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═══════════════ Built-in Keystroke Macros for "Normal" Layout ════════════════
(Edit VJHELP.HLP if you change the layout)
<Alt-N> {FILE, Open} Open a new file for editing
<Alt-X> {FILE, Exit} Exit VEDIT
<Ctrl-F> {EDIT, Format para} Format a paragraph
<Alt-Bksp> {EDIT, Undo, Edit} Undo last edit operation (keystroke)
<Ctrl-U> {EDIT, Undo, Line} Undo current/previous line(s)
<F9> {BLOCK, Set marker} Set "character" type block marker
<Ctrl-N> {BLOCK, Set column} Set "column" type block marker
<Ctrl-PgUp> {GOTO, Beginning} Goto the beginning of the file
<Ctrl-PgDn> {GOTO, End} Goto the end of the file
<Ctrl-S> {GOTO, Set} Set a text marker
<Ctrl-G> {GOTO, Goto} Goto a text marker
<Alt-F3> {GOTO, Matching ()} Goto matching parentheses () <> [] {}
<Alt-J> {MISC, Color toggle} Toggle between window colors
<Alt-L> {MISC, VGA/EGA toggle} Toggle between 25 and 43/50 line
<Ctrl-K> {MISC, Keyboard, Add} Add a new keystroke macro
<Alt-K> {MISC, Keyboard, Record} Begin recording a new keystroke macro
<Ctrl-P> {PRINT, Block} Print a block of text
Press <Enter> to continue:
Box drawing characters assigned to <Shft-F1> through <Shft-F10>:
╔══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╗
║ F1 │ F2 │ F3 │ F4 │ F5 │ F6 │ F7 │ F8 │ F9 │ F10 ║
╟──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────╢
║ ║ │ ═ │ ╔ │ ╗ │ ╚ │ ╝ │ ╦ │ ╩ │ ╠ │ ╣ ║
╚══════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧══════╧══════╝
Press <Enter> to continue:
HELP TOPICS
STAT Status line messages
MARG Setting left and right margins
FORM Formatting paragraphs
HZ Horizontal scrolling
IC Inserting control and graphics characters
CONV Lower / upper case key conversion
MOUSE Mouse support
Enter the word on the left for help on above topics:
\CU\ \CD\ \CR\ \CL\
[CURSOR UP] Moves the cursor up one line, to the same horizontal
position if possible.
NOTE: The "Cursor positioning mode" determines whether the
cursor can be positioned past shorter lines.
[CURSOR DOWN] Moves the cursor down one line, to the same horizontal
position if possible.
[CURSOR RIGHT] Moves the cursor to the next character. At the end of
the line, it moves to the beginning of the next line.
With "Cursor positioning mode" set to "4", the cursor
is permitted to move past the end of a line.
[CURSOR LEFT] Moves the cursor to the previous character. At the
beginning of a line, it moves to the end of the
previous line.
\LB\ \LE\ \NL\
[LINE BEGIN] Moves the cursor to the first character of the current
line or, if already there, to the first character of
the previous line of text.
[LINE END] Moves the cursor to the end of the current line or, if
already there, to the end of the next line of text.
The behavior of [LINE BEGIN/END] can be changed with
{CONFIG, Emulation, Line emulation mode}.
[NEXT LINE] Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next line of
text.
\PW\ \NW\ \PP\ \NP\
[PREVIOUS WORD] Moves the cursor to the first character of the current
word or, if already there, to the beginning of the
previous word.
[NEXT WORD] Moves the cursor to the first character of next word.
[PREV PARAGRAPH] Moves the cursor to the beginning of the current
paragraph or, if already there, to the beginning of
the previous paragraph.
[NEXT PARAGRAPH] Moves the cursor to the beginning of next paragraph.
\SU\ \SD\ \SR\ \SL\
[SCROLL UP] Similar to [CURSOR UP], except that the cursor remains
on the same screen line and the screen moves down
instead.
[SCROLL DOWN] Similar to [CURSOR DOWN], except that the cursor
remains on the same screen line and the screen moves
up instead.
[SCROLL RIGHT] Moves the screen window right to view long lines
going off the right side of the screen.
[SCROLL LEFT] Moves the screen window left to view the beginning
part of long lines.
\TC\ \NT\
[TAB CHARACTER] In Overstrike mode, it moves the cursor to the next
tab stop, same as [NEXT TAB STOP]. In Insert mode or
at the end of a line it inserts a Tab character
<Ctrl-I> (or optionally spaces to the next tab stop).
NOTE: Change the "Typewriter mode" to always insert a Tab
character (or spaces).
[NEXT TAB STOP] Moves the cursor to the character at the next tab
stop.
\PU\ \PD\ \SB\ \SE\
[PAGE UP] Backs up to the previous "page" of text - similar to
typing [CURSOR UP] for 3/4 screen lines.
[PAGE DOWN] Advances to the next "page" of text - similar to
typing [CURSOR DOWN] for 3/4 screen lines.
[SCREEN BEGIN] Moves the cursor to the top (allowed) line in the
window, typically line 3.
[SCREEN END] Moves the cursor to the bottom (allowed) line in the
window, typically the 3rd from the last.
\IT\ \EC\
[INSERT TOGGLE] Toggles between the "Insert" and "Overstrike" modes.
Use {EDIT, Insert mode} and {EDIT, Overstrike mode}
to force a particular mode.
[ENTER CTRL] Enters the next character, whether a displayable
character, a control character or a graphics
character, into the text.
\BS\ \DC\ \EE\ \EL\
[BACKSPACE] Deletes the character to the left of the cursor. At the
beginning of a line it deletes the preceding "newline",
effectively merging two lines together.
NOTE: The behavior can be changed with {CONFIG, Emulation,
[BACKSPACE] emulation mode}.
[DELETE] Deletes the character at the cursor position. The cursor
doesn't move. Also deletes the "newline" character, which for
DOS, is normally a <CR><LF> pair.
If the cursor is in, or just past, a highlighted block, the
entire block is deleted.
NOTE: The behavior can be changed with {CONFIG, Emulation,
Special emulation modes}.
[ERASE EOL] Deletes (erases) all characters from the cursor position to
the end of the text line.
[ERASE LINE] Deletes (erases) the entire text line.
\DP\ \DN\
[DEL PREVIOUS WORD] When the cursor is at the beginning of a word or
between words, it deletes characters to the left up
to the next word. Pressed again, it deletes the
previous word.
[DEL NEXT WORD] When the cursor is in a word, it deletes to the end of
the word. Pressed again, it deletes the characters
between words.
\CA\ \ES\
[CANCEL] Cancels the current operation, e.g. any pull-down menu or any
prompt. It cancels any operation taking place because of a
[REPEAT]. At the edit level (no prompts) it removes the
first block marker (if set).
[ESCAPE] Escapes from the current prompt or menu level. At the edit
level it pops up the {ESCAPE} menu from which you can cancel
operations or exit/quit the editor.
\RE\ \RL\
[REPEAT] The next typed character or edit function is repeated. This
is either a multiple of four or the number typed in. Press
[CANCEL] to abort.
[REPEAT LAST] Repeats the last edit operation a single time.
\ID\ \UD\
[INDENT] Increases the left margin by the amount of the "Indent
Increment". Each new line is then automatically padded with
tabs and spaces to the left margin. The padding will also take
place on the current line if the cursor is before any text on
the line.
