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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ TINYWORD │ │ │ │ version 1.5 │ │ │ │ │ │ Copyright (c) 1989, 1990 - all rights reserved │ │ Loys Software Development │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ TINYWORD is a small, basic, no frill text editor designed to create ASCII texts for the IBM personal computers and near compatibles. Loys Software Development reserves the copyright to this program and all related materials. The user is granted a non- exclusive license to use the program and is encouraged to pay for the program if it is found to be useful. A modest sum of ONE DOLLAR will entitle the user to full registration. Govern- ment and business entities must register to use the program. Although payment is not strictly enforced, we recommend that you register your program with the form included at the end of the documentation. If enough users use this program, we will be encouraged to make future enhancements of TINYWORD. Your dollar, of course, helps to defray the cost of development. Send payments, if any, and the registration form to: Loys Software Development 1276 Crystal St. Los Angeles, CA. 90031 Loys Software Development specifically disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for any particular purpose. In no event shall Loys Software Development be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, or consequential damages. You are encouraged to make unlimited copies of TINYWORD and pass it along to other users in club meetings, schools, bulletin board systems, et cetera for general distributions. TINYWORD must be distributed in unmodified and complete form, given in its original compressed file (e.g. TINYWORD.COM or TINYWORD.EXE). Under no circumstances may TINYWORD be sold for commercial purposes without the prior written permission from Loys Software Development. However, you may charge a reasonable fee for recovering the cost of duplicating a disk. You may also distribute TINYWORD in conjunction with any fine products where it is permissible, and as long as you fulfilled the terms of the agreement. ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ IMPORTANT │ │ │ │ -------> We need to enlist the help of ALL USERS. <------ │ │ │ │ Due to our limited resources, we are unable to notify every │ │ users of our new TINYWORD, so if you know of any bulletin │ │ board systems, clubs, or software vendors which still have │ │ an older version of TINYWORD, please help us by removing the │ │ old copy and replacing it with a more updated version of one. │ │ The new version of TINYWORD in its compressed file format │ │ occupies approximately 30K of disk storage space. Thank you │ │ for your support. │ │ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Your copy of TINYWORD should consist of 5 files: TW.COM - TINYWORD text editor. TP.COM - TINYPRINT printer formatter. TW.DOC - documentations for TW.COM and TP.COM. README.BAT - startup batch program. COLOR.COM - a color chart to assist you in selecting the appro- priate color for your text and status line. Works for color monitors only. ======================================================================= INTRODUCTION TINYWORD is a compact size text editor occupying approximately 6 kilobytes of disk storage space. TINYWORD not only provides you with a wide range of text editing capabilities, but it is also simple to use. TINYWORD is small but it packs enough power to rival most text editors in the same class. Some of TINYWORD's features include: o full screen editing o handles either monochrome or graphics adapter o displays the column and line number of the cursor position o capable of editing as much as the amount of free memory o on-line help o inserting and deleting texts o removing portions or whole lines of texts o copying, deleting, or moving blocks of texts o context sensitive search and replace commands o automatic indentations o automatic tabulations o restores deleted lines TINYWORD is a screen editor specifically designed for the creation of ASCII text. While some editors are only capable of editing up to 64K worth of memory, TINYWORD instead uses all the available memory in the computer system which allows you to write even larger texts. TINYWORD also incorporates some commands made standard by WORDSTAR. Even if you are unfamiliar with WORDSTAR's commands, TINYWORD provides immediate on-line help just a key stroke away when you need help with the editing. HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS o Near compatible machine or (PC,XT,AT,Laptops). o DOS 2.0 or above. o Supports monochrome and/or graphics adapter. o Requires a minimum of 4K bytes of RAM. o At least one disk drive. o Requires a minimum 6 kilobytes of free space on disk. LIMITATIONS __________________________________________________________________ Before you start using TINYWORD, there are several limitations about TINYWORD that you should be aware of. TINYWORD is only able to support files