File Settings: * Set "Word wrap" on if you wish to have lines in text files wrap at a predefined length. This feature is useful in word processing. * Set "Line length for text files" to the length at which you wish word wrap to occur. * Set "Line length for non-text files" to the length you wish to have lines wraped in non-text files. For data files this would be the record length, and for other types of non-text files would usually be the screen width. * Enter "Default extension" if you wish to automatically have an ex- tension added to any file name you enter which does not have an ex- tension. To prevent the extension from being added to a filename without an extension, add a period to the end of the filename. * Set "Automatic backup" on if you wish to have each file you edit automatically copied to a backup file before you begin editing. Press Esc to exit/any other key to continue... File Settings (cont): * Set "Journaling" on if you wish to have your edit sessions recorded. If journaled, a edit session can be played back and stopped at any point. * Set "Tab expansion in text files" on if you wish to have the tab symbols in text files replaced by string of eight spaces. * Set "Append EOL to text files" on if you wish to have an EOL marker (ASCII 26) appended to the end of text files. Edit Settings: * Set "Typing mode" default to either overtype or insert as you prefer. * Set "Typematic speed" to change the rate at which a keystroke is re- peated when a key is pressed and held. This effects cursor movement and scroll rate. 0 is the slowest and 10 is the fastest rate. Exper- iment to determine the best rate for you and your computer. Press Esc to exit/PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue... Edit Settings (cont): * Set "Auto-indent" on to write source code or an outline. This aligns the beginning of each new line with the beginning of the previous line. * Set "Columns to indent" to the number of spaces you wish to have skipped by indenting. * Set "Tab positions" that you wish to use in your text files. The tabs may be entered in any order. The maximum that can be entered in the Setup module is 10. If tabs are entered in the editor ruler line a maximum of 100 can be entered. * Set "Columns in screen shift" to the number of columns you want the the screen shifted to the left when Shift-F1 is pressed and shifted to the right when Shift-F2 is pressed. * Set "Display <C>olumn or <F>ile position" to display the current column, or to display the position of the cursor in the file. Press Esc to exit/PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue... Edit Settings (cont): * Set "Function Keys <C>ommand/<G>raphic/<M>ath": Choose <C>ommand keys if you wish to use function keys for the com- mands listed below: F1 to Goto Main Edit Menu F6 to Erase F2 to Save Current File F7 to Cut F3 to Quit Current File F8 to Paste F4 to Load New Text File F9 to Copy F5 to Execute Another Program F10 to Move Shift F7 to Column Cut Ctrl F7 to Named Cut Shift F8 to Column Paste Ctrl F8 to Named Paste Shift F9 to Column Copy Ctrl F9 to Named Column Cut Shift F10 to Column Move Ctrl F10 to Named Column Paste Press Esc to exit/PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue... Edit Settings (cont): * Set "Function Keys <C>ommand/<G>raphic/<M>ath" (cont): Choose <G>raphic characters if you wish to use function keys for the graphic characters displayed below: F1 ─ Shift-F1 ═ Alt-F1 ╧ Ctrl-F1 ┼ F2 │ Shift-F2 ║ Alt-F2 ╨ Ctrl-F2 ╬ F3 ⌐ Shift-F3 ╔ Alt-F3 ╤ Ctrl-F3 ╡ F4 └ Shift-F4 ╚ Alt-F4 ╥ Ctrl-F4 ╢ F5 ┐ Shift-F5 ╗ Alt-F5 ╙ Ctrl-F5 ╖ F6 ┘ Shift-F6 ╝ Alt-F6 ╘ Ctrl-F6 ╕ F7 ┴ Shift-F7 ╩ Alt-F7 ╒ Ctrl-F7 ╜ F8 ┬ Shift-F8 ╦ Alt-F8 ╓ Ctrl-F8 ╛ F9 ├ Shift-F9 ╠ Alt-F9 ╫ Ctrl-F9 ╞ F10 ┤ Shift-F10 ╣ Alt-F10 ╪ Ctrl-F10 ╟ Press Esc to exit/PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue... Edit Settings (cont): * Set "Function Keys <C>ommand/<G>raphic/<M>ath" (cont): Choose <M>ath/Greek characters if you wish to use function keys for the characters displayed below: F1 ¼ Shift-F1 ° Alt-F1 ε F2 ½ Shift-F2 ∙ Alt-F2 Θ F3 ≡ Shift-F3 √ Alt-F3 µ F4 ± Shift-F4 ⁿ Alt-F4 ∞ F5 ≥ Shift-F5 ² Alt-F5 π F6 ≤ Shift-F6 α Alt-F6 Σ F7 ⌠ Shift-F7 ß Alt-F7 σ F8 ⌡ Shift-F8 Γ Alt-F8 Φ F9 ÷ Shift-F9 τ Alt-F9 φ F10 ≈ Shift-F10 δ Alt-F10 Ω Press Esc to exit/PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue... Edit Settings (cont): * Set "Size of cursor" to your preference. The default size is the largest. Choose any size from a dash to the full size by entering a number within the range 1 to 12 for monochrome and 1 to 7 for color. * Set "Display end-of-line symbols" on to display a symbol for each carriage return. Use this option if you need to see the true end of each line. * Set "Display spaces" on if you wish to have spaces in the file re- presented by "∙" on the screen. * Set "Display non-text symbols" off if you do not wish to have con- trol and non-ASCII characters in the file displayed on the screen. * Set "Produce matching symbols" on if you wish to have the symbols [, {, (, ", and ' respectively matched by ], }, ), ", and ' when they are entered. Insert mode must be on for this feature to be active. Press Esc to exit/PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue... Edit Settings (cont): * Set "Number of lines to display" to the number of lines you wish to have displayed on the edit screen. The default setting is 21 lines. On a normal screen use 22 lines if you wish to push the bottom in- formation line off the screen. * Set "Number of columns to display" to the number of columns you wish displayed on the edit screen. The default setting is 80 columns. * Set "Columns in screen width" to correspond to the number of columns that are displayed on your screen. The default setting is 80 col- umns. This figure must be correct in order for the editor to work properly. * Set "EGA 43/VGA 50 line on" if you are using an EGA/VGA monitor and wish to display additional lines on the screen. An EGA monitor will display 43 lines (39 lines of edit screen) and a VGA monitor will display 50 lines (46 lines of edit screen). Press Esc to exit/PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue... Screen Settings (color monitors only): * Set "Foreground color" to the color you wish to use for the charac- ters on the edit screen. * Set "Background color" to the color you wish to use for the back- ground on the edit screen. * Set "Menu foreground color" to the color you wish to use for the characters in the menus. * Set "Menu background color" to the color you wish to use for the background in the menus. * Set the "Menu bar color foreground color" to the color you wish to use for the characters in the menu bounce bar. * Set the "Menu bar color background color" to the color you wish to use for the background in the menu bounce bar. Press Esc to exit/PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue... Save Settings: * "Save settings" if you wish to save the current settings for use later. Settings can be saved to 10 files numbered 0 to 9. Settings file number 0 is read automatically when GEdit is loaded. Choose Settings: * "Choose settings" that you have previously saved. For example, set- tings 0 could be used for word processing and settings 1 used for editing a data file. Settings files are numbered from 0 to 9. Press PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue...
