OS/2 Shareware BBS: 5 Edit/05-Edit.zip/medo126e.zip/medo126e/med.hlp

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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 MED is a Shareware texteditor for programmers available for OS/2 PM and
Windows 9x/NT.

MED's functionality is designed to be suitable for any text editing job. In
addition MED provides a lot of features that support writing and compiling
source code (Java, C/C++, Modula2 etc.). MED also takes advantage of OS/2
specialities: Drag'n'Drop (files, fonts, colors), EAs (cursor position,
bookmarks), multiple threads and data exchange via clipboard and DDE.
Furthermore, MED is not based on the MLE control element, so there is no loss
of performance when editing large files.

o MED features
o A word about Shareware
o How to register
o Where to get the latest version
o License Agreement


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Important information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Some MED features are not obvious at first sight. So here some important notes:

o When a new version of MED is installed, the old configuration files (med.cfg,
  med.syn, med.kbd, med.tlb) can be used with the new version.


o The keyboard is configurable.


o The toolbar is configurable (height, position, predefined symbols,
  userdefined symbols, button size, bubble help).


o You can use [SHIFT+arrowKey] to mark a standard line block.
  and [SHIFT+ALT+arrowKey] to mark a column block.


o The Section Browser and the Section Display can be adapted to any type of
  file.


o The Window Monitor can optionally be attached to the main window (left,
  right, top or bottom). Height/width and position of the Window Monitor are
  adjusted when the main window is moved or resized.

More features...

Note: This help screen is displayed only the first time you start MED (or in
case you remove med.cfg)...


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. The Authors Portrait ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This picture shows the author maintaining his beloved canadian "Rocky Mountain"
aluminum horse.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Menu Commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Almost every edit function can be called via an menu entry. At the end of each
menu entry an optional keyboard shortcut is displayed. You may freely change
this shortcut using the edit shortcut dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Menu - File ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The File menu provides standard file operations like New, Open, Save and so on.

Furthermore a File History shows the names of the last recently opened files
for quick access.
See also notebook "Settings", page "Misc".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.1. New ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

New creates a new untitled buffer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.2. Open via fileselector... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Open via fileselector brings up the Fileselector dialog which allows you to
select one or more files to be opened. If you select one file only, this file
will be loaded into the current active edit window. You can change this
behavior by disabling the option Open file in active edit window in the
notebook Settings, on page "Load".
The same is true if you select multiple files: the first will be loaded into
the current active edit window (unless you disable the option mentioned above),
the following will be loaded into automatically opened edit windows.

Files may also be opened via Drag & Drop In case you drop multiple file icons
in an edit window, the first will be loaded into the current active edit window
(unless you disable the option mentioned above), the following will be loaded
into automatically opened edit windows.

After a file has been loaded, several operations may automatically be called.
See notebook Settings, page "Load/Save".

Note:
A Skeleton File is loaded automatically when a new textbuffer is created or an
empty file is opened. This is useful for setting up a standard header in a new
file. Skeleton files must be located in the MED configuration directory (this
is where med.cfg resides).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.3. Pick filename from textbuffer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Pick filename from textbuffer reads a filename at the current cursor position
and loads the file. If the filename contains a relative path (or no path), the
file is searched relative to the path of the text, from which the filename was
taken.

This feature is very useful to quick access include files: place the cursor
anywhere to the include filename and then press [CTRL+KO] or doubleclick with
the left mousebutton while pressing [CTRL+ALT].


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.4. Import... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Import brings up the Fileselector dialog which allows you to select the file to
be inserted at the current cursor position.

Note: Before calling the Import function, you must set the appropriate block
mode (line/column mode). A file can be imported as a line block or as a column
block.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.5. Save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Save action saves the buffer displayed in the current edit window to disk.

Before a file is saved, several operations may automatically be called See
notebook Settings, page "Load/Save".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.6. Save as... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Save as... action brings up the Fileselector dialog which permits you to
change the path and file name of the current buffer. The buffer is saved to the
new path and file name when you select the OK push button. If the file already
exists on disk you are asked if it is OK to over-write the existing file.

Before a file is saved, several operations may automatically be called See
notebook Settings, page "Load/Save".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.7. Close ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Close deletes the current buffer attached to the currently active window.  If
the buffer has unsaved modifications you are presented a dialog box which
permits you to save the buffer before deleting, delete without saving or cancel
the delete buffer operation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.8. Save & Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Save & Exit saves the buffer displayed in the current edit window to disk and
then exits the editor. A dialog box will be displayed if there are unsaved
buffers, giving you the option of saving them before exiting.

Before a file is saved, several operations may automatically be called See
notebook Settings, page "Load/Save".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.9. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Exit the editor, displaying a dialog box if there are unsaved buffers, giving
you the option of saving them before exiting.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Menu - Edit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Edit menu provides functions which do not rely on a selected block.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.1. Undo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Undo backs out the last editing command which changed the contents of the
current buffer's text.  If you accidently undo something which you wanted to
keep use the Redo command to reverse the effect of your undo action.

