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::XFM
===========================================================================
=================== ==================
=================== THE /F AND /M PARAMETERS ==================
=================== ==================
===========================================================================
COMMAND FORMAT PURPOSE
---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
SEE file /Ftext Finds the specified text
SEE file /M Switches on monochrome (black and white) display
---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
This demonstration will load the file SEE.DOC (the SEE manual), find the
words "has a space" and highlight the line. Since the text we are looking
for contains spaces, we must enclose the search text in quotations. We
will also use the /M switch to put SEE into monochrome (black and white)
mode. If you have already put SEE in monochrome mode (via the SEESETUP
program), the /M switch will have no effect.
The command we will use is:
SEE SEE.DOC /M /F"has a space"
Since the /M switch only temporarily affects SEE, it will not affect the
other demonstrations. After SEE has located the text, you can press the
Esc (Escape) key to return to the examples menu.
::XK
===========================================================================
================== ==================
================== THE /K PARAMETER ==================
================== ==================
===========================================================================
COMMAND FORMAT PURPOSE
---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
SEE file /Kkey-list Stacks keys to be "pressed automatically"
---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
This demonstration will load the file SEE.DOC (the SEE manual) and stack
the "End" and "PgUp" key, so we will see the manual one screen up from the
end of the file. The command to do this is:
SEE SEE.DOC /K{END}{PGUP}
After SEE has positioned itself, you can press the Esc (Escape) key to
return to the examples menu.
::XO
===========================================================================
================== ==================
================== THE /O PARAMETER ==================
================== ==================
===========================================================================
COMMAND FORMAT PURPOSE
---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
SEE file /Oconfig-list Temporarily modifies configuration items
---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
This demonstration will use the /O parameter to temporarily override
configuration values for the main viewscreen color (code MVRGTX), the text
of the end of file marker (code EOFMRK), and the color of the screen after
the end of the file (code EOFBCO). We will view the file READ.ME (an
introductory file supplied with the standard version of SEE) to see the
difference. The command we will use is:
SEE READ.ME /o"!MVRGTX!MbWk!EOFMRK! The End !EOFBCO!gbkL"
We have to enclose the parameter specification in quotes, because it
contains spaces. The changes could be saved to the current CFG file by
including the /W (write configuration change) switch in the command.
::XU
===========================================================================
================== ==================
================== THE /U PARAMETER ==================
================== ==================
===========================================================================
COMMAND FORMAT PURPOSE
---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
SEE file /Ufilename Specifies alternative menu (MNU) file
---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
SEE's default menu definition (MNU) file is named SEE.MNU. This demon-
stration will use the /U parameter to point to a different MNU file, named
SEESAMPL.MNU. The file we view will be the alternative MNU file itself, so
you can study how it changes the behaviour of SEE. The command we use is:
SEE SEESAMPL.MNU /uSEESAMPL
The SEESAMPL.MNU file contains numerous comments, which explain what it
does and how it works. One of the changes performed by the SEESAMPL.MNU
menu definition file is to turn off the pull-down menus. So after viewing
the file, the only way to get out is to press the Esc (Escape) key.
::XX
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================== ==================
================== THE /X PARAMETER ==================
================== ==================
===========================================================================
COMMAND FORMAT PURPOSE
---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
SEE file /X Switches on raw text (binary file) display mode
---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
SEE normally displays text files in text mode. If, however, you wish to
see a file in "raw text" mode, you can use the /X switch. This is useful
for scanning executable (EXE) files. SEE normally detects non-text files
automatically, but in the rare instances where it makes the wrong
decision, the /X switch will force it into raw text mode. We will view
the file SEESETUP.EXE, using this command:
SEE SEESETUP.EXE /X
While viewing the file, try out the "Textify" feature (on the Text
pull-down menu -- short-cut key Alt-Y). The textify function filters out
most of the non-human-readable material in binary files. This makes it
easy to visually scan the file for intelligible text.
::XNQP
===========================================================================
================== ==================
================== THE /N /Q AND /P PARAMETERS ==================
================== ==================
===========================================================================
COMMAND FORMAT PURPOSE
---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
SEE file /Nprefix-list Lists up to five prefixes for "no-show" lines
SEE file /Ftext Finds the specified text (regular or no-show)
SEE file /Qtext Stops reading in text when specified text is found
SEE file /P Switches on printer-code filtering
---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
This demonstration will use the /N and /Q parameters to zero in on a
particular section of the SEE manual (SEE.DOC), which includes special
hyperdocumentation codes (e.g. ::HYPER). The SEE.DOC file contains the
form feed character (ASCII 12) so that if it is printed, it will generate
page ejects in appropriate places. To filter these out, we will use the /P
switch to remove printer control characters. Thus, the command is:
SEE SEE.DOC /N!:: /F::HYPER /Q /P
When the /Q parameter is used in No-Show (/N) Mode without a specification
(i.e. it is not given specific text to look for), SEE will stop reading
text when it encounters the next No-Show line (or the end of file).