with lines of 80 characters maximum. If you at- tempt to load a file exceeding the maximum limit, the file would be truncated. Also the current version of TINYWORD does not support word wrapping features. Another limitation of TINYWORD concerns the saving of files. You must have plenty of room on your disk to write the files into. TINYWORD needs all the free space on disk to write the saved file including the backup file with the .BAK extension. If the amount of text in the memory buffer exceeds the total capacity of the disk, TINYWORD suspends the writing operation with an error. Any text still remaining in the memory buffer which has not been completely written to disk before the abruption occurred, would be in danger of being lost. Simply stated, you should always make frequent backups of your file for your protection. There are certain characters which TINYWORD is not able to recognize like the horizontal tab characters. TINYWORD will treat them as space characters instead. So if you attempt to edit files from XyWrite, for instance, you might stand a chance of losing these special characters. Finally, when you press the exit key to quit, TINYWORD immediately terminates without stopping to ask if you would like to save the changes to the file. Files are explicitly saved by invoking the save command before terminating with the quit command. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE TINYWORD EDITOR __________________________________________________________________ Format: TW [ Filename[.Ext] ] The format above is used to call up TINYWORD. Items in square brackets are optional. If you want to include optional information, do not include the square brackets, only information within the brackets. A filename consists up to to eight characters long followed by an optional period and an extension type not ex- ceeding three characters in length. If the filename preceding TW is omitted, TINYWORD automatically defaults to a message on the status line requesting for the name of the file to be edited. STATUS LINE _________________________________________________________________ The illustration below shows what TINYWORD's status line looks like on the screen. A summary is provided describing each of the headings. ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ F1=HELP F2=SAVE F3=LOAD F4=EXIT Editing:FILENAME.TYP Ln Cn ICA │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Status │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── Col # │ │ │ │ │ └── Line # │ │ │ │ └── Current file being edited │ │ │ └── Quit TINYWORD editor │ │ └── Save current file and load a new file │ └── Save current file └── Call Help Menu F1 Displays an on-screen help menu of TINYWORD's editing commands. Press any key on the keyboard again to resume in the edit mode. F2 Saves the updated file from the memory buffer to disk. If a former version of this file exists, it will be renamed to ".BAK". (See section under miscellaneous for information concerning the removal of "BAK" files) F3 If a file already exists in the memory buffer, TINYWORD automatically saves the edited file before loading the next file into the memory buffer. TINYWORD requests for the name of the new file by displaying the following message on the status line: Enter file name: _______________ F4 This command terminates the editor and returns the control back to DOS again. Since editing has been performed entirely in memory, the disk file is not affected by the changes. The edited file is explicitly saved by first pressing the F2 function key before terminating the editor with the F4 key. If the F4 function key is pressed before the F2 key, the program will exit immediately without saving any portions of the edited file to disk. Editing: FILENAME.TYP This shows the name of the file currently being edited. Ln Displays the line number corresponding to the cursor's position counted from the beginning of the file. Cn Displays the column number corresponding to the cursor's position from the left side of the screen. Status Shows the status of the keyboard which is determined by any combinations of the following characters: "I" stands for insert. The insert mode indicates that characters are being inserted at the cursor. Any text to the right of the cursor will shift to the right as characters are typed into the keyboard. The insert mode can be toggled on or off just by pressing the <INSERT> key again. When the insert mode is off, character "O" is shown on the status line to represent an overwrite. Text keyed into the keyboard in this mode will overwrite characters under the cursor. "C" represents changes. This character will only appear in the status line after changes have been made on the file. "A" indicates that auto-indentation is presently active. After depressing the RETURN key, the cursor attempts to line up directly with the first character of the previous line. The auto-indentation mode could be toggled off merely by pressing both the <ALT> and the <A> keys simultaneously. If