Up to 400 edit commands will be saved in the Undo-List. You may change this
amount in the notebook Settings page Edit.

Note: Switching to another edit window clears the Undo-List.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.2. Redo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Redo reverses the effect of undoing the last editing command which was undone.
Redo is available only after you have used Undo.  If you accidently redo
something which you wanted to keep undone use the Undo command to reverse the
effect of your redo action.

Note: Once you redo what you have undone and then resume editing the undo/redo
information for what you have just redone will be discarded.

Up to 400 edit commands will be saved in the Redo-List. You may change this
amount in the notebook Settings page Edit.

Note: Switching to another edit window clears the Redo-List.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.3. Cut to clipboard ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Cut to clipboard deletes the selected block from the current active edit window
and copies it to the system clipboard. The text cut to the clipboard can be
retrieved anywhere in a edit window by using the Paste clipboard function.

Note: any previous text contents of the clipboard are overwritten.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.4. Copy to clipboard ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Copy to clipboard copies the selected block to the system clipboard. The
selected block remains unchanged. The text copied to the clipboard can be
retrieved anywhere in a edit window by using the Paste clipboard function.

Note: any previous text contents of the clipboard are overwritten.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.5. Append to clipboard ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Append to clipboard copies the selected block to the system clipboard without
overwriting any previous text contents of the clipboard. The selected block
remains unchanged. The accumulated clipboard contents can be retrieved anywhere
in a edit window by using the Paste clipboard function.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.6. Paste clipboard (line mode) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Paste clipboard (line mode) copies the data from the system clipboard to the
current active edit window as a line block.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.7. Paste clipboard (column mode) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Paste clipboard (column mode) copies the data from the system clipboard to the
current active edit window as a column block.

The clipboard contents will be inserted at the current cursor position. Each
line of the clipboard will be integrated in the already existing lines of your
edit window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.8. Save cursor position ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

initializes the "ping-pong" bookmark. Restore cursor position sets the cursor
to this bookmark.

Example: Set the cursor to line 20 and call "Save cursor position". Then scroll
to line 100 and call "Restore cursor position". The cursor jumps to line 20.
Now call "Restore cursor position" again and the cursor jumps back to line 100.
The next call will jump to line 20 and so on....


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.9. Restore cursor position ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

sets the cursor to the "ping-pong" bookmark. Save cursor position initializes
the "ping-pong" bookmark.

Example: Set the cursor to line 20 and call "Save cursor position". Then scroll
to line 100 and call "Restore cursor position". The cursor jumps to line 20.
Now call "Restore cursor position" again and the cursor jumps back to line 100.
The next call will jump to line 20 and so on....


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.10. Submenu - Text ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Text submenu contains functions that operate on all lines of a text.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.10.1. Expand tabs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Expand tabs transforms all tab characters (ASCII 9) to blanks.

Note: this action can be called automatically when an existing file is opened.
See notebook Settings page Load/Save.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.10.2. Generate tabs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Generate tabs transforms blanks to tab characters (ASCII 9).

Note: this action can be called automatically when an existing file is saved.
See notebook Settings page Load/Save.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.10.3. Reformat... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Reformat applies the word wrap procedure to all lines in the active textbuffer.
But first this dialog is displayed:

You can enter a new wrap column and then press Ok to start the reformat
procedure. The wrap column may also be specified in the notebook Settings page
Edit/Word wrapping.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.10.4. Sort... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sort brings up the Sort dialog which enables you to set various parms for
sorting lines.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.10.5. Convert Default codepage to MS Windows codepage ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

converts all characters in the active textbuffer from the OS/2 default codepage
(set in CONFIG.SYS) to the MS Windows compatible codepage 1004.

Note: The codepage that is used to display/edit the text is not changed. You
can switch to the MS Windows display codepage in menu Window->Codepage.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.10.6. Convert MS Windows codepage to Default codepage ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

converts all characters in the active textbuffer from the MS Windows compatible
codepage 1004 to the OS/2 default codepage (set in CONFIG.SYS).

Note: If a MS Windows text is edited, you can activate the MS Windows codepage
in menu Window->Codepage (in case the text is still used under Windows) or you
can use this function to convert the text to the OS/2 default codepage (in case
the text is used only under OS/2).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.11. Submenu - Word ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Word submenu contains functions that manipulate words :

o Select
o Delete
o Truncate
o Upper case
o Lower case
o Capitalize


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.11.1. Select ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Select marks the word at the current cursor position as a block.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.11.2. Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Delete the complete word at the current cursor position.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.11.3. Delete to end of word ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Deletes all characters from the the current cursor position to the end of a
word.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.11.4. Delete to start of word ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Deletes all characters from the the current cursor position to the start of a
word.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.11.5. Upper case ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Upper case transforms the complete word at the current cursor position to upper
case.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.11.6. Lower case ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Lower case transforms the complete word at the current cursor position to lower
case.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.11.7. Capitalize ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Capitalize transforms the first character of the word at the current cursor
position to upper case. The remainder will be converted to lower case.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.12. Submenu - Line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Line submenu contains functions that manipulate single lines :

o Pick
o Paste
o Delete
o Paste deleted line
o Truncate
o Swap
o Center
o Indent
o Unindent


