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SQWINT....copyright, 1990, by Jeffrey E. Salzberg
SQWINT is a file-listing program written specifically for computer users
who are visually impaired and using speech-synthesis hardware and
software (although sighted users are certainly welcome, too).
SYNTAX:
From the command line (the "C:" or "A:") prompt, type:
sqwint [-options] [filename] [/text editor pathname]
The options are...well...optional. If you do not type a filename,
the program will prompt you for one. At this point, you may invoke the
same options (using the same syntax) as from the command line. If
you answer the filename prompt with a "?" (by itself), SQUINT shells to
DOS. This enables you, for example, to use a directory listing
program (I recommend Scott Stanton's SDIR as one that works quite
well with speech). SQWINT does accept the "*" and "?" wildcard
characters.
Valid options are:
1 selects LPT1 as the printer port (this is the default).
2 selects LPT2 as the printer port.
3 selects COM1 as the printer port.
4 selects COM2 as the printer port.
b tells SQWINT to beep at the end of each screen page.
d turns on the Direct-screen-write mode - NOT a feature which
will be useful to most blind users.
f turns off the control-character Filter, which prevents
control-characters from being displayed.
h displays this Help file - "SQWINT.DOC".
l causes SQWINT to wait for a keypress after displaying each
line. If the key pressed is "l", SQUINT leaves Line-by-line
mode.
n cause SQUINT to display the file Non-stop. This can be
changed while the file is being displayed (see below).
p causes SQWINT to Print the file directly to the printer
instead of the screen and synthesizer.
r prevents SQWINT from displaying an ANSI graphics character
indicating the presence of a hard carriage Return.
t turns off the control-character Trading. When this option
is on (and the control-character filter is off), control
characters are printed as inverse letters rather than as
ANSI graphics characters.
The option string must be preceded by a minus sign. The editor
pathname must be preceded by a forward slash.
Certain commands can be invoked while SQWINT is in the "More" and
"End Of File" modes. These are:
? Echoes the list of available commands to the speech
synthesizer. Sighted users will see no effect from
this command other than a cursor moving rapidly
across the top line of the screen and a delay of
approximately 3 seconds.
< performs a backward search for a designated
string. Searches may be case-sensitive or
not, at the user's option. When SQWINT
finds a match, the computer beeps and
the new page is displayed, but only the lines
containing the search string are echoed by the
synthesizer. Sighted users will see these
lines in inverse video. To hear the entire
page, press "S" at the "More" prompt (see
below).
> performs a forward search, as above.
1-9 pressing a number key will move you proportionately
through the file. This may entail a short wait
while SQWINT finds the end of the file and tabulates
the starting location of each page. This wait will
only be incurred once.
b toggles the end-of-page Beeps.
c turns on "Capture" mode (see below.
d toggles the Direct-screen-write mode.
e shells to the text Editor of your choice.
If no editor has been specified from the
command line, SQWINT will prompt for one.
f toggles the control-character Filter.
h displays this Help file.
i causes SQWINT to speak the following
Information about the file being viewed:
file length
the user's position in the file
page number
l toggles the Line-by-line mode.
n toggles the Non-stop mode.
p Prints the file to the selected printer port.
r toggles the hard-Return display.
s re-lists the current Screen.
t toggles control-character Trading.
Control - PageUp displays the first page of the file.
Control -PageDown displays the last page of the file. This
may entail a short wait.
End moves the cursor to the last line of the
page.
Home moves the cursor to the top line of the
page.
PageUp moves the file backward one page.
Cursor Arrows move the cursor up and down or right and left.
Escape terminates the program.
Any other keypress will advance the file one page in the "More"
mode or will prompt you for a new file if in the "End-Of-File"
mode.
While SQWINT is displaying a line, the following keys may be used:
l toggles the Line-by-line mode.
n toggles the Non-stop mode.
Escape terminates program (in help mode, this key
restores the file being listed instead of
terminating the program.)
While SQWINT is in "Capture" mode, the following keys may be used:
up and
down arrows expand the capture buffer by one line.
home starts the capture buffer at the first line
of the display window.
end ends the capture buffer on the last line of
the display window.
p Prints the capture buffer to the selected
printer and returns SQWINT to the "More" or
"End of File mode.
s Saves the capture buffer to a disk file.
SQWINT will prompt for a file name (the
default is "SQWINT.CAP"). SQWINT then
returns to the "More" or "End of File" mode.
If you find SQWINT to be of value, please send $10 (or whatever you
think the program is worth) to:
Jeffrey E. Salzberg
3002 Purdue #3
Houston, TX 77005
(713) 660-7110
Comments, suggestions, and <shudder> even bug reports are always
welcome, whether you have registered SQWINT or not.