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Documentation for PCTEXT
1983 R. Friedrich, 1101 Woodcrest Dr., Garland, TX 75040
DESCRIPTION: A multi-column text utility for Perfect Writer.
INTRODUCTION
Perfect Writer lacks capabilites of writing and moving text in
parallel columns. PCtext overcomes this deficiency by rewriting user
prepared column text for Perfect Calc, loading text in designated parallel
columns.
The only code used in this program is the Perfect Calc "GOTO" code:
a right arrow bracket followed by a column designation, as illustrated by
the following tutorial.
TUTORIAL
>a
Head each column block
with the column
desgination, and type
your text the desired
width. If righthand
justification is not
needed, the simplest
procedure is to set the
"fill" column as the
right margin. For
example, this column was
>b
set to fill to column
24. This is achieved by
typing: <ESC>24 CTL-X F.
This short line length
was chosen to illustrate
the text in three
columns.
>c
Every time you want
to change column
designations, simply
type a line with the
GOTO code. All columns
will start on the same
line until a new ">a" is
entered. ">a" starts a
new column bock on the
line following the
longest column of the
preceding block.
>a
>b
If you want to leave
the "a" column blank,
you must enter ">a"
anyway, just to reset
the block starting line.
However, if you want to
skip any other column,
it is not nencessary to
type the "GOTO" code for
that column.
>a
If you want a line or a paragraph to extend past the column boundries,
Perfect Calc will display it only if there is nothing in the adjacent
column(s) to obstruct it.
>a
After preparing the
column format with
"GOTO" codes, write the
text to disk, exit the
word proecessor, and
load PCtext. The
program will ask you the
names of the file to
read, and the file to
write.
>c
(Here we skipped ">b".)
PCtext will boot out
when done. Then load
Perfect Calc with the
new file written by
PCtext. When PC is done
reading the file, you
will need to set column
widths to your liking
(CTL-X,w).
>a
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>a
Once the text is in the
spreadsheet, you can
copy and move it all you
want until you get the
layout that suits you.
>b
You can then save the PC
file as you have revised
it, or send it to the
printer, or save it on
disk as dispayed (CTL-X
CTL-P).
>c
Let's take a look at
what we've done so far.
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Head each column block set to fill to column Every time you want
with the column 24. This is achieved by to change column
desgination, and type typing: <ESC>24 CTL-X F. designations, simply
your text the desired This short line length type a line with the
width. If righthand was chosen to illustrate GOTO code. All columns
justification is not the text in three will start on the same
needed, the simplest columns. line until a new ">a" is
procedure is to set the entered. ">a" starts a
"fill" column as the new column bock on the
right margin. For line following the
example, this column was longest column of the
preceding block.
If you want to leave
the "a" column blank,
you must enter ">a"
anyway, just to reset
the block starting line.
However, if you want to
skip any other column,
it is not nencessary to
type the "GOTO" code for
that column.
If you want a line or a paragraph to extend past the column boundries,
Perfect Calc will display it only if there is nothing in the adjacent
column(s) to obstruct it.
After preparing the (Here we skipped ">b".)
column format with PCtext will boot out
"GOTO" codes, write the when done. Then load
text to disk, exit the Perfect Calc with the
word proecessor, and new file written by
load PCtext. The PCtext. When PC is done
program will ask you the reading the file, you
names of the file to will need to set column
read, and the file to widths to your liking
write. (CTL-X,w).
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Once the text is in the You can then save the PC Let's take a look at
spreadsheet, you can file as you have revised what we've done so far.
copy and move it all you it, or send it to the
want until you get the printer, or save it on
layout that suits you. disk as dispayed (CTL-X
CTL-P).
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You can produce neat looking type codes (underscoring, back
columns by first subjecting the spacing, etc.). If you want to
text to Perfect Formatter. Set include these in your final
style parameters to 0 left, top, printed document, try the
and bottom margins, and line following approach: Write the
width to desired number of spread sheet display to disk
characters. Also turn off page (CTL-X CTL-P), then modify that
footing. file with your word processor to
Write the formatted text to add the formatting codes. With
disk; in other words, print to Perfect Writer you will want to
device: "file". Then enter the reformat in the flushleft mode.
new file with the word processor Also remember that any special
to tighten up double spaces, and type modes which would carry
insert column designation over to the following line must
codes. Then load the file into be terminated at the end of the
PCtext to rewrite it for Perfect line and reopened on the next
Calc. line, lest both columns of text
One caution must be raised be subjected to the special type
when using the formatter: command.
Perfect Calc cannot read special
to disk
characters. Also turn off page