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┌────────────────────────────────┬─┬──────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │ │ │
│ Mouse Lister - Version 2.1 │ │ HELP.ML This file may be viewed anytime │ │
│ (ML for short) │ │ in ML simply by pressing F1 or clicking │
│ │ │ on the word "Help" on the top line. │
├────────────────────────────────┤ │ │
│ │ │ Use the arrow keys, page up, page down, │
│ Copyright 1989 by Gil Yoder │ │ home and end, as well as the mouse to │
│ P.O. Box 307 │ │ browse through the help text. │
│ Coalgate, OK 74538 │ │ │
│ │ │ This help file must be distributed │
│ (405) 927-3459 - Home │ │ without modification anytime you make a │
│ (405) 927-2831 - Office │ │ copy for other people to see, but │
│ 73237,3103 - CIS# │ │ please feel free to modify this help │
│ │ │ file for you own use. │
├────────────────────────────────┴─┴──────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ WHAT IS MOUSE LISTER? │
│ │
│ ML is a small mouse oriented program for listing ordinary text files. │
│ While there are several excellent programs for listing text files, there │
│ are few if any readily available listing programs that take advantage of │
│ the mouse device. │
│ │
│ After writing WINDIR, a mouse oriented directory utility, the need for a │
│ program such as ML was felt. WINDIR would allow the user to point at a │
│ file in a directory with a mouse and list the file with a file lister of │
│ his choice. Using an ordinary listing program meant that the user would │
│ need to put the mouse aside while he was in the lister, and return to │
│ the mouse when WINDIR was re-entered. ML solves this problem. │
│ │
│ │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ MOUSE LISTER FUNCTIONS: │
│ │
│ Most of ML's functions can be accessed from the keyboard or from the │
│ mouse. The following list explains each function. Unless otherwise │
│ indicated the left mouse button should be depressed after placing the │
│ mouse cursor in the proper location to access the function. │
│ │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTION KEY MOUSE LOCATION EXPLANATION │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ Quit Esc Bottom right Exits the program and returns │
│ corner of screen to the calling program (usually │
│ DOS). You must click twice to │
│ exit with the mouse. If a │
│ mouse is installed a double │
│ note will usually be shown in │
│ the bottom right corner. The │
│ double notes remind you that │
│ you need to double click here │
│ to exit. After one click the │
│ double note will change to a │
│ single note. If you click here │
│ again without issuing another │
│ command you will exit. While │
│ viewing this file this command │
│ will cause you to return to the │
│ main file. │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTION KEY MOUSE LOCATION EXPLANATION │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ PageDown PageDown Bottom line Displays the next screen-full │
│ of lines. Use the right mouse │
│ button to access this function. │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTION KEY MOUSE LOCATION EXPLANATION │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ PageUp PageUp Top line Displays the previous screen- │
│ full of lines. Use the right │
│ mouse button to access this │
│ function. │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTION KEY EXPLANATION │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Home Home Displays text starting with │
│ line one of the text. │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTION KEY EXPLANATION │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ End End Displays the last page of text. │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTIONS KEYS EXPLANATION │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Up Up arrow These keys move the window on │
│ Down Down arrow the text. Up arrow will make │
│ Right Right arrow the window move up (text will │
│ Left Left arrow appear to move down). The │
│ other keys mentioned work │
│ similarly. │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ The preceding eight functions are mimicked and expanded with the mouse. │
│ To the right of the text and below the text are "slider bars" that │
│ demonstrate graphically where the window is in relation to the text. │
│ For example if the green (or grey) box is at the top of the vertical │
│ bar, the window is at the top of the file. If the box is in the center │
│ of the bar, the window is in the middle of the text. The mouse may be │
│ used to make quick adjustments of the window location. By placing the │
│ mouse in one of the bars and pressing the left button the window will be │
│ instantly moved. You can drag the window indicator in both bars by │
│ holding down the left button and moving the mouse cursor. │
│ │
│ By placing the mouse cursor on one of the arrow characters at the ends │
│ of both bars and pressing the left button the mouse can mimic the up, │
│ down, left, and right arrow keys, but the text will change much faster │
│ than if you used the arrow keys. To make a fine adjustment of the │
│ location of the text in the window, place the mouse cursor within the │
│ text window, hold down the left button and drag the text to the location │
│ in the screen you wish it to be. │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ The following functions have no mouse counterpart. These functions are │
│ accessed by keys associated with the function by letter. │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ FUNCTIONS KEY EXPLANATION │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Find F The find command allows the │
│ user to quickly find any string │
│ in a file. The user will be │
│ asked for the string to find. │
│ Pressing enter at this time │
│ will start the search. │
│ Pressing escape will abort the │
│ search. The find command is │
│ case insensitive, i.e. CASE = │
│ case. │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTIONS KEY EXPLANATION │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Case C The case command is │
│ functionally the same as the │
│ find command explained above │
│ with the exception that it is │
│ case sensitive, i.e. CASE <> │
│ case. │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTIONS KEY EXPLANATION │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Next N The next command repeats the │
│ last find or case command with │
│ the string specified at that │
│ time. Case sensitivity will │
│ depend upon which function, │
│ find or case, was specified │
