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1991-03-11
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F║ FILE, ║ MAIN MENU SELECTION
1║ DIR ║
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│ THE STATUS LINE │
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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│W:1 Ln:313 Col:24 File:myfile.txt SK AI WW INS│
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
File: The current file name is placed on the status line after a
Read or Save operation.
W: Window number AI AutoIndent
Ln: Line number WW WordWrap
Col: Column number INS INSert mode
OVR OVeRtype mode
SK Storing Keys
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│≡≡ CAUTIONS ≡≡│
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╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ If the following DOS error message appears on the screen at any time,│
│ respond with "i" or "r" to continue the editing session. Any other │
│ response will terminate the editing session. │
├───────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ DOS error message │ Not ready error reading drive D: │
│ │ Abort, Retry Ignore? │
├───────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ D: corresponds to the drive letter (A:, B:, C: . . .) │
╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
┌───────┐ The current file is abandoned then the user is
F│ Read │ is prompted for a valid file name and the new
1│ File │ is read into the editor.
└───────┘
┌───────┐
F│ Save │ Create a new file or save the current file.
2│ File │ "Save File" will overwrite an existing file.
└───────┘ Save file operates on the file name that is
displayed on the status line as shown below:
File: YOURFILE.EXT
File names are placed on the status line after a Read
File, or Save File operation has been performed. If
the name displayed on the status line is -New- then
the user is prompted for the file name. Save and
Create overwrite an existing file.
┌───────┐
F│ Write │ The user is prompted for a valid file name and the
3│ File │ contents of the current document is written to the file
└───────┘ name. If the file already exists, the write operation
is not done.
┌───────┐
F│ List │ List the contents of the current directory and select
4│ Dir │ a file for read, save, or delete operations. The user
└───────┘ is prompted for a directory search string. Examples of
valid directory search strings are:
*.DOC - Find all files with the DOC extension
F*.* - Find all files beginning with the letter F
LETTER.* - Find all file names beginning with "LETTER"
and ending with any extension
?.* - Find all filenames beginning with a single
letter and ending with any extension
??.* - Find all filenames beginning with 1 OR 2
letters and ending with any extension
┌───────┐
F│Change │ Change to a different directory or drive.
5│ Dir │
└───────┘
┌───────┐
F│ Make │ Create a new directory. The user is prompted for
6│ Dir │ the new directory name.
└───────┘
┌───────┐
F│Insert │ The user is prompted for a file name and the file
7│ File │ is inserted into the current file following the
└───────┘ line that the cursor is on.
┌───────┐
F│Abandon│ Abandon file clears the editor memory and the file
8│ File │ name from the current window.
└───────┘
┌───────┐
F│Delete │ The user is prompted for the file name to be
9│ File │ deleted.
└───────┘
┌───────┐
1│ Main │ Return to main menu.
0│ │
└───────┘
≡ END ≡