Welcome to Vision Edit. Vision Edit is an easy-to-use text editor. You can edit multiple text files simultaneously. All functions of Vision Edit can be selected either from pull-down menus or by pressing short-cut keys.
You can invoke Vision Edit with file name as a command line parameter e.g. ED *.PAS. In this case Vision Edit will open all the files in the current directory with PAS extension.
Vision Edit provides full mouse support but if you do not have a mouse you can still access all the functions from the keyboard.
menu is accessed by pressing Alt-Space. All the other menus are accessed by pressing Alt-L, where L is the first letter of the menu. For example, the "File" menu is pulled down by Alt-F.
The screen of Vision Edit is devided into 3 areas : - Menu
Bar (top line) - Status
Line (bottom line) - Desktop (area between Menu Bar and Status Line)
Search
Find
Displays a Find
dialog
box.
Search
Replace
Displays a Replace
dialog
box.
Edit Window
Edit Windows are where you type in and edit your text files. T
You can open as many Edit windows as you want (as long as there is enough memory). l
Closing and Opening Edit Windows
To close an active Edit window, click the window's close box [
] or choose Window
Close. _
To open an Edit window, choose File
Open. You can open the same file in more than one window. H
For More Information
Choose one of these for more information:
Using
Windows
Using
editor
Find
dialog
(text
search)
Replace
dialog
File
command
File
command
Search
GoToLine
Displays a GoToLine
dialog
box. L
It allows you to enter the line number to which you want to jump directly.
Menu Bar
Menu Bar is the top line on the screen which displays menu choices. Each menu choice contains a pull-down
menu which can be displayed by clicking on the menu item (e.g. File), or by pressing a short cut key Alt-L where L is a highlighted letter of the menu item (e.g. Alt-F for File menu). You can also get to the menu bar by pressing F10 function key and then you can use arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired menu choice and press <Enter> to open the pull-down menu.
Pull-down Menus
Each Pull-down Menu contains a list of functions that can be selected by moving the cursor with the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>, or by clicking the mouse on the menu item, or by pressing a highlighted letter (typically the first letter). If no letter is highlighted, it means that the function is not active in the current context, for example you cannot save a text to the file if no window is open.
Some menu items have a short cut defined next to the function name e.g. 'Close Alt-F3'. Such functions can be activated by pressing a short cut key from any point in the program (if a function is active) without having to open a pull-down menu.
Status Line
The Status Line (the bottom line of the screen) contains a list of most often used functions which can be activated by pressing a short cut key shown left to the function name or by clicking the mouse on the function name. O
If a function is active in the current context, its short cut is highlighted.
Desktop
Desktop is your work area between the Menu Bar and the Message Line. You can open various windows, dialog boxes and entry forms on the Desktop.
Dialog Box
Dialog boxes enable you to enter various kinds of data. #
A dialog box typically contains :
- input line (sometimes with a history list) e.g. :
Name
- check boxes e.g. :
[X] Case sensitive
[X] Whole words only
[X] Prompt on Replace
[X] Replace all
- buttons e.g. :
[ Open ]
You can select any of the above elements by either clicking with a mouse or using <TAB> key (moves the focus to the next element). T
If the focus is on a button press <Enter> key to push the button (or use a mouse).
If the focus is on a set of check boxes use Up- and Down-arrow keys to move from box to box, and use <Space> key to toggle the setting (or use a mouse). o
If the focus is on a set of radio buttons use Up- and Down-arrow keys to change the setting (or use a mouse).
To cancel a dialog box you have to press <Esc> key, or press <Alt-F3> key, or click on the close box, or click on the standard [CANCEL] button (if one exists).
Help on Help
Help Window can be displayed from any point of the program by pressing F1 function key, by selecting Help from the pull-down menu, or by pressing right mouse button.
Help system is context sensitive so information displayed in the help window depends on the current context e.g. if you are editing a text file in the edit window pressing F1 will result in displaying help information related to the text editor.