[UNDENT] Reduces the left margin by the "Indent increment", until it is
zero. One [UNDENT] therefore cancels one [INDENT].
NOTE: If the cursor is within a highlighted block, these functions
will indent/undent the entire block.
\VE\ \VS\
[VISUAL EXIT] Visual Mode is exited to access the limited command
macro language in VEDIT Jr. (It is a small subset
of the VEDIT PLUS macro language.)
[VISUAL ESCAPE] This is identical to the [VISUAL EXIT], except that
any current command execution is aborted.
\BC\ \BM\
[BLOCK COPY] Copies a block of text within the current file. A highlighted
block will be copied to the current cursor position. It is
identical to {BLOCK, Copy to cursor}.
[BLOCK MOVE] Moves a block of text within the current file. A highlighted
block will be moved to the current cursor position. It is
identical to {BLOCK, Move to cursor}.
NOTE: {CONFIG, Emulation, Auto-cancel block markers} controls
whether the block will remain highlighted in its new location.
The exact operation of these editing functions depends upon how many block
markers have been set:
FUNCTION Default NO MARKERS SET 1 MARKER SET 2 MARKERS SET
───────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
[BLOCK COPY] <Ctrl-F9>│ Set 1st Marker Set 2nd Marker Copy block to cursor
[BLOCK MOVE] <Alt-F9> │ Set 1st Marker Set 2nd Marker Move block to cursor
Therefore, [BLOCK COPY] can be used to set the block markers regardless of how
the block will be used.
\RC\ \RM\ \RI\
[T-REG COPY] Copies the highlighted block of text to the "scratchpad" text
register. If no block markers are yet set, it sets the first
block marker.
[T-REG MOVE] Copies the highlighted block of text to the "scratchpad" text
register and deletes the block from the original text. If no
block markers are yet set, it sets the first block marker.
[T-REG INSERT] Inserts the contents of the "scratchpad" text register at the
current cursor position. If the block was copied/moved to the
text register as a columnar block, it will be inserted as a
columnar block. The register contents are not altered.
\SH\ \SA\
[SEARCH] Performs a search. Prompts for the search string - enter up to
80 characters; or [CURSOR UP] to reuse previous search
strings. Press [SEARCH] again to select from the "search
options".
Press <Ctrl-N> to search for "newline" (DOS: <CR><LF>). To
search for other control chars precede them with [ENTER CTRL]
(<Ctrl-Q>). Use "||" to search for a single "|".
If the cursor is within a highlighted block, the search is
restricted to the block. The search starts at the cursor
position; move to the beginning of the block to search the
entire block.
[SEARCH AGAIN] Repeats the previous [SEARCH] or [REPLACE]. Allows searching
for or replacing the next occurrence.
OPTIONS: [A]gain [B]egin [F]ar [R]everse [W]ord Expressions[Y/N]
Select one or more options by typing the corresponding letters
"A", "B", "F", "R", "W" and "Y" or "N" followed by <Enter>.
A Reuses the previous search/replace strings. In conjunction with
[B]egin it can be used to search again starting from the beginning of
the file.
B Starts search from the beginning of the buffer/file.
F Search/replace to the "far" end of the file, performing file buffering
if necessary. Also causes [B]egin option to start search from the
beginning of the file. This option is the DEFAULT unless the "Enable
global file operations" switch is off.
R Search/replace in the reverse direction, i.e. toward the beginning of
the file.
W Restricts the search to entire "words".
Y/N Overrides the current search mode. "Y" enables regular expressions
while "N" disables regular expressions.
SEARCH PATTERN MATCHING CODES
|A Match any alphabetic letter, upper or lower case
|B Match a blank - single space or tab
|C Match any control character
|D Match any numeric digit - "0" - "9"
|F Match any alphanumeric - a letter or a digit
|G Match any graphics (high-bit) character
|Hhh Match character with hexadecimal value 'hh'
|L Match end of line: <CR> and/or <LF>
|N Match any character except following character or pattern
|P Match any parenthesis - (), {}, [], <>
|S Match any separator - not a letter or digit
|T Match selected separators (terminators) -
Space, Tab, <CR>, <LF>, ; : , " '
|U Match any upper case letter
|V Match any lower case letter
|W Match white space - single or multiple spaces or tabs
|X Match any character
|< Match beginning of line (zero length match)
|> Match end of line (zero length match)
|ddd Match character with decimal value 'ddd'
|000 Match the null (hex 00) character
|{set} Matches one occurrence of any item in the "pattern set".
|[set] Matches one optional occurrence of any item in "pattern set".
|| Use "||" when you need to search for "|"
\RP\
[REPLACE] Performs a selective or global search and replace. Prompts for
the search and replacement strings. After locating the text,
prompts with the replacement options.
If the cursor is within a highlighted block, the search/
replace is restricted to the block; the search starts at the
cursor position.
REPLACE? [Y]es [N]o [R]est [O]ne [C]ancel
Select one option by pressing "Y", "N", "R", "O" or "C".
Y Make the replacement; search for next occurrence.
N Do not make the replacement; search for next occurrence.
R Make replacement and replace all other occurrences without prompting.
O Make "one" single replacement; function is done.
C Do not make the replacement; function is done.
\HE\
[HELP] You are successfully using the [HELP] function. In addition to
help with the edit functions, the last help menu screen
includes a menu of common Visual Mode topics.
\ME\
[MENU] Starts the pull-down menu interface from which you can select
the desired editing function. Use the cursor keys to access
the desired item. Then press <Enter> to select it. Pressing
[ESCAPE] backs you out of the menu system one level at a time.
Pressing [CANCEL] cancels any prompts and removes the menu
interface.
For specific help, access the desired pull-down menu and press
[HELP].
\BL\
{BLOCK} Menu --
Set marker Marks the beginning and end of a text block. Note that
either the beginning or the end of the block may be
set first. The 2nd marker is only needed for "Copy to
cursor" and "Move to cursor". When only the first
block marker is set, the cursor position is used as
the second marker.
Set column marker Marks a columnar block of text.
Copy to cursor Copies the previously marked block of text to the
current cursor position.
Move to cursor Moves the previously marked block of text to the
current cursor position and deletes the block from its
original position.
Copy to register Copies the block of text to the "scratchpad" register.
The status line message changes to "TEXT".
Move to register Similar to "Copy", except that the text block is
deleted from the text after it is moved to the
"scratchpad" register.
Insert register Inserts the "scratchpad" register at the current
cursor position. The register itself is not changed.
Delete Deletes the currently marked block of text.
[DELETE] will also delete the block when the cursor
is in the block.
Write to disk Prompts for a filename and then writes the marked
block of text to a file on disk.
Remove markers Removes (cancels) any block markers that are currently
set.
Swap ends Swaps the position of the cursor with the current
block marker. Selecting it twice restores the cursor
and block marker. Useful for seeing where the block
begins.
\ED\
{EDIT} Menu --
Insert mode Changes to "Insert" mode if not already set.
Overstrike mode Changes to "Overstrike" mode if not already set.
Enter CTRL char Prompts for the control character to be inserted.
The character corresponding to the next pressed key
is inserted without regard to any function that
key might perform. Same as [ENTER CTRL].
Erase line Deletes (erases) the entire text line. Same as
[ERASE LINE].
Erase EOL Deletes (erases) all characters from the cursor
position to the end of the text line. Same as
[ERASE EOL].
Center line Centers the text line between the current left and
right margins; advances to the next line.
