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. VED *.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)
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
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 Status 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).
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 :
======================
[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.
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.)
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:
Line/Column
Block Mode
Dragging On
Close
Zoom
box
Current Char box
Code
Title Bar
^ ^ ^
Line #
Column # Scroll Bars
Generally, any command you choose or text you type applies only to the active window. 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. L
Every active edit window displays the Ascii code of the current character.
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 2048 characters.
See also:
window
Cursor
Movement
Commands
Insert
Delete
Commands
Block
Commands
Miscellaneous
Commands
Entering
ASCII
codes
Entering ASCII codes
You can enter ASCII codes directly from the keyboard - hold down Alt key, enter ASCII code from the numeric keypad and release Alt key. d
You can enter characters in this way into an active edit window or into Search/Replace dialog box. W
Another method of entering ASCII codes into an active window is by using ASCII Table.
See also: Ascii
Table
[ 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, *.*).
Clipboard
Clipboard is a special window to/from which you can copy/paste/cut blocks of text to/from other edit
windows. You can edit Clipboard like any other edit window exept for it can hold no more than 64KB of text. Also Clipboard works only in Line
Mode and it cannot be switched to Column Mode.
See also block
commands.
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 Index
|About
|ASCII
table
ASCII
Table
ASCII
Codes
keyboard
Box
Commands
Calculator
Calculator
Functions
|Calculator
Calendar
|Calendar
Clipboard
Colors
Dialog
Config|Define
Table
Config|Mode
Direction
Config|Load
Table
Desktop
Dialog
Define
Translation
Table
Edit|Block
Dragging
On/Off
Edit|Clear
Edit|Copy
Edit|Cut
Edit|Line/Column
Block
Edit|Paste
Edit|Show
clipboard
Edit
Window
Edit|Undo
File|Change
File|Close
File|DOS
shell
File|Exit
File|New
File|Open
File|Read
File|Run
Program
File|Save
File|Save
File|Save
File|Write
Block
Find
Dialog
Help
KeyCmds|Boxes|DoubleBox
KeyCmds|Boxes|Eraser
KeyCmds|Boxes|MixedBox
KeyCmds|Boxes|SingleBox
KeyCmds|Set
Marker
KeyCmds|GoTo
Marker
Macro
Continue
Macro
Macro
Execute
Macro
Macro
Repeat
Macro
Start,
Macro
Suspend
|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
Print|Close
Status
Print|Display
Status
Print
Dialog
Print
Options
Dialog
Print|Print
Print|Print
Block/File
Print|Print
Options
Print|Stop
Print
Print
Status
Window
Pull-down
Reformat
Paragraph
Regular
Expressions
Replace
Dialog
Program
Dialog
Search|Find
Search|GoToLine
Search|Replace
Search|Search
again
Options
Dialog
Status
Text
Editor
Using
Windows
Vision
Window|Cascade
Window|Close
Window|Next
Window|Previous
Window|Size/move
Window|Synchro
Window|Tile
Window|Zoom
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. Characters can be sent from ASCII table to the active edit window.
Calculator
When you choose Calculator, a calculator is opened on the desktop.
See also Calculator
Functions.
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
File
New opens a new Edit
Window. The window gets the name "Untitled" and will have to be given a different name before saving to a disk.
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
File
Save all
This command saves all modified files that are open without asking for confirmation.
File
Close File
This command closes the active (top) edit window. If the file has been modified you will be asked if you want to save it.
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
Read
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. m
It is strongly recommended that you save all modified files (File|Save
all) before using DOS Shell command. Y
File|Dos Shell command now gives you almost all memory available below 640KB (it can vary between 500-600KB depending on the system configuration). This is achieved by swapping contents of RAM memory to either Expanded Memory (if available), what gives a very fast performance, or to a temporary VED.SWP file which is created on your drive c:. 8
To return to Vision Edit, type EXIT at the DOS prompt.
Also see File|Run
Program j
DOS Shell command has been developed using a procedure released to public domain by TurboPower Software.
File
Run Program
File|Run Program command allows you to run external programs or execute DOS commands from within Vision Edit.
This command opens up a Run
Program
dialog
box which lets you enter the program (or DOS external command) name and parameters that will be passed to it (if any).
Also see File|Dos
Shell l
Run Program command has been developed using a procedure released to public domain by TurboPower Software.
File
Exit
The Exit command terminates this program and returns to DOS.
Edit
Undo
(Ctrl-U)
Undoes all the inserts and deletes made from the last cursor movement. Once you move the cursor you cannot undo the changes made before.
Edit
(Shift-Del or Ctrl-K Y)
Deletes the selected block of text from the active window and copies it 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
(Ctrl-Del)
Deletes the selected block of text from the active window. If you are in the column
mode you cannot undo this operation.
See also block
commands.
Edit
Line/Column Block Mode
This command enables you to switch between Line and Column block mode. Z
"L" displayed at the top left corner of the active window indicates the Line block mode. \
"C" displayed at the top left corner of the active window indicates the Column block mode.