By double-clicking with a mouse on highlighted words in a help window you can quickly access information regarding those words (cross reference). =
To close a help window press Esc or click on the close box.
Calculator
The calculator is equipped with most common math functions. To operate the calculator you can either use the keyboard or press the buttons on the calculator with the mouse. .
Press Alt-F3 or Esc to close the calculator.
Calculator Functions
You can select a function by either clicking on a function button with the mouse or by pressing a highlighted letter-key. 3
Calculator functions :
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[BIN] BINary mode
[HEX] HEXadecimal mode
[DEC] DECimal mode
[ CL] Cancel last operation
[ AC] All Clear
[ + ] addition
[ - ] subtraction
[ * ] multiplication
[ / ] division
[ = ] display result
[NEG] NEGation
[F-C] switch between Fahrenheit and Celsius mode
[D\R] switch between Degree and Radian mode
[MWR] WRite to Memory
[MRD] ReaD from Memory
[ ( ] open bracket
[ ) ] close bracket
[TAN] TANgens
[SIN] SINe
[COS] COSine
[ % ] percent
[LOG] decimal LOGarithm
[LNx] Natural Logarithm
[e^y] e to the power of y
[Pi ]
[REV] REVerse (1/x)
[SQR] SQuaRe
[SRT] Square RooT
[FAC] factorial (!)
[POW] x to the POWer of y
Keys [A],...,[F] can be used only in HEX mode,
either by clicking on them or by pressing
Ctrl-A,...,Ctrl-F.
Additional functions:
[Send-EX] Send Expression to the edit window
[Send-RU] Send Result to the edit window
Calendar
The calendar displays the current month, highlighting today's date. The next and previous months can be viewed using the '+' or '-' keys respectivly. The mouse can also be used to change the month by clicking on the
icons. %
Press Alt-F3 to close the calendar.
ASCII Table
The ASCII table displays the entire IBM PC character set. The current character is marked by a blinking block cursor, and the hexadecimal and decimal ASCII values of the character are displayed below the chart. A new character is selected by pressing it on the keyboard, by clicking the mouse on it in the chart, or by moving the cursor using the cursor keys.
You can also send characters which cannot be entered from the keyboard to the active edit window. You do it by positioning the cursor on a selected character and pressing [Send-C] button. (
Press Alt-F3 to close the ASCII table.
About
When you choose the About command from the
(System) menu, a dialog box appears, showing copyright and program version information. G
To close the box, press Esc, Space, or Enter, or click the OK button.
Calendar
The Calendar menu item opens a small calendar which displays the current month. It also allows you to view other months.
ASCII table
The ASCII menu items opens an ASCII
Table that displays the IBM PC character set.
Calculator
When you choose Calculator, a calculator is opened on the desktop.
Memory Info
Memory Info displays a Memory Information Window containing the following : ,
- Total DOS memory : the amount of RAM memory in KB
(up to 640KB)
- Program size : the size (in bytes) of the part of the
program which stays in memory all the time (not overlayed)
- Editor buffer : the amount of memory in bytes allocated to the
text editor
- Overlays buffer : the amount of memory in bytes allocated to
overlays (parts of the program that are loaded to memory from
a hard disk when needed)
- Remaining free memory : the amount of free memory in bytes
used for dynamic allocation (heap) e.g. for windows;
File
Open
(F3)
The File
Open command displays the 'Open a File' dialog box. In this dialog box you select the name of the text file you want to edit. &
The Open
File dialog box contains:
an input
box with a history list
a list
box to browse the directory
the standard Cancel button
Open action button
an information panel that describes the
selected file
Name
The Name input box is where you enter the name of the file to select, or the file-name mask to use as a filter for the Files list box (for example, *.*).
Files
FILENM01.PAS
FILENM09.PAS
FILENM02.PAS
FILENM10.PAS
FILENM03.PAS
FILENM11.PAS
FILENM04.PAS
FILENM12.PAS
FILENM05.PAS
..