character "A" is not shown on the status line, this signifies that auto-indentation is now in the passive mode. While in the passive mode, the cursor always lines up with column one of the next line. CURSOR MOVEMENT COMMANDS _________________________________________________________________ You have the option of using either the cursor keys or the built-in editing commands to control the movement of the cursor across the screen. Some of TINYWORD's built-in editing commands complies to the standard established by WORDSTAR. <Ctrl><S> Moves the cursor one position to the left. The left arrow cursor key can also be used in place of the <Ctrl><S> key. <Ctrl><D> Moves the cursor one character to the right. You can also use the right arrow key as an alternative to using the <Ctrl><D> key. <Ctrl><A> Moves the cursor to the beginning of the word on the left. Another replacement for this is to depress both the <Ctrl> and the left arrow keys simultaneously to move the cursor to the beginning of the leftmost word. <Ctrl><F> Moves the cursor to the beginning of the word on the right. Another alternative is to depress both the <Ctrl> and the right arrow keys simultaneously to move the cursor to the beginning of the rightmost word. <Ctrl><E> Places the cursor in the line above. The up arrow key could also be used to replace the <Ctrl><E> key. <Ctrl><X> Moves the cursor to the line below. You may also use the down arrow key to move down one line instead of using the <CTRL><X> keys. <Ctrl><R> Scrolls the screen up by one page. The furthest the cursor can reach is to the top of the file. Again another option is to use the <PgUp> key. <Ctrl><C> Scrolls down one page. You may also use <PgDn> instead. <HOME> Places the cursor at the beginning of the current line. <END> Moves the cursor to the end of the current line. <Alt><T> Sets tab to increment after every 5 spaces to the right. You may, however, modify the tab setting to whatever you like merely by pressing <ALT><T>. TINYWORD responds with the message: Set tab width: ________ at which you would enter the desired tab value followed by a carriage return. <SHIFT><TAB> Reverses the direction of the cursor to move left during tabulation. The number of spaces which the cursor moves depends on the tab setting set by <ALT><T>. By default the tab is set to 5. <Ctrl><PgUp> Moves cursor to the top of the file. The cursor is placed on the first character of the text. <Ctrl><PgDn> Moves to the bottom of the file placing the cursor at the very last character of the text. EDIT COMMANDS _________________________________________________________________ <Ctrl><T> Deletes the word to the right of the cursor. The cursor remains stationary. <Ctrl><Y> Deletes the entire line containing the cursor. The remain- ing text scrolls up one line to fill the void. The cursor is automatically placed on column one of the next line. <Ctrl> Recovers the last line deleted by <CTRL><Y>. Deleted lines are recovered utilizing the concept of push and pop stacks which carry pertinent information about erased texts. Each time a line is removed from text, the address of the erased line is pushed into a storage called a stack. Addresses of the lines are stored in the order that they were erased with the most current one resting on top of the stack. Anytime when you want to recover a deleted line, press the <Ctrl> command to "pop" the address off the stack resulting in the recovery of the erased line. (Sorry, but there are no provisions for recovering deleted characters.) <Ctrl><G> Erases the character under the cursor and shifts any characters to the right of the cursor one position to the left. You could also use the <DELETE> key as a replacement to using <CTRL><G>. <Ctrl><L> Deletes the rest of the line starting from the current cursor position to the end of the current line. <INSERT> This toggles the insert mode on and off. When the insert mode is on, the letter "I" appears on the right hand corner of the screen. Any existing text to the right of the cursor shifts to the right as characters are typed into the keyboard. Depressing the <INSERT> key again deactivates the insert mode causing letter "O" to replace character "I" in the status line. In the overwrite mode, any characters entered through the keyboard will over- write existing characters under the cursor. BLOCK COMMANDS _________________________________________________________________ The block commands operate on blocks of text. A block refers to a quantity of text extending as little as one line to as much as several pages of text. A block of text must be marked with two markers corresponding to the starting and the ending location of the block designated as the area to be copied, deleted, or moved. The block is marked by placing a "begin block" (i.e. ALT-B) marker on the first line and an "end block" marker (i.e. ALT-C or ALT-D) on the final line. TINYWORD highlights the block to confirm the area targetted for editing. <ALT> <ALT><C> <ALT> This group of commands places a copy of the blocked text at the desired line containing the cursor. The original block is un- affected by the changes. If the block has not been pre-marked for copying, the command terminates the operation. To copy the desired block of text, move the cursor to the first line of the target block and mark it with the starting block marker (i.e.