═══ 1. File ═══

The File menu contains commands that you use to open a new file, save the 
current file or save the current file with a new name. 

 New 
     Closes the current and allows you to open a new file for editing 

 Save 
     Saves the current file 

 Save As 
     Allows you to save the current file with a new name 

 Exit 
     Quits Bedit2. You will be prompted to save or abandon the changes if 
     changes have been made to the file since the last save. 


═══ 1.1. File Open ═══

This menu choice closes the current file and allows you to select a new file 
for editing. If any changes have been made in the current file since the last 
time the file was saved, you will be prompted to save or discard the changes. 

To open a file, do the following: 

     Select the File menu and choose the New command. 

     Select the file from the File Open dialog box. 

 The File Open dialog box appears, showing you a list of files in the current 
 directory. Use the dialog box to select the path and file name of the file you 
 wish to edit. Bedit2 will not create a new file. 


═══ 1.2. File Save ═══

You use the Save command to save the changes in the current file. The contents 
of the file before the changes were made will be saved with a '~' as the first 
character of the file extension. 


═══ 1.3. File Save As ═══

You use the Save As choice to save the current file with a new name. If a file 
of the new name exists, the old file will be overwritten. 


═══ 1.4. File Exit ═══

You quit the application by using the Exit command. 

If changes have been made which have not been saved, you will be prompted to 
save or discard the changes. 


═══ 2. Edit ═══

The Edit menu contains commands that you use to access the various editing 
commands supported by Bedit2. 

The following commands appear in the Edit menu: 

 Mark            Toggles Bedit2 in and out of mark mode 

 Delete          Delete the marked area 

 Insert          Insert a file or a series of bytes/integers at the current 
                 locataion 

 Replace         Replace one series of bytes with another 

 Goto            Enter an address at which to place the cursor 

 Overwrite       Enter a series of bytes to overwrite the bytes in the file at 
                 the current cursor location 


═══ 2.1. Edit Mark ═══

Use the Mark menu item to toggle in and out of Mark Mode. While in Mark Mode 
you can select an area of the file to be deleted. In general the marking is 
done on a two click rotation. The first click starts the mark region, the 
second click completes the mark. Clicking again will clear the previous mark 
and start another one. Once a mark has been started, any of the cursor 
placement features may be used to locate the end mark including the Goto and 
Search features. 

While in Mark Mode you can also mark a region by dragging the mouse. The drag 
operation is counted as the first click so that you can continue the mark by 
using other cursor movement features if necessary. 

When you leave Mark Mode the mark is cleared. 

While in Mark Mode the Mark menu item will be checked. 


═══ 2.2. Edit Delete ═══

Use the Delete menu item to delete a marked section of the file. If not in Mark 
Mode this menu item is disabled. 


═══ 2.3. Edit Insert ═══

The Insert menu item allows you to enter a pattern to be inserted at the 
current cursor location or enter a file name whose contents will be inserted at 
the current cursor location. 

Patterns for insertion may be entered as ASCII text, integers, or hexadecimal 
values. 

Integers and hex values are seperated by spaces. 


═══ 2.4. Insert File ═══

This menu item displays the File Open dialog box so that you may select a file 
for insertion. 


═══ 2.5. Insert Text/Value ═══

This menu choice displays a dialog box with an entry field where you can enter 
the pattern you want inserted. The dialog box also contains radio buttons to 
select the entry type. The type can be ASCII text, integer values, or 
hexadecimal values. 

Integers and hex values are seperated by spaces. 


═══ 2.6. Edit Replace ═══

The Replace menu item pops up a dialog box which allows you to enter a search 
pattern and a replacement pattern and execute a search and replace operation. 
The patterns can be entered as ASCII text, integers values, or hexadecimal 
values. Until the Done button is pushed or the end of the file is reached, the 
dialog box will stay open allowing you to continue the search and replace 
operation. 

To execute a search and replace operation, enter the Search and Replace 
patterns, select the appropriate type, then choose the Find push button. The 
cursor will advance to the first occurance of the pattern starting from the 
cursor's current position. At this point you may choose the Change pushbutton 
to affect the change, the Find Next button to skip the occurance, or the Change 
All button to cause all of the occurances of the pattern from the cursor to the 
end of the file to be changed. To change all of the occurances of a pattern in 
a file the cursor position must before the first occurance of the pattern in 
the file. 

In general the Find button finds the first occurance of a pattern from the 
current cursor location and the Find Next button finds the next occurance 
starting from the previous found pattern. 

The dialog box will be dismissed when the end of file is reached, the Done 
button is selected, or is closed through the system menu. 

This menu selection has the same effect as the Search menu item. 

Integers and hex values are seperated by spaces. 


═══ 2.7. Edit Goto ═══

The Goto menu selection displays a dialog box with an entry field where you can 
enter the offset into the file where you want the cursor to be placed. The 
address must be a hexadecimal value. 


