT mode.¢¢DELETING DISK FILES¢¢Press [CONTROL] [K]. After the¢computer displays the directory,¢cursor to name of the file you want¢to delete and press [RETURN]. At the¢prompt say "KILL THIS FILE (Y/N)?",¢[Y] delete the file, and any other¢key [Y] returns you to EDIT TEXT.¢¢SAVING FILES¢¢When you press [CONTROL] [S] (Save¢file), the resulting prompt has the¢drive number and filename. If either¢or both must be changed, pressing¢[DELETE] puts you into NAME mode.¢After you've made changes, press¢[RETURN] to go back into SAVE file¢mode.¢¢GETTING FILES¢¢The default drive is D1. To change¢that, press [CONTROL] [N] (Name¢file). Backspace to the drive number¢and enter a new one. The new drive¢number will be used for all disk¢accesses until you change it with¢another NAME mode operation or reload¢Antic Writer.¢¢LOADING A FILE FROM ANOTHER WORD PROCE¢SSOR¢¢This is tricky and requires some time ¢and patience:¢¢1. Boot the other word processor.¢¢2. Load the file.¢¢3. PRINT the file to disk with a top¢margin of 0, left margin 0 and right¢margin 38.¢¢4. Load the PRINTED version of this¢file and remove extraneous carriage¢returns -- at the end of the document,¢as well as between "pages."¢¢5. SAVE this file to disk.¢¢6. Boot Antic Writer.¢¢7. GET the file.¢¢8. If the prompt line says "ALIEN¢FILE," don't worry. If there's a¢carriage return at the end of each¢screen line -- as there MUST be in an¢Antic Writer file -- the computer will¢rapidly scroll through the file and¢return you to the edit mode. However,¢if those carriage returns aren't¢there, it'll scroll through slowly,¢and word-wrap will be off.¢¢9. To avoid the "ALIEN FILE" prompt,¢you need to put an ESCAPE character at¢the beginning of the file while you're¢using the other word processor. This¢may be difficult, so just make sure¢you've followed steps 1-8 and you¢should be all right.¢¢QUIT¢¢Press [CONTROL] [Q]. If you retain¢the name AUTORUN.SYS for at least¢some of your system disks, they'll¢work well with that command. Each¢time you quit, insert your next¢tailored Antic Writer disk with the¢name AUTORUN.SYS and it will load¢itself. If you insert a system disk¢(with DOS on it) WITHOUT an¢AUTORUN.SYS file, you will come up in¢DOS.¢¢THE END¢