<ALT>). Next move the cursor down to the last line of the target block and mark it with the end block marker <ALT><C>. After depressing the <ALT><C> entries, the highlighted portion of the text should disappear. A copy of the block is retained in memory until the desired area of the text is selected for pasting. Move the cursor to the furthermost left column of the targetted row for copying and press <ALT>. TINYWORD copies the marked block to the line containing the cursor. Any text located beneath the block would be shifted as a result of the insertion. <ALT> <ALT><D> This operation deletes a block of text. The <ALT> command marks the beginning of the block. The line containing the cursor is highlighted to identify the specific text targetted for erasure. Move the cursor down to the end of the block and mark it with the <ALT><D> key. The marked block is deleted causing any text found above and below the affected block to merge. Since there are no provisions for recovering deleted blocks, precautions are adviced when using this command. <ALT> <ALT><D> <ALT> This operation causes a block to move from one area of the text to another area marked by the location of the cursor. The original block disappears from its initial location, but later re-emerges at another area of the text. <ALT><X> This operation aborts any block commands already in the buffer. If, for some reason, you decide to stop in the middle of a block command, you may press the <ALT><X> key to quit the operation. FIND AND REPLACE COMMANDS _________________________________________________________________ The find and replace command has the ability to search for the occurence of any string up to 20 characters long and replacing it with another string also up to 20 characters long. Case letters are dependent for the search. TINYWORD identifies upper and lower case letters as distinct characters. The search operation always begin from the current location of the cursor. If the specified text is not detected before reaching end of file, TINYWORD issues the message "End string matching" on the status line. <ALT><F> The find command lets you search for the occurence of any string up to 20 characters long. TINYWORD prompts for the name of the string to be searched. Search for: _________________ Since the find/replace command is case dependent, it is important to specify whether the string consists of an upper case or a lower case letter. TINYWORD distinguishes upper and lower case letters as separate entities. Upper case "D", for instance, is treated differently from lower case letter "d" by TINYWORD. The find operation starts from the current cursor position and searches downward until the end of file is reached. If the find operation successfully locates the match, the cursor points to the first character of the occurence. However, if no string was found, TINYWORD displays the message "End string matching" on the status line. Any text found prior to the starting location of the cursor will be completely disregarded by TINYWORD. <ALT><R> The replace command lets you substitute the searched string with another string up to 20 characters long. The replace command becomes operational immediately following the use of the find command. The following message which is displayed in the status line prompts you to enter the substituted string: Change to: __________________ Any other commands used prior to the call of <ALT><R> will interfere with the working operation of the replace command. The interference causes TINYWORD to lose recollection of the targetted string in the memory buffer. In order for the replace command to work properly, use <ALT><R> immediately following the use of the <ALT><F> keys. <ALT><S> By combining the power of both the find and replace commands, a single operation is created called the substitute command. The substitute command makes a global search of the entire text for all occurences of a specific string with respect to the cursor position, and replacing them with a substituted one. The allowable string length could not exceed more than 20 characters long. The message "End string matching" marks the completion of the substitution process. <Ctrl><C> or <Ctrl><BREAK> This command aborts any of the find and replace operations. TINYWORD displays the message "Cancel operation" on the status line confirming the termination of the process. ERROR MESSAGES _________________________________________________________________ 1. Error - Not enough memory. This message appears when the file you are attempting to edit with is larger than the capacity of the available memory in the computer system. Solution: You can free valuable memory space by removing non-active resident memory programs from your system. 