═══ 2.8. Edit Overwrite ═══

The Overwrite menu choice displays a dialog box with an entry field where you 
enter a pattern to be placed into the file. The bytes of the file will be 
overwritten byte for byte by the pattern you entered starting at the cursor 
location. The dialog box also contains radio buttons to indicate if the pattern 
was entered as ASCII characters, integers, or hexadecimal values. 

Integers and hex values are seperated by spaces. 


═══ 3. Search ═══

The Search menu item pops up a dialog box which allows you to enter a search 
pattern. You can also enter a replacement pattern and execute a search and 
replace operation from this dialog box. The pattern(s) can be entered as ASCII 
text, integers values, or hexadecimal values. Until the Done button is pushed 
or the end of the file is reached, the dialog box will stay open allowing you 
to continue the search operation. 

To execute a search and replace operation, enter the Search and Replace 
patterns, select the appropriate type, then choose the Find push button. The 
cursor will advance to the first occurance of the pattern starting from the 
cursor's current position. At this point you may choose the Change pushbutton 
to affect the change, the Find Next button to skip the occurance, or the Change 
All button to cause all of the occurances of the pattern from the cursor to the 
end of the file to be changed. To change all of the occurances of a pattern in 
a file the cursor position must before the first occurance of the pattern in 
the file. 

In general the Find button finds the first occurance of a pattern from the 
current cursor location and the Find Next button finds the next occurance 
starting from the previous found pattern. 

The dialog box will be dismissed when the end of file is reached, the Done 
button is selected, or is closed through the system menu. 

Integers and hex values are seperated by spaces. 


═══ 4. Preferences ═══

Preferences allows you to select the font size you want and to save you choice 
so that Bedit2 will use your choice as the default font. The default font is 
Courier 8 point. Fonts are limited to fixed space bitmap fonts. 


═══ 4.1. Preferences Fonts ═══

The Fonts menu item brings up the system Font Selection dialog box. You can 
change the font Bedit2 uses by making a selection from this dialog box. After 
you have made your selection, Bedit2 will resize the screen and refresh the 
text using the new font. 

Fonts are limited to fixed space bitmap fonts so that the columns will line up 
properly and refresh rates will be quick. 


═══ 4.2. Preferences Save font settings ═══

Save font settings allows you to save the current font as the default font 
Bedit2 will use. 


═══ 5. General help ═══

Bedit2 is a binary file editor that allows you to insert, delete, 
search/replace and perform other editor functions on a file in binary mode. The 
display is divided into three sections. On the left is the offset into the file 
on 16 byte boundaries, the middle section is a hexadecimal representation of 
the data, and the right section contains the ASCII representation of the data. 
A cursor is provided in both of the data sections and cursor placement and 
marking can be done from either section. Changes to the file can be entered as 
HEX values, ASCII text, or integers. 

Cursor control is provided through the arrow keys, the Page Up, Page Down, 
Home, and End keys, and through the mouse. Placing the mouse pointer on the 
desired character and clicking the left mouse button will place the cursor at 
that location. Otherwise, you can move the cursor with the keys. 

You can enter patterns to insert into the file being edited or you can insert 
the contents of another file. 

With Bedit2 the size of the file can be changed so care must be used when 
working with files, such as executables, that use addresses within the file. 


═══ 6. Keys help ═══

The following is a list of accelerator keys. 

 Alt+G 
   Goto 
 Alt+X 
   Exit 
 Alt+I 
   Insert 
 Alt+O 
   Overwrite 
 Alt+D 
   Delete 
 Alt+S 
   Search 
 Alt+R 
   Replace 
 Enter 
   In Mark Mode, the same as clicking the left mouse button 


═══ 7. Help Menu ═══

Use the choices on the Help pull-down to display: 

 Help index 
      Displays the index of help menu. 

 General Help 
      Displays an overview of Bedit2's features and how to use them 

 Keys Help 
      Displays a list of keys usage. 

 Using Help 
      Provides detailed information on the kinds of help available and how to 
      use help. 

 Product information 
      Displays the Bedit2 copyright information 


═══ 7.1. Help for menuitem "Help index..." ═══

Selecting this menuitem will display a help index. 


═══ 7.2. Help for menuitem "General help..." ═══

Selecting this item displays the general help panel. 


═══ 7.3. Help for menuitem "Using help..." ═══

This menuitme displays the system help panel on how to use help. 


═══ 7.4. Help for menuitem "Keys help..." ═══

This menuitem displays a list of accelerator keys 


═══ 7.5. Help for "Product information..." ═══

This menuitem displays the product information dialog box. 


═══ 8. File open dialog box ═══

Select the file you wish to view from the File: list box or type the name in 
the Open filename: entry field. 

If the file you want is not in the current directory, you can change the drive 
and directory with the Drive: and Directories: list boxes. You can also enter a 
fully qualified file name in the Open filename: entry field. 


═══ 9. Message box help ═══

This application demonstrates the use of the Help Manager to provide online 
help for an application. Help for both menuitems and message boxes is 
demonstrated.