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BIG for WordPerfect(R) Copyright Hexagon Products February 1991 Version 1.0 - Part of the B-Ware Family Table of Contents Page Subject 1 Introduction 3 Getting Started 4 Terminating BIG Sample WP States 7 Text Input and Ctrl-W 11 WP Top Level Menu 13 WP Pull Down Menus 15 Selection Lists 17 Selection Submenus 19 Bottom Line Menus 21 Reveal Codes or Two Windows 23 File List 25 Spelling Checker 27 Miscellaneous Screens 30 Self Control or Ctrl-X and Y 31 Zoom or Ctrl-Z 31 Requirements 31 Font Customization 32 Trouble-Shooting 35 Shareware 37 Prices and Related Products 39 Registration Form A Note on this Document This document is provided both on disk and in print. The printed version is produced on a laser printer using large, easy to read, 18-point type. The disk copy contains no embedded form feeds, and all lines of text are less than 80 characters. Three characters are used in succession on screen images to represent attribute usage of WordPerfect displays. The three characters are an original character, the backspace character, and a shading character. When printed, this configuration results in an approximation of display attributes. The most sensible way to document a program like BIG is with a series of screen images: first, the original WordPerfect screen; second, the resulting BIG screen. This has been was done in the printed documentation which is sent to each registered user. Unfortunately, it is impossible to provide generalized screen images in the on-line documentation of graphic BIG screens. A Note for LetterPerfect Users: BIG for WordPerfect requires two programs, BIGWPTSR and BIGWP. (These will probably be consolidated in version 1.1 which will be sent free to all registered users.) You run BIGWPTSR first, and it terminates but stays resident. You then run BIGWP instead of running WP. BIGWP runs WP for you, so WP must be on the DOS PATH, or in the current directory. If you want to pass arguments to WP, such as a filename, give them to BIGWP instead, and BIGWP will pass them on. Example: BIGWP letter.wp In addition to running with WP versions 5.0 and 5.1, BIG also runs with LetterPerfect version 1.0. To tell BIG you want to run LetterPerfect, use a -L argument on the BIGWP command line. This argument will be used by BIGWP and will NOT be passed on to WP. (You can use other arguments normally.) Example: BIGWP -L letter.lp If LP is not on the path, you can follow the -L argument with a complete command name to execute LetterPerfect. Example: BIGWP -Lc:\letterp\lp letter.lp Notice there are no spaces left between the -L and the file name. If WP is not on the path, you can use a -W argument similarly: BIGWP -Wc:\wordperf\vers51\wp letter.wp BIG for WordPerfect(R) Copyright Hexagon Products February 1991 Version 1.0 - Part of the B-Ware Family Introduction BIG makes WordPerfect accessible to computer users who find the standard display hard to read. BIG is a memory-resident program that enlarges selected WP output that varies with your WP activity. BIG is a companion to (and not a replacement for) WordPerfect products. As such, BIG is not manufactured, approved, or supported by WordPerfect Corporation. You must already own WordPerfect or LetterPerfect to make use of BIG. BIG for WP is part of the B-Ware family. A related but different product is BIG for 1-2-3(R) which runs only with 1-2-3 from Lotus Development Corp. Other B-Ware products include B-Edit, B-Pop, B-Type, B-Look, and B-Dir. For a list of products and prices, see the last pages of this document. You run BIG, BIG in turn runs WordPerfect or LetterPerfect for you. You type directly into WP as usual. BIG captures the WP display and selectively enlarges a part of it. The BIG display changes dynamically with any WP screen changes. Because BIG uses larger characters, fewer of them fit, so only a portion of the WP display can be enlarged at any one time. BIG is more useful than a general purpose text enlarger because BIG selects the part of the WP screen to be enlarged with care. For example, if you enter the Reveal Codes command to WP, BIG shows the four parts of the WP display, each with a few less characters than WP can display: the area of the document file around the cursor; the Reveal Codes separator line; the code area around the highlighted