FILENM06.PAS
\MOREXAMP
FILENM07.PAS
\TOURS
FILENM08.PAS
\ANSWERS.DIR
The Files list box lists the names of files in the current directory that match the file-name mask in the Name input box, plus the parent directory and all subdirectories.
C:\TP\EXAMPLES\*.PAS
HELLO.PAS 52 Jul 14,1990 12:00pm
The File information panel shows the path name, file name, date, time, and size of the selected file. =
None of the items on this information panel are selectable.
[ Open ]
The Open button opens a new edit window and places the selected file in that window.
[ Cancel ]
If you choose Cancel, nothing changes and no action occurs, and the dialog box is put away. M
(Esc always cancels a dialog box, even if a Cancel button does not appear.)
File
File
New opens a new edit
window.
Using Edit Windows
A window is a bordered screen area that you can move, resize, zoom, rearrange, close, and open.
You can have any number of windows open on the desktop (as long as there is enough memory), but only one window can be active at any time. The active window is the one that you're currently working in. It always has a double-lined border around it, and it always has these elements: x
Close Zoom
box box
V V
Title Bar
^
Scroll Bars
Generally, any command you choose or text you type applies only to the active window. (But if you have the same file open in several windows, the action applies to the file in each of those windows.) j
If your windows overlap, the active window is always the topmost one (the one on top of all the others).
To make a window active (topmost), click on the window area (if part of it is visible), use Window
command or press F6 until you get to the desired window.
Also first 9 windows are numbered from 1 to 9. If the window has a number it is displayed beside the Zoom Box (in the upper right corner). Numbered windows can be selected by pressing Alt-<n> keys where <n> is the window number (1..9).
Edit windows also show the cursor's position (the current line and column number) as YY:XX in the bottom of the Edit window frame, where YY is the line number and XX is the column number.
Using Editor
There are two ways to get into an open Edit window (make it active): l
1) Click on it.
2) Press (or click) F6 to cycle through the
open windows (or choose Window
Next).
To close the active Edit window, choose Window
Close, click on a close box or press Alt-F3. Q
Once in the Edit window, you enter text just as if you were using a typewriter. u
When you want to end a line, press Enter.
To exit the editor, press F10 (it will get
you to the menu
bar).
The maximum line width in an Edit window is 249 characters; you'll get a beep if you try to type past that.
See also: n
window
Cursor
Movement
Commands
Insert
Delete
Commands
Block
Commands
Miscellaneous
Commands
Cursor Movement Commands
Character left
Ctrl-S or Left arrow
Character right
Ctrl-D or Right arrow
Word left
Ctrl-A or Ctrl-Left arrow
Word right
Ctrl-F or Ctrl-Right arrow
Line up
Ctrl-E or Up arrow
Line down
Ctrl-X or Down arrow
Page up
Ctrl-R or PgUp
Page down
Ctrl-C or PgDn
Begining of text
Ctrl-PgUp
End of text
Ctrl-PgDn
Insert & Delete Commands
Insert mode on/off
Ctrl-V or Ins
Delete line
Ctrl-Y
Delete to end of line
Ctrl-Q Y
Delete character left
Ctrl-H or Backspace
Delete character
Ctrl-G or Del
Delete word right
Ctrl-T
Block Commands
Mark block begin
Ctrl-K B or Shift-arrow
Delete block
Del or Ctrl-Del
Hide/display block
Ctrl-K H
Paste from Clipboard
Ctrl-K C or Shift-Ins
Cut to Clipboard
Ctrl-K Y or Shift-Del
Copy to Clipboard
Ctrl-K K or Ctrl-Ins
Set Marker
Ctrl-K 0..9
Block Indent
Ctrl-K I
Block Unindent
Ctrl-K U
Upper to Lower case
Ctrl-K L
Lower to Upper case
Ctrl-K O
Flip case
Ctrl-K F
Miscellaneous Commands
Menu bar