2. Error - Unable to open file. This message only appears when TINYWORD is unable to open the current file. There are several reasons for this error to occur: o One possibility may have to do with the file being so corrupted that TINYWORD is unable to locate the starting header position of the file. o The other possibility might be due to the attribute of the file being set improperly. This problem usually arises when the file is set to "read-only" or "hide" mode. The error could be resolved by changing the attribute back to "write-only" mode. 3. Error - Unable to read file. Please refer to the previous error message for similiar inform- ation. MISCELLANEOUS _________________________________________________________________ 1. How do you insert a blank row between two existing lines of text? Ans: By moving the cursor to the last character of the first line and pressing the carriage return key, the second line is forced to move down by one row, therefore, causing a blank row to be inserted in the middle of the two texts. 2. What can be done to remove a blank row between two texts? Ans: Blank rows are also treated as ASCII spaces, therefore, by placing the cursor on the blank row and pressing <CTRL><Y>, you can delete the line. 3. Can TINYWORD automatically make double line spacings? Ans: No. Although TINYWORD does not have the capability to make double space after depressing the carriage return key, TINYWORD's companion program TINYPRINT is able to compensate the problem by double spacing during printing. 4. Can we merge two separate lines into one line? Ans: Yes, providing there is enough room on the first line to put the second line on. Move the cursor to the first character of the second line and press the backspace key several times until the two lines finally merge. If the second line is longer than the capacity of the first line, TINYWORD cancels the operation and gives a warning beep to indicate its unsuccessful attempt at merging the two lines. 5. How do you break one line into two lines of text? Ans: Move the cursor to the location of the text you intend to break the line off and press <RETURN>. This results in the line breaking into two parts. 6. What other ways can TINYWORD be used for? Ans: TINYWORD can alsu be used as a reminder program during the computer's start-up process. Put TINYWORD in the root directory and include the following statements in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file (This would be a good time to try out your TINYWORD text editor!): if not exist REMINDER goto NoReminder TW REMINDER :NoReminder Each time when you start up your computer system, the AUTOEXEC batch file looks for the "REMINDER" file. When it succeeds in finding the file, TINYWORD displays the content of the file to the screen. Another use for TINYWORD is to replace DOS version of the TYPE command. TINYWORD lets you browse through any ASCII file, and at the same time, makes edit too. 7. How can you create printer control codes such as Ctrl-Z or Ctrl-L in TINYWORD? Ans: While the current version of TINYWORD cannot make printer control codes due to the lack of our foresight, a new version of TINYWORD is currently being developed to correct this problem. 8. Will you be adding other features to TINYWORD in the future? Ans: Yes. Word wrapping is just one example that would be in- cluded in the future version of TINYWORD. Special features are added according to what the majority of the users want. At the same time, we try to maintain tighter programming codes so that the software could remain as small as possible. Our goal is to make a text editor that is less than 6K. Keep those suggestions coming in so we know what you want. We would also be very pleased if you report any bugs to us. As the old saying goes "We can't fix it if we can't see it." 9. After exiting TINYWORD, the cursor appeared to change size. In some systems the cursor vanished. What can be done to bring the cursor back to its original state? Ans: Several of you asked the same question but neglected to list the type of system used, so we were unable to rectify the problem. If you are one of the unfortunate few to experience the same problem, we would like to hear from you. A description of your system will provide us with some clues determining what went wrong with TINYWORD. Your reply will help us improve the quality of TINYWORD in the future. In the mean time, you could try using the MODE command provided by MS-DOS after terminating TINYWORD as a way to return the cursor back to its original state. The mode command is used to correct non-IBM displays. The following command activates MODE: MODE <method> <method> falls into one of the following: MONO IBM Monochrome display BW40 Color display, 40 columns, color disabled BW80 Color display, 80 columns, color disabled CO40 Color display, 40 columns, color enabled CO80 Color display, 80 columns, color enabled 10. In response to