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.12.1. Pick line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Pick line copies the current active line into a separate line buffer. This
buffer can be inserted using the Paste line function.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.12.2. Paste line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Paste line inserts the contents of the line buffer above the current active
line. A line can be copied to that line buffer using the Pick line function.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.12.3. Swap lines ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Swap lines swaps the current and following line.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.12.4. Delete line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Delete line deletes the complete active line.

The deleted line is stored in a separate line buffer.
Use Paste deleted line to insert the deleted line in any edit window. The line
will be inserted above the current active line.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.12.5. Paste deleted line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Paste deleted line inserts a deleted line above the current active line.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.12.6. Truncate line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Truncate line deletes the current active line to end of the line, starting at
the current cursor position.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.12.7. Center line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

centers a line between the first column and the word wrap column.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.12.8. Indent line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Instead of tab positions, the word positions in the lines above the current
line are used to calculate the indenting positions, until the first visible
line of the window is reached.

The line is indented at the current cursor position.

Example:

printf("hello\n");        // Hello
for(;;)
 printf("world!\n");// World
           ^
           |
           Cursor position before Indent

 .
 .
 .
 printf("world!\n");       // World
                 ^
                 |
                 Cursor position after Indent

 See also Unindent and Unindent Block


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.12.9. Unident line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Instead of tab positions, the word positions in the lines above the current
line are used to calculate the indenting positions, until the first visible
line of the window is reached.

The line is unindented at the current cursor position.

Example:

printf("hello\n");        // Hello
for(;;)
 printf("world!\n");        // World
                  ^
                  |
                  Cursor position before UnIndent

 .
 .
 .
 printf("world!\n");       // World
                 ^
                 |
                 Cursor position after UnIndent
 See also Indent and Indent Block


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2.13. Submenu - Draw ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Draw submenu contains the graphic drawing functions. Marked rectangles
(column blocks) can be framed with the selected line style.

There are 10 different line styles selectable:

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 ΓòæTestΓòæTestΓòæ  ΓöéTestΓöéTestΓöé  ΓöéTestΓöéTestΓöé  ΓòæTestΓòæTestΓòæ
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 +----+----+  ***********
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 +----+----+  ***********


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Menu - Block ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

TheBlock menu provides block/clipboard manipulation functions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.1. Mark start ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Mark start sets the start line/column of a block.

Note: set the cursor to the first column to mark a line block. Otherwise you'll
get a column block.

See How to select a block


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.2. Mark end ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Mark end sets the end end line/column of a block.

See How to select a block


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.3. Unmark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Unmark deselects a block.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.4. Persistent selektion ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

deselect this option if you want a block to be automatically unmarked when the
cursor is moved.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.5. Line mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

activates the line block mode.

Note: The block mode is set automatically when when a block is marked with the
mouse. The mouse buttons can be configured on page "Mouse" in the notebook
"Settings".

[SHIFT+arrow key] commands switch to line block mode, [SHIFT+ALT+arrow key]
commands switch to column block mode.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.6. Column mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

activates the column block mode.

Note: The block mode is set automatically when when a block is marked with the
mouse. The mouse buttons can be configured on page "Mouse" in the notebook
"Settings".

[SHIFT+arrowKey] commands switch to line block mode, [SHIFT+ALT+arrowKey]
commands switch to column block mode.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.7. Copy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Copy copies a block directly to a new location in any edit window.

Note: the clipboard contents will not be changed!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.8. Move ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Move moves a block directly to a new location in any edit window.

Note: the clipboard contents will not be changed!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.9. Delete ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Delete deletes a block from the current active buffer.

Note: the clipboard contents will not be changed!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.10. Shift left ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Shift left moves a block horizontal to the left.

If you have selected a line block, only the part of the block located right to
the current cursor position will be moved.

Note: A line block must contain only whole lines (block start column = block
end column = 1).

If you have selected a column block, the complete block will be moved left.

The shift distance can be configured in the notebook Settings page Edit.

Note: the clipboard contents will not be changed!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.11. Shift right ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Shift right moves a block horizontal to the right.

If you have selected a line block, only the part of the block located right to
the current cursor position will be moved.

Note: A line block must contain only whole lines (block start column = block
end column = 1).

If you have selected a column block, the complete block will be moved to the
right.

Note: the clipboard contents will not be changed!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.12. Indent block ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Instead of tab positions, the word positions in the lines above the first block
line are used to calculate the indenting positions, until the first visible
line of the window is reached.

The block is indented at the current cursor position.

Example 1:

Example 2:

Note: A line block must contain only whole lines (block start column = block
end column = 1).

