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.f3 - # - Chapter 3 - Starting Word Fugue
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.tc 3. STARTING WORD FUGUE ................................#
3. STARTING WORD FUGUE
When you start Word Fugue, you can create new files, edit old files,
and apply macros to the files you load. You can open multiple files,
and even search for the file you want.
.tc Creating a New File ................................#
Creating a New File
To create a new text file, type
WF filename
at the DOS prompt, where "filename" is the name you want to give to
the new file. Include a disk drive specification, extension, or
pathname, if necessary.
Word Fugue will load up, display a comment New File at the top of
the screen, and display the editing screen ready for you to enter
text.
Alternatively, you can load up Word Fugue without entering the file
name by typing
WF <Enter>
Word Fugue will load up, display a comment New File at the top of
the screen, and display the editing screen ready for you to enter
text. The file name will be set to <none>, and you will be prompted
for a file name if you try to save it or exit.
.tc Loading an Existing File ...........................#
Loading an Existing File
To load an existing file, type
WF filename
at the DOS prompt, where "filename" is the name you want to edit.
Include a disk drive specification, extension, or pathname, if
necessary.
Word Fugue will load up and display the editing screen ready for you
to enter text.
Alternatively, you can load up Word Fugue without entering the file
name by typing
WF <Enter>
Word Fugue will load up, display a comment New File at the top of
the screen, and display the editing screen ready for you to enter
text. Press F3 (see below Edit New file), and you will be prompted
for the name of the file to edit. Press Enter after entering the
file name, and the file will be loaded.
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.tc Saving a File ......................................#
Saving a File
There are a number of ways to save a file, depending on whether you
wish to continue editing a new file, or finish.
.tc Save and Exit ...................................#
Save and Exit
This is used if you wish to save your work and terminate the
program.
Press F10, and all changed files will be saved automatically, and
the program will terminate. Altrnatively, you can press Ctl K X,
which is a Wordstar command.
.tc Edit a New File .................................#
Edit a New File
This command is used if you wish to edit a new file, and to be
prompted to save the old file if it has been changed. If the old
file has not been changed, you will not be prompted about saving
it.
Press F3 and you will be prompted for the name of the file to
edit. Press Enter after entering the file name, and the file will
be loaded if it exists, or created if it does not.
.tc Save and Edit New File ..........................#
Save and Edit a New File
This works the same as the equivalent WordStar command - it always
saves the file, regardless of whether the program thinks the file
has been saved.
Press Ctrl K D, and the file will be saved. You will then be
prompted for the name of the next file to edit.
.tc Save and Continue Editing .......................#
Save and Continue Editing
To save a file and continue editing it press Ctrl K S or F9. word
fugue will save the file, and you will be able to continue editing
it. It is advisable to do this on a regular basis, in case a power
failure or similar stops your machine. Regular saving of your work
will prevent you losing an entire days' work.
.tc Save As Different File and Continue Edit ........#
Save As Different File and Continue Edit
This writes the changed file out to disk as a different file, and
then continues editing the file under the new name. This is very
useful if you have to create a file that is similar to another
one. You accomplish this by pressing Ctrl K A or by pressing Shift
F9.
If you change your mind when the filename prompt appears, press
ESC.
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.tc Abandon Changes ....................................#
Abandon Changes
Sometimes you wish to abandon the changes to a file.
For a single file, press F3, Edit Another file, and you will be
prompted to save the current file. Enter N for no.
To abandon all files and exit, press Ctrl K Q. You will be prompted
to save each file that has been changed. In each case, press N for
no. Once all files have been abandoned, the program will terminate.
.tc Loading Multiple Files .............................#
Loading Multiple Files
You can load multiple files by including their names on the command
line separated by spaces. If you type the same file name more than
once, you will have several windows onto the same file. (Not
multiple copies, but one file with several window. See the chapter
on Window for more information)
For example
WF fred zap will load files FRED. and ZAP. with a window
onto each.
wf fred zap fred will load files FRED. and ZAP. with one window
on ZAP., and 2 windows on FRED.
.tc Searching For a File ...............................#
Searching For a File
You can search for a file if you are not sure of its name by
entering Wild Card characters * and ? in the name. ? represents a
single character, while * stands for any number of characters.
If you enter a wild card file name, Word Fugue will not open any
other files if their names appear after the wild card file name. If
you wish to open multiple files, you should put the ones you know
first, and the wild card file name at the end of the list.
For example
WF FRED.* will look for a file with a name of FRED.
followed by any extension. It would thus match
FRED.
FRED.1
FRED.TXT
and so on.
WF FRED.? will look for a file with a name of FRED
followed by a single character. It will match
FRED.1 and FRED.2, but not FRED.TXT
.tc Applying Macros At Startup .........................#
Applying Macros At Startup
When Word Fugue is first started, it looks for a macro file WF.MAC
in the default directory, as well as the installed Home directory.
(See the chapter on macros for further information on macros.) If
you include on the parameter line + followed by a macro identifier
(0 - 9 A - Z), that macro will be invoked. You can place as many
macros as you like on the parameter line (subject to DOS limits),
and each will be invoked. If you have several file names on the
parameter line, the macros will be applied to the file name they
follow.
For example:
WF +m Loads an empty file and applies the macro M to
it.
WF fred +a Loads the file FRED. and applies macro A to
it.
WF fred +a zap +m +p +1 Loads the file FRED. and applies macro A to
it, and then loads the file ZAP. and applies
the macros M, P and 1 to it.
.tc Run Time Options ...................................#
Run Time Options
Run time options are entered on the command line along with file names
and macro names. They should be separated from file names and macros by
at least one space. Each run time option is prefixed by a forward
slash (/).
Use Black and White /B
This option specifies that Word Fugue is to use the black and white
colors despite what the video adapter appears to say. This is used
when you have a color adapter connected to a black and white (or green
and white ...) video monitor. Normally, if Word Fugue detects a video
monitor in color mode, it will use colors instead of black and white.
However, if you place /B (must be capital letter) on the command line,
you will override the automatic selection.
Use BIOS for Screen IO /G
For speed in screen updates, Word Fugue writes directly to screen
memory instead of going through the BIOS. However, not all IBM
compatibles have the screen hardware compatible with direct access
techniques. For these situations, it is necessary to go through the
BIOS, with the consequent loss of speed for screen updates. If you
place /G on the command line, Word Fugue will always use BIOS, which
means that computers that are otherwise incompatible because of their
screen architecture can run Word fugue.
Use BIOS but Replace Hardware Cursor With Software Cursor /Q
This option works similarly to /G above, but instead of using the
machine's cursor, it replaces it with a solid block of color. Simply
place /Q on the command line.
During BIOS screen IO, the cursor must be positioned at each character
location for the character to be written. If the cursor were not
turned off during this operation, it would appear to move all over the
screen. However, turning the cursor off means that it disappears for a
period of time. On some of the older and slower machines, this means a
noticable time delay, and can be annoying. Replacing the hardware
cursor with a solid block of color can alleviate this effect. This can
be achieved either by use of /Q, or by means of /G and using the
configurable options to turn the Block Cursor on. This option is on
the Display options sub menu of the Options menu of the pulldown menu.
Example
WF myfile /B/G edit file MYFILE and use the black and
white set of colors. also use BIOS for
all screen IO
WF myfile /G +m edit file MYFILE and use BIOS for
screen IO. apply macro m to the file
once it is loaded.