Both Line and Column block mode work with Block selection as well as block operations (block delete, copy, cut, paste & block dragging). Z
For block selection and block dragging you can use both mouse and keyboard (arrow keys).
See also: -
Edit|Block
Dragging
On/Off,
Block
Commands
Edit
Block Dragging On/Off
This command switches between Drag Mode On and Off. If Drag Mode is On then "D" is displayed at the top left corner of the active window (beside Line/Column Block Mode indicator).
If you are in a drag mode (after you have selected a block) you can drag a block around the window using either mouse or arrow keys. In a Column Mode you can drag a block in all 4 directions while in a Line Mode you can drag a block only up and down.
In a Drag Mode most commands are not active (except for some block operations: cut, block delete, paste, copy, line/column mode).
See also: .
Edit|Line/Column
Block
Mode,
Block
Commands
KeyCmds|Box Commands
Box Commands allow drawing boxes in 3 different styles (plus erasing) with the Arrow Keys or using a mouse.
See: KeyCmds|Boxes|NoBox, r
KeyCmds|Boxes|SinleBox,
KeyCmds|Boxes|DoubleBox,
KeyCmds|Boxes|MixedBox,
KeyCmds|Boxes|Eraser
NoBox
(Ctrl-Alt-0) or (Shift-Alt-0)
It restores a normal mode of operation for Arrow Keys if you have used them for drawing boxes. j
See also: KeyCmds|Boxes|SinleBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|DoubleBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|MixedBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|Eraser
SingleBox
(Ctrl-Alt-1) or (Shift-Alt-1)
It selects Single Box drawing style. You can draw boxes using Arrow Keys or a mouse.
To draw a box (or a line) using a mouse click at one point (first box corner), move the mouse cursor to another location (opposite box corner), and click again. A box will be created with two opposite corners located where you clicked a mouse. If two clicked points are on the same line a horizontal line will be created. If two clicked points are on the same column a vertical line will be created.
Example Single Box: O
See also: KeyCmds|Boxes|NoBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|DoubleBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|MixedBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|Eraser
DoubleBox
(Ctrl-Alt-2) or (Shift-Alt-2)
It selects Double Box drawing style. You can draw boxes using Arrow Keys.
To draw a box (or a line) using a mouse click at one point (first box corner), move the mouse cursor to another location (opposite box corner), and click again. A box will be created with two opposite corners located where you clicked a mouse. If two clicked points are on the same line a horizontal line will be created. If two clicked points are on the same column a vertical line will be created.
Example Double Box: O
See also: KeyCmds|Boxes|NoBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|SingleBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|MixedBox, KeyCmds|Boxes|Eraser
MixedBox
(Ctrl-Alt-3) or (Shift-Alt-3)
It selects Mixed Box drawing style. You can draw boxes using Arrow Keys.
To draw a box (or a line) using a mouse click at one point (first box corner), move the mouse cursor to another location (opposite box corner), and click again. A box will be created with two opposite corners located where you clicked a mouse. If two clicked points are on the same line a horizontal line will be created. If two clicked points are on the same column a vertical line will be created.
It puts Arrow Keys into Erase Mode. Using Arrow Keys you can erase boxes and other characters.
To erase a box (or a line) using a mouse click at one point (first box corner), move the mouse cursor to another location (opposite box corner), and click again. A box will be erased (or text will be overwritten with spaces) with two opposite corners located where you clicked a mouse. If two clicked points are on the same line a horizontal line will be erased. If two clicked points are on the same column a vertical line will be erased.
This command marks beginning of a block at the current cursor position. Also it begins block selection - cursor movement causes selection of a block from the previously marked beginning of the block to the cursor position.
See also block
commands.
Delete Block
(Ctrl-Del)
This command deletes a selected block of text.
If you are in the column
mode you cannot undo this operation. If you are in the column mode it is safer to use Edit|Cut command instead. )
This is the same command as Edit|Clear.
See also block
commands.
Hide Block
This commands hides a selected block.
See also block
commands.
Paste from Clipboard
This command copies a block of text from Clipboard to the active edit window. The block is inserted at the current cursor position. )
This is the same command as Edit|Paste.
See also block
commands.
Cut to Clipboard
This command deletes a selected block of text from the active edit window and copies it to Clipboard. '
This is the same command as Edit|Cut.
See also block
commands.
Copy to Clipboard
This command copies a selected block of text to Clipboard. (
This is the same command as Edit|Copy.
See also block
commands.
Indent Block
This command inserts "indent characters" (typically spaces) at the beginning of all lines of a selected block, moving this way a block to the right. You can change "indent characters" from spaces to any other character or to a string of characters in the Preferences
dialog
box.
See also: 6
Block
Commands,
Unindent
Block,
Default
Indent.
Unindent Block
This command removes spaces at the beginning of all lines of a selected block(if there are any), moving this way a block to the left.