See also Unindent Block and Unindent line


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.13. Unident block ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Instead of tab positions, the word positions in the lines above the first block
line are used to calculate the indenting positions, until the first visible
line of the window is reached.

The block is unindented at the current cursor position.

Example:

Note: A line block must contain only whole lines (block start column = block
end column = 1).

See also Indent Block and Indent line


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.14. Reformat... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Reformat applies the word wrap procedure to the lines of a line block. But
first this dialogs is displayed:

You can enter a new wrap column and then press Ok to start the word wrap
procedure. The wrap column may also be specified in the notebook Settings page
Edit/Word wrapping.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.15. Save... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Save writes the selected block to disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.16. Fill block... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

fills a block with a requested character. If no character is entered, the block
is filled with spaces.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Menu - Search ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Search menu contains the standard search/replace functions. Furthermore
some special functions are provided.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.1. Find... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Find brings up the Find dialog allowing you to specify the search parameters.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.2. Find next ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Find next uses the last search pattern and direction to search for the next
match.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.3. Replace... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Replace brings up the Find & Replace dialog allowing you to specify the replace
parameters.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.4. Goto line... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Goto line brings up the Goto line dialog in which you can enter the absolute
line number you wish to jump to in the current buffer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.5. Find matching bracket ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Find matching bracket tries to find a corresponding bracket. To use this
function set the cursor to a valid open/close bracket.

Note: you may freely edit/extend the list of brackets. See notebook Settings
page Brackets.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.6. Help on keyword ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Help on keyword opens the appropriate third-party online-help for the word at
the current cursor position.

See also Online-Help configuration


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.7. Section Browser ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

brings up the Section Browser dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.8. Jump to Section ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

starts hypertext-like section searching. Set the cursor to a sections reference
(for example a  call to a C-function) and then start "Find section" or press
[CNTRL+Return]. This will search the function declaration in the buffers first,
and then in the files of the working directory. A feature to define specific
directories to search will be implemented in the next version of MED (project
management).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.9. Previous Section ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

with the Section Display enabled, you can use this function to jump to the
previous section of a file (C-function, IPF paragraph etc.).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.10. Next Section ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

with the Section Display enabled, you can use this function to jump to the next
section of a file (C-function, IPF paragraph etc.).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.11. Submenu - Bookmarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Bookmarks submenu provides functions to set/manipulate bookmarks.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.11.1. Set bookmark... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Set bookmark brings up the Set bookmark dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.11.2. Jump to bookmark... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Jump to bookmark brings up the Bookmark list dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.11.3. Next bookmark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Next bookmark sets the cursor to the next bookmark.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4.11.4. Prev bookmark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Prev bookmark sets the cursor to the previous bookmark.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5. Menu - Macro ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Macro menu contains functions to manage macros.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.1. Start/Stop macrorecorder ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Start/Stop macrorecorder initiates or stops the recording of a new macro.

If you start recording, the Record macro dialog is displayed, in which you must
specify a key combination. This key combination is used to play back the macro
after you have stopped recording.

Note: you may change the key combination later in the Macro Manager dialog.

The number of macros/macro events is not restricted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.2. Load macros... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Load macros brings up the fileselector dialog which allows you to load a new
macro file. All currently loaded macros will be overwritten.

Note: macros may be loaded automatically at startup.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.3. Add macros... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Add macros brings up the fileselector dialog which allows you to load a new
macro file. All currently loaded macros will not be overwritten.

Note: macros may be loaded automatically at startup.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.5.4. Save macros... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Save macros brings up the fileselector dialog which allows you to save all
currently existing macros to disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6. Menu - Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Window menu contains the functions to switch/arrange the edit windows.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.1. Next window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Makes next window the current (active) window.  This window is made the topmost
edit window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.2. Previous window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Makes previous window the current (active) window.  This window is made the
topmost edit window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.3. Maximize ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Causes all edit windows to be sized to fill the main window without overlapping
each other.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.4. Cascade ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Causes all edit windows to be sized and positioned from the upper left corner
of the main window towards the lower right corner of the main window
overlapping each other so that just the title bar of overlapped windows is
displayed. The current window becomes the topmost window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.5. Side by side ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Causes all edit windows to be sized and positioned side by side.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.6. Tile ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Causes all edit windows to be sized and positioned one beneath the other.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.7. Activate Default codepage ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The codepage that is used to display/edit the text is changed to the OS/2
default codepage (set in CONFIG.SYS).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.6.8. Activate MS Windows compatible codepage ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The codepage that is used to display/edit text is changed to the MS Windows
compatible codepage 1004.