│ last. │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTIONS KEY EXPLANATION │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ AutoScroll A Pressing "A" will cause ML to │
│ begin scrolling the file one │
│ line at a time at a specified │
│ rate of speed. To adjust the │
│ rate enter any number from 0 to │
│ 9. These number specify a time │
│ to delay between updates, so 0 │
│ specifies the fastest speed and │
│ 9 specifies the slowest speed. │
│ Any other key or any mouse │
│ button pressed will cause │
│ scrolling to cease. │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTIONS KEY EXPLANATION │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ScrollRight Ctrl-Right Scroll 8 chars right │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTIONS KEY EXPLANATION │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ScrollLeft Ctrl-Left Scroll 8 chars left │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTIONS KEY EXPLANATION │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Hex H Toggles between text mode and │
│ hex dump mode. │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTIONS KEY EXPLANATION │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ View V Toggles between 25 lines and 43 │
│ lines on EGA monitors, or 50 │
│ lines on VGA monitors. │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ │
│ REGISTRATION, SHAREWARE, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT │
│ │
│ ML (pronounce it "Mel") requires licensing for continued use. ML is not │
│ in the public domain, neither is it free. In order to keep production │
│ costs down, we use a marketing scheme that some have called "Shareware." │
│ Shareware marketing means that you can freely copy ML for yourself and │
│ use the program on your computer for purposes of evaluating the program │
│ (to see if the program fits your needs). After a reasonable period of │
│ time (say 21 days) if you continue to use the program, you should then │
│ purchase a license to use the program. Licensing for ML costs $6.00. │
│ For the licensing fee of $6.00 you will receive the latest version of ML │
│ on a double density 5 1/4 inch floppy, or if you already have the latest │
│ version, the next version to be released will be sent. The author is │
│ also working of an Extended Mouse Lister (MLX). MLX will contain all │
│ the features of ML and then some. In addition to ML's features MLX will │
│ add a DOS shell function, the ability to change files without exiting │
│ the program, a hypertext capability, menus, and other advanced │
│ functions. When you purchase a license for ML you will automatically be │
│ granted a license for MLX. │
│ │
│ A special license for ML only (i.e. MLX is not included) is granted to │
│ all licensees of WINDIR version 1.4 or greater. WINDIR is a mouse │
│ oriented directory utility. See WINDIR.DOC in WDIRxx.EXE, a │
│ self-extracting archive. │
│ │
│ Your license will also entitle you to technical support via the address, │
│ telephone numbers, or CompuServe number given above. Update notices of │
│ enhancements to ML and MLX will be sent to all registered users. No │
│ further licensing will be necessary to receive future versions of the │
│ program, but a small fee will be charged if you wish to get an update │
│ from the author. │
│ │
│ The shareware approach to selling software is an honor system. Authors │
│ labor hard to produce good software for computer users and trust users │
│ to license the software they use. Unless users are honest shareware │
│ authors must abandon the practice. They will be forced either to stop │
│ writing software, or write only for commercial software houses. In │
│ either case computer users will lose. If you use this software, please │
│ purchase a license. │
│ │
╞═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ │
│ ORDER FORM │
│ │
│ │
│ ML LICENSING FORM (please print carefully) │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ Name: ___________________________________________ Date _______________ │
│ │
│ │
│ Company: _____________________________________________________________ │
│ │
│ │
│ Mailing Address: _____________________________________________________ │
│ │
│ │
│ City: ________________________________________________________________ │
│ │
│ │
│ State: _____________________ Zip Code: ______________________________ │
│ │
│ │
│ Phone: (_______) ______________________________ Ext. _________________ │
│ │
│ │
│ Please register me as a user of ML. My current version is ______. │
│ A check or money order is enclosed for the following items: │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ 1. Basic registration _____________ @ $6.00 each = $_______________ │
│ │
│ │
│ 2. Site license ____ 5 to 25 $25.00 _______________ │
│ │
│ │
│ ____ Over 25 $50.00 _______________ │
│ │
│ │
│ 3. Extra copies _____________ @ $3.00 each = _______________ │
│ │
│ │
│ 4. Outside USA S/H for ________ disks @ $1.00 each = _______________ │
│ │
│ │
│ TOTAL (includes S/H in USA) $_______________ │
│ │
│ │
│ Make check or money order payable to │
│ │
│ J. G. Yoder │
│ P.O. Box 307 │
│ Coalgate, OK 74538 │
│ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
----------------end-of-Gil-Yoder's-original-documentation---------------
Mouse Lister (ML) is provided with DBS-KAT per
permission of Gil Yoder, 4/24/90.
Gil Yoder is the sole author of ML.EXE. Please direct ML shareware
payments & specific questions about ML.EXE to Gil Yoder.
Notes: Registrations to Applied Foresight Inc. for DBS-KAT don't count as
registrations to Mouse Lister (& vice versa). If you find either product
useful, you should register with both companies respectively per each
company's terms. Applied Foresight Inc. is grateful to Gil Yoder for
letting ML.EXE & HELP.ML be included in the shareware diskette of DBS-KAT.
What follows is additional information about ML from the READ.ME file for
ML.EXE. ML can be ran outside of use with DBS-KAT by typing: ML FILENAME.
If you type: ML FILENAME /M & press ENTER, a monochrome mode is forced.
The /M is optional.
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ML - Copyright 1989 by Gil Yoder
P.O. Box 307 - Coalgate, OK 74538
ML is extremely easy to use. For best operation, place ML.EXE and HELP.ML
in your path. In order for ML to find its help file, the help file must be
named HELP.ML, and be in the current directory, in the directory where
ML.EXE is found (under DOS 3.0 or higher), or in the DOS path. The first
HELP.ML found by ML.EXE will be used.
All documentation is now in HELP.ML. HELP.ML is a normal ASCII text file.
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