Format paragraph Formats a paragraph using the current left and
right margins.
Repeat The next typed character or edit function is repeated.
This is either a multiple of four or the number typed
in. Press [CANCEL] to abort. Same as [REPEAT].
Insert file Prompts for and then inserts the specified file at the
cursor position. {CONFIG, Emulation, Advance cursor
past...} controls whether the cursor is left at the
beginning or end of the inserted text.
Undo Sub-menu - Undo recent editing operations keystroke-
by-keystroke, line-by-line or deletion-by-deletion.
Lower/Upper case Sub-Menu - Change a letter to upper case, lower case
or switch its case. Works on a single char or within a
highlighted block.
\FL\
{FILE} Menu --
Browse mode When set to "Yes" the current file cannot be altered any
further. Also, the next file opened with {FILE, Open}
(<Alt-N>) will be opened in a fast "browse-only" mode.
To alter a file currently in browse-only mode, close the file
with {FILE, New}, set browse mode to "No" and re-edit the file
with {FILE, Open}.
Browse-only mode is permanently selected when starting up
VEDIT with the "-b" option.
New Empties (closes) the buffer. If the buffer contains an
altered file, you are prompted whether the file should be
saved or abandoned.
Note: {FILE, New} is rarely needed because you can use {FILE, Open}
to save/abandon the current file and create a new file.
Open Opens a new file for editing. The current file may be saved
or abandoned. If the new file does not exist, it is created.
Directory Displays the directory of any desired drive or directory. Any
new drive and/or directory you select will become the new
"default" or "current" directory. Allows use of wildcard
characters, e.g. "*.TXT". Press <Enter> to display all files.
Save as Saves the file being edited under a new name and permits
continued editing under this new name.
Save and cont. Saves current file to disk for continued editing. Protection
against power failure or major mistakes.
Exit Prompts whether the current file is to be saved or abandoned.
It then exits VEDIT. If the buffer is empty or the file has
not been altered, it exits without prompting.
\GO\
{GOTO} Menu --
Begin of file Moves cursor to the first character in the file.
End of file Moves cursor past the last character in the file.
Line # Prompts for a line number and moves the cursor to the
beginning of that line.
Column # Prompts for a column number and moves the cursor to that
column. Useful when editing very long lines.
Set marker Prompts for a digit "0 - 9". Sets an invisible text marker
to which you can later "jump" back with {GOTO, Goto marker}.
Goto marker Prompts for a digit "0 - 9". "Jumps" to a previously set
text marker. If the marker has not been set the cursor does
not move.
Matching () Performs nested parentheses matching for structured
programming languages. With the cursor positioned at one of
the eight characters (, ), {, }, [, ], <, >, it moves the
cursor forward or backward to the matching pair. Otherwise,
searches forwards for one of the characters.
\HM\
{HELP} Menu --
General Same as pressing [HELP] while editing. Begins by displaying
the current keyboard layout.
Status display Displays the VEDIT version #, current directory, input and
output file names, file size, memory usage, time and date.
\MM\
{MISC} Menu --
ASCII table Displays the 256 byte ASCII table. Allows inserting any
character while viewing the table.
DOS shell Permits temporarily entering DOS. Give the DOS command "EXIT"
to return to VEDIT.
Run DOS program Prompts for the name of the DOS program (or command) to be
run. Returns immediately to VEDIT when the program is done.
Color toggle Toggles through different window colors (attributes).
VGA/EGA toggle Toggles a VGA between 25 and 50 line modes; toggles an EGA
between 25 and 43 line modes.
Keyboard layout Sub-menu - Add new keystroke macros and display
existing ones. Also save keystroke macros to disk
and load from disk.
\PR\
{PRINT} Menu --
All Prints the entire file. All text is offset from the left edge
of the paper by the "Printer margin". Typically prints 60
lines of text on each page, with a 3 line margin at the top
and bottom of each page. (Also performs a "Finish/Eject".)
Block Prints a block of text. If no block marker is set, sets the
first marker. If one or two block markers are set, prints
the block.
Finish/Eject Releases (flushes) the current print job. On a network printer
(or under UNIX), this causes the text to be sent to the
printer. When printing to a file, this closes the file, making
it permanent on disk.
If {PRINT, Config, Page eject on Finish/Eject} is set, a page
eject is also sent to the printer (or print file).
Use this item following one or more {PRINT, Block}.
Eject Advances the printer to the top of the next page. (Depending
upon configuration, either line feeds or a form feed is used.)
Use this item to start printing on a new page without
releasing the print job (or closing the print file).
On a non-network DOS printer, there is no noticeable
difference between "Finish/Eject" and "Eject".
Reset Resets VEDIT to assume printer is at the top of a page.
Config Sub-menu - Change configuration of the margins, paper size,
line spacing and enabling Form-feeds.
\SM\
{SEARCH} Menu --
Search Performs the same function as [SEARCH].
Replace Performs the same function as [REPLACE].
Again Performs the same function as [SEARCH AGAIN].
Cancel Cancels only the current search and replace strings.
Config Sub-menu - select whether the search distinguishes between
upper and lower case letters.
\CF\
{CONFIG} Menu --
Tab stops Display/change the current tab stops.
Word processing Display/change left/right margins, enable justification.
Programming Access features that aid in writing programs.
Colors Display/change any of the screen colors.
Screen display Access screen display modes, enable scroll bars.
Emulation Access features for emulating other word processors.
File handling Access to file handling parameters.
Misc Access to cursor and keyboard options; beep and help levels.
Save into VEDIT Saves any configuration changes and, optionally, any new
keystroke macros into VEDIT to make them permanent.
NOTE: Use {MISC, Keyboard layout} to change keyboard layout.
Use {PRINT, Config} to change printer configuration.
Use {SEARCH, Config} to change search configuration.
\EM\
ESCAPE Menu -- (Press [ESCAPE] again to escape from this menu.)
Remove block markers Removes any block markers that are currently set.
The messages "1-END" or "BLOCK" will disappear from
the status line. Same as {BLOCK, Remove markers}.
Exit Saves/abandons the file and exits VEDIT.
Same as {FILE, Exit}.
\UN\
{EDIT, Undo} Sub-Menu --
Edit Each time pressed, restores the effect of the previous key-
stroke.
Line Restores the current line to its earlier condition. Pressed
again, it moves to the previously accessed line. Pressed
again, it restores the previously changed line.
Deletion Inserts the most recently deleted text (of 3 or more
characters) at the cursor. Pressed again inserts the
previously deleted text and so on.
Reset Resets the Undo stacks. Permits setting a starting point for
extensive Undo later.
\LU\
{EDIT, Lower/Upper case} Sub-menu --
Changes the case of a letter; other characters are not affected. Works on a
single character or, if the cursor is within a highlighted block, on the
entire block.
Lower case Force letter(s) to lower case.
Upper case Force letter(s) to upper case.
Switch case Switch the case of the letters.
\KM\
{MISC, Keyboard layout} Sub-menu --
Add macro Adds a keystroke macro to the keyboard layout. First prompts
for the key that will perform the keystroke macro. Then
prompts for the keystrokes that constitute the macro. You can
edit the keystroke macro using [BACKSPACE].
Keystroke macros let you assign a frequently typed sequence
of keys to an unused function or control key. They permit
"hot key" access to common menu functions.