Save and edit
New file
Close active window
Alt-F3
Tab
Ctrl-I or Tab
Auto-Indent On/Off
Ctrl-O
Find
Ctrl-Q F
Find & replace
Ctrl-Q A
Repeat last find
Ctrl-L
Find Marker
Ctrl-Q 0..9
Jump to line
Ctrl-Q J
Duplicate line
Ctrl-K D
Abort operation
Force Page Break
Ctrl-P
Cursor Movement Commands
Character left
Ctrl-S or Left arrow
Character right
Ctrl-D or Right arrow
Word left
Ctrl-A or Ctrl-Left arrow
Word right
Ctrl-F or Ctrl-Right arrow
Line up
Ctrl-E or Up arrow
Line down
Ctrl-X or Down arrow
Page up
Ctrl-R or PgUp
Page down
Ctrl-C or PgDn
Begining of text
Ctrl-PgUp
End of text
Ctrl-PgDn
Insert & Delete Commands
Insert mode on/off
Ctrl-V or Ins
Delete line
Ctrl-Y
Delete to end of line
Ctrl-Q Y
Delete character left
Ctrl-H or Backspace
Delete character
Ctrl-G or Del
Delete word right
Ctrl-T
Block Commands
Mark block begin
Ctrl-K B or Shift-arrow
Delete block
Del or Ctrl-Del
Hide/display block
Ctrl-K H
Paste from Clipboard
Ctrl-K C or Shift-Ins
Cut to Clipboard
Ctrl-K Y or Shift-Del
Copy to Clipboard
Ctrl-K K or Ctrl-Ins
Set Marker
Ctrl-K 0..9
Block Indent
Ctrl-K I
Block Unindent
Ctrl-K U
Upper to Lower case
Ctrl-K L
Lower to Upper case
Ctrl-K O
Flip case
Ctrl-K F
Miscellaneous Commands
Menu bar
Save and edit
New file
Close active window
Alt-F3
Tab
Ctrl-I or Tab
Auto-Indent On/Off
Ctrl-O
Find
Ctrl-Q F
Find & replace
Ctrl-Q A
Repeat last find
Ctrl-L
Find Marker
Ctrl-Q 0..9
Jump to line
Ctrl-Q J
Duplicate line
Ctrl-K D
Abort operation
Force Page Break
Ctrl-P
File
Save
(F2)
Save command saves a file from the active edit
window on the disk. If a file name does not contain a path the file is saved in the current directory.
File
Save as
Save as command allows you to save the file from the active window to a disk under a different name. This command opens a 'Save File as' dialog box. '
The Save
as dialog box contains:
an input
box with a history list
a list
box to browse the directory
the standard Cancel button
the standard OK button
an information panel that describes the
selected file
[ OK ]
The OK button saves a file from the active window under the name entered onto input
box.
Name
The Name input box is where you enter the name under which you want to save the file, or the file-name mask to use as a filter for the Files list box (for example, *.*).
File
Write Block
This function allows you to write a selected block of text to a file. The 'Save Block as' dialog box will be displayed in which you can enter the file name under which you want to save the selected block of text. (
The Save
Block
as dialog box contains:
an input
box with a history list
a list
box to browse the directory
the standard Cancel button
the standard OK button
an information panel that describes the
selected file
File
Change dir
This function allows you to read a file into current text. The text will be inserted into current cursor position. The standard 'Open a File' dialog box is opened. P
In this dialog box you select the name of the text file you want to read from. &
The Open
File dialog box contains:
an input
box with a history list
a list
box to browse the directory
the standard Cancel button
Open action button
an information panel that describes the
selected file
File
Change dir
Change Dir brings up the Change
Directory dialog box, in which you can change the current directory.
File
DOS shell
With the DOS Shell command, you can leave the program temporarily to perform a DOS command or run another program. 8
To return to Vision Edit, type EXIT at the DOS prompt.
File
Exit
The Exit command terminates this program.
Edit
Undo
Undoes all the changes from made from the last cursor movement.
Edit
(Shift-Del or Ctrl-K Y)
Deletes the selected block of text from the active window to the clipboard.