text; the bottom line position indicator. BIG, like all B-Ware products, is intended for vision impaired users, but it can also be used in any situation where it is hard to see the computer screen, such as enlarging faint letters on a laptop or making a computer demonstration visible to people in the back of a conference room or classroom. Getting Started BIG for WP consists of two parts: a memory-resident program (BIGWPTSR) and a loading program (BIGWP). Collectively these two programs are known as BIG. Since these two EXE files will be used with WP, it's simplest to copy them to the disk and directory which holds WP.EXE. Enter the BIGWPTSR command at the DOS prompt. It displays a short message, then returns control to DOS. It looks as if BIGWPTSR has terminated, but in fact, it is still resident in your computer's memory. If you do a DOS CHKDSK immediately before and after running BIGWPTSR, you notice the memory available has shrunk by about 40K. This memory is used by BIGWPTSR. You can remove BIGWPTSR from memory by running it a second time. When you are done running the BIG system, you should remove BIGWPTSR from memory for other applications. Now run BIGWP instead of running WP. BIGWP runs WP for you. You can only run BIGWP from a place in DOS where you could run WP. In other words, WP.EXE must be in the current disk and directory, or on the DOS PATH. If you can't run WP, BIGWP can't run it for you. If you would normally give a filename after the WP command, give the filename after the BIGWP command instead. BIGWP will pass the filename on to WP. For example: BIGWP novel.ch1 BIG captures all WP screen output and enlarges key portions of it. You type directly into WP as usual. A few keystroke combinations are reserved to control BIG; the rest are passed on to WP without change. Terminating BIG When you exit WP, you automatically exit BIGWP too. However, BIGWPTSR is still resident. Since it has meaning only when you are executing BIGWP you should release it. Although BIGWPTSR should be harmless when you are not running WP, remove it to reclaim the memory it takes up. All you have to do to remove BIGWPTSR completely is to run it a second time. BIGWPTSR will find itself already resident, and will pass on a command to the resident copy to remove itself. If all goes well, all the memory will be restored to your application space. Key Usage Normally any keys you type are passed through to WP without change. However, a few key combinations have special meaning to BIG. These keys are Ctrl and one of W, X, Y, or Z. When any of these are pressed, they are interpreted by BIG and are NOT passed through to WP. The meaning of these keys will be discussed later. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║BIG normally wraps long lines to fit BIG's display width. Press ║ ║Ctrl-W and BIG shows what fits in a rectangular window placed over ║ ║the WP display without editing. Press Ctrl-W again to return to ║ ║the default action. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║G:\CTRLW.WP Doc 1 Pg 1 Ln 1" Pos 1" ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Text Input and Ctrl-W Text Input and Ctrl-W Each line on the WordPerfect display display can be up to eighty characters wide. Since BIG uses larger characters, fewer of them fit on each screen line. When you are enter text, BIG breaks up each WP line into pieces small enough to fit across the BIG screen. This lets you type quickly into WP without any unnecessary scrolling to distract you. Each WP line starts a new BIG line, and is preceded with a triangular pointer (). The BIG display adjusts to keep the text under the WP cursor on the display. BIG also displays WP's bottom line status indicators showing the document, page, line, and position. When there is room on the BIG display, these fields are abbreviated as on the WP display. When the fields are too wide to fit, they are slightly compressed. Other abbreviations are used on BIG's bottom line as appropriate. For example, the letter 'T' is used to show Typeover mode; 'BLK' is used when a Block is active; etc. By default, BIG breaks up wide WP lines so each fits on the BIG screen. However, BIG also provides an alternative method of display. In this alternative mode, each BIG line shows a different WP line. It is as if a rectangular window or cutout were placed