Record macro Adds a keystroke macro by recording your editing operations
while you make them. The status line indicates this special
mode with "Record macro" on the left side. The right side
indicates the key-press needed to stop the recording.
NOTE: Use {CONFIG, Save into VEDIT} to permanently add new
keystroke macros to VEDIT.
Change layout Lets you change the keyboard layout for the basic edit
functions.
Display layout Displays the keyboard layout. Either the entire layout or
just the keystroke macros can be displayed.
Print layout Prints the keyboard layout. Either the entire layout or just
the keystroke macros can be printed.
Save to disk Saves the entire keyboard layout including any newly added
keystroke macro to a disk file. This file can easily be
edited and then loaded back into VEDIT.
Load from disk Load an entire new keyboard layout including new keystroke
macros from a disk file. Examples files to load are
"WORDSTAR.KEY" and "WORDPERF.KEY".
\PC\ {PRINT, Config} Sub-menu --
Paper length Set to the LENGTH of the paper in lines, typically 66.
The number of lines printed per page is the paper size
minus the top and bottom margins.
Top margin The number of blank lines printed at the top of each
page. A value of "0" causes printing to start on the
very first line.
Bottom margin The number of blank lines printed at the bottom of
each page.
Left margin This is the number of columns that all text is offset
from the left edge of the paper.
NOTE: If all three margins are set to zero (0), the text is
printed without any formatting.
Line spacing Determines whether text is single spaced (1), double
spaced (2) or triple spaced (3).
Enable Form-feed When enabled, VEDIT uses a Form-feed character to
advance to a new page; otherwise multiple Line-feeds
are used. Any Form-feed character in the text also
signals VEDIT to start a new page.
Page eject on Determines whether a page eject is included at the end
Finish/Eject of each print job, i.e. with {PRINT, All} and {PRINT,
Finish/Eject}. Normally enabled for non-network DOS
printer and disabled for network and UNIX/QNX
printers.
Printer Selects the printer device:
0 = Default The default printer can be changed below.
1 = LPT1:
2 = LPT2:
3 = LPT3:
4 = COM1:
5 = COM2:
6 = COM3:
7 = file Each time you start a new print job, you will
be prompted for the filename.
Change default printer Selects the device to which VEDIT prints when
{PRINT, Config, Printer} is set to "0". Under DOS,
this is initially "PRN" (under UNIX/QNX, it is "lp").
This device can also be changed to a filename such
as "VEDITPRN.PRN"; however, each print job will then
overwrite the previous one.
\SC\ {SEARCH, Config} Sub-menu --
Equate Upper/Lower case during search
Determines whether upper and lower case letters are equated when
searching and replacing. Typically they are equated so that the
string "why" will match "Why", "WHY" and "why".
\GW\ {CONFIG, Word processing} Sub-menu --
Left margin (0 - 80)
The left margin used for formatting paragraphs. It is also the
"Indent position" in Visual Mode and can also be changed with
[INDENT] and [INDENT].
Right margin (0=Off, 1 - 255)
The right margin used for word wrap and for formatting paragraphs. A
value of "0" disables both word wrap and formatting. It should be
disabled when editing programs!
Justify paragraphs (0=Off, 1=On, 2=Unjustify)
Determines whether {EDIT, Format paragraph} will also justify the
formatted paragraph. "0" disables justification; "1" enables
justification. "2" will "unjustify" the paragraph, removing extra
spaces.
\GP\ {CONFIG, Programming} Sub-menu --
Auto-indent mode
When enabled, the indent position for a new line of text is initially
the same as for the previous line of text. This is convenient for
programming in 'C', Pascal, PL/I, etc. The indent position can then
be changed with [INDENT] and [UNDENT].
Indent increment (1 - 20)
Controls how much further the editor indents each time [INDENT] is
pressed.
Lower/upper case key conversion (0 - 3)
Determines whether lower case characters are converted to upper case.
0 - No conversion takes place.
1 - All lower case letters are converted to upper case.
2 - Lower case letters are converted to upper case, unless the cursor
is past a "special" character set by parameter (5). Primarily
applicable to assembly language programming, where it is
desirable to have the Label, Opcode and Operand in upper case and
the comment in upper and lower case.
3 - Similar to (2) except that characters are reversed instead of
being forced to upper case.
Conditional conversion character (32 - 126)
Sets the conditional upper/lower case conversion character used above.
\GC\ {CONFIG, Colors} Sub-menu --
Black on Blue 16 Blue on Black 1 Green on Black 2
Green 32 Green 33 Blue 18
Cyan 48 Cyan 49 Cyan 50
Red 64 Red 65 Red 66
Magenta 80 Magenta 81 Magenta 82
Brown 96 Brown 97 Brown 98
White 112 White 113 White 114
Note: Add 8 if you want "bright" colors. "Bright black" is grey. "Bright
Brown" is really yellow.
Cyan on Black 3 Red on Black 4 Magenta on Black 5
Blue 19 Blue 20 Blue 21
Green 35 Green 36 Green 37
Red 67 Cyan 52 Cyan 53
Magenta 83 Magenta 84 Red 69
Brown 99 Brown 100 Brown 101
White 115 White 116 White 117
Brown on Black 6 White on Black 7 Yellow on Black 14
Blue 22 Blue 23 Blue 30
Green 38 Green 39 Green 46
Cyan 54 Cyan 55 Cyan 62
Red 70 Red 71 Red 78
Magenta 86 Magenta 87 Magenta 94
White 111 Brown 103 Brown 110
White 119
Edited text Color of the text being edited.
Status line Color of the status line, filename, line and column
numbers.
Status line messages Color of the "TEXT", "BLOCK", "INS" and other
messages.
Window border Color of the border around the editing window.
Window border message Color of the "WINDOW" message of the active window.
Dialog prompts Color of the pop-up dialog boxes.
Main menu Color of the main menu bar
Main menu selection Color of the letter which selects each main menu item.
Main menu highlighting Color of the item which is currently selected.
Pull-down menu Color of the pull-down menus
Pull-down menu selection Color of the letter which selects each
pull-down menu item.
Pull-down menu (override) Override color for the sub-menu item which is
currently selected. If "0", the reverse video
of "Pull-down menu" is used.
Block highlighting (override) Override color for blocks being highlighted.
If "0", the reverse video of the text color
is used.
Cursor (override) Override color for the (non-system) cursor.
If "0", the reverse video of the text color
is used.
Screen erase (override) Override for portion of editing window where
there is no text. If "0", the same color as
the text is used.
Help window (override) Override for pop-up help windows. If "0", the
same color as the current text is used.
Inactive menu items (override) Override for items in the {BLOCK} menu which
are currently inactive. If "0", the same color
as "Pull-down menu" is used.
Current line (override) Override for the current line when {CONFIG,
Screen display, Highlight cursor line} is
enabled. If "0", the current line is displayed
in "bright" characters.
\GD\ {CONFIG, Screen display} Sub-menu --
Enable scroll bars
Determines whether editing windows are displayed with scroll bars
and full borders; this simplifies mouse operation.
Enable sub-menu preview
When set to "Yes", sub-menus are displayed before they are selected.
This is non-standard, but is particularly useful when browsing the
sub-menus in the {CONFIG} menu. When using a mouse, sub-menus are
always previewed as is typical in other programs.
Highlight cursor line
When set to "Yes", the entire line the cursor is on is highlighted.
By default, the highlighting is displayed using "bright" characters.