See also block
commands.
Edit
Copy
(Ctrl-Ins or Ctrl-K K)
Copies the selected block of text from the active window to the clipboard.
See also block
commands.
Edit
Paste
Copies a block of text from the clipboard to the active window.
See also block
commands.
Edit
Show clipboard
Displays a clipboard window on the screen.
Edit
Clear
Deletes the selected block of text from the active window.
See also block
commands.
Edit
NoBox
(Ctrl-Alt-0)
It restores a normal mode of operation for Arrow Keys if you have used them for drawing boxes.
See also: ;
SinleBox, Edit
DoubleBox, Edit
MixedBox, Edit
Eraser
Edit
SingleBox
(Ctrl-Alt-1)
It selects Single Box drawing style. You can draw boxes using Arrow Keys.
Example Single Box: O
See also: 8
NoBox, Edit
DoubleBox, Edit
MixedBox, Edit
Eraser
Edit
DoubleBox
(Ctrl-Alt-2)
It selects Double Box drawing style. You can draw boxes using Arrow Keys.
Example Double Box: O
See also: 8
NoBox, Edit
SingleBox, Edit
MixedBox, Edit
Eraser
Edit
MixedBox
(Ctrl-Alt-3)
It selects Mixed Box drawing style. You can draw boxes using Arrow Keys.
Example Mixed Box: R
See also: 9
NoBox, Edit
SingleBox, Edit
DoubleBox, Edit
Eraser
Edit
Eraser
(Ctrl-Alt-4)
It puts Arrow Keys into Erase Mode. Using Arrow Keys you can erase boxes and other characters.
See also: ;
NoBox, Edit
SingleBox, Edit
DoubleBox, Edit
MixedBox
Edit
Reformat Paragraph
(Alt-R)
A Paragraph means a portion of text (typically several lines) delimited by empty lines.
Reformat Paragraph function works only for the current paragraph (on which the cursor is positioned). It tries to accommodate as many words as possible on every line. If a line is too long it is wraped.
Search
Search again
(Ctrl-L)
Repeats the last search/replace from the current cursor position.
Window
Size/move
(Ctrl-F5)
Choose this command to change the size or position of the active window.
Size
If you press Shift while you use the arrow keys, you can change the size of the active window. Once you've adjusted its size or position, press Enter. Q
If a window has a Resize corner, you can drag that corner to resize the window.
Move
When you choose Window
Size/Move, the active window moves in response to the arrow keys. Once you've moved the window to where you want it, press Enter. F
You can also move a window by dragging its title bar with the mouse.
Window
Zoom
(F5)
Choose Zoom to resize the active window to the maximum size. If the window is already zoomed, you can choose this command to restore it to its previous size. {
You can also double-click anywhere on the window's title bar (except where an icon appears) to zoom or unzoom the window.
Window
Tile
Choose Window
Tile to tile all windows on the desktop. L
Tiled Windows
Window
Cascade
Choose Window
Cascade to stack all windows on the desktop. A
Cascaded Windows
Window
Next
(F6)
Choose Next to cycle forwards through the windows on the desktop.
Window
Previous
(Shift-F6)
Choose Window
Previous to cycle backwards through the windows on the desktop.
Window
Close
(Alt-F3)
Choose Window
Close to close the active window. N
You can also click the Close box in the upper left corner to close a window.
Options
Mouse...
The Mouse command brings up the Mouse
Options dialog box, where you can set various options that control how your mouse works, including: R
how fast a double-click is
which mouse button (right or left) is
active
Options
Colors...
The Colors item brings up the Colors
dialog box, where you can customize the colors of the display.
Options
Preferences...
The Preferences item brings up the Preferences dialog box, where you can set Auto Save options as well as the Screen Size (if you have EGA/VGA graphics adapter you can change the display mode from 25 to 43/50 lines). A
In this dialog box you can also change various Editor settings. /
For more details see: Preferences
dialog
box.