Note: If a MS Windows text is edited, you can activate the MS Windows codepage
(in case the text is still used under Windows) or you can use the function
"Edit->Text->Convert codepage" to convert the text to the OS/2 default codepage
(in case the text is used only under OS/2).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.7. Menu - Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Options menu contains various configuration commands.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.7.1. Insert mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Insert mode sets the writing mode explicitly to "insert". This is useful in
macros where you can't use the "toggle writing mode" command.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.7.2. Overwrite mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Overwrite mode sets the writing mode explicitly to "overwrite". This is useful
in macros where you can't use the "toggle writing mode" command.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.7.3. Auto word wrap mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

use this option to switch the automatic word wrap mode on/off.

With this option enabled, word wrapping is performed dynamically during typing
new text.
A text or a selected block may be reformatted on demand using the Reformat
function in the Edit or Block menu.

Note: The wrap column can be specified in the notebook Settings page Edit/Word
wrapping.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.7.4. Reload syntax configuartion ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Reloads the syntax configuration file med.syn on the fly.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Important topics ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 MED offers many features, so only the most outstanding ones can be mentioned
here:

Search & Replace

o Search & Replace in all textbuffers
o Multiple file/directory search generating a color coded result list
o Regular expression search
o brace matching (free defineable)

Language specific features

o configurable Syntax-Highlighting (video display and printer)
o configurable Section Browser
o configurable Section Display
o hypertext-like Section searching
o Skeleton files

Tool Integration

o configurable compiler support
o support of compiler error messages
o configurable support of third-party Online-Help and EPM NDX files
o IBM C Set++ and Visual Age integration via DDE

Customizing features

o configurable keyboard
o configurable toolbar
o configurable line numbering
o configurable context menu
o configurable Autosave
o configurable print function (formatted, raw ASCII)
o configuration via commandline

Text buffers

o unlimited number of edit windows
o unlimited number of views
o auto file reload at startup
o Loading/saving cursor position
o "Window Monitor"
o up to 99 backups per file

Editing features

o persistant column blocks
o easy to use macro recorder
o line sorting
o various word functions
o graphic drawing function
o word wrap function
o persistant bookmarks
o global visible anchors
o MS Windows codepage support

Misc

o enhanced Fileselector
o automatic recognition of unix-format files
o pipe-operator support
o Drag & Drop support


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Commandline options and startup functions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Startup functions

Autoloading (med.lru) can be skipped by pressing [CNTRL] during startup.
If the screen resolution has changed, MED automatically restores default values
for size/position/font of the main window and the configurable dialogs. This
default values can be restored anytime by pressing [SHIFT+CTRL] during startup.

Commandline options

med [-r] [-l] [file1 [line [col]]] ... [fileN [line [col]]]  [-f fileList] [-m
macro1[;macro2;...]] [-i configFile] [-k kbdFile] [-t toolbarFile]

[-r]
          This option sets MED to a global read-only mode. In this mode, all
          opened files are read-only. You can not switch to the edit mode
          during the editor session.

[-l]
          MED supports the usage of the commandline pipe operator (|). With
          this operartor, the output of a program can be directly send to a
          second program, which reads the data as input. MED normally
          interprets the input stream as lines of text, and inserts the lines
          in a new created buffer. If the input stream is a list of file names,
          the -l option advises MED not to insert the file names in a text
          buffer, but to automatically load the given files.

          See also: Pipe operator support.

File names
          the number of file names you can pass is not limited. File names may
          contain wildcards ("*", "?", "[]").

          Note: A Skeleton File is loaded automatically when an empty file is
          opened. This is useful for setting up a standard header in a new
          file. Skeleton files must be located in the MED configuration
          directory (this is where med.cfg resides).

Cursor line/col
          following each file name you may optionally specify the line and
          column, where the cursor will be placed after the file has been
          loaded. If you leave out the column, the cursor will be placed to the
          first column in the specified line.

fileList
          optionally you may pass -f followed by the name of a file containing
          file names (with or without path) which will be automatically opened.

          Example:

          grep -l foo *.c >filelist
          med -f filelist

Macro name
          optionally you may pass -m followed by the name(s) of macros
          separated by a semikolon. This macros are launched after all files
          have been loaded at program startup.

          Note:
          The name of a macro can be entered in the Macro Recorder or the
          Makro-Manager (button Edit).

Configuration file
          optionally you may pass -i followed by the name of a MED
          configuration file (default: "med.cfg").

Keyboard file
          optionally you may pass -k followed by the name of a MED keyboard
          configuration file (default: "med.kbd").

Toolbar file
          optionally you may pass -t followed by the name of a MED toolbar
          configuration file (default: "med.tlb").


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Pipe operator support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

MED supports the usage of the commandline pipe operator (|). With this
operartor, the output of a program can be directly send to a second program,
which reads the data as input. MED normally interprets the input stream as
lines of text, and inserts the lines in a new created buffer. If the input
stream is a list of file names, the -l option advises MED not to insert the
file names in a text buffer, but to automatically load the given files.

Examples:

grep -l foo *.c | med -l

grep foo *.c | med

See also Commandline parameter.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Print (formatted) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Margins "top/left/right/bottom"
          this entry fields permit adjustment of page borders. Adjustments are
          made in millimeter increments moving toward the center of the page.