You can also select an overriding color with {CONFIG, Colors, Color
override for current line.}
Screen display mode (0 - 7)
Controls in what mode characters are displayed.
This option combines five options into one by having you add "mask"
values (setting bits) for each desired sub-option.
The base value of "0" displays all characters literally except <Tab>,
<CR> and <LF>.
Mask 1 - Display control characters in the format "^x".
Mask 2 - Display graphics characters in the format "<nnn>".
Mask 4 - Display <Tab>, <CR> and <LF> literally (when possible).
NOTE: If Mask-1 and Mask-4 are both set, all control characters are
displayed as "." (period). This is needed for CRT terminals and other
systems that cannot display control characters literally.
Newline display character (0 - 255)
The character displayed at the end of each line in Visual Mode where
the "newline" normally is. The default "space" (value 32) is, of
course, not visible. Visible candidates on an IBM PC include values
11 and 14.
Note: This character is only displayed when Mask-4 of "Screen display
mode" is reset.
Tab display character (0 - 255)
The fill-character used to display tab characters on the screen. By
default "spaces" (value 32) are displayed to the next tab position.
If you need a better indication of where tab characters are, pick
another character such as a "period" (value 46) or value 4.
Note: This character is only displayed when Mask-4 of "Screen display
mode" is reset.
\GE\ {CONFIG, Emulation} Sub-menu --
Cursor positioning mode (0 - 4)
Controls how the cursor moves on the screen where there is no text.
0 - Cursor positions only to real text.
1 - Cursor moves straight up/down past short lines.
2 - Cursor zig-zags up/down past short lines.
3 - Cursor moves as (1), pads when inserting past line.
4 - Cursor moves anywhere, pads when inserting past line.
Typewriter emulation mode (0 - 7)
0 - [TAB CHAR] and <Enter> always insert respective characters.
1 - [TAB CHAR] performs [NEXT TAB STOP] in "Overstrike" mode and
inserts a Tab character in "Insert" mode.
2 - [TAB CHAR] always inserts; <Enter> performs [NEXT LINE] in
"Overstrike" mode and inserts a "newline" in "Insert" mode.
3 - [TAB CHAR] same as mode "1"; <Enter> same as mode "2".
4 - [TAB CHAR] always inserts; <Enter> always performs [NEXT LINE].
5 - [TAB CHAR] same as mode "1"; <Enter> always performs [NEXT LINE].
more...
6 - [TAB CHAR] always inserts; <Enter> inserts a "newline" following
the current line (opens a new line).
7 - [TAB CHAR] same as mode "1"; <Enter> same as mode "6".
[BACKSPACE] emulation mode (0 - 3)
0 - Always deletes the preceding character including "newline".
1 - Only deletes in "Insert" mode, just moves the cursor left in
"Overstrike" mode.
2 - Always deletes the preceding character, but stops at the beginning
of the line.
3 - Only deletes in "Insert" mode and stops at the beginning of line.
Line emulation mode (0 - 5)
0 - [LINE BEGIN] and [LINE END] move to 1st/last character only on
the current screen line. Successive presses have no effect.
1 - Move to 1st/last character of current text line. Successive
presses have no effect.
2 - Move to 1st/last char only on current screen line. Successive
presses move to preceding/next screen line.
3 - Move to 1st/last char on current text line. Successive presses
move to preceding/next text line.
more...
4 - Move to 1st/last char only on current screen line; otherwise
same as mode "5".
5 - Move to 1st/last char on current text line. 2nd [LINE BEGIN] moves
to beginning of screen; 3rd moves to beginning of file. 2nd
[LINE END] moves to end of screen; 3rd moves to end of file.
Special emulation modes (0 - 255)
Enables special emulation modes. "0" disables the special modes.
This option combines several options into one by having you add "mask"
values (setting bits) for each desired sub-option.
VEDIT accepts numeric expressions on input; therefore you can, for
example, enter "8+32+64".
Mask 1 - [SCREEN BEGIN] / [SCREEN END] goto 1st/last column on line.
Mask 2 - [SCROLL UP] / [SCROLL DOWN] leave cursor in screen line.
Mask 4 - Unused.
Mask 8 - [CURSOR RIGHT] and [CURSOR LEFT] don't wrap.
Mask 16 - Last char, not newline, is last line position (vi only).
Mask 32 - [DELETE] doesn't delete newline.
Mask 64 - [DELETE] doesn't delete block.
Mask 128- [SEARCH] and [REPLACE] also perform [SEARCH AGAIN]
Expand <Tab> key with spaces
Determines whether the [TAB CHARACTER] key is expanded with spaces to
the next tab position. If not, a Tab character is inserted into the
text. Tab characters are normally used to save disk space.
NOTE: If you enable this option, you will probably want to disable {CONFIG,
Emulation, Retab after columnar block insert} to prevent columnar-
block operations from inserting Tab characters.
Auto-Cancel block markers
Determines whether the new block of text is highlighted following a
direct block copy or move.
No - New block of text is highlighted. This emulates WordStar,
Sidekick, etc., but requires an extra step to remove markers.
Yes - Auto-cancel markers so that block markers are reset/removed
following a direct copy or move.
Horizontal scroll margin (0 = Off, 40 - 255)
Sets the maximum right margin for scrolling. Text lines longer than
this "scroll margin" are wrapped to the next screen line. Typically
set to 79 to have long lines wrapped on the screen. Set to "0" to
disable the margin and have long lines extend indefinitely to the
right.
Horizontal scroll increment (1 - 100)
Determines how much the screen scrolls right or left when [SCROLL
RIGHT] and [SCROLL LEFT] are pressed or VEDIT scrolls automatically.
Retab after columnar block insert
Controls whether sequences of spaces in a columnar block insertion are
converted to Tab characters. During a columnar block copy/move to a
text register, tab characters are always converted to spaces. When a
columnar register is inserted or "Copy/Move to cursor" is performed,
and this switch enabled, the spaces in the inserted text are converted
to tab characters.
This switch does not affect normal (non-columnar) block operations.
Trim spaces after columnar block insert
Controls whether the trailing spaces of a columnar block insertion at
the end of lines are removed. This only trims spaces on those lines
involved in the insertion.
Advance cursor past block insert
Determines whether the cursor advances following a block, text
register or file insertion.
No - The cursor is not moved and is left at the beginning of the
inserted text.
Yes - The cursor is advanced past the inserted text.
\GF\ {CONFIG, File handling} Sub-menu --
Auto-save interval (0=Off, minutes)
Controls the auto-file-save feature. "0" disables it. Otherwise, VEDIT
will save the current file after the configured number of minutes
(1 - 255) from the time of the last auto-save -OR- you manually
selected {FILE, Save and continue}.
Enable backup files
Controls whether backup files are created, i.e. whether the original
file is renamed to "filename.BAK".
Enable fast browse mode
Only applicable when VEDIT has been started in browse mode ("-b"), the
current file is a "read-only" file or you selected {FILE, Browse mode}
before editing the current file.
When enabled, {GOTO, Beginning of file}, {GOTO, End of file} and
relative jumps with the mouse will be instantaneous; however, the
current line number will not always be known. When disabled, browsing
is slower, but the line number is always displayed.
Use V-SWAP when entering DOS
Determines whether VEDIT will use the V-SWAP program (when already
installed in memory) to swap itself out of memory when entering DOS.
No error is given if V-SWAP is not in memory.
