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VDE131.UPD
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E.Meyer - 03/89
This is a quick guide, for users of earlier versions of VDE, to noticable
changes in VDE since version 1.30. Please read VDE.DOC and VINST.DOC for full
details.
VDE:
1. VDE can now automatically number a list of items, with two new
commands: ^P#, ^K#. In place of each number, use the command ^P# instead.
Then mark off the block on which numbering is to be done; type ^K#, and the
markers will be replaced by numbers in sequence (eg 1,2,...). You will be
prompted for the starting number. See AUTO NUMBER.
2. A new command, ^KZ, allows you to "zoom into" a block, temporarily
hiding the rest of the file. Use ^KZ again to zoom back out. See BLOCK
COMMANDS.
3. There are now 36 macro keys: EscA..Z, as well as Esc0..9. (EscA..Z
can now be used as program labels as well.) Two small changes had to be made
to allow this:
a. The commands to define and store macros (formerly EscM,K)
have been changed to Esc[ and Esc], respectively.
b. To make a macro no-repeat or quiet macro, you must now
type ^N or ^Q at the prompt (not N or Q alone, as before).
See MACRO KEYS.
4. A new command, Alt-U ("Use"), lets you read in another set of macro
or function key definitions while editing. You will be prompted for the
filename. The filetype MUST be either ".VDK" or ".VDF", as this determines
whether these are macro or function keys. See KEY DEFINITION FILES.
5. You can now specify key definition files (".VDK" and/or ".VDF") to
load from the command line, for example:
C>vde my.doc/w;ws4.vdf;set2.vdk
The file names must occur at the end of the command line, after a semicolon,
and must be separated by semicolons. See KEY DEFINITION FILES.
6. The Esc] command can now redefine function keys as well as macro
keys. In addition to "0-9" or "A-Z", you can press the function key (F1...
F40) you want to store to. See FUNCTION KEYS.
7. A new command, ^OD, gives you a preview of the text with all control
codes (printer codes, etc) and markers (block, place, hard CR, etc) hidden.
Press ESC to continue editing. See SCREEN CONTROLS.
VINSTALL:
1. Function keys can now be made No-repeat or Quiet or not, as desired,
just like macro keys. If you assign a function that will prompt for user
input (like ^QF) to a key, don't make it Quiet, or you may not see the prompt.
See FUNCTION KEYS.
2. There is now a user option to set the default file buffer size, from
16 to 64K. Normally 64K; users with limited memory may want to decrease this.
See OPTIONS.
3. You can now press Esc at most data prompts in VINSTALL to return
immediately to the Main Menu.
MINOR ENHANCEMENTS:
1. Several small bugs have been fixed, including a tendency of the Alt-R
command to crash on DOS versions prior to 2.11.
2. The Match command (Alt-M) no longer pauses at each individual
character: it advances to the next LINE on which a difference occurs.
3. The ^QP command is now unaffected by small moves; it "remembers" only
large ones.
----- Eric Meyer, 401 12th Ave SE #139, Norman OK 73071 -----