several users who would like to see TINYWORD suppress the creation of BAK files, we provided two options to select from. The following routine works only for TINYWORD version 1.5. Skip this section if you have another version of TINYWORD. First option: If you check with your DOS disk, you might find a program called DEBUG which you can use. The debug utility is a debugging program which enables you to alter the contents of a binary file without having to reassemble the program again. While TINYWORD is used to alter ASCII files, the DEBUG utility is TINYWORD's counterpart for binary files. (1) Place TW.COM on the same directory where DEBUG.COM (or DEBUG.EXE) is located in, and then type the follow- ing command on the DOS command line to start the debugging process: DEBUG TW.COM (2) DEBUG responds by displaying the hyphen prompt, signaling its readiness to accept commands. The next step is to specify the address of the instruction set targetted for modification. Type the following command but do not include the hyphen: -E08E8 (3) After the debugger program finds the address, it stores the content of the address in the memory buffer. The memory buffer now contains eight hexadecimal bytes related to the instruction set. The diagram below illustrates what the contents of the memory buffer contain: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ 08E8 │CD│21│C6│06│CF│14│00│F6│ └──┴──┴──┴──┴──┴──┴──┴──┘ At this point, we are only interested in manipulating the seventh hexadecimal byte. Your screen should display the dump in the following format: ????:08E8 CD_ Press the space bar 6 more times until you reached hexadecimal byte "00". Once the cursor is adjacent to byte value "00", type the new value "FF" next to it followed by a carriage return. DEBUG automatically replaces byte value "00" with "FF". Example: ????:08D8 CD. 21. C6. 06. CF. 14. 00.FF_ (4) Save the modified bytes to disk by typing letter W after the hyphen prompt: -W (5) Quit the debugging program by typing Q: -Q Second option: (1) Using norton utilities, search through TW.COM for the following sequence of hexadecimal bytes: Search for: CD 21 C6 06 CF 14 00 F6 Replace with: CD 21 C6 06 CF 14 FF F6 (2) Save the modified bytes to disk. You now have a version of TINYWORD that suppresses the creation of backup files. 11. Some users would like to know if we could build menu options in TINYWORD permitting the selection of text colors. We can, however, after weighing several arguments carefully, we decided to avoid implementing any type of menu options allowing users the capability to configure their own system. Incorporating configuration routines into TINYWORD would just add to the overhead size of the program. This is the reason why we declined to include user control features such as color menu selections in TINYWORD. A disassembler program is the only tool needed to alter the codes controlling TINYWORD's color instead. While there are many text editors today which are admittedly more powerful than TINYWORD, we decided to offer a no nonsense, simplified, all purpose text editor without all the frills of a giant word processor. By not implementing fancy options in TINYWORD, we succeeded in developing a small text editor. As mentioned earlier, a disassembler is required in order to change the text color. We shall use DEBUG provided by MS-DOS in our example. If your system is equipped with only a monochrome monitor, please skip this section. This section applies to systems which uses a color monitor. The following routine works only for TINYWORD version 1.5. Skip this section if you have another version of TINYWORD. (1) At the DOS command line type: DEBUG TW.COM (2) The hyphen prompt indicates that you are currently in the DEBUG command line. Type the following command after the hyphen prompt: -E1740 (3) The memory buffer contains the following information about address "1740" which is transparent to the user: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ 1740 │OB│2E│00│00│00│5A│00│57│ └──┴──┴──┴──┴──┴──┴──┴──┘ The first hexadecimal byte is the one we are interested in. Example: ????:1740 0B._ Type the hexadecimal byte corresponding to the color that you want to replace with, next to byte value "0B". Press ENTER to store the value in memory. Example: ????:1740 0B.0E Our example above shows that value "0E" was selected to replace "0B" making the text color yellow instead. You would have to try testing a variety of hexadecimal combinations to determine the color that suits your taste. Please keep in mind that when you save the new file to disk, hexadecimal byte value "0B" will no longer exist, and if you want to go back to change the byte value again, you would have to use the last value which you replaced earlier. Hex Color Hex Color Hex Color ┌────┬────────────┐ ┌────┬───────────┐ ┌────┬───────────┐ │ 01 │ blue │ │ 06 │ red │ │ 0B │light cyan │ ├────┼────────────┤ ├────┼───────────┤ ├────┼───────────┤ │ 02 │ green │ │ 07 │ grey │ │ 0C │light red │ ├────┼────────────┤ ├────┼───────────┤ ├────┼───────────┤ │ 03 │ cyan │ │ 08 │dark grey │ │ 0D │lgt magenta│ ├────┼────────────┤ ├────┼───────────┤ ├────┼───────────┤ │ 04 │ brown │ │ 09 │light blue │ │ 0E │ yellow │ ├────┼────────────┤ ├────┼───────────┤ ├────┼───────────┤ │ 05 │ magenta │ │ 0A │light green│ │ 0F │ white │ └────┴────────────┘ └────┴───────────┘ └────┴───────────┘ The previous table shows just some examples of the colors you can choose from. We also included a pro- gram called COLOR.COM which lists additional colors. (4) Save the file to disk by typing letter W after the hyphen prompt: -W (5) Quit DEBUG by typing letter Q: -Q You now have a version of TINYWORD with the color of your choice. 