Options
Save Desktop
Saves the state of all open windows to a file call EDIT.DSK. This file can be reloaded by selecting Options
Restore
Desktop.
Options
Restore Desktop
Restore a previously-saved state of all open windows from a file called EDIT.DSK. This file is saved via the Options
Desktop menu command.
Options
Clear Desktop
Clears desk
top by closing all open windows and dialog boxes.
Clipboard
Clipboard is a special window to/from which you can copy/paste/cut blocks of text to/from other edit
windows.
See also block
commands.
Options
Load Options
This command loads Color Palettes, Mouse
Options, Auto
options, and Screen
Size from EDIT.OPT file if the file exists. The EDIT.OPT file is created by Options
Options command. =
You can modify Color Palettes using Options
Colors command. <
You can modify Mouse Settings using Options
Mouse command. V
You can modify Auto Save settings and Screen Size using Options
Preferences command.
Options
Save Options
This command saves color palettes, Mouse
Options, Auto
options, and Screen
Size to EDIT.OPT file. If the file exists it will be erased. The options from the EDIT.OPT file are loaded using Options
Options command. =
You can modify Color Palettes using Options
Colors command. A
You can modify Mouse Settings using Options
Mouse menu command. V
You can modify Auto Save settings and Screen Size using Options
Preferences command.
Print
Print Options
This command displays a Print
Options dialog box which allows setting the following parameters:
- Eject a page Before printing (Yes/No)
- Eject a page After printing (Yes/No)
- DOS LPT # : LPT1,...,LPT4
- Number of Lines per Page
- Left Margin
Print
Print File
This command displays a Select
Print dialog box which allows you to select a file that you want to print. w
The file must exist on your disk, so if you are editing a new file you have to save it before you can start printing. [
After you select a file to print, printing starts and a Print
Status window is displayed.
You can cancel printing at any time by pressing F9 function key or by clicking with the mouse on Stop Print label on the status line. o
Since printing is done in "background" you can continue using other functions of Vision Edit during printing.
Print
Display Status
This command displays a Print
Status window if it has not been already open. You can close it at any time using menu command Print
Close
Status.
Print
Close Status
This command closes a Print
Status window if it has been open. You can reopen it later (during printing) using menu command Print
Status.
Print Status Window
Print Status Window displays the following (with respect to the currently printed file):
- current character number
- current line number (on the current page)
- current page number
- file name
- Graphical Indicator showing the percentage already printed:
| | |
0% 50% 100%
[ Open ]
The Open button opens a file which for printing.
Regular Expressions
Regular Expresions can be used in a search string. They can contain the following wildcard characters: `
^ A circumflex at the start of the string
matches the start of a line.
$ A dollar sign at the end of the
expression matches the end of a line.
. A period matches any character.
* A character followed by an asterisk
matches any number of occurrences
(including zero) of that character.
For example "bo*" matches "bot","b",
"boo" and also "be".
+ A character followed by a plus sign
matches any number of occurrences
(but not zero) of that character. For
example "bo+" matches "bot" and "boo",
but not "be" or "b".
[] Characters in brackets match any one
character that appears in the brackets
but no others. For example "[bot]"
matches "b", "o" or "t".
[^] A circumflex at the start of the string
in brackets means NOT. Hence, "[^bot]"
matches any characters except "b", "o"
or "t".
[-] A hyphen within the brackets signifies
a range of characters. For example,
"[b-o]" matches any character from "b"
through "o".
\ A backslash before a wildcard character
means that the wildcard will be treated
as a normal character not as a wildcard.
Help
Help Index
(Ctrl-F1)
Help Index command displays a list of topics which are explained by the Help system. G
You can get to the topic explanation by double-clicking on the topic.