E-O-F processing (0=Off, 1=Truncate, 2=EOF Mark, 3=Padding)
Controls how VEDIT deals with the Ctrl-Z end-of-file marker used in
some DOS text files. If enabled, VEDIT does not read past the first
Ctrl-Z and will not insert Ctrl-Z characters.
0 - Normal text/binary file. Ctrl-Z is not treated specially.
1 - Text file. Files are written in their exact file length.
2 - Text file. Files are written with one Ctrl-Z end-of-file marker.
3 - Text file. Files are written with one Ctrl-Z and are padded with
zeros to make the file length a multiple of 128.
File type ((0=CR+LF, 1=LF, n=record size)
Determines the type of file VEDIT assumes it is editing. Controls
screen display and some editing operations.
0=CR+LF Each text line ends in both a Carriage-return and Line-feed.
Typical for DOS.
1=LF Each text line ends in just a Line-feed.
Typical for UNIX/XENIX.
n Instead of assuming that lines end in a Line-feed (CR+LF or
(8-2048) LF), VEDIT treats each line as simply 'n' characters.
Typical for binary files. Word processing and columnar
operations are not available in this mode.
Enable auto-file type
When enabled, VEDIT sets the best file type for each file edited. If
a LF is not found within the first 1024 bytes, a binary file is
assumed and "File type" is set to "64". If a LF is found, the "File
type" is set to "0" or "1" depending upon whether the previous
character is a CR.
You can override the "File type" if VEDIT sets it incorrectly for your
needs.
\GM\ {CONFIG, Misc} Sub-menu --
Cursor type in overstrike mode (0 - 6)
Cursor type in insert mode (0 - 6)
The displayed cursor type used in overstrike and insert modes.
Types 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 are best on the IBM PC.
0 - Blinking Underline (configurable) character
1 - Blinking Reverse Video Block - variable blink rate
2 - Solid Reverse Video Block
3 - Attribute (uses IBM PC "blink" attribute)
4 - Thin system cursor (IBM PC only)
5 - Medium system cursor
6 - Full-height system cursor
Cursor blink rate (10 - 255)
The cursor's blink rate for cursor types 0 and 1. A smaller number
causes the cursor to blink faster.
Keyboard input options (0 - 15)
Controls processing of keyboard characters. Only rarely changed!
This option combines four options into one by having you add "mask"
values (setting bits) for each desired sub-option.
The base value of "0" strips 8 bit characters, discards unassigned
control keys and preserves the case of letters.
Mask 1 - Enable 8 bit (graphics) keyboard characters.
Mask 2 - Treat 8 bit characters as function keys.
Mask 4 - Enter unassigned function/control keys into the text.
Mask 8 - Reverse the case of all letters, e.g. typing "a" gives you
"A" and typing "A" gives you "a".
Beep level (0 - 4)
Controls under what conditions VEDIT produces a beep on the speaker.
0 - Never.
1 - Only from the macro language (YA command).
2 - Also when pressing invalid keys in dialog boxes.
3 - Also when pressing invalid keys in the menu system.
4 - Also when pressing unassigned function keys.
Help level (0 - 1)
Enables the help line at the bottom of the screen within the menu
system and during Point & Shoot file selection. "0" turns off this
line.
Mouse cursor (0=Off, 1=Corner, 2=Center)
Controls mouse support and where the mouse cursor is initially placed.
0 - Disable mouse support.
1 - Enable mouse support, place mouse cursor in top left corner
where it is "invisible".
2 - Enable mouse support, place mouse cursor in center of screen.
Keyboard repeat rate (0=Normal, 1 - 32)
Controls how fast the keyboard will repeat when a key is held down.
It is only applicable with IBM PC AT and PS/2 type keyboards.
Higher numbers repeat faster. The special value "0" disables this
feature to prevent interference with "TSR" type keyboard enhancing
programs. To disable, select "0", save with {CONFIG, Save into VEDIT}
and invoke VEDIT again.
\TM\
Select text marker -- (Set marker; Goto marker)
Press a digit "0" - "9" to select the desired text marker. Or press <Enter>
or any function key to select marker "0".
Up to 10 invisible markers may be set for remembering positions in a file and
returning to them later. Markers "stick" to particular characters.
Attempting to go to a marker that has not been set has no effect.
\CT\
Display/Change Tab stops --
Displays the current tab positions (stops). Press "Y" to change positions. If
you want a constant tab interval, e.g. "8", enter the single number and press
<Enter>. Otherwise, enter all of the desired tab positions followed by one
<Enter>. (The cursor automatically moves to the next line if needed.)
\AT\
ASCII table -- Displays the standard ASCII table.
All 256 characters are displayed with their decimal values. The first 32
control characters are also displayed in the common expanded "^" format.
Press <Enter> to see the next page of characters. Press "Y" to enter a
particular character - you will be prompted for its decimal value.
Note: You can also enter control chars directly using [ENTER CTRL] or
{EDIT, Enter CTRL char}. Box drawing characters can be entered
directly using the IBM PC keyboard's "ALT keypad" feature.
\FN\ \FO\
{FILE, New} or {FILE, Open} prompt -- Save or abandon the current file.
[Y]es Saves all changes to the current file.
[N]o Abandons (quits) the current file. The changes to the current
file are not saved.
\QF\
Abandon altered file [Y]es [N]o -- Confirmation for "EQ" command
[Y]es Abandons the current file without saving any changes. If this
is the last altered file, it exits VEDIT, otherwise it
repeats for the next file.
[N]o Cancels the command; does not abandon the file.
\FE\
{FILE, Exit} prompt -- Save/abandon file and exit.
[Y]es Saves the specified file and exits VEDIT. If the file has no
assigned filename, you are prompted for one.
[N]o-abandon Abandons (quits) the specified file and exits VEDIT. The
changes are not saved.
[C]ancel Does not save/abandon the file and returns to editing.
\FF\
"Enter filename" prompt --
Enter the name of the desired file. You can include a full drive and path
specification. Examples: "letter2.txt", "c:\documents\family\letter2.txt".
-OR- Just press <Enter> to select the file via "Point & Shoot".
-OR- Enter a 'filespec' such as "*.txt" to select via Point & Shoot only
from those files ending in ".txt".
\SF\
Point & Shoot file selection --
To select a file, use the cursor keys to highlight the desired filename and
press <Enter>. When there are many files, [PAGE UP] and [PAGE DOWN] may help
in viewing the filenames; [LINE END] (<End>) highlights the last filename and
[LINE BEGIN] (<Home>) highlights the first filename.
To select a filename by incremental searching, type the first characters of
the filename. The first (or nearest) filename matching those characters will
be highlighted. Press [LINE BEGIN] (<Home>) to reset the incremental search.
Selecting the special filename ".." moves up in the directory structure. Any
directories are displayed before other filenames and are indicated with a
following "\". Selecting a subdirectory moves to that subdirectory.
The top line displays the current "filespec" consisting of the drive,
directory name and the wildcard "filter" that determines which filenames are
displayed. Press [CURSOR UP] to recall previously entered filespecs.
Press [TAB CHAR] (<Tab>) to access the top line and enter a new filespec.
Press [ESCAPE] to cancel the point & shoot operation.
Use {FILE, Directory (change)} to change the default "current" directory.
\AM\
Add keystroke macro --
Adds new keystroke macros to the keyboard layout. Also modifies and deletes
existing ones. Immediately press [ESCAPE] to cancel this function.
