Copyright: Copyright © 2000 Visionary2000


Introduction
BigDOC

Windows editor for pocket organizer e-texts.

BigDOC is a text editor with the ability to load and save DOC files.   "DOC" refers to the standard format used for storing unlimited size text documents on Palm devices such as the Pilot, Visor, TRG and WorkPad.  It is ideal for use with the QED DOC editor for these organizers.  BigDOC also includes powerful formatting and file comparison tools.

With BigDOC you can:

•	Prepare large text documents for viewing on your organizer with QED.

•	Exchange large text documents between your organizer and your PC.

BigDOC is trialware.  To make it stop nagging purchase a registration for only $15 at http://visionary2000.com/bigdoc

Usage

Convert a PC text file to a DOC file:

1. Click FILE, OPEN and select the file on your PC.  This should be a simple text file, as created in Notepad or by using save as text in most other programs.  The file size is limited only by the amount of free memory in your organizer.

2. Click FILE, SAVE AS.  Set save as type to Doc Files and also be sure to change the extension on the file name to .prc and click OK.

Install a DOC on your organizer:

After performing the steps above to create a .prc file, click FILE, INSTALL and follow the dialogs.  You will be prompted to specify a user and a document title.  The document should appear on your organizer after the next HotSync and can be viewed there using QED

Open a DOC taken from your organizer:

Documents edited on your organizer using QED can be returned to your PC and saved as text, or modified and returned to your organizer.  Click FILE, OPEN.  Set Files of type to Doc Files.  Use browse to select the HotSync receive directory (on most systems this is C:\PILOT\<abbreviated_user_name>\BACKUP - you must determine this yourself).  Select the desired DOC file and click OK.  Once opened the document can be converted to text using FILE, SAVE AS, or modified and put back on your organizer using FILE, SAVE, then FILE, INSTALL PDA.

File Menu

New

Create a blank document.

Open

Open an existing text or DOC file.

Append

Append a selected file to the end of the current document.

Reopen

Open the current document again, discarding any changes.

Save

Save the current document.

Save as

Save the current document as a text or DOC file.  See Usage instructions above.

Close

Close the current document, prompting to save if required.

File Info

Display details about the current document file.

Print

Send the current document to a selected printer.

Install PDA

Queue the current document for installation on your organizer.

Exit

Quit BigDOC.

Edit Menu

Undo

Undoes  the most recently editing. It might be repeated backwardly several times depending on the buffer available.

Redo

Restores the editing in the forward manner.  It might be repeated several times until the buffer is empty.

Cut

Clears the selected part of the text contents and saves it in the system clipboard.

Copy

Copies the selected part of the text contents unto the system clipboard.

Paste

Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the text contents where the text cursor rests.

Delete

Clears the selected part of the text contents but does not save it in the system clipboard.

Select All

All of the text contents will be selected.

Clear All

All of the text contents will be cleared but the file remains open.

Search Menu

Find

Searches a given word(s) in the text contents in either forward or backward direction.

Replace

Replaces an old word(s) with the new ones, either once or globally.

Find next

Repeats the searching.

Go to line

Moves the cursor to the specified line. You need to remember the line number beforehand.

Tools Menu

Backup

Saves the entire text contents as a backup before you make any changes manually.

Revert

Restores the most recent backup that was saved by any tool.

Change cases

Changes all alphabetical characters to either lower or upper case.

Indent

Indents the entire text contents to either right or left depending on the sign of a given number. A negative number is to the left. It truncates all lines on the left side of the first column. A zero number aligns all lines to the first column.

Reformat

Reformats the entire text contents to either fixed or smart wordwrap format. Fixed wordwrap is to break all long lines to a fixed width of the text. The fixed wordwrap cannot be undone. (Use the backup if needed.) Smart wordwrap is to break all long lines with their first non-blank character on the first column. Otherwise, all lines with a blank on the first column are untouched.  The smart wordwrap can be repeated.

Remove

Removes unwanted items in the entire text contents. There are several masks to be removed as following: a) Duplicates - Any lines being duplicated from the above line are to be removed. Useful tool for the sorted text if you want to remove duplicates. b) Punctuations - all non-alphanumeric characters are to be replaced with a space. c) Short words - all short words with a given length are to be removed. Useful tool for making an index for the document.

Show ASCII

Shows all extended characters in form of $xxx if chosen. Otherwise, all lower-coded characters are in form of #xx. It will return all shown characters either extended or lower-coded back to a normal form if Normal is chosen.

Sort

Sorts all lines in the text contents either in ascending or descending order at any given column.

Space

Spaces all lines to a given spacing. Single spacing removes all blank lines. Double spacing doubles all lines in space whereas the triple spacing triples.

Tabulate

Either fills all tabs with spaces or replaces all spaces with tabs. The tab size is given as shown in the Status bar.

Compare

Compares the current text contents against any old file specified by you. The result is given in the Viewer box.

Dump

Prints all characters in a given file into the text contents in hexadecimal form with indexing addresses. It also prints alphabetic characters at the right. It inquires a number of characters for each printed line. Use a blank document if needed before dumping. Useful tool to determine what a DOC file looks like bit by bit.

View Menu

Load Document

Loads a saved file in either DOC or plain text format onto a viewer box which is displayed at the left upper corner of the screen. Pressing the right button of your mouse will pop up a bookmark list. Select any item in the list and it will show the contents in the viewer box at the top.

Reload

Reloads any of the previously loaded documents shown in the list.

Comparison Log

Views the comparison log if you previously compare the current text contents against a given old file.

Conversion Log

Views the conversion log if either DOC file is converted to the text contents or vice versa.

Options Menu

Auto-indentation

Indents the next line to be aligned with the above line if Auto-indentation is checked. Otherwise, it does not indent any.

Font

Inquires what font you want to use and what size, etc. for the screen as well as the printer.

Tabs

Select filled, real or smart tabs. Filled tabs is to fill spaces whenever a tab key is pressed. Real tabs are real and is not filled with spaces. Smart tabs is to align all words of the above line in the text contents. It inquires what tab size you want.

Wordwrap

Auto-wordwraps all long lines to the width of the text contents. All wordwrapped lines are not fixed.

Help Menu

Help

Views this help file.

About

Tells about the program and authorship.

Send technical questions to Geo Massar at bigdoc@visionary2000.com

Other communications to: support@visionary2000.com

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