Help Index
|About
|ASCII
table
ASCII
Table
Calculator
Calculator
Functions
|Calculator
Calendar
|Calendar
Clipboard
Colors
Dialog
Desk
Dialog
Vision
Edit|Clear
Edit|Copy
Edit|Cut
Edit|DoubleBox
Edit|Eraser
Edit|MixedBox
Edit|Paste
Edit|Show
clipboard
Edit|SingleBox
Edit
Window
Edit|Undo
File|Change
File|DOS
shell
File|Exit
File|Open
File|New
File|Read
File|Save
File|Save
File|Write
Block
Find
Dialog
Help
|Memory
Menu
Mouse
Options
Dialog
Open
Dialog
Options|Clear
Desktop
Options|Colors
Options|Mouse
Options|Load
Options
Options|Preferences
Options|Restore
Desktop
Options|Save
Desktop
Options|Save
Options
Preferences
dialog
Pull-down
Reformat
Paragraph
Regular
Expressions
Replace
Dialog
Search|Find
Search|GoToLine
Search|Replace
Search|Search
again
Status
Text
Editor
Using
Windows
Window|Cascade
Window|Close
Window|Next
Window|Previous
Window|Size/move
Window|Tile
Window|Zoom
Open a File Dialog Box
The 'Open a File' dialog box contains an input box, a file
list, a file information panel, the standard button Cancel, one other action button (Open), plus a history list that's attached to the Name
input
box.
See also : Dialog
Box.
Change Directory dialog box
The Change Directory dialog box consists of an input box, a list box, the standard OK and Help buttons, and two other buttons (Chdir and Revert). |
Directory Name
The Directory Name input box is where you type in the path of the new directory.
Directory Tree
Drives
C:\
TP
TVISION
The Directory Tree list box enables you to navigate directories by using the selecting bar and pressing Enter.
If you're using the keyboard, press Enter to make the selected directory be the current directory, then choose OK or press Esc to exit the dialog box. +
[Chdir ]
The Chdir button changes the current directory once you've selected or typed in a directory name. +
[Revert]
The Revert button goes back to the previous directory, as long as you haven't yet exited the dialog box.
See also : Dialog
Box.
Find Dialog Box
The Find dialog box contains an input box with a history list, a group of check boxes, and the standard OK, and Cancel buttons.
Text to Find
Enter the search string in the Text to Find input box and choose OK to begin the search, or choose Cancel to forget it.
Press the Down arrow key if you want to show the history list associated with the input box. You can select a string from the history list by positioning the cursor on it and pressing <Enter> or by clicking on the item with a mouse. r
[X] Case sensitive
[X] Whole words only
This group of check boxes governs the kind of strings that the editor searches for. Y
Start
[X] From Cursor
[X] From Origin
This group of check boxes determines whether the Search starts from the current cursor position or from the beginning of the file. O
Regular Expressions
[X] On/Off
When Regular Expressions is checked on Vision Edit recognizes GREP-like
wildcards in the search string.
See also : Dialog
Box.
Replace Dialog Box
The Replace dialog box contains three input boxes with associated history lists, a group of check boxes, and the standard OK, and Cancel buttons. Z
Most components of the Replace dialog box are identical to those in the Find
dialog
box.
Text to Find
Enter the search string in the Text to Find input box and choose OK to begin the search, or choose Cancel to forget it.
Press the Down arrow key if you want to show the history list associated with the input box. You can select a string from the history list by positioning the cursor on it and pressing <Enter> or by clicking on the item with a mouse.
New Text
Enter the replacement string in the New Text input box. f
You can also use the history list to the right of the box to select a string you've used previously.
[X] Case sensitive
[X] Whole words only
[X] Prompt on Replace
[X] Replace all
This group of check boxes governs the kind of strings that the editor searches for, and whether the replacement is automatic. Check Replace All if you want the editor to replace all occurrences of the search string found. Z
Start
[X] From Cursor
[X] From Origin
This group of check boxes determines whether the Search/Replace starts from the current cursor position or from the beginning of the file. O
Regular Expressions
[X] On/Off
When Regular Expressions is checked on Vision Edit recognizes GREP-like
wildcards in the search string.
See also : Dialog
Box.
GoToLine Dialog Box
The GoToLine dialog box contains one input boxe with associated history list, and the standard OK, and Cancel buttons. d
Enter line number
123
In the input line you can enter the line number to which you want to jump directly.