See also: "
Block
Commands,
Indent
Block.
Default Indent
(Ctrl-K Space)
This command restores the indent character to a space character.
You can change "indent characters" from spaces to any other character or to a string of characters in the Preferences
dialog
box.
See also block
commands.
Upper to Lower Case
This command changes all upper case characters within a selected block to a lower case.
See also: 3
block
commands,
Lower
Upper
Case,
Flip
Case.
Lower to Upper Case
This command changes all upper case characters within a selected block to a lower case.
See also: 3
block
commands,
Upper
Lower
Case,
Flip
Case.
Flip Case
This command switches all characters within a selected block from lower to upper and from upper to lower case.
See also: =
block
commands,
Upper
Lower
Case,
Lower
Upper
Case.
Print Block/File
This command prints a selected block. If no block has been selected the whole file from the active edit window will be printed.
See also: $
block
commands,
Print|Print
File.
Character Left
This command moves the cursor one position to the left. ~
If you are in a block selection mode (after pressing Ctrl-K B) a highlighted block will increase or decrease by 1 character. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands.
Character Right
This command moves the cursor one position to the right. ~
If you are in a block selection mode (after pressing Ctrl-K B) a highlighted block will increase or decrease by 1 character. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands.
Word Left
This command moves the cursor to the beginning of a word left from the current cursor position. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands.
Word Right
This command moves the cursor to the beginning of a word right from the current cursor position. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands.
Line Up
This command moves the cursor one line up from the current cursor position. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands.
Line Down
This command moves the cursor one line down from the current cursor position. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands.
Page Up
This command moves the cursor one screen up from the current cursor position. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands.
Page Down
This command moves the cursor one screen down from the current cursor position. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands.
Screen Top
This command moves the cursor to the top of the screen. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands.
Screen Bottom
This command moves the cursor to the bottom of the screen. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands.
Screen Center
This command moves the cursor to the middle line of the screen. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands.
Text Start
This command moves the cursor to the beginning of a text. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands.
Text End
This command moves the cursor to the end of a text. $
See also Cursor
Movement
Commands.
Insert Mode On/Off
This command toggles between insert and overwrite modes. Q
In the insert mode a cursor shape is a blinking line under a current character. X
In the overwrite mode a cursor shape is a blinking rectangle over a current character. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands.
Delete Line
This command deletes a current line. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands.
Delete to End of Line
This command deletes text from a cursor position to the end of a line. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands.
Delete Char Left
This command deletes a character left from a cursor position. The cursor then is moved by one position to the left. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands.
Delete Char
This command deletes a character on which a cursor is positioned. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands.
Delete Word Right
This command deletes text from a cursor position to the end of a word. If the cursor is not positioned on a word all characters from the cursor position to the next word will be deleted. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands.
Duplicate Line
This command duplicates a current line and inserts it below. $
See also Insert
Delete
Commands.
Abort Operation
This command usually cancels the all the changes made in a dialog box and then closes the dialog box. It is equivalent to clicking on a Cnacel button.
See also dialog
box.
Tab
This command is equivalent to pressing a Tab key.
Depending on the settings in the Preferences
dialog
box it can result in inserting a Tab character or spaces at a cursor position.
Close Active Window
This command closes an active edit window or dialog box. "
See also Miscellaneous
Commands.
Auto Indent On/Off
This command toggles auto indent On and Off. You can also do it in a Preferences
dialog
box.
If auto indent is On, then after you press Enter key a cursor will be positioned on a new line and below the first word of the previous line. This allows you to continue block indentation without having to insert spaces on each new line. "
See also Miscellaneous
Commands.
Find Matching Bracket
This command finds a corresponding (matching) bracket if a cursor is positioned on one of the following brackets: ()[]. "
See also Miscellaneous
Commands.
Force Page Break
This command inserts a page-break character (
) at a cursor position which will cause a printer to skip to the beginnig of a next page. "
See also Miscellaneous
Commands.
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.
KeyCmds
Set Marker
(Ctrl-K 0)
This command sets the marker #0 at the current cursor position. Later you can quickly find this marker by using KeyCmds|GoTo
Marker menu command. E
You can set up to 10 markers by using hot-key commands Ctrl-K 0..9.
KeyCmds
GoTo Marker
(Ctrl-Q 0)
This command finds the marker #0 which has been set by using KeyCmds|Set
Marker menu command. C
You can find markers #0..9 by using hot-key commands Ctrl-Q 0..9.
Search
Find
Displays a Find
dialog
box which lets you enter a string of characters that you want to search for.
Search
Replace
Displays a Replace
dialog
box which allows you to enter both search and replace strings of characters.
Search
GoToLine
Displays a GoToLine
dialog
box. L
It allows you to enter the line number to which you want to jump directly.
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.
Windows
Synchro
(Ctrl-F6)
After you select this command from the menu or press Ctrl-F6 2 top windows become synchronized. They are resized and moved so that one window occupies the top half and the other the bottom half of the Desktop.