over the original WP display. The window is moved automatically to contain an area of text around the WP cursor. Ctrl-W toggles between the two display modes. If you find the display of a certain WP screen awkward, try pressing Ctrl-W to see if it improves. Effect of Ctrl-W ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║File Edit Search Layout Mark Tools Font Graphics Help ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Doc 1 Pg 1 Ln 1" Pos 1" ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ WP Top Level Menu WP Top Level Menu In addition to its function key commands, WordPerfect also offers pull-down menus. When you call up the WP menu, BIG displays the menu choices across the screen as does WP, but each menu choice is spelled out vertically. You can choose a menu item by pressing the highlighted letter of the desired command. Alternatively, you can use the left and right arrows to highlight an entire command, then select it by pressing Enter or pull it down with the down arrow key. BIG's top level menu display format was chosen because it retains the sense of moving between menu choices with the arrow keys. For example, you can move from File to Search by pressing the right arrow key twice. To pull down a submenu, you can use the down arrow key. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║File Edit Search Layout Mark Tools Font Graphics Help ║ ║│ Retrieve │ ║ ║│ Save │ ║ ║│ Text In ─────────────────────────┐ ║ ║│ Text Out │ DOS Text (CR/LF to HRt) │ ║ ║│ Password │ DOS Text (CR/LF to SRt) │ ║ ║├───────────│ Spreadsheet ──────────────┐ ║ ║│ List Files└────────────────────────│ Import │ ║ ║│ Summary │ │ Create Link │ ║ ║├────────────┤ │ Edit Link │ ║ ║│ Print │ │ Link Options │ ║ ║├────────────┤ └──────────────┘ ║ ║│ Setup │ ║ ║├────────────┤ ║ ║│ Goto DOS │ ║ ║│ Exit │ ║ ║└────────────┘ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Doc 1 Pg 1 Ln 1" Pos 1" ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ WP Pull Down Menus WP Pull Down Menus You can pull down a submenu from WP's top level menu by pressing Enter when the submenu name is highlighted, or by typing in the highlighted mnemonic character of the submenu name. As you do so, BIG displays the submenu choices. When there is enough room on the BIG display all submenu choices are displayed. Otherwise, only as many as fit will be displayed. You can uncover the remaining choices by using the up or down arrow keys. As you do so, WordPerfect will highlight other submenu choices, and the BIG screen will follow along. Unlike LetterPerfect, WordPerfect offers submenus within submenus. When you are in one of those circumstances, BIG maintains a list of your previous choices above a double line, and the remaining submenu choices below it. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║Format: Line ║ ║ ║ ║ 1 - Hyphenation No ║ ║ ║ ║ 2 - Hyphenation Zone - Left 10% ║ ║ Right 4% ║ ║ ║ ║ 3 - Justification Full ║ ║ ║ ║ 4 - Line Height Auto ║ ║ ║ ║ 5 - Line Numbering No ║ ║ ║ ║ 6 - Line Spacing 1 ║ ║ ║ ║ 7 - Margins - Left 1" ║ ║ Right 1" ║ ║ ║ ║ 8 - Tab Set Rel: -1", every 0.5" ║ ║ ║ ║ 9 - Widow/Orphan Protection No ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║Selection: 0 ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Selection Lists Selection Lists Several WP commands cause a list of choices displayed on the screen and the word "Selection" on the bottom line. These are essentially an alternate form of menus. When BIG identifies this condition, it extracts the menu choices and displays them on the BIG screen. You then choose among them as you normally would in WP. The BIG display shows the name of the selection list on the top BIG line, the Selection line on the last BIG line, and as many choices as will fit in between. Note that in rare cases, there are more choices than will fit in the BIG display. You can either use the Ctrl-Y command (discussed later) to view these choices, or make a selection that is not displayed on the BIG screen. BIG will recognize the choice, and the Selection Submenu display will show it correctly. There is usually not enough room on the BIG display for you to see what the current setting are for Selection choices. If you want to examine them, select the item, and the Selection Submenu will show the current setting. If you don't want to change it, you can just press enter or back out of the choice with WP's Exit key. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║Format: Line ║ ║ ║ ║ 1 - Hyphenation No ║ ║ ║ ║ 2 - Hyphenation Zone - Left 10 ║ ║ Right 4% ║ ║ ║ ║ 3 - Justification Full ║ ║ ║ ║ 4 - Line Height Auto ║ ║ ║ ║ 5 - Line Numbering No ║ ║ ║ ║ 6 - Line Spacing 1 ║ ║ ║ ║ 7 - Margins - Left 1" ║ ║ Right 1" ║ ║ ║ ║ 8 - Tab Set Rel: -1", every 0.5" ║ ║ ║ ║ 9 - Widow/Orphan Protection No ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║Selection: 2 ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Selection Submenus Selection Submenus As soon as you choose one of the categories from a selection list, BIG displays the category and the current setting. The top line of the BIG display shows the name of the Selection menu, the bottom BIG line shows your Selection choice, while the category and current setting are displayed in the middle of the BIG display. You can always use this method to obtain the current setting for any option, even if you don't intend to change the current setting. Just type the number or letter of the category you are interested in, and BIG will display the category and the current setting. If you are only using this method to inspect the value, you can then exit without making a change with WP's Exit key. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║Format: Line ║ ║ ║ ║ 1 - Hyphenation No ║ ║ ║ ║ 2 - Hyphenation Zone - Left 10% ║ ║ Right 4% ║ ║ ║ ║ 3 - Justification Full ║ ║ ║ ║ 4 - Line Height Auto ║ ║ ║ ║ 5 - Line Numbering No ║ ║ ║ ║ 6 - Line Spacing 1 ║ ║ ║ ║ 7 - Margins - Left 1" ║ ║ Right 1" ║ ║ ║ ║ 8 - Tab Set Rel: -1", every 0.5" ║ ║ ║ ║ 9 - Widow/Orphan Protection No ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║Justification: 1 Left; 2 Center; 3 Right; 4 Full: 0 ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Bottom Line Menus Bottom Line Menus A third form of WP menu is displayed entirely on the bottom line of the WP display. An example is the Justification option of Layout Line in WordPerfect. When BIG recognizes this form, it creates a new display in which it breaks up the bottom line into components and displays them vertically, much like a pull-down menu. The current or default choice is displayed to the left of a question mark on the last line of the BIG display. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║When using Reveal Codes, ║ ║both text and code areas ║ ║are shown on screen, with ║ ║separator and status line. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║G:\REVCODES.WP Doc 1 Pg 1 Ln 1" Pos 1" ║ ║{ } ║ ║When using Reveal Codes,[HRt] ║ ║both text and code areas[HRt] ║ ║are shown on screen, with[HRt] ║ ║separator and status line.[HRt] ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║Press Reveal Codes to restore screen ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Reveal Codes or Two Windows Reveal Codes or Two Windows When you use the Reveal Codes feature of WordPerfect, or when you are using two windows to display two documents, WP divides the screen into two parts. When BIG for WP recognizes this condition, it also divides the BIG screen into two parts. If you are using Reveal Codes, the letters "RC" are shown in the leftmost position of the bottom status line. The separator line is shown in the middle of the screen. Note that the characters showing margins and tab stops are kept in parallel with the text cursor. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║02/05/91 02:10p Directory D:\LP\*.* ║ ║Document size: 0 Free: 1,634,304 Used: 1,995,453 Files: 106 ║ ║ ║ ║ . Current <Dir> │ .. Parent <Dir> ║ ║ {LP}SPC .FRM 10,142 11/01/90 12:00p │ ADDRESS .TUT 978 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ ARROW-22.WPG 195 11/01/90 12:00p │ BALLOONS.WPG 3,195 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ BANNER-3.WPG 727 11/01/90 12:00p │ BEGIN .TUT 11 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ BICYCLE .WPG 1,355 11/01/90 12:00p │ BKGRND-1.WPG 11,489 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ BORDER-8.WPG 223 11/01/90 12:00p │ BULB .WPG 2,109 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ BURST-1 .WPG 827 11/01/90 12:00p │ BUTTRFLY.WPG 5,291 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ CALENDAR.WPG 379 11/01/90 12:00p │ CERTIF .WPG 661 