12. How do you change the color of the status line? Ans: You can change the color of the status line following the same procedure from #11. Locate address "0120". The contents of the memory buffer for address "0120" are: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ┌──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┬──┐ 0120 │06│C7│14│1F│EB│13│90│2E│ └──┴──┴──┴──┴──┴──┴──┴──┘ The 4th hexadecimal byte is of primary interest. You may select the color using either the color table from question/answer #11 or from a program called COLOR.COM which is included in your disk. Save the modifications to disk before you exit the DEBUG program. 13. What programming languages did you use to write TINYWORD in? Ans: OPTASM, TASM, MASM, and DASM. Pretty complex, huh? 14. Will you make any enhancements of TINYWORD in the future? Ans: Possibly. This depends on the number of registrations we received from users. If enough users register for TINYWORD, we will certainly continue our efforts to improve TINYWORD. So please send in those registration forms now! ==================================================================== ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ TINYPRINT │ │ │ │ version 1.5 │ │ │ │ │ │ Copyright (c) 1989, 1990 - all rights reserved │ │ Loys Software Development │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ TINYPRINT is a simple program designed to print neat, formatted texts on a standard 8-1/2 X 11 inch size paper. It will support a wide variety of printers. TINYPRINT works in conjunction with the TINYWORD editor, but it may also be used as a stand alone program to generate formatted printouts from other word processors as well with the stipulation that the files are represented in ASCII. Some of TINYPRINT features include: o the ability to change the left margin for printing. o adjusting the maximum number of lines printed per page. o the option to pause after each page. o the option to print page numbers on the bottom of each page. o the ability to print using either single or double space. INSTRUCTIONS TO RUN TINYPRINT _________________________________________________________________ Type the following command to execute TINYPRINT: TP [filename[.ext]] If the name of the file is included after the word TP, TINYPRINT automatically prints the file using the following defaults built into the system: o The left margin is set at column 5 for printing. o TINYPRINT will print continuously without pausing. o 55 lines are printed per page. o Page numbers will be printed on the bottom of each page starting from page 1. o Single space will be used. On the other hand, if the file is omitted after the word TP, TINYPRINT displays a list of menu on the screen prompting you to supply the specifications for printing. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Enter filename to print: │ │ Set left margin at 5: [Y] │ │ Pause between pages: [N] │ │ Print 55 lines per page: [Y] │ │ Print page number: [Y] │ │ Print single space: [Y] │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ (1) Enter filename to print: The first line prompts for the name of the file to be printed. Simply type the name of the file followed by the carriage return key. In order to get a successful printout of your file, the contents of the file must already be written in ASCII format. Some word processors like WORDSTAR version 1 uses its own format to produce a text file. Since TINYPRINT only acknowledges ASCII files, any text not represented in ASCII form will result in the printing of garbage from the printer. TINYPRINT accepts TINYWORD's files without a problem since the text is already in ASCII format. If TINYPRINT cannot find the file on the current directory, it will echo a warning beep prompting the user to specify the correct file name. The use of wildcards is not accepted in TINYPRINT. (2) Set left margin at 5: [Y] By pressing either the "Y" key or the carriage return on the keyboard, TINYPRINT accepts the default and begins printing on column 5 of the printer paper. You could also get TINYPRINT to print on a different margin merely by answering "N". TINYPRINT displays the following message: Left margin setting [0-20]: 0 TINYPRINT prompts you to specify the desired left margin setting. Valid settings are enclosed within values 0 to 20. You