From now on every key you press is sent to both windows. They scroll together and react to editing operations (e.g. inserting or deleting characters) in the same way. Even search works for both windows. q
Synchronization of the windows is broken after selecting Synchro command (or pressing Ctrl-F6) the second time.
Windows
List of Files
Displays a File
List dialog box allowing to select an open file from the list of all open files.
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 called VED.DSK. This file can be reloaded by selecting Options
Restore
Desktop.
Also history lists of file names open or printed during the session, as well as keywords used in Search and Search & Replace are stored in VED.DSK file.
Options
Restore Desktop
Restores a previously-saved state of all open windows from a file called VED.DSK. This file is saved via the Options
Desktop menu command.
Also history lists of file names open or printed during the previous session, as well as keywords used in Search and Search & Replace are loaded from VED.DSK file.
Options
Clear Desktop
Clears desktop by closing all open windows and dialog boxes.
Options
Load Options
This command loads Color Palettes, Mouse
Options, Edit
Preferences, Macros, and Search
Options from VED.OPT file if the file exists. The VED.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. D
You can modify Edit Preferences using Options
Preferences command.
Options
Save Options
This command saves color palettes, Mouse
Options, Edit
Preferences, Macros, and Search
Options to VED.OPT file. If the file exists it will be overwritten. The options from the VED.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. D
You can modify Edit Preferences using Options
Preferences command.
Print
Print Options
This command displays a Print
Options dialog box which allows setting the following parameters:
- DOS LPT # : LPT1,...,LPT4
- Eject a page Before printing (Yes/No)
- Eject a page After printing (Yes/No)
- Left Margin
- Page Length
- Top Margin
- Bottom Margin
- Printer Initialization String
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
Header
Displays a Header/Footer
dialog
box allowing you to create a header.
See also: Print|Footer
Print
Footer
Displays a Header/Footer
dialog
box allowing you to create a footer.
See also: Print|Header
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
Stop Print
Cancels printing (the printer will still be printing for a while until its internal buffer is empty).
Macro|Start Macro
This command displays a Create Macro File dialog box which is similar to Open
Dialog
Box. You have to enter a name of the macro file in which macro operations will be stored. The default macro file extension is MAC.
After you select the macro file name a Macro
Description dialog box is displayed. You can enter a one-line description of a macro here.
After you close a Macro Description dialog box a flashing message 'Macro Recording' is displayed on the status line. From now on all keys that you press, most edit operations including search and replace are recorded in the macro file. H
To stop macro recording select End
Macro function from the Macro menu.
The macro that you have just created will be added to the list of available macros in the Macro menu. You can execute a macro by selecting it from the Macro menu or by pressing a hot key assigned to that macro.
Also see: End
Macro, y
Load
Macro,
Execute
Macro,
Suspend
Macro,
Continue
Macro,
Repeat
Macro
Macro|End Macro
This command completes macro recording started with Start
Macro command. It closes a macro file and from now on you can execute that macro.
Also see: Start
Macro, y
Load
Macro,
Execute
Macro,
Suspend
Macro,
Continue
Macro,
Repeat
Macro
Macro|Load Macro
This command allows you to select a macro file which has been created previously. An Open
Macro dialog box is displayed allowing you to select a macro file. The selected macro is added to the list of macros in the Macro menu and becomes available for execution.
Also see: Start
Macro, x
End
Macro,
Execute
Macro,
Suspend
Macro,
Continue
Macro,
Repeat
Macro
Macro|Execute Macro
All macros available for execution are displayed in the Macro menu under the dividing line. There can be up to 7 macros available at once. You can execute a macro by either selecting its name from the Macro menu or by pressing a hot-key assigned to this macro. All hot-key assignments are automatic. The first macro is assigned Alt-F4, the second Alt-F5, and so on up to Alt-F10.
If you already have 7 macros in the Macro menu adding a new macro will remove the first macro from the list of macros available.
Also see: Start
Macro, u
End
Macro,
Load
Macro,
Suspend
Macro,
Continue
Macro,
Repeat
Macro
Macro|Suspend Macro
This command suspends recording a macro so that you can do some operations which you do not want recorded in the macro file. You can resume recording the macro by selecting Continue
Macro command.
Also see: Start
Macro, u
End
Macro,
Load
Macro,
Execute
Macro,
Continue
Macro,
Repeat
Macro
Macro|Continue Macro
This command allows you to continue recording a macro which has been suspended with Suspend
Macro command.
Also see: Start
Macro, t
End
Macro,
Load
Macro,
Execute
Macro,
Suspend
Macro,
Repeat
Macro
Macro|Repeat Macro
Displays a Repeat
Macro dialog box which allows you to specify how many times the macro should be repeated.
