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- FAMILY TREE JOURNAL TEXT EDITOR
-
- Data entry with the editor defaults to insert mode. You may
- move the cursor with the <LEFT-ARROW> and <RIGHT-ARROW> keys
- to any place on the line without disturbing anything.
-
- In the insert mode, the <HOME> and <END> keys move the cur-
- sor to the beginning or end of the current line if it is not
- already at that respective position. Typing the <HOME> or
- <END> keys when the cursor is already at the beginning or
- the end of the line will move to the first or last line on
- the screen. If the cursor is positioned at the first
- character of the first line, the <HOME> key will display the
- first screen in the file. If the cursor is at the last
- character of the last line, the <END> key will display the
- last screen in the file.
-
- Typed characters will be inserted into the text and all
- characters to the right of the cursor will shift towards the
- end of the line. The <DELETE> key will erase the character
- under the cursor and the <INSERT> key toggle the mode from
- insert to normal mode. (Normal mode requires that you retype
- the entire line when you wish to make changes).
-
- This editor does not support word-wrap so anything that is
- forced off of the right end of the line is lost.
-
- You may enter foreign characters by holding the ALT key
- while typing the decimal code (IBM extended ASCII) for the
- character. This will work for most of the extended charac-
- ters except those between the values 200 and 219 (some line
- drawing characters).
-
- The <UP-ARROW> and <DOWN-ARROW> keys will scroll the cursor
- up and down.
-
- The <PAGE-UP> and <PAGE-DOWN> keys will display the pre-
- vious or next page of text, except that you will not be able
- to go forward past any large area of blank lines (usually
- the end of text).
-
- FUNCTION KEYS
-
- F1 HELP - Displays help information.
-
- F2 NAMES - Display and edit your name list.
-
- F3 SEARCH - Search all data files for information.
-
- F4 CENTER - Center the text on the current line.
-
- F5 INSERT - Inserts a blank line at the cursor.
-
- F6 DELETE - Deletes the current line.
-
- F8 SAVE - Saves the information for this individual.
-
- The <ESC> key will exit the editor. You must save the in-
- formation (F8) before you exit or the changes that you have
- made will be lost.
-
- NOTE: You may prefer to use your own editor or word proces-
- sor to edit this information. The miscellaneous utilities
- section of the program provides ways to import and export
- files that may be used by other programs. FAMILY TREE
- JOURNAL was not intended to be a word processor so this
- editor only provides minimal flexibility. The only real ad-
- vantage to using this selection is that it can
- (theoretically) handle files as large as 1000 Megabytes!
- Most word processors would choke on a file that big!
-
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