For "Function/control key" press the function (or <ALT>) key to which a
sequence of keystrokes will be assigned. Then press [ESCAPE].
For "Edit sequence" enter the keystrokes exactly as you would type them to
perform the desired editing operation. Press [ESCAPE] again.
To edit an existing keystroke macro, enter the corresponding key at the first
prompt. Press the key again at the second prompt. This will display the entire
keystroke sequence. Then use [BACKSPACE] to delete keystrokes from the end and
enter the revised keystrokes.
To delete an existing keystroke macro, enter the corresponding key at the
first prompt. At the "Edit sequence" prompt, immediately press [ESCAPE].
Alternatively, use {MISC, Keyboard layout, Record macro} to add a new
keystroke macro by recording your editing operations as you make them.
Use {CONFIG, Save into VEDIT} to permanently add new keystroke macros to
VEDIT.
\LM\
Record macro --
Adds a new keystroke macro to the keyboard layout. First prompts for
"Function/control key" - this is usually an unused function (or <ALT>) key to
which a sequence of keystrokes are then assigned. Follow with [ESCAPE].
The status line will display "Record macro" to indicate that all editing
operations are now being recorded. The status line also indicates the
key-press needed to turn off the recording. This is either the "hot-key"
for {MISC, Keyboard layout, Record macro} (default: Alt-K) or <Ctrl-]>.
Alternatively, new keystroke macros can be added using {MISC, Keyboard
layout, Add macro}.
\KC\
Change keyboard layout --
This function lets you change the key assignments for the basic edit
functions. It does not change or add keystroke macros.
[M]odify layout; [C]reate new basic layout; [D]elete entire layout?
[M]odify Does not initially delete any assignments. Use this when
making small to moderate changes to the keyboard layout.
[C]reate Deletes all basic edit function assignments from the
keyboard layout; it does not delete keystroke macros. Use
this when you want to make major changes to the layout but
save all existing keystroke macros.
[D]elete Deletes all key assignments including keystroke macros. Use
this only when entering an entirely new keyboard layout.
Beginning with [BACKSPACE], each edit function is displayed, following by
the current key assignment. If there is none, "Not assigned" is displayed.
You can then enter a new assignment followed by <Enter>, or advance to the
next edit function by immediately pressing <Enter>.
You can also type the following character followed by <Enter>:
B Go back to the beginning, i.e. back to "[BACKSPACE]".
P Go to the previous item.
E Exit this function and return to normal editing.
- Delete the current assignment, changing it to "not assigned".
+ Add a duplicate assignment.
Duplicate assignments permit two (or more) keys to perform the same edit
function. After entering "+", the name of the edit function is displayed
again; normally this is followed by "Not assigned" unless there already is a
duplicate assignment.
When done, VEDIT checks that [ESCAPE] is assigned to some key. If not, it
is assigned to the <Esc> key. This ensures that enough keys are defined
to exit VEDIT via the {ESCAPE} menu. Remember that you can use <Space Bar>
to navigate a menu.
\KD\
[F]ull layout [K]eystroke macros only
[F]ull Displays the full layout which includes the basic keyboard
layout and all keystroke macros.
[K]eystroke Skips displaying the basic layout and displays only the
keystroke macros.
\KS\
Save in [T]ext or [B]inary format -
[T]ext The keyboard layout is saved in a format that is easy to edit.
However this format takes a few seconds to load with
{MISC, Keyboard layout, Load from disk}.
[B]inary The keyboard layout is saved in a format that cannot be
easily edited. This format loads very quickly into VEDIT.
\GH\
-- NO SPECIFIC HELP IS AVAILABLE --
Prompts to "Press" a key require only a single keystroke - do not press
<Enter>. Prompts to "Enter" a value or string must be followed by <Enter>.
Press [CANCEL] (<Ctrl-C>) to cancel this operation.
When prompted for a number, you can also enter a numeric expression. For
example: "1234+854/2", which is identical to "1234+(854/2)".
Before you press <Enter> you can edit your response using [BACKSPACE],
[CURSOR RIGHT], [CURSOR LEFT] and [DELETE]. Characters typed in the middle
of a line are inserted. You do NOT need to move the cursor to the end of
the line before pressing <Enter>.
\STAT\
BLOCK Indicates that both block markers have been set. The block
can be processed from the {BLOCK} menu or printed from the
{PRINT} menu. The block markers can be removed (cancelled)
by pressing [CANCEL].
C-N-S On the IBM PC, the status of the Caps/Num/Scroll Lock is
displayed on the status line with the single letters "C", "N"
and "S".
COL: Indicates in which column of the text the cursor is located.
When the screen is scrolled sideways, the "COL" changes to
the column number corresponding to the left side of the
screen. E.g. "40:112" indicates the left screen edge is at
column 40 and the cursor is in column 112.
DISK Indicates that the disk is full. This requires immediate
attention since the file currently cannot be saved to disk.
Use {MISC, DOS shell} to enter DOS and delete unnecessary
files. Or use {FILE, Save as} to save the current file on
another disk.
filename Indicates the name of the file you are currently editing.
Technically it is the name of the "output file" - the name
that the file will have when you save it on disk.
When the filename is preceded with "!", this indicates that
the file was opened in "browse-only" mode - you cannot alter
the file, but you can browse through it more quickly.
INS Indicates that you are in "Insert" mode. Any typed text will
be inserted and not overwrite the existing text.
LINE: Indicates on what line of the file the cursor is. The line
number for a particular line of text will decrease if any
preceding lines are deleted, and will increase if lines are
inserted into the preceding text. The message is reduced to
"LI:" for line numbers greater than 65535. When the message
is all in capital letters the entire file is memory.
Otherwise the message is displayed as follows:
Line: The beginning of the file is currently in memory, but the end
of the file is on disk.
lINE: The end of the file is currently in memory, but the beginning
of the file has been written to disk.
line: Neither the very beginning nor end of the file is currently
in memory - they are both on disk.
RM: This message is only displayed when a right margin is set and
is followed by the margin value.
TEXT Indicates that you have text in the "scratchpad" register. The
BLOCK and 1-END messages have higher priority than TEXT.
1-END Indicates that you have marked one end of a block of text. The
block of text is highlighted as you move the cursor. The block
block can be processed from the {BLOCK} menu or printed from
the {PRINT} menu. The block markers can be removed (cancelled)
by pressing [CANCEL] (<Ctrl-C>).
\MARG\
You can set the left margin in the {CONFIG, Word processing} sub-menu or with
the [INDENT] and [UNDENT] keys which change the margin by an "increment",
typically 4.
To enable word wrap and paragraph formatting, you must set the right margin
using the {CONFIG, Word processing} sub-menu. A value of 00 turns word wrap
off and disables {EDIT, Format paragraph}.
\FORM\
{EDIT, Format paragraph} will format (or re-format) a paragraph between the
current left and right margins. Optionally, the paragraph will be right
justified if this is selected from the {CONFIG, Word processing} sub-menu.
After formatting, the cursor moves to the next paragraph. Therefore, you can
repeatedly select {EDIT, Format paragraph} to format one paragraph after
another.
REMEMBER: Paragraphs must be separated from each other by a blank line.
\HZ\
The screen may be scrolled horizontally by pressing [SCROLL RIGHT] and
[SCROLL LEFT]. "COL:" on the status line will change to the column number
corresponding to the left edge of the screen. The horizontal scrolling works
in "increments", typically 20 columns. The scrolling increment can be
changed with {CONFIG, Emulation, Horizontal scroll increment}.