Also see: Start
Macro, v
End
Macro,
Load
Macro,
Execute
Macro,
Continue
Macro,
Suspend
Macro
Config
Mode & Direction
The Mode & Direction item brings up the Set-Options dialog box, where you can set: -Edit Direction (sets the direction of editing) )
-Table (which Ascii-Table will be used) 8
-Push Mode (allows two different direction of editing)
Also see: Define
Table, v
Load
Table,
Set
Options,
Define
Translation
Table,
Set
Options
Dialog
Config
Define New Table
The Define New Table item brings up the Define
Translation
Table dialog box where you can define a Converted Ascii Table.
Also see: Load
Table, T
Mode
Direction,
Set
Options,
Set
Options
Dialog
Config
Load New Table
This command allows you to select a table file which has been created previously. An Open
Table dialog box is displayed allowing you to select a table file. Codes from this file are loaded to Converted Ascii Table and they can be used when proper settings are defined in Mode
Direction.
Also see: Define
Table, \
Set
Options,
Define
Translation
Table,
Set
Options
Dialog
Config
Commands Mode
This command displays a Commands
Mode dialog box which allows you to switch between the standard Vision Edit commands and user-defined commands.
Also see: 1
Config|Define
Commands,
Config|Load
Commands
Config
Define Commands
This command displays a Define
Commands dialog box which allows you to redefine the standard Vision Edit hot keys which correspond to commands.
Also see: /
Config|Commands
Mode,
Config|Load
Commands
Config
Load Commands
This command displays a Load
Commands dialog box which allows you to load a previously defined hot keys from a file.
Also see: 1
Config|Commands
Mode,
Config|Define
Commands
Help|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.
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.
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
Ctrl-PgUp
text
Ctrl-PgDn
screen
Ctrl-Home
Bottom
screen
Ctrl-End
Middle
screen
Ctrl-Q M
Insert & Delete Commands
Insert
on/off
Ctrl-V or Ins
Delete
line
Ctrl-Y
Delete
Ctrl-Q Y
Delete
character
Ctrl-H or Backspace
Delete
character
Ctrl-G or Del
Delete
right
Ctrl-T
Duplicate
line
Ctrl-K D
Block Commands
Mark
block
begin
Ctrl-K B or Shift-arrow
Delete
block
Ctrl-Del
Hide
block
Ctrl-K H
Paste
Clipboard
Ctrl-K C or Shift-Ins
Clipboard
Ctrl-K Y or Shift-Del
Copy
Clipboard
Ctrl-K K or Ctrl-Ins
Block
Indent
Ctrl-K I
Block
Unindent
Ctrl-K U
Indent
Default
Ctrl-K Space
Upper
Lower
case
Ctrl-K L
Lower
Upper
case
Ctrl-K O
Flip
case
Ctrl-K F
Print
Block/File
Ctrl-K P
Line/Column
Mode
Alt-B
Dragging
On/Off
Alt-D
Miscellaneous Commands
Menu
bar
Save
edit
Open
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
find
Ctrl-L
Marker
Ctrl-K 0..9
Find
Marker
Ctrl-Q 0..9
line
Ctrl-Q G
Find
Matching
Bracket
Ctrl-Q [ or Ctrl-Q ]
Force
Break
Ctrl-P
Reformat
Paragraph
Alt-R
Undo
operation
Ctrl-U
Abort
operation
Vision Edit has the following editting commands:
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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
Ctrl-PgUp
text
Ctrl-PgDn
screen
Ctrl-Home
Bottom
screen
Ctrl-End
Middle
screen
Ctrl-Q M
Insert & Delete Commands
Insert
on/off
Ctrl-V or Ins
Delete
line
Ctrl-Y
Delete
Ctrl-Q Y
Delete
character
Ctrl-H or Backspace
Delete
character
Ctrl-G or Del
Delete
right
Ctrl-T
Duplicate
line
Ctrl-K D
Block Commands
Mark
block
begin
Ctrl-K B or Shift-arrow
Delete
block
Ctrl-Del
Hide
block
Ctrl-K H
Paste
Clipboard
Ctrl-K C or Shift-Ins
Clipboard
Ctrl-K Y or Shift-Del
Copy
Clipboard
Ctrl-K K or Ctrl-Ins
Block
Indent
Ctrl-K I
Block
Unindent
Ctrl-K U
Indent
Default
Ctrl-K Space
Upper
Lower
case
Ctrl-K L
Lower
Upper
case
Ctrl-K O
Flip
case
Ctrl-K F
Print
Block/File
Ctrl-K P
Line/Column
Mode
Alt-B
Dragging
On/Off
Alt-D
Miscellaneous Commands
Menu
bar
Save
edit
Open
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
find
Ctrl-L
Marker
Ctrl-K 0..9
Find
Marker
Ctrl-Q 0..9
line
Ctrl-Q G
Find
Matching
Bracket
Ctrl-Q [ or Ctrl-Q ]
Force
Break
Ctrl-P
Reformat
Paragraph
Alt-R
Undo
operation
Ctrl-U
Abort
operation
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. You can also enter ASCII codes directly from the keyboard - hold down Alt key, enter ASCII code from the numeric keypad and release Alt key.