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ CHKBOX-1.WPG 661 11/01/90 12:00p │ CLOCK .WPG 1,825 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ CNTRCT-2.WPG 2,761 11/01/90 12:00p │ CONVERT .EXE 109,229 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ CURSOR .COM 1,452 11/01/90 12:00p │ DEVICE-2.WPG 665 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ DIPLOMA .WPG 2,421 11/01/90 12:00p │ FILENAME.TUT 335 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ FIXBIOS .COM 50 11/01/90 12:00p │ FLATTIRE.LRN 2,942 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ FLOPPY-2.WPG 483 11/01/90 12:00p │ GAVEL .WPG 895 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ GLOBE2-M.WPG 7,793 11/01/90 12:00p │ GRAPHCNV.EXE 120,320 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ HANDS-3 .WPG 1,125 11/01/90 12:00p │ HPLASEII.PRS 16,537 01/28/91 03:21p║ ║ INSTALL .EXE 57,856 11/01/90 12:00p │ LETTER .TUT 653 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ LETTER_F.TUT 679 11/01/90 12:00p │ LETTER_P.TUT 652 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ LETTER1 .TUT 778 11/01/90 12:00p LP .DRS 36,144 11/01/90 12:00p║ ║ ║ ║1 Retrieve; 2 Delete; 3 Move/Rename; 4 Print; 5 Short/Long Display; ║ ║6 Look; 7 Other Directory; 8 Copy; 9 Find; N Name Search: 6 ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ File List File List WP will present a list of files for you to use. When BIG recognizes the file list display, BIG enlarges the two bottom menu lines, and the name of the file that is currently highlighted by the cursor. The bottom two lines contain all the WP file options. Use the arrow keys, as usual in WP, to highlight any other file you are interested in. BIG does not display the WP file header information on this screen. If you want to examine it, you can do so with BIG's Ctrl-Y command, described later. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║Some large character screens are limited to 10 characters across ║ ║one line. I sometimes abbreviate my company name as Hexagon Prd ║ ║to make it fit. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Pg 1 Ln 1.17" Pos 7.1" ║ ║{ } ║ ║ ║ ║ A. pad B. pard C. pd ║ ║ D. phd E. pod F. pr ║ ║ G. pre H. pro I. prod ║ ║ J. pry K. rd L. prate ║ ║ M. prayed N. preyed O. pride ║ ║ P. pried Q. prot R. proud ║ ║ S. prude ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║Not Found: 1 Skip Once; 2 Skip; 3 Add; 4 Edit; 5 Look Up; 6 Ignore Numbers: 0 ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Spelling Checker Spelling Checker WP will check the spelling of your documents. When it finds a questionably spelled word, it highlights that word in the document window, then presents a list of alternative spellings. You can select a replacement by typing its letter, or perform a variety of other actions. BIG shows the word in question, lists the alternatives, and also enlarges the possibles actions to be taken. The BIG screen places the questionably spelled word along with the context in which it appears on the top line of the screen. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║Base Font ║ ║ ║ ║ Courier 5cpi ║ ║ Courier 5cpi Half-height ║ ║* Courier 10cpi ║ ║ Courier 10cpi Half-height ║ ║ Courier 16.67cpi ║ ║ Courier 16.67cpi Half-height ║ ║ Courier 20cpi ║ ║ Courier 20cpi Half-height ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║1 Select; N Name search: 1 ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Miscellaneous Screens Miscellaneous Screens Some screens are not easy for BIG to characterize. An example is the Base Font screen. Although there is a choice available in WP's bottom line, the cursor is positioned in the top portion of the screen. You want to move the cursor from one entry to another before you perform the command selection. In these cases, the BIG display is broken up into three pieces: the WP top line, the WP bottom line, and the WP cursor line. Each of these areas is enlarged by BIG. In most cases, this will give you the information necessary to perform the activity. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║Self-Control ║ ║============ ║ ║ ║ ║At any time you can ║ ║take control of what ║ ║BIG enlarges by using ║ ║the Ctrl-X or Ctrl-Y ║ ║keys. They move the ║ ║focus of BIG's ║ ║enlargement in the ║ ║X (horizontal) or ║ ║Y (vertical) direction. ║ ║ ║ ║The bottom line shows ║ ║what column and row is ║ ║displayed in the upper ║ ║left corner. ║ ║ ║ ║Normally these commands ║ ║are not necessary, as ║ ║BIG will automatically ║ ║display the correct area ║ ║of interest. ║ ║ ║ ║G:\CTRLX.WP Doc 1 Pg 1 Ln 1" Pos 1" ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Self Control or Ctrl-X and Y Repeated Ctrl-Y's Self Control or Ctrl-X and Y Every effort has been made to get BIG to enlarge an area of the WP screen relevant to the state of WP. But there are sure to be some cases where you want to see something else on the screen. Two commands, Ctrl-X and Ctrl-Y, let you control of what BIG enlarges. The first time you press either Ctrl-X or Ctrl-Y, BIG will show a section of the screen that contains the WP cursor. The column and row of the WP character shown at the upper left corner of the BIG screen will be displayed on the bottom BIG line. Ctrl-X moves the focus to the right (X-direction). It will wrap from the right edge to the left edge. Ctrl-Y moves the enlargement focus down (Y-direction), wrapping from the bottom to the top. Press any other key to return to the normal BIG display. If you are not sure what you're looking at, press Ctrl-X enough times until you arrive at the first column. Then press Ctrl-Y enough times until you arrive at the first row. You can now move over the WP screen easily. When you use either of these commands, BIG enlarges a rectangle of the WP screen. Press the Ctrl-Y and BIG will move the rectangle down the WP screen (in the Y direction). Press the Ctrl-X and BIG will move the rectangle to the right (in the X direction). These commands allow you to see every character of the WP screen without any editing by BIG. Zoom or Ctrl-Z BIGWP supports a number of different character sizes. Press Ctrl-Z to Zoom to another size. The exact number of sizes depends on the video card and monitor you are using, as do the colors. In CGA mode, you will find some displays are limited to 4 colors: Cyan, Magenta, White, and Black. In monochrome mode, you only get 2 colors, White and Black. On EGAs and VGAs, some modes include the same 16 colors WP uses normally. Requirements BIG runs in graphics mode, and so requires a video card and monitor that are capable of graphics. These include CGA, EGA, and VGA. BIG will run on monochrome displays if you have a Hercules monochrome graphics card. BIG requires a WP screen driver that produces 25 rows of 80 characters each. BIGWPTSR takes up about 40K of resident memory. This is required in addition to the memory taken up by WP. Memory in your computer is also taken up by other resident utilities and drivers you have installed on your machine. You probably cannot run BIG with WP unless you have 512K of memory. BIG currently runs with versions 5.0 and 5.1 of WP. BIG also runs with LetterPerfect version 1.0. Font Customization BIG switches your display monitor to graphics mode and then draws large pictures of WP's characters. The pictures used for each character are stored in little grids, the collection of which is called a font. These letter-pictures may be modified using B-Font, a simple font editor provided with BIG for WP. You can use such a modified font in BIG or in any other B-Ware program. You can also import other fonts of a suitable size and format. This is all described in a separate section on B-Font. Trouble-Shooting BIGWP runs WP.EXE for you. If you get the message "Can't find WP.EXE!", it means you are trying to run BIGWP at a place in DOS where you couldn't run WP. Make sure you are in the WP directory or that WP is on the DOS PATH. You must load BIGWPTSR before running BIGWP. If you get the message "Load BIGWPTSR First!", it means that BIGWP couldn't find BIGWPTSR resident. Make sure BIGWPTSR is loaded correctly. BIG only runs with WP drivers that show 25 lines of 80 columns. If you are running with a different WP driver, you must modify it before running BIGWP. BIG is a TSR and as such may interfere with other TSRs. If your machine locks up when you run BIGWPTSR, try modifying the order or number of TSRs you run. If your video display looks incorrect, try pressing Ctrl-Z a few times. This command changes the magnification (Zooms), but since it also initializes the graphics devices each time, it may recover from some video problems. BIG does not handle WP graphics mode. You cannot use WP commands, such as View, which require graphics mode displays. BIG does not handle WP Shell to DOS. You cannot use this WP command with BIG. BIG assumes the WP color choices for normal text entry and for blocked text remain at the WP defaults. If you have changed these, you must reset them. BIG uses these colors to identify highlighted portions of the screen. A Word about TesSeRact(TM) This product uses the TesSeRact(TM) Ram-Resident Library and supports the TesSeRact Standard for Ram-Resident Program Communication. For information about TesSeRact, contact the TesSeRact Development Team at: TesSeRact Development Team c/o Chip Rabinowitz 2084 Woodlawn Avenue Glenside, PA 19038 (215) 884-3373 Compuserve: 70731,20 MCIMAIL: 315-5415 This MCIMAIL Account has been provided to the TesSeRact Development Team by Borland International, Inc. The TesSeRact Development Team is in no way associated with Borland International, Inc. TesSeRact is a trademark of the TesSeRact Development Team. TesSeRact is Copyright 1988 TesSeRact Development Team, All Rights Reserved. What's Shareware? With shareware, the software author sends evaluation copies to a few central places such as bulletin boards. 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If you can't find Hexagon Products shareware on a bulletin board or from a local users group, you can use one of the following sources which carry the most recent versions: The DISABIL forum of Compuserve. Public Brand Software in Indiana, 800-426-3475. Public Software Library in Texas, 800-242-4775. How Much? Prices are fixed through 12/91. After that, check. Product Price Latest Version B-Edit $39 2.0 BIG for 1-2-3 $39 1.0 BIG for WP $39 1.0 B-Pop $27 2.0 $9 discount on each of second and subsequent items in a single order. Documentation for all programs is provided in large, easy-to-read, 18-point type. In addition, all of the following large-character utility programs are included with any purchase at no extra cost: B-Type, B-Dir, and B-Print are large-character replacements for the related DOS commands. B-Print prints text files in large characters on Epson-compatible dot-matrix printers. B-Look is a text file browser. Scroll with arrow keys. B-Font and B-Apply modify the character shapes used in the above B-Ware products. contact: Hexagon Products Bill Arendt P.O. Box 1295 (708) 692-3355 Park Ridge, IL 60068-1295 A Note on BIG Version 1.0 BIG version 1.0 is well-suited for most WP uses, but it is not complete. There are still a few WP displays which appear awkward when enlarged. Even these screens can be completely examined using the Ctrl-X and Ctrl-Y. An attempt will be made in version 1.1 of BIGWP to increase the number of WP displays that are handled automatically. If you register BIG version 1.0, you will automatically receive a free copy of the improved BIG version 1.1 as soon as it is available. If you have ideas for improvements for BIG's display or functionality, please send your suggestions to Hexagon Products. BIG for WP 1.0 Registration Form Please complete the following registration form and send it to: Hexagon Products P.O. Box 1295 Park Ridge, IL 60068-1295 (708) 692-3355 Name: _________________________________________________________________________ Company: ______________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________ State: ______________________________________ Zip: _____________ Phone: _____________________________________________________ Optional information: Using on: Laptop Desktop Display: VGA EGA CGA Herc Mono Dual Oper.Sys: DOS OS/2 Preferred Input Device: Mouse Keyboard What programs other than WP are you interested in? ____________________________ Suggestions for improving BIGWP? ______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Where did you find BIGWP? _____________________________________________________ If you have speech synthesis hardware, what kind? _____________________________ ----------------end-of-author's-documentation--------------- Software Library Information: This disk copy provided as a service of Public (software) Library We are not the authors of this program, nor are we associated with the author in any way other than as a distributor of the program in accordance with the author's terms of distribution. 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