          Note: The minimal values are determined by your printer.

Print header
          if this option is enabled, a header line is printed on each page.

Header "Left/Center/Right"
          enter the format string which describes the output in the header
          line.  The following special substitution sequences may be used:

          %F substitutes the file name with path.

          %f substitutes the file name without path.

          %P substitutes the page number.

          %D substitutes the date.

          %T substitutes the time.

Syntax Highlighting
          if this option is enabled, a file is printed using either monochrome
          or colored syntax highlighting. In monochrome mode, only font
          attributes (bold, underline, italic, outline) are used. In color
          mode, font attributes and colors are used. Font attributes and colors
          can be configured in "med.syn" ( color directive).

Line numbers
          if this option is enabled, line numbers are printed at the start of
          each line (useful when printing source code listings).

Block
          if this option is enabled, only the lines of a block selection will
          be printed.

Select font...
          This button brings up the standard font selector dialog.

Print
          This button starts the printing process. During the file is sended to
          the printer spooler, you may continue working in another edit window.

Related topics:
Printer setup


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. Printing (raw ASCII) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


Port
          select printer port.

Line numbers
          if this option is enabled, line numbers are printed at the start of
          each line (useful when printing source code listings).

Block
          if this option is enabled, only the lines of a block selection will
          be printed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5. Replacing strings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you can enter various params for relacing a string

Entryfield "Target"
          enter the string you want to replace

          Note: The dropdown list stores the entered strings. This list will be
          automatically saved so you can use it in your next editing session.

Entryfield "Replacement"
          enter the replacement string

          Note: The dropdown list stores the entered strings. This list will be
          automatically saved so you can use it in your next editing session.

Regular expressions
          Enable this option, if you want to use a regular expression in the
          search/replace string.

Ignore case
          Select this option for non case sensitive searching

Search words
          If this option is selected, the target string will be treated as a
          Word. No substrings will be found.

Verify
          select this option if you want to see the verify dialog Replace?
          before a string is replaced.

Replace from postion
          If this option is selected, the next matching string will be replaced
          from the current cursor position.

Single buffer
          Select this option to replace matching strings in the active text
          buffer only.

All buffers
          Select this option to replace matching strings in all text buffers.

Block
          Select this option to replace matching strings in a selected block
          only.

Replace
          Start replace action.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Replace verify dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.6. Third-party online help configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

MED supports third-party online help (for example the online help of your C/C++
compiler, the OS/2 online help files and so on). Just place the cursor to the
keyword you need help for and select "Help on keyword" in the menu "Search" (or
doubleclick with the left mouse button on the keyword while pressing [ALT]).
This will bring up the appropriate online-help.

Of course, in order to use this feature, you first have to do some easy
configuration. If you have installed the EPM index files (*.NDX), everything is
already done. Otherwise, the configuration is done in the file "med.syn". This
file also controls the syntax-highlighting. It is divided into sections, each
holding the rules for one or more file types.

The online-help is configured by entries with the following syntax:

 inf: viewer  onlinehelp [filter] [filter] ...

inf:
          indicates that a online-help configuration statement follows.

viewer
          is the name of the application which will be used to view the
          online-help file ("view.exe" in most cases).

onlinehelp
          is the name of the online-help file (for example "cmdref.inf")
          You may connect online-help files with a '+' (for example
          pmwin.inf+pmgpi.inf+pmmsg.inf )

filter
          is optional and is used to describe the relation between keywords an
          the online-help. A filter may contain the wildcard characters '*' and
          '?'. Also the '[]' operator is supported.

Note: Each section of "med.syn" may contain multiple online-help definitions.

MED compares a keyword with all given filters. If none of the filters match, a
popup menu is shown. This menu can be used to select the appropriate
online-help manually.

Examples:

For config.sys
          All keywords are covered by "cmdref.inf". We need only one line in
          "med.syn" to configure the online-help:

           inf: view.exe  cmdref.inf  *

For C/C++ source files
          This is not trivial, because a C/C++ source file usually contains
          keywords of different APIs, which are covered by differnet
          online-help files. Fortunately OS/2 API calls have a unique prefix.

          The following example is based on the online-help delivered with
          Watcom C/C++ 10.5.

           inf: view.exe  pmwin.inf  Win*
           inf: view.exe  pmgpi.inf  Gpi*
           inf: view.exe  pmmsg.inf  WM_*
           inf: view.exe  pmref.inf  [A-Z]*
           inf: view.exe  progref20.inf  Dos*
           inf: view.exe  clib.inf

          Note that there are no filters specified in the last statement. If
          none of the above filters apply, a popup menu shows up and presents
          the names of all online-helps for selection.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.7. Context menu configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Click with the right mouse button in an edit window or press [SHIFT+F10] to
bring up the main context menu. This menu contains different entries depending
on whether a block is marked or not marked. You can configure the context menu
as follows:

Adding a function:

Press CNTRL and hold it down while you click on the menubar entry you want to
add to the context menu. The dialog Shortcut/Menu entry configuration is
opened.