An optional maximum line length (with horizontal scrolling) can be set with
{CONFIG, Emulation, Horizontal scroll margin}. Lines longer than this margin
are wrapped to the next screen line. The leftmost screen column is then
reserved for the "Continuation character". A value of "79" forces long
lines to simply wrap on the screen with no horizontal scrolling.
\IC\
To enter control characters into the text first press [ENTER CTRL] (<Ctrl-Q>)
and then type the desired control character such as <Esc>, <Ctrl-C>, etc.
Control characters are often needed in the text to control printer functions
such as font changes, underlining and overstrike. Control characters and
graphics characters can also be inserted using {MISC, ASCII table}.
To enter a "null" (value 00) press [ENTER CTRL] and then <Ctrl-2>.
Graphics characters (with value 128 - 255) can also be inserted using the
"ALT-Keypad" feature on the IBM PC keyboard. For example, to enter
the graphics character "╔" hold down the ALT key and type 201 on the keypad
(not the top row of keys) and release the ALT key.
If you use a sequence of control characters over and over again, you may want
to store it in a text register and then insert the text register when needed.
\CONV\
Several options are available for converting lower case letters to upper
case. They are controlled with {CONFIG, Program, Lower/upper case key
conversion}.
0 No conversion is made
1 All lower case letters are converted to upper case
2 Only lower case letters to the left of the "conditional conversion
character", typically ";" are converted to upper case. Useful for
assembly language programming.
3 To the left of the "conditional conversion character", lower case
letters are converted to upper case and upper case letters are
converted to lower case.
The "conditional conversion character" may be changed with {CONFIG, Program,
Conditional conversion character}.
\M1\ \M2\ \M3\ \M4\ \MOUSE\
MOUSE SUPPORT - Pull-down menus:
--------------------------------
To access the menu system move the mouse to the status line and click the
left button. To access the "Escape" menu click the right button.
To navigate the menu system hold down the left button. Sliding the mouse
along the top screen line displays each sub-menu. Sliding the mouse up/down
highlights each item or sub-sub-menu. Placing the mouse on an item and
releasing the left button selects the item.
To escape from the menu system, move the mouse off the menus (into the text)
and click the left button. This is the same action as [CANCEL].
Pressing both mouse buttons also performs a [CANCEL]. This is best done
by holding down the left button, clicking the right button and releasing the
left button.
Clicking the right button within the menu system accesses the on-line help.
Scroll Bars
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Standard scroll bar functions are available through use of the left button.
The vertical scroll bar indicates your position with respect to the file. The
horizontal scroll bar indicates how much the screen is scrolled sideways with
respect to 1000 columns. (However, you can edit lines longer than 1000
characters; the scroll bar slider will remain in the rightmost position.)
Clicking an arrow scrolls in the indicated direction. Holding down the left
button scrolls continuously.
Clicking on the vertical scroll bar above or below the "slider" performs a
[PAGE UP] or [PAGE DOWN]. You can also drag the slider in order to quickly
jump to a relative position in the file. This may take some time in
multi-megabyte files, but will be nearly instantaneous in "browse" mode.
Clicking on the horizontal scroll bar to the left or right of the "slider"
performs a [SCROLL LEFT] or [SCROLL RIGHT] respectively (typically 20
columns). You can also drag the slider in order to quickly scroll the screen
sideways up to 1000 columns.
"Stealth" scroll bars and the right button
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The right button performs useful (and non-standard) mouse operations.
When scroll bars are enabled, the right button can also access them. When
scroll bars are disabled, the rightmost window column is considered a
"stealth" scroll bar, just as if it were visible. Similarly, the bottom window
line is the horizontal stealth scroll bar.
Clicking the right button on real or "stealth" arrows scrolls in the desired
direction. Clicking anywhere on a real or stealth scroll bar immediately jumps
to the relative position.
To make quick jumps within the file, move the mouse to the relative position
on the real/stealth vertical scroll bar and click the right button. (This may
take some time in multi-megabyte files!)
To [PAGE UP] move the mouse to the four rightmost columns of the top line, not
including the real/stealth scroll bar, and click the right button.
To [PAGE DOWN] move the mouse to the four rightmost columns of the bottom
line, not including the real/stealth scroll bar, and click the right button.
You can also [SCROLL UP] / [SCROLL DOWN] by moving the mouse anywhere in the
top/bottom half of the window, respectively, and holding the right button as
long as desired. Moving the mouse further to the right scrolls the screen
faster. THIS IS A VERY CONVENIENT WAY TO SCROLL AT VARYING SPEEDS.
In summary, the right button responds to these regions of the window:
╒════════════════════════════════════════════════╕
│ PgUp^│
│ Scroll Up ▒│
│(Slow ....................................Fast)▒│
│ ▒│
│ ▒│
│ ▒│
│ ▒│
│ ▒│
│ Scroll Down ▒│
│ PgDn▒│
│<▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒>v│
╘════════════════════════════════════════════════╛
(Note the slight inconsistency in the lower right corner between "real"
and "stealth" scroll bars.)
Block Operation
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To move the editing cursor to the mouse position, click the left button.
To highlight a block of text, simply drag the mouse over the desired block
of text with the left button held down.
HINTS: To highlight a small block, move the mouse to the desired 1st
position. Press and hold the left button. Drag the mouse to the 2nd
position - the highlighting will follow the mouse. Release the left
button. This sets both block markers.
To highlight a block larger than the screen, move the mouse to the
desired 1st position. Press and hold the left button. Drag the mouse
to another character and then back again to the original position.
Release the left button; this only sets the 1st block marker. Then
page to the desired 2nd position. Finish highlighting, by pressing,
dragging and releasing the left button. Both block markers are now
set.
To copy a block, first highlight the block, setting both markers. Move the
mouse to the position for inserting the block. While holding down the <Ctrl>
key, click the left button.
Moving a block is similar, except that you hold down the <Alt> key and click
the left button.
Search/Replace Options
----------------------
The top line of the pop-up window for the Search/Replace functions reads
"Press ... for options". To access the search options move the mouse to this
top line and click the left button. You can then click on the desired
option(s). When all options are selected, move the mouse anywhere else in the
prompt window and click the right button.
Misc
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VEDIT's simple dialog boxes display selections in square brackets, i.e.
"[Y]es [N]o". You can answer these by moving the mouse to the selection
letter (or the bracket) and clicking the left button.
When normal prompts are on the screen, the left button acts identical to the
<Enter> key (when it is not on top of a selection). Therefore, the prompt
"Press any key to continue" is satisfied by moving the mouse anywhere in the
window containing the prompt and clicking the left button.
When prompts and menus are on the screen, the right button acts identical to
the [HELP] key and supplies context sensitive help.
Pressing both buttons together always performs a [CANCEL], cancelling any
current operation. During normal editing, this removes any block markers.
To make the mouse cursor invisible, move it to the top left hand corner of
the screen. This is useful when the mouse driver is loaded, but you don't
want to use the mouse. Or set {CONFIG, Misc, Mouse cursor} to "0".
{CONFIG, Misc, Mouse cursor} also controls the mouse cursor upon startup. "0"
leaves the mouse cursor off, effectively disabling mouse support. "1" starts
the mouse cursor in the top left hand corner where it remains "invisible"
until moved somewhere else. "2" starts the mouse cursor in the middle of the
screen.
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