Help on the Mouse Options dialog box
This dialog box consists of one check box, one slider bar, and the standard buttons OK and Cancel.
Mouse Double Click
Slow Medium Fast
The Mouse Double Click slider bar adjusts the double-click speed of your mouse. ^
[X] Reverse Mouse Buttons
Reverse Mouse Buttons makes the right mouse button take on the normal functions of the left--and vice versa. B
See also:
Options
Mouse...
command
Dialog
Help on the Colors dialog box
The Colors dialog box consists of two list boxes, a text display area, the standard OK, Cancel, and Help buttons, and one of the following:
On color and black-and-white systems, it
also contains two color palettes.
On monochrome systems, it contains a set
of radio buttons instead of the palettes.
This dialog box is where you can change the colors of different parts of this program.
Group
Desktop
Menus
Dialogs/Calc
Edit Window
Calendar
Ascii table
The Group list box contains the names of the different regions of the program that you can customize. L
Item
Color
When you select a group from the Group list, the Item list box displays the names of the different views in that region.
Foreground
Background
On color and black-and-white systems, you use the Foreground and Background palettes to modify colors.
Colors
) Mono low
( ) Mono high
( ) Mono underscore
( ) Mono inverse
On monochrome systems, you use the Colors set of radio buttons systems to modify the character attributes. Q
Text Text Text
Text Text Text
On all systems, the display text (above the Help button) shows the current color or attribute settings. a
Changes do not take effect on the desktop until you close the Colors dialog box by choosing OK.
See also : Dialog
Box.
Select File to Print Dialog Box
The 'Select File to Print' dialog box contains an input box, a file
list, a file information panel, the standard button Cancel, one other action button (Open), plus a history list that's attached to the Name
input
box.
See also : Dialog
Box.
Print Options Dialog Box
This dialog box which allows setting various print parameters. It contains : x
- 2 check boxes :
- Eject a page Before printing (Yes if checked)
- Eject a page After printing (Yes if checked)
- 1 set of radio buttons (DOS LPT port selection) :
LPT #
) LPT1
( ) LPT2
( ) LPT3
( ) LPT4
- 2 input lines :
- Number of Lines per Page
- Left Margin
Preferences dialog box
This dialog box allows you to set the Auto Save and Editor options, TAB settings, as well as the screen mode.
It contains:
- 2 Auto Save check boxes : U
Auto Save
[X] Desktop
[X] Options
If a box is checked Vision Edit saves Desktop and/or Options respectivly on exit #
(also see : Options|Save
Options)
- 2 Edit Options check boxes : ]
Edit Options
[X] Auto Indent
[X] Auto Wrap
If Auto Indent is checked, after you press Enter key the cursor will be positioned on a new line and below the first word of the previous line.
If Auto Wrap is checked, the cursor will move automatically to the next line after you reach the right margin (last word will be moved to the new line). )
- 1 set of Screen Size radio buttons : e
Screen Size
) 25 lines
( ) 43/50 lines
If you have a EGA/VGA graphics adapter you can display 43/50 lines on the screen )
- 1 set of Screen Size radio buttons :
TABs
) Use Spaces - smart TABs
( ) Use TAB characters
If you select Use Spaces, whenever you press TAB key the appropriate number of spaces will be inserted. This option is useful for programmers since the cursor will move to the position under the next word of the previous line. If you select Use TABs, TAB character will be used (ASCII code #9) when you press a TAB key.
- 1 input line : C
TAB width
8
It allows you to select the width of TABs.
Save File As dialog box
The 'Save Block as' dialog box contains an input box, a file
list, a file information panel, two standard Cancel and OK) buttons, plus a history list that's attached to the Name
input
box.
See also : Dialog
Box.
Save File As dialog box
The 'Save file as' dialog box contains an input box, a file
list, a file information panel, two standard Cancel and OK) buttons, plus a history list that's attached to the Name
(.txt)