Removing a function:

Press CNTRL and hold it down. Bring up the context menu, and click on the
context menu entry you want to remove. The dialog Shortcut/Menu entry
configuration is opened.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.8. Set bookmark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this dialog to set a bookmark

Entryfield "Short description"
          enter a short description of the bookmark.

          Note: If you leave this entryfield empty, MED automatically picks up
          the first 40 characters of the current line.

          This description is used in the dialog Bookmark list for easier
          identification.

Global visible
          select this option if you want the bookmark to be accessible from
          every textbuffer (otherwise it will be private bookmark).

Save x in EAs
          select this option if you want the bookmark to be saved in the
          extended file attributes, so you can use it in future editing
          sessions. The status of this option is part the MED configuration.
          With this option activated the bookmark list would grow permanently.
          To prevent this, the maximum count of bookmarks to be saved can be
          defined.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.9. Bookmark list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this dialog to position the cursor to a bookmark

The dialog displays the short descriptions of the accessible bookmarks. Each
file may have private and public bookmarks (see Set bookmark). Public bookmarks
are displayed with the filename following the short description.

Doubleclick a list entry to position the cursor to the selected bookmark.

Jump
          Select a list entry and click on this button to position the cursor
          to the selected bookmark.

Remove...
          Deletes a selected bookmark.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.10. Macro Manager ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you can do several managing jobs on macros

Run
          starts playback of the selected macro (a doubleclick will also do
          that job). Of course, in most cases you will start a macro by its
          keyboard shortcut.

Edit...
          brings up the Edit macro parameter dialog.

Delete...
          deletes the selected macro.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.11. Enter/Edit Macro Shortcut ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you can enter/edit a macro shortcut and macro description

Entryfield "Shortcut"
          enter the key which must be pressed with a modifier key (SHIFT, CTRL,
          ALT) to call the macro. The dropdown list contains predefined names
          of special keys (for example Backspace).
          MED supports multi level keyboard shortcuts a la WORDSTAR (for
          example "Ctrl + KB" ).

          Note: This field will be initialized by default with Esc in case you
          prepare to record a new macro. This is very useful when recording a
          macro "on the fly", which will be used only in the current editing
          session.

Ctrl
          select this button to use Ctrl as modifier.

Shift
          select this button to use Shift as modifier.

Alt
          select this button to use Alt as modifier.

Protect shortcut
          select this option to protect the shortcut from accidental
          overwriting.

Entryfield "Macro name"
          enter a optional short description. This will help you to identify
          the macro in the Macro Manager dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.12. Mouse support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Mouse actions inside an edit window:

o Doubleclick with the left mouse button to select a word.

o set the mouse pointer to a number, press [CTRL] and doubleclick with the left
  mouse button. This will switch to the previous text buffer and put the cursor
  to the line represented by that number.

  This is useful if you are still using the commandline and good old "make" to
  develop your applications (I don't like IDEs): load the buggy source file and
  the errors file created by your compiler (which contains line numbers)...

o Doubleclick with the left mouse button on a keyword while pressing [ALT].
  This brings up the third-party online-help.

o A single click with the right mouse button activates a context menu.

Note: The mouse block selection functions can be configured in the notebook
"Settings" on page "Mouse".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.13. How to select a block ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

There are several methods you can use to select a block:

Selecting a block with the keyboard

Method 1: Set the cursor to the position where you want the block to begin.
Press [SHIFT] and use the arrow keys to extend the line block.

Note: Use [SHIFT+ALT+Arrow key] or [SHIFT+ALT+PgUp|PgDown] to select a column
block. The block mode (line/column mode) is adjusted automatically.

Method 2: Set the cursor to the position where you want the block to begin and
select Mark start from the menu Block. Now set the cursor to the desired block
end position and select Mark end.

Note: This method requires that you adjust the block mode (line/column mode).
The mode can be changed even after the block end has been set.

Selecting a block with the mouse

Use the left mouse button (default) to select a line block.

Use the right mouse button (default) to select a column block. Move the mouse
pointer to the desired position, then press the right mouse button (and keep it
pressed). Now move the mouse pointer up/down/left/right until the desired end
position is selected.

Note: The actions of left/right mouse button can be configured in the
"Settings" notebook on page "Mouse".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.14. Regular Expressions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Regular Expressions are used in the Find/Replace dialogs, the Section Browser
and the Section Display.

Search Operators

\
        Escape symbol. The following character will lose it's special meaning.
\n
        Matches a 0x0A (Line Feed) character.
\r
        Matches a 0x0D (Carriage Return) character.
\t
        Matches a 0x09 (Tabulator) character.
\f
        Matchess a 0xC (Form Feed) character.
^
        Match a beginning of line.
$
        Match an end of line.
.
        Match any character.
[ ]
        Specifies a class of characters.
[ - ]
        Specifies a range of characters.
[^ ]
        Specifies complement class.
*
        Match zero or more occurances of preceeding pattern.
+
        Match one or more occurances of preceeding pattern.
|
        Matches preceeding or next pattern.
( )
        Group patterns together to form complex pattern. Also used to remember
        the matched substring which can be used for substitution operation. Up
        to 9 can be used.