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. You can also enter ASCII codes directly from the keyboard - hold down Alt key, enter ASCII code from the numeric keypad and release Alt key.
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. You can also enter ASCII codes directly from the keyboard - hold down Alt key, enter ASCII code from the numeric keypad and release Alt key. 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 : - 1 set of radio buttons (DOS LPT port selection) : f
LPT #
) LPT1
( ) LPT2
( ) LPT3
( ) LPT4
- 1 set of Eject check boxes : c
- Eject a page Before printing (Yes if checked)
- Eject a page After printing (Yes if checked)
- 1 Headers/Footers check box
- Use Headers/Footers (if checked headers and
footers will be printed if specified with
Print|Header and
Print|Footer menu commands)
- 5 input lines : =
- Left Margin (in characters)
- Page Length (in lines)
- Top Margin (in lines)
- Bottom Margin (in lines)
- Printer Initialization String (sent to a
printer before printing a file):
unprintable ASCII characters can be
entered as <N> where N is an ASCII
decimal code e.g. <27> means "Escape"
- 1 value box (unselectable): ;
- Text Length = Page Length - Top Margin - Bottom 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 : j
Auto Save
[X] Desktop
[X] Options
[X] Backup
If a Desktop box is checked Vision Edit saves Desktop in VED.DSK file. If VED.DSK file exists Desktop will be restored automatically on the startup.
If a Options box is checked Vision Edit saves Options in VED.OPT file. If VED.OPT file exists Options will be restored automatically on the startup. Options include all settings of this dialog box.
If Backup box is checked Vision Edit will always save the last version of the edited file giving it the same name with BAK extension. #
(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 View Options check box : X
View Options
[X] Show Page Breaks
If Show Page Breaks is checked the last line on each page is shown in a different color (default: yellow text on red background). Page Breaks are calculated according to the Number of Lines per Page setting in Print
Options
dialog
box. You can change the color in which page breaks are displayed using Options|Colors
command. (
- 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. )
- 1 set of <ENTER> Char radio buttons : ~
<ENTER> Char
) CR + LF
( ) CR
( ) LF
If you select CR+LF (default) every time you press the <ENTER> key a sequence of CR (ASCII code #13) and LF (ASCII code #10) characters is inserted into a text (standard for most applications). w
If you select CR every time you press the <ENTER> key only the CR (ASCII code #13) character is inserted into a text.
If you select LF every time you press the <ENTER> key only the CR (ASCII code #10) character is inserted into a text (this convention is used on Unix systems). J
These options work only if the below <ENTER> Mode is set to Insert Line. )
- 1 set of <ENTER> Mode radio buttons : e
<ENTER> Mode
) Insert Line
( ) Next Line
If you select the Insert Line mode (default) every time you press the <ENTER> key a new line is inserted into a text (CR+LF, LF or CR characters are inserted depending on the above <ENTER> Char setting). When you select the Next Line mode no new lines are inserted after you press the <ENTER> key. Instead a cursor moves to the beginning of a next line (or if Auto Indent is set a cursor is positioned below the first non-blank character). F
- 1 set of Indent Mode radio buttons and Indent Str/Char input line:
Indent Mode
Indent Str/Char
) ASCII code
( ) String
32
If you select ASCII code then the following Indent Str/Char input line has a meaning of an ASCII code of a character. This character will be inserted in front of all selected lines when you use Block Indent function (Ctrl-K I). The default is the Space character (ASCII code #32). If you select String then the following Indent Str/Char input line has a meaning of a string of characters. This string will be inserted in front of all selected lines when you use Block Indent function (Ctrl-K I). The Default button below restores the default Indent Mode to ASCII code and the Indent Str/Char to #32 (space). When you are editing text you can return to the default mode by pressing Ctrl-K followed by the space.
Save Block 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. P
You can enter the file name on the input line or select it from the file list.
See also : Dialog
Box.
Create Macro dialog box
The 'Create Macro' 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.
You can enter the file name on the input line or select it from the file list. If you enter an existing file name that file will be overwritten. After 'Create Macro' dialog box is closed Macro Recording begins.
See also : Dialog
Box,
Start
Macro,
End
Macro,
Load
Macro,
Execute
Macro,
Suspend
Macro,
Continue
Macro
Open Macro dialog box
The 'Open Macro' 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. h
It also displays at the bottom a macro description which can be entered when a macro is being created.
You can enter the file name on the input line or select it from the file list. If the file with the name you have entered does not exist 'Open Macro' dialog box will be closed and no action will be taken. If the file exists it will be opened as a macro file.
See also : Dialog
Box,
Start
Macro,
End
Macro,
Load
Macro,
Execute
Macro,
Suspend
Macro,
Continue
Macro
Repeat Macro dialog box
You can specify here how many times the selected macro will be repeated. The default value is 1.