may either depress the carriage return key to accept the default value of "0" or you may enter a new value instead. (3) Pause between pages: [N] TINYPRINT can pause after each page. This allows you to add new paper in your printer particularly if you are using single sheets. Type "Y" if you want TINYPRINT to pause after each page or type "N" if you want otherwise. (4) Print 55 lines per page: [Y] Pressing either the carriage return key or the "Y" key in- structs TINYPRINT to accept the default 55 lines to be printed per page. However, if 55 lines doesn't meet your criteria, an option is provided enabling you to modify to whatever number you like. By responding "N" at the prompt, the following message would appear: Print how many lines per page? 55 Specify the amount of lines TINYPRINT is to print per page. The value should be within the range of 0 to 66. A standard 11" X 8 1/2" size paper usually consists of 66 lines. If you intend to include page numbers at the bottom of each page, you must take account of the spaces reserved for pagination. You should therefore input a value smaller than 66 lines. (5) Print page number: [Y] By default page numbers are printed. However, if you would like to exclude page numbers from being printed on the bottom of each page, press "N" on the keyboard. TINYPRINT moves to the next request in the menu. On the other hand, if you decided to accept the pagination option, the next message will appear after overlapping over the first message: Starting page number: 1 TINYPRINT requests for the starting page number that you would like to use for printing. For example, if you select "100" as your starting page number, TINYPRINT prints page 100 on the bottom of the first page and increments each page by one thereafter. You may press the carriage return key without entering any number if you intend to use the default value of "1" as the starting page number. (6) Print single space: [Y] You may use either the "Y" key or the carriage return to use the single space option, or you may type "N" to select the double space option instead. If double space option is chosen, TINYPRINT overwrites this line with the following line: ----------- printing double space ----------- TINYPRINT is able to detect whether your printer is on or off. If the printer is off-line or not connected, TINYPRINT issues the following warning message: Printer is not ready Once the printer problem is corrected, you can return TINYPRINT to operation merely by pressing any key on the keyboard again. The <ESC> command can be used to exit TINYPRINT anytime. USER ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT ___________________________________________________________________ If you have a modem, you can obtain the latest version of TINYWORD from COMPUSERVE. TINYWORD can be accessed through the IBM software forum (e.g. GO IBMSW) under the section of text editors. If you are unable to reach us by telephone, you may mail us $5.00 and we will send you a disk containing our latest version of TINYWORD. Please forward all questions with a self stamped envelope to the address given below. We will try to respond to you as early as possible. ================================================================== TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS _________________________________________________________________ WORDSTAR is a registered trademark of Wordstar International. MS-DOS & MASM are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. TASM is a registered trademark of Borland Industry. Norton Utilities is a copyright program of Peter Norton. OPTASM is a registered trademark of SLR Systems. DASM is a registered trademark of LSD company. LHarc is a copyright program of Haruyasu Yoshizaki. TINYWORD is a copyright program of Loys Software Development. TINYPRINT is a copyright program of Loys Software Development. REGISTRATION FORM ------------ ---- TINYWORD & TINYPRINT (Version 1.5) Loys Software Development 1276 Crystal St. Los Angeles, CA 90031 Name: _____________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ City: _____________________________________________ State: _____________ Zip: _______________ Amount: $____________ We need to know more about you and your requirements. This information helps us to make any additional improvements in the future. Please help us by completing the questionaire. 1. Where did you hear about TINYWORD? ___________________________________________________________ 2. What brand is your computer? ___________________________________________________________ 3. What type of monitor do you have? Monochrome or color? ___________________________________________________________ 4. What type of disk do you have? ___________________________________________________________ 5. What brand is your printer? ___________________________________________________________ 6. How much RAM memory do you have in your system? ___________________________________________________________ 7. Comments or suggestions: