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subject: OPERATIONS ON HIGHLIGHTED AREAS OVERVIEW discussion: Once an area of text has been highlighted, numerous functions may be performed on that area. The result of an operation on a highlighted area often depends upon the type of highlighting. In the pages which follow, each operation will be described. When you press F8, the Highlight Operations key, or select "(A)rea options" in the Main Menu, the Highlight Options menu shown below is displayed. (Unless no area has been highlighted in which case an error message will be shown.) ┌───────────────────┐ │Highlight Options: │ page ╞═══════════════════╪══════ │(A)lign │ 84 │(B)ox / line │ 85 │(C)opy insert │ 86 │(D)elete │ 89 │(E)rase box/line │ 91 │(F)ill │ 92 │-H-redefine box │ 112 │(I)nsert strings │ 93 │(L)ower case │ 94 │(M)ove insert │ 95 │(N)umber │ 98 │(O)verlay │ 86 │(P)aste │ 95 │(Q)uantity │ 99 │(R)eformat │ 100 │(S)ort │ 103 │(T)ranslate │ 105 │(U)pper case │ 94 │e(X)it │<--Exit Highlight Options menu └───────────────────┘ From this menu you may select any of the options available or press Esc or X to exit the menu with no effect. With the exception of -H-, all available options will operate on the highlighted text and then return to the standard PC-Type II edit mode. The -H- option is included so that you may redefine the box before actually drawing the box without having to go through the Configuration Menu. If you select -H- you will be returned to the Highlight Option Menu after defining the box characters so that you can immediately draw the box. 82 subject: ALIGN TEXT ON CHARACTER purpose: This operation will align a highlighted area of text on a specified character, e.g., the decimal point in a column of figures. discussion: This option is primarily intended for Ctrl B highlighting. It will work with Ctrl L highlighting as well, but Ctrl B is recommended. If data being realigned requires that it exceed the bounds of the marked area, it will not be moved outside the boundaries. You should make sure that enough extra space in the marked area exists for the area to be moved successfully. In one of the examples below, insufficient width was provided. To align text, follow these steps: (1) Highlight the column of information to be aligned. (2) In the field provided, move the cursor to the desired location for the alignment character. (3) Type the alignment character, and press Enter. (4) Press F or L to define if the first or last occurrence of the alignment character on each line should be used. You may also specify that either the first or last non-blank character on each line be used for the alignment. To reference the first or last non-blank character use the code "nn", where the position will be taken from the first of the two "n"s. (See example below.) example: In the examples below, the area highlighted is shown by the larger box, and the entry in the field defining the alignment character is displayed in the smaller box. The results of the alignment are shown below. Notice that insufficient room was provided in the first example for the last number to be fully aligned. In both cases, F was the response to "First or Last". ░┌───────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ░│1.1 │ │ aaaaaaaaa │ ░│22.22 │ │ bbbbbbb│ ░│333.333 │ │ ccc│ ░│4444.4444 │ │ dddddd │ ░└───────────┘ └─────────────┘ ░│ . │ │ nn │ ░└───────────┘ └─────────────┘ ░ ░ 1.1 aaaaaaaaa ░ 22.22 bbbbbbb ░ 333.333 ccc ░ 4444.4444 dddddd 83 subject: DRAW BOX / LINE purpose: Draw a box around a highlighted area if it is more than one row deep or more than one column wide, otherwise, draw a line. Except for corner characters, any intersecting lines are replaced with the proper intersection characters. NOTE: This highlight operation is ignored with Sentence type highlighting. boxes: The current eight characters defining a box (see Configuration section) are used to surround the marked area. Only those characters in the top and bottom lines and the left and right columns of the highlighted area are affected. With Line type highlighting, the left and right columns of the highlighted area are considered to be the left and right margins. lines: If only one row or column of the text area is highlighted, a line ┌─────────────────────┐ will be drawn. To determine │ │║ ─ ═ ├╞╟╠ ┤╡╢╣ │ the correct line character to │ │ use, the window to the left │ ┬╥╤╦ ┴╨╧╩ ┼╪╫╬ │ is placed in your screen. │ │ │ ┌╒╓╔ ┘╛╜╝ └╘╙╚ ┐╕╖╗ │ Move the cursor to the │ │ desired line character and │ █▄▀▌▐ :|.+-_= │ press F10 to draw the line ├─────────────────────┤ (or press Esc to cancel the │ Move cursor to line │ request). │ character and press │ │ F10/Enter when done │ As with drawing boxes, if │ (Esc = Exit) │ Line type highlighting was └─────────────────────┘ used, the left and right margins are used as the line boundaries. examples: The dashed lines represent the highlighted areas. ░ BEFORE AFTER ░ +-------+ ╔═══════╗ ░ : : ║ ║ ░┌────────┐ : ┌────╫───┐ ║ ░│aaaa:aaa│ : │aaaa║aaa│ ║ ░│bbbb:bbb│ : │bbbb║bbb│ ║ ░│cccc+---│---+ │cccc╚═══╪═══╝ ░│dddddddd│ │dddddddd│ ░└────────┘ └────────┘ ░ : │ ░╔════════════╗ ╔══════════╪═╗ ░║ : ║ ║ │ ║ ░╠════════════╣ ╠══════════╪═╣ ░║ : ║ ║ │ ║ ░╚════════════╝ ╚══════════╪═╝ ░ : │ 84 subject: COPY (INSERT and OVERLAY) purpose: Copy will duplicate the text in the highlighted area at the cursor. Exactly where the duplicate text is placed depends upon the type of highlighting used. discussion: The "(C)opy insert" option in the Highlight Options menu is the same as keystroke Ctrl C. Selecting this option inserts the text being copied into the target area. No data in the target is lost. The "(O)verlay" option in the Highlight Options menu places the text being copied on top of whatever is currently in the target area. The data copied over is lost. In the text which follows, each type of copy will be described with each type of highlighting. An example will demonstrate each option. Assume that the highlighted area is defined by the boxed area, and that the current cursor location is represented by the ^ character. Ctrl L: (C)OPY INSERT - (or Ctrl C) Selecting this option copies the highlighted lines immediately below the line in which the cursor is currently located. ░ BEFORE COPY AFTER COPY ░┌───────────────┐ ┌───────────────┐ ░│ bbbbbbbbbbb │ │ bbbbbbbbbbb │ ░│ ccccccccccc │ │ ccccccccccc │ ░└───────────────┘ └───────────────┘ ░ eeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeee ░ ffffffff^ff ffffffff^ff ░ ggggggggggg bbbbbbbbbbb ░ hhhhhhhhhhh ccccccccccc ░ ggggggggggg ░ hhhhhhhhhhh Ctrl L: (O)VERLAY The highlighted lines will cover the same number of lines of text beginning with the line containing the cursor. BEFORE COPY AFTER COPY ┌───────────────┐ ┌───────────────┐ │ bbbbbbbbbbb │ │ bbbbbbbbbbb │ │ ccccccccccc │ │ ccccccccccc │ └───────────────┘ └───────────────┘ eeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeee ffffffff^ff bbbbbbbb^bb ggggggggggg ccccccccccc hhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhh 85 Ctrl B: (C)OPY INSERT - (or Ctrl C) The highlighted text will be inserted in the column in which the cursor is located. The text below and to the right of the cursor is shoved to the right. If this will cause the data to exceed the right margin, an error message will be displayed. ░BEFORE COPY AFTER COPY ░ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ░1│1111│1 1│1111│1 ░2│2222│2 2│2222│2 ░3│3333│3 3│3333│3 ░4└────┘4 4└────┘4 ░........ ........ ░.....^.. .....^111... ░........ .....2222... ░........ .....3333... ░........ ........ This particular option can be quite useful for shifting columns to the right. Highlight a column of spaces and copy it next to a column of data as shown below. ░ BEFORE COPY AFTER 2 Ctrl Cs ░┌┐ ┌┐ ░││aaaa ^bbb cccc ││aaaa ^ bbbb cccc ░││aaaa bbbb cccc ││aaaa bbbb cccc ░││aaaa bbbb cccc ││aaaa bbbb cccc ░└┘ └┘ Ctrl B: (O)VERLAY The highlighted text will cover the target area with the upper left corner of the highlighted text beginning at the cursor. ░BEFORE COPY AFTER COPY ░ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ ░1│1111│1 1│1111│1 ░2│2222│2 2│2222│2 ░3│3333│3 3│3333│3 ░4└────┘4 4└────┘4 ░........ ........ ░.....^.. .....1111 ░........ .....2222 ░........ .....3333 ░........ ........ 86 Ctrl S: (C)OPY INSERT - (or Ctrl C) The highlighted sentence(s) (shown as capital letters) are inserted in the text at the cursor. All text under and to the right of the cursor is shoved to the right and down just as if the highlighted area were being typed into the text with insert mode on. BEFORE COPY ░Now is the time for ░all GOOD MEN TO ░COME TO THE AID of ░their party. ░Fourscore and seven ░years ago, our ░fathers brought ░forth upon this ░continent, ^ new ░nation, conceived ░in liberty and ░dedicated to the ░proposition that ░all men are created ░equal. AFTER COPY (Wrap ON) AFTER COPY (Wrap OFF) ░Now is the time for Now is the time for ░all GOOD MEN TO all GOOD MEN TO ░COME TO THE AID of COME TO THE AID of ░their party. their party. ░Fourscore and seven Fourscore and seven ░years ago, our years ago, our ░fathers brought fathers brought ░forth upon this forth upon this ░continent, GOOD continent, ░MEN TO COME TO THE GOOD MEN TO ░AID a new nation, COME TO THE AID ░conceived in a new ░liberty and nation, conceived ░dedicated to the in liberty and ░proposition that dedicated to the ░all men are created proposition that ░equal. all men are created ░ equal. Ctrl S: (O)VERLAY - This option not available with Ctrl S highlighting. 87 subject: DELETE AREA purpose: Delete will delete the highlighted area from the text. This option is the same as keystroke Ctrl D. discussion: When a highlighted area is deleted, the original highlighted area is closed. In the text which follows, each type of delete will be described with each type of highlighting. An example will demonstrate each option. Assume that the highlighted area is defined by the boxed area, and that the current cursor location is represented by the ^ character. Ctrl L: (D)elete - (or Ctrl D) The highlighted lines of text are deleted from the text. ░ BEFORE DELETE AFTER DELETE ░┌───────────────┐ eeeeeeeeeee ░│ bbbbbbbbbbb │ ffffffff^ff ░│ ccccccccccc │ ggggggggggg ░└───────────────┘ hhhhhhhhhhh ░ eeeeeeeeeee ░ ffffffff^ff ░ ggggggggggg ░ hhhhhhhhhhh Ctrl B: (D)elete - (or Ctrl D) The highlighted block of text is removed. ░BEFORE DELETE AFTER DELETE ░ ┌────┐ ░1│1111│1 11 ░2│2222│2 22 ░3│3333│3 33 ░4└────┘4 44 ░........ ........ ░.....^.. .....^.. 88 Ctrl S: (D)elete - (or Ctrl D) The highlighted sentence (shown as capital letters) is removed as if the Del key was used. BEFORE DELETE ░Now is the time for ░all GOOD MEN TO ░COME TO THE AID of ░their party. ░Fourscore and seven ░years ago, our ░fathers brought ░forth upon this ░continent, ^ new ░nation, conceived ░in liberty and ░dedicated to the ░proposition that ░all men are created ░equal. AFTER DELETE (Wrap On) AFTER DELETE (Wrap Off) ░Now is the time for Now is the time for ░all of their all ░party. Fourscore of ░and seven years their party. ░ago, our fathers Fourscore and seven ░brought forth upon years ago, our ░this continent, a fathers brought ░new nation, ^ forth upon this ░conceived in continent, ^ new ░liberty and nation, conceived ░dedicated to the in liberty and ░proposition that dedicated to the ░all men are created proposition that ░equal. all men are created ░ equal. 89 subject: ERASE BOX/LINE purpose: This command allows you to remove a box or line and insure that any intersections are preserved after the removal. discussion: This highlight option only works with Ctrl B highlighting. Highlight the box or line by pressing Ctrl B at its opposite extremities. Then use the "(E)rase box/line" selection of the Highlight option menu by pressing E. examples: If you have a line filled with intersection characters as shown below ░ ════╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪═╪════ ░ ^ ^ move to the two extremities shown with the ^ character, and press Ctrl B. Then use the "(E)rase box/line" option and the result will be as shown: ░ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ With the example below on the left, mark the corners of the double box and then press Ctrl B. Using the "(E)rase box/line" option the result is shown on the right. ░ ░ ╔═══════╗ ░ ║ ║ ░┌────╫───┐ ║ ┌────────┐ ░│aaaa║aaa│ ║ │aaaa aaa│ ░│bbbb║bbb│ ║ │bbbb bbb│ ░│cccc╚═══╪═══╝ ------> │cccc │ ░│dddddddd│ │dddddddd│ ░└────────┘ └────────┘ 90 subject: FILL AREA purpose: This highlight option will fill any marked area with any selected character. Fill offers an excellent alternative to the delete command. If you fill an area with the blank character, the contents of the area are effectively deleted or erased. The difference is that the space occupied by the original contents will remain. The lines or columns eliminated will not be "scrunched". NOTE: This option produces the same result as keystroke Ctrl F. discussion: Highlight an area and then use the "(F)ill" selection from the highlight option menu (or press Ctrl F). When you do so, the message below will appear. ╔══════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Enter the desired fill character. ║ ║Press F10 if current fill char is correct.║ ║ Ctrl @ will offer you full valid set. ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════╝ If you wanted to fill the highlighted area with periods, just press the period key. If the current fill character displayed in the status area is correct, press F10 or Enter. If you want to select a character from the full ASCII character set, press Ctrl @. If you decide you do not want to fill at all, press Esc. When you make your selection, the highlighted area will be filled with the character selected. NOTE: The character selected will become the new fill character and will appear in the double line at the top left of your screen. example: Suppose you marked an area represented by the box below. Using the Fill command and selecting the $ character, the result would be as shown at the right. ░................ ................ ░...┌────────┐... ...$$$$$$$$$$... ░...│........│... ...$$$$$$$$$$... ░...│........│... ...$$$$$$$$$$... ░...└────────┘... ...$$$$$$$$$$... ░................ ................ 91 subject: REPLICATE TEXT purpose: This option will insert the same text string in each line highlighted at the left highlight extremity. discussion: Suppose you redirected a DOS DIR command to a .BAT file, and are editing that file. After deleting a number of lines, you want each of the selected files left to be copied to the B disk. This is a perfect condition to use the Replicate Text option. To replicate text, follow these steps: (1) Highlight the location for the insertion to take place. (2) Select "(I)nsert strings" from the Highlight Options menu. (3) Type in the text to be duplicated on each line and press Enter. (If you need to have a space at the end of the text, use the ! character.) NOTE: With this option, the text may be shoved beyond the right margin. Since it is assumed that you may be performing a block delete of the inserted text at a later time, this is permitted. Example: In the example below, a list of files is the text being edited. FILE1.EXT FILE2.EXT FILE3.EXT FILE4.EXT First the F's of the words FILEx are highlighted with Ctrl Bs. Then the "(I)nsert string" option is selected and the text "copy!" is entered in the field provided. The result is shown below. copy FILE1.EXT copy FILE2.EXT copy FILE3.EXT copy FILE4.EXT Next, a column of spaces beyond the extension is highlighted with Ctrl Bs and the text "b:" is entered in response to the "(I)nsert string" text request. The final result is: copy FILE1.EXT b: copy FILE2.EXT b: copy FILE3.EXT b: copy FILE4.EXT b: 92 subject: Lower / Upper Case purpose: This option translates the characters in the highlighted area to upper case or lower case depending upon the selection made. discussion: Highlight an area containing characters and then select the "(U)pper case" or "(L)ower case" option of the Highlight Options menu. When you do so, any characters in the area which were defined in the "Upper/Lower case" definition (see Configuration section) will be converted to their upper or lower case equivalents. example: Suppose you highlighted the entire line shown below. AaBbCcDdEdFfGgHhIiJj Using the "(U)pper case" option the line would be converted to: AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJ Using the "(L)ower case" option the line would be converted to: aabbccddeeffgghhiijj 93 subject: MOVE (INSERT and PASTE) purpose: Move will move the text in the highlighted area to the location of the cursor. Exactly where the moved text is placed depends upon the type of highlighting used. discussion: The "(M)ove insert" option in the Highlight Options menu is the same as keystroke Ctrl M. Selecting this option inserts the text being moved into the target area. No data in the target area is lost. The original location of the source data is deleted. The "(P)aste" option places the text being moved on top of whatever is currently in the target area. The data initially in the target area is lost. The original location of the source data is cleared. In the text which follows, each type of move will be described with each type of highlighting. An example will demonstrate each option. Assume that the highlighted area is defined by the boxed area, and that the current cursor location is represented by the ^ character. Ctrl L: (M)OVE INSERT - (or Ctrl M) Selecting this option moves the highlighted lines immediately below the line in which the cursor is currently located. ░ BEFORE MOVE AFTER MOVE ░┌───────────────┐ eeeeeeeeeee ░│ bbbbbbbbbbb │ ffffffff^ff ░│ ccccccccccc │ bbbbbbbbbbb ░└───────────────┘ ccccccccccc ░ eeeeeeeeeee ggggggggggg ░ ffffffff^ff hhhhhhhhhhh ░ ggggggggggg ░ hhhhhhhhhhh Ctrl L: (P)ASTE The highlighted lines will cover the same number of lines of text beginning with the line containing the cursor. ░ BEFORE MOVE AFTER MOVE ░┌───────────────┐ ░│ bbbbbbbbbbb │ ░│ ccccccccccc │ ░└───────────────┘ ░ eeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeee ░ ffffffff^ff bbbbbbbb^bb ░ ggggggggggg ccccccccccc ░ hhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhh 94 Ctrl B: (M)OVE INSERT - (or Ctrl M) The highlighted text will be inserted in the column in which the cursor is located. The text below and to the right of the cursor is shoved to the right. If this will cause the data to exceed the right margin, an error message will be displayed. The location where the source data was located is closed. ░BEFORE MOVE AFTER MOVE ░ ┌────┐ ░1│1111│1 11 ░2│2222│2 22 ░3│3333│3 33 ░4└────┘4 44 ░........ ........ ░.....^.. .....^111... ░........ .....2222... ░........ .....3333... ░........ ........ This particular option can be quite useful for shifting columns of text. Highlight a column of text and shift it to a new column location as shown below. ░ BEFORE MOVE AFTER MOVE ░┌─────┐ ░│aaaa │bbbb ^ccc bbbb aaaa cccc ░│aaaa │bbbb cccc bbbb aaaa cccc ░│aaaa │bbbb cccc bbbb aaaa cccc ░└─────┘ Ctrl B: (P)ASTE The highlighted text will cover the target area with the upper left corner of the highlighted text beginning at the cursor. The original location of the source text is blanked. ░BEFORE MOVE AFTER MOVE ░ ┌────┐ ░1│1111│1 1 1 ░2│2222│2 2 2 ░3│3333│3 3 3 ░4└────┘4 4 4 ░........ ........ ░.....^.. .....1111 ░........ .....2222 ░........ .....3333 ░........ ........ 95 Ctrl S: (M)OVE INSERT - (or Ctrl M) The highlighted sentence(s) shown as capital letters, are inserted in the text at the cursor. All text under and to the right of the cursor is pushed to the right and down just as if the highlighted area were being typed with insert mode on. The original location of the text is deleted, just as if it had been deleted with the Del key. BEFORE MOVE ░Now is the time for ░all GOOD MEN TO ░COME TO THE AID of ░their party. ░Fourscore and seven ░years ago, our ░fathers brought ░forth upon this ░continent, ^ new ░nation, conceived ░in liberty and ░dedicated to the ░proposition that ░all men are created ░equal. AFTER MOVE (Wrap ON) AFTER MOVE (Wrap OFF) ░Now is the time for Now is the time for ░all of their party. all ░Fourscore and seven of ░years ago, our their party. ░fathers brought Fourscore and seven ░forth upon this years ago, our ░continent, ^OOD MEN fathers brought ░TO COME TO THE AID forth upon this ░a new nation, continent, ^ ░conceived in GOOD MEN TO ░liberty and COME TO THE AID ░dedicated to the a new ░proposition that nation, conceived ░all men are created in liberty and ░equal. dedicated to the ░ proposition that ░ all men are created ░ equal. Ctrl S: (P)ASTE - This option not available with Ctrl S highlighting. 96 subject: NUMBER LINES purpose: This option inserts a sequence of numbers into each highlighted line at the left highlight extremity. discussion: This is a handy option to use when you are sorting and want to be able to reference the original ordering of the lines. To number lines, follow these steps: (1) Highlight the column where the numbers are to be inserted with Ctrl Bs. (2) Select the "(N)umber" option from the Highlight Options menu. (3) Type the starting number for the list of numbers which will be inserted in the text, and then press Enter. (4) Type the positive number by which the list of numbers should increase on each line, and then press Enter. examples: In the two examples below, the first "g" and the first "e" and Ctrl B was pressed to highlight the area. In the first example, the initial number 1 was given with an increment of 1. In the second example, the initial number 2 was given with an increment of 4. ░ BEFORE AFTER (1) AFTER(2) ░ gggggg 1 gggggg 2 gggggg ░ bbbbbb 2 bbbbbb 6 bbbbbb ░ ffffff 3 ffffff 10 ffffff ░ dddddd 4 dddddd 14 dddddd ░ aaaaaa 5 aaaaaa 18 aaaaaa ░ cccccc 6 cccccc 22 cccccc ░ eeeeee 7 eeeeee 26 eeeeee 97 subject: MATH OPERATIONS ON AREA purpose: To perform simple math operations on numbers in the text area, storing the result in a buffer for subsequent insertion into the text file. discussion: Normally, this option would be used with columns of numbers, but it doesn't have to be. Any text in a highlighted area which can be interpreted as a number will be processed. Operators may be placed immediately before a number, and special characters (such as $,<> defined in the Configuration section) are recognized as valid characters in the number. In fact, if any of these characters are found in any number, they will be included in the result. If no operator is located immediately before the number, then the number is assumed to be added to the list. Recognizable operators are, +-* and /. (Also, x or X may be used in place of * for multiplication and ÷ may be used instead of / for division.) For a unit of text to be considered a number, it must not have any adjoining characters on either side. Parentheses will be interpreted as non-numeric characters and the number will not be accepted. Hexadecimal numbers may be used as long as they begin with a 0 and end with an h. If all the numbers in the value are hexadecimal, the result will be displayed as hexadecimal. To perform math operations, follow these steps: (1) Highlight the area to be calculated. (2) Select "(Q)uantity" from the Highlight Options menu. (3) Move the cursor to the desired location to insert the result. (4) Press Ctrl _. examples: In the examples below, assume the highlighted areas are shown in boxes. The result of the quantity option at the left is $1,001.00. The result for the example at the right is 15. ┌───────┐ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │ $3.40 │ │ This will show how 5 numbers │ │ <2.40>│ │ are summed in the text. 1 │ │ x5.00 │ │ is on the top line. 2 num- │ │ ÷2.50 │ │ bers above and 2 below make │ │ -1.00 │ │ up the 5 numbers. │ │ 1,000 │ └──────────────────────────────┘ └───────┘ 98 subject: REFORMAT AREA purpose: Reformat will reorganize the text according to the margin definitions, the number of spaces requested at the end of a sentence (set in Configure), and the type of justification selected. discussion: When reformatting a highlighted area, a distinction is made between Ctrl L highlighting and Ctrl B highlighting. (Reformatting Ctrl S highlighting is not allowed). In the following discussion, the result of reformatting each type of highlighting will be described. With each type, however, the following menu will be displayed before the reformatting takes place. ┌─────────────────────┐ │REFORMAT types: │ ╞═════════════════════╡ │ (C)enter text │ │ (L)eft justify text│ │ (R)ight justify text│ │ (B)lock justify text│ │ e(X)it │ └─────────────────────┘ Center reformatting assumes the text on each line is configured as you want it, except that you want each line centered within the margins. Left justify reformatting will reorganize the text according to the definitions described above. The first line of a paragraph will be indented if indent was defined in the tabs. The left edge will be smooth and the right edge jagged, depending upon where the words end. Right justification will reorganize the text and make the right edge smooth and the left edge jagged. Block justification will make both right and left edges smooth. This is accomplished by adding spaces in the line until the text reaches the right margin. Indentation will be honored. 99 Ctrl L: Assume the lines in the examples below are highlighted and the left and right margins are as indicated. (1) Center Reformat ░AAA BBB CCC ░DDDDDD ░EEEE FFFF ░L..........................................R After using the Center Reformat option: ░ AAA BBB CCC ░ DDDDDD ░ EEEE FFFF ░L..........................................R (2) Left Reformat ░This text needs to be reformatted. ░These lines are highlighted and then ░the LEFT Reformat option ░ will be used. ░L..........................................R ░ ░This text needs to be reformatted. These ░lines are highlighted and then the LEFT ░Reformat option will be used. ░L..........................................R (3) Right Reformat ░This text needs to be reformatted. ░These lines are highlighted and then ░the RIGHT Reformat option ░ will be used. ░L..........................................R ░ ░ This text needs to be reformatted. These ░ lines are highlighted and then the RIGHT ░ Reformat option will be used. ░L..........................................R (4) Block Reformat ░This text needs to be reformatted. ░These lines are highlighted and then ░the LEFT Reformat option ░ will be used. ░L..........................................R ░ ░This text needs to be reformatted. These ░lines are highlighted and then the LEFT ░Reformat option will be used. ░L..........................................R 100 Ctrl B: The Ctrl B option assumes that you may want the result of the reformatting to have a different width than the marked area. Before reformatting takes place, a "pseudo" tab line is shown and you can define new Left and Right margins (and Indent if applicable). Otherwise, Left, Right, Block and Center reformatting are the same as with Ctrl L highlighting. The default L and R are set to the column extremities of the highlighted area. ░......┌─────────────────┐..... ░..... │This area has │..... ░..... │been marked and │..... ░..... │is going to be │..... ░..... │reformatted. The│..... ░..... │width will be │..... ░..... │modified before │..... ░..... │the reformat as │..... ░..... │shown. │..... ░......└─────────────────┘..... ░ ░ L R margins suggested ░ L R margins modified The result of the reformat with this modification to the margins is shown below. ░.............................. ░..... This area has ..... ░..... been marked and ..... ░..... is going to be ..... ░..... reformatted. ..... ░..... The width will ..... ░..... be modified ..... ░..... before the ..... ░..... reformat as ..... ░ shown. ░.............................. Operating on the same text but making the margins wider modifies the text as shown below. ░ L R margins suggested ░ L R margins modified ░.............................. ░..... This area has been ..... ░..... marked and is going..... ░..... to be reformatted. ..... ░..... The width will be ..... ░..... modified before the..... ░..... reformat as shown. ..... ░..... ..... ░.............................. 101 subject: SORTING purpose: The Sort option of PC-Type II allows you to sort up to ten fields (the fields may overlay), where each field may be defined as Ascending or Descending, case Sensitive or case Insensitive, and may be of variable lengths. The sort may be defined to move the entire line of data into the sorted order, or only the highlighted portion of the line. discussion: The Sort Order definition and the Upper/Lower case definition of the Configuration section are used when a sort is performed. To sort, follow these steps: (1) Highlight the text to be sorted. (Ctrl S marking will not be accepted for the sort operation.) (2) Select the "(S)ort" option. If you highlighted the area to be sorted with Ctrl B, you will be asked at this point if you intend to move the entire line or only the sorted area. If you used Ctrl L highlighting, then PC-Type II assumes that you want the entire line to be moved. Unless you only want the highlighted portion of the text to be moved as a result of the sort, there is no advantage to highlighting with Ctrl B, and it will require an additional question. (3) Define the sort fields and press Enter. Press Enter again with an empty definition to indicate there are no more fields to be defined. For step 3, you are presented with a data entry field which extends through the column extremities of the highlighted area. To define a field, move the cursor to the beginning of the field and repeatedly press the "a", "A", "d" or "D" keys until reaching the end of the field. Use a to sort ascending»and case insensitive.» Use A to sort ascending»and case sensitive.» Use d to sort descending»and case insensitive.» Use D to sort descending»and case sensitive.» NOTE: If you press Enter at the start of step 3, then the entire highlighted area is assumed to be the field definition and the sort will be conducted as an ascending case sensitive sort. 102 examples: In the example below, the area boxed in was highlighted with Ctrl B. In both cases, the default sort was performed by not defining any fields, but by pressing Enter when requested to define the fields. The result in the middle occurred by responding that only the marked area should be moved. The result on the right occurred by stating that the entire line should be moved. ░ ┌──────┐ marked area entire line ░1│gggggg│ 1 aaaaaa 5 aaaaaa ░2│bbbbbb│ 2 bbbbbb 2 bbbbbb ░3│ffffff│ 3 cccccc 6 cccccc ░4│dddddd│ 4 dddddd 4 dddddd ░5│aaaaaa│ 5 eeeeee 7 eeeeee ░6│cccccc│ 6 ffffff 3 ffffff ░7│eeeeee│ 7 gggggg 1 gggggg ░ └──────┘ In the next example, the last name, first name, and age of individuals are presented in column form. A sort was performed with: (1) the first field defined as a case sensitive, ascending sort on the last name (2) the second field defined as a case insensitive, descending sort on the first name, with tie breakers being determined by age. ┌─────────────────────┐ │ AAAAAAAA │ field 1 definition └─────────────────────┘ ┌─────────────────────┐ │ dddddddddd│ field 2 definition └─────────────────────┘ ░ Smith, Sally 24 (data before sort) ░ Jones, David 45 ░ Earl, Dick 32 ░ Smith, John 14 ░ Jones, Ruth 66 ░ Smith, John 13 ░ Doe, John 25 ░ ░ Doe, John 25 (data after sort) ░ Earl, Dick 32 ░ Jones, Ruth 66 ░ Jones, David 45 ░ Smith, Sally 24 ░ Smith, John 14 ░ Smith, John 13 103 subject: TRANSLATE CHARACTERS IN AREA purpose: This highlight option will translate some characters in the highlighted area into different characters. discussion: Follow these steps for the Translate option. (1) Highlight an area of interest. (2) Select the "(T)ranslate" option from the Highlight Options menu. (3) Respond to the request "Enter characters to replace:" by typing those characters existing in the highlighted area which are to be translated. Then press Enter. Note that if you plan to translate the space character you should use the ! character instead. The ! character is not available for translation. (4) Respond to the request "Enter replacement characters:" by typing those characters which are to replace the first set of characters. Then press Enter. Note again that you should use the ! character if the space character is intended. example: Suppose you want to translate the characters comprising the box below at left to a different set. After highlighting the box, you might respond to the first request for characters with the set of characters: /\"= and the second request for characters with set: ++|- The result of these entries is shown below at the right. ░/=====\ +-----+ ░" " | | ░" " | | ░" " | | ░\=====/ +-----+ 104