Macro Description dialog box
You can enter here a short description of the functions performed by a newly created macro. This description will later be displayed on the bottom line of the Open
Macro dialog box. The description can be up to 128 characters long.
Set Options Dialog Box
This dialog box allows you to set the Direction of editing, the Ascii Table (which codes will correspond to which keys) and also the Push Mode.
It contains: !
-Edit Direction radio buttons : i
Edit Direction
) left->right
( ) right->left
When left->right is marked then cursor moves from left to right. When right->left is marked then cursor moves from right to left Second setting usable for languages like Hebrew or Arabic.
-Table radio buttons :
Table (Switch Ctrl-Q-T)
) Ascii Regular
( ) Ascii Converted
When Ascii Regular is marked then editor uses standard Ascii codes. When Ascii Converted is marked then editor uses alternative table which has been defined previously. Before you want to use Ascii Converted option you have to define Ascii Converted table using Define
Translation
Table dialog box or you can load Converted Table from any *.TAB file by invoking Config|Load
Table item from menu.
-Push Mode radio buttons : U
Push Mode
( ) Enable
) Disable
This option enables mixing the directions of editing. +
Some Possible settings: (1) - left->right -
Ascii Regular
Push Disable :
You can edit files in a standard way.
(2) - left->right .
Ascii Converted
Push Disable :
You can edit files in a standard way but VED uses alternative table. You can switch between (1) and (2) modes by pressin Ctrl-Q-T hot keys.
(3) - left->right ,
Ascii Converted
Push Enable :
You can push characters (from alternative table) to the right. You can switch between (3) and (1) modes by pressin Ctrl-Q-T hot keys.
(4) - right->left ,
Ascii Converted
Push Enable :
Editing starts from right side and cursor moves from rigth to left (for lenguages like Hebrew, Arabic).
(5) - right->left *
Ascii Regular
Push Enable :
You can push characters to the left. You can switch between (4) and (5) modes by pressin Ctrl-Q-T hot keys.
(6) - right->left -
Ascii Converted
Push Disable :
Editing starts from right side and cursor moves from rigth to left (for lenguages like Hebrew, Arabic).
Also see: Load
Table, ?
Define
Translation
Table,
Mode
Direction
Define Translation Table
This dialog box allows you to create The Ascii Converted Table. There are the Standard Ascii Chart from which you can send codes to input boxes, columns of input boxes for entering new characters or symbols, Send button (for sending the chosen symbol from the Ascii Chart to the active input box), and the standard buttons ( Cancel, OK, Help ). "
One way of creating a new table: 6
(1) - activate an input box ( you can use a Mouse ); x
(2) - choose a symbol from the Ascii Chart ( only if you have a mouse ) which you want to put in the active input box; q
(3) - press the button SEND, the previous symbol is replaced by a new one, and the next input box is activated.
Now you can repeat action from the point (2) if you want to change the symbol of the following input box or you can start from the point (1). &
Second way of creating a new table : l
(1) - activate an input box (use TAB key for forward direction and Shift-TAB keys for backward direction); [
(2) - use <Alt>-<Numeric-Keypad> sequencies for entering symbols. Repeat action from (1). L
When you define the whole Converted Table press button OK. This command displays Create
Table
File dialog box. You have to enter a name of the table file in which the table will be stored. The default table file extension is TAB. This table is active and can be used by VED. Next time this table can be loaded from the table file.
Also see: Load
Table, S
Mode
Direction,
Set
Options
Set
Options
Dialog
Create Table dialog box
The 'Create Table' 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.
You can enter the file name on the input line or select it from the file list. If you enter an existing file name that file will be overwritten.
Open Table dialog box
The 'Open Translation Table' 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.
You can enter the file name on the input line or select it from the file list. If the file with the name you have entered does not exist 'Open Translation Table' dialog box will be closed and no action will be taken. If the file exists it will be opened as a table file.
Header/Footer dialog box
Header/Footer dialog box allows to easily create headers and footers.
After you create a header or footer do not forget to check the Use Headers/Footers check box in a Print
Options
dialog
box if you want the header and/or footer to be printed.
The easiest way to create a header/footer is to press a Default button what will create a standard header/footer containing: Page Number, File Name, System Date, and File Creation Date.
If you do not like the standard layout you can edit the Header/Footer Window. Text entered from the keyboard will be printed exactly as it looks on the screen.
In addition to plain text you can include in your headers/footers the following: Page Numbers, File Name, System Date and File Creation Date by pressing the appropriate buttons. You can quickly clear the Header/Footer Window by pressing Blank button.
You can move a selected word (a word which includes the cursor) by pressing Left, Center, and Right buttons. You can move in the same way more than 1 word by highlighting text with a mouse. U
You can Write a newly created header and footer to a file by pressing Write button. Z
You can Read a previously created header and footer from a file by pressing Read button. T
All buttons can be selected either with a mouse or with a Alt-Hot Key combination.
Run Program dialog box
This dialog box contains 2 input lines: - Program Name: you have to specify here a full name of a program or DOS external command that you want to execute including the path and extension; k
- Parameters: here you can specify parameters that will be passed to the program or DOS external command;
- "Save files" check box - it is strongly recommended that you leave this option on (all modified files will be saved automatically before calling external program);
Examples: - Program Name: c:\drdos\xdel.exe, Parameters: *.bak. - Program Name: c:\tp\tpc.exe, Parameters: c:\tp\test\myprog.pas. E
The dialog box also contains standard OK, Cancel, and Help buttons.
File List dialog box
Displays names of all open files. In order to select a file highlight the appropriate file name using Up/Down arrow keys or a mouse and press OK button. =
The selected file will be brought to the to of the desktop.
Commands Mode dialog box
This dialog box contains one set of radio buttons which allows switching between Vision Edit commands and user-defined commands.
Also see: 1
Config|Define
Commands,
Config|Load
Commands
Define Commands dialog box
The dialog box contains:
1) ListBox - displays all commands of VED for which hotkeys can be redefined (you can use Mouse,or arrows, PgUp, PgDn, Home, End keys in order to move highlighted bar among commands); d
2) Two Input Lines - in those lines the current shortcuts are displayed for a highlighted command.
3) Buttons - 'Modify-1' button: when pressed, you can modify first shortcut (you can press key '1' and the same command will be generated); s
'Modify-2' button: when pressed, you can modify second shortcut (you can press key '2' to generate this command); P
'Clear-1','Clear-2' buttons: to delete current hotkey for highlighted command; ;
'Clear-All' button: deletes hotkeys for all VED commands;
'OK' button: when you finish modification and you press this button you can save your hotkeys in a file (default extension .CMD); Z
Cancel button: when pressed changes will not be saved and the dialog box will be closed. i
4) Below horizontal line there are buttons (arranged like a keyboard) which allow you to define your hotkeys. At the beginnig they are disactivated. When you press 'Modify-1' or 'Modify-2' button some of those buttons are activated. Activated buttons show the way in which new hotkeys can be defined (which keys can be at the first,second,and third position).
How to define new hotkeys:
-highlight the command in List Box;
-press 'Modify-1',or 'Modify-2' button;
if command is included in Menu, Status
Line, or Pulldown Menus and you have
chosen 'Modify-1' the new shortcut will
overwrite the old one.
! NOW YOU SHOULD USE BUTTONS BELOW !
! THE HORIZONTAL LINE !
-choose the first key;
-choose the second key (if allowed);
-choose the third key (if allowed);
-the modification ends automatically
when the key is pressed and this key
ends possible shortcut;
-if the shortcut is used by another
command the Inform window will be
displayed asking if you want to save
new shortcut and delete old one or
descard changes and return to previous
situation;
-if you do not have a mouse you can use the
corresponding keys from your keyboard;
Possible shortcuts:
One Key: F1 - F10, Delete, End, Home, PgUp,
PgDn, DownArr, UpArr, LeftArr,
RigthArr, BackSpace, Insert
Two Keys: Shift-F1,..,F10 Alt-F1,..,F10
Shift-Ins Alt-A,..,Z
Shift-Tab Alt-Space
Shift-Delete Alt-Minus
Alt-Equal
Ctrl-A..Z (without I,Q,K)
Ctrl-Insert
Ctrl-Home
Ctrl-PgUp
Ctrl-PgDn
Ctrl-Delete
Ctrl-End
Ctrl-RightArr,LeftArr
Ctrl-DownArr,UpArr
Ctrl-BackArr
Three Keys: Ctrl-K-A..Z Ctrl-Q-A..Z
Ctrl-K-[ Ctrl-Q-[
Ctrl-K-] Ctrl-Q-]
Ctrl-K-Space Ctrl-Q-Space
How to use new shortcuts:
-first define your shortcuts;
-save them in a file (.CMD extension);
-from 'Config' choose 'Load Commands'
item and load your ??.CMD file;
-from 'Config' choose 'Mode Commands' and
mark 'Use new Commands';
-save VED options if you want Editor to
start with the same setting;
-if you are in a 'Use new Commands' mode
and you open 'Define Commands' dialog box
then you can modify your short cuts and
save then in a new or old file.
Also see: /
Config|Commands
Mode,
Config|Load
Commands
Load Commands dialog box
This dialog box is a standard File
dialog
box which allows you to load a previously defined commands from a file. /
A default extension for command files is CMD. |
Before you can load commands from a file first you have to create a command file using Config|Commands Mode menu function.
Also see: 1
Config|Commands
Mode,
Config|Define
Commands
Create New Command File As dialog box
This dialog box is a standard Save
dialog
box which allows you to store newly defined commands in a file. /
A default extension for command files is CMD. h
After you store your commands in a file you can load them by using Config|Load Commands menu function.
Also see: /
Config|Commands
Mode,
Config|Load
Commands
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
input
box.
You can enter the file name on the input line or select it from the file list. If you enter an existing file name that file will be overwritten.
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