Replace Operators:

\
        Escape symbol. The following character will lose it's special meaning.
\n
        Inserts a 0x0A (Linefeed) character.
\r
        Inserts a 0x0D (Carriage Return) character.
\t
        Inserts a 0x09 (Tabulator) character.
\f
        Inserts a 0xC (Form Feed) character.
\1 - \9
        Recalls stored substring from matched pattern ()'s.
\@
        Recalls entire matched pattern.
\u
        Convert next character to uppercase.
\l
        Convert next character to lowercase.
\U
        Convert substring to uppercase.
\L
        Convert substring to lowercase.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.15. Section Browser ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The Section Browser is a dialog, which displays all sections of a file. A
section may be a subroutine of a programming language, a paragraph of a TeX
document, entries of config.sys etc..

Inkremental Search Pattern
          The search pattern is case insensitive and may contain the wildcards
          "*" and "?".

Section list
          The section list displays the names of all sections of a specified
          text buffer. Doubleclick on an list entry to jump to a section.

Source list
          The source list displays the names of opened files. Select the
          desired source file.

Sort
          if this option is activated, the sections are sorted by their names.

Show line numbers/Tag type
          This options configure the color coded output of the section list.

Configuartion

Sections are located using a regular expression regular expression, which can
be adapted for any type of file. MED provides an internal parser for C/C++
files, so the regular expression is not necessary for this type of file. If the
regular expression is defined for C/C++, the internal parser is disabled.  The
section browser is configured by the following directives in "med.syn":

o sectionRegexp
o sectionBrowserMainKey
o sectionBrowserOrder


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.16. Section Display ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The name of the current section can be displayed as simple text in the
statusbar

or in a combobox in the toolbar

A section is a subroutine of a programming language, a paragraph of a TeX
document, entries of config.sys etc..

The toolbar's combobox dropdown list contains the section names of the active
textbuffer and can be used instead of the Section Browser in many cases. The
combobox entryfield can be used for incremental search.

The dropdown list can be activated with the default key [F12]. You can change
this key in med.kbd for the function name "sectionCombo". The dropdown list can
be closed without a selection by pressing [ESC] or [F12].

The position and size of the combobox is calculated automatically when the
application main window is resized. Some toolbar icons may be hidden to provide
enough space for the combobox. If you are using a toolbar with many icons, you
should increase the toolbar's height in the "Settings" notebook, page
"Toolbar/Size". If you don't like the combobox, you can switch it off in the
toolbar's context menu (activated by a click with the right mouse button on a
free spot in the toolbar).  The combobox font can be changed via Drag&Drop: the
font must be dropped on a free spot in the toolbar, not on the combobox itself!

Note: The Section Display combobox is not available in vertical toolbars.

Configuration

The Section Display is configured by the following directives in "med.syn":

o sectionRegexp
o sectionDisplayRegexp
o sectionDisplay
o sectionDisplayOrder


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.17. Syntax-Highlighting ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The configuration of the syntax-highlighting and the third-party online help is
done in the file "med.syn". This file is divided into sections, each holding
the rules for one or more file types.

Configuartion keywords:

o files
o eaFileType
o include
o sectionRegexp
o sectionDisplayRegexp
o sectionBrowserMainKey
o sectionDisplay
o sectionBrowserOrder
o sectionDisplayOrder
o inf
o defineColor
o foregroundColor
o backroundColor
o blockColor
o caseSensitive
o checkCommentInString
o color
o token
o string
o char
o symbol
o literal
o funcParml
o eolCom
o openCom
o closeCom
o comCol
o tabWidth

See also Environment variable MISTER_ED_PATH


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Each section begins with the keyword

  files:

This keyword must be followed by one or more filters to specify the file types.
A filter may contain the wildcards '*' and '?'. The '[]' operator is also
supported. Filters without any wildcards are allowed (for example: config.sys).
If more than one filter is given, the filters must be separated by blanks.

Note: you can use this keyword only once per section.

Examples:

  files: config.sys

  files: *.c *.cpp *.h


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> eaFileType ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2 stores an optional file type description in the extended attribute ".TYPE"
("C Code", "Plain Text" etc.). If you want MED to set the file type when a file
is saved, then you must define the type string after the keyword

  eaFileType:

Examples:

  eaFileType: "C Code"

  eaFileType: "OS/2 Command File"

Note: you can use this keyword only once per section.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> sectionRegexp ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Section Browser and the Section Display can be adapted to any type of file.

Sections are located using a regular expression . (MED provides an internal
parser for C/C++ files, so the regular expression is not necessary for this
type of file. However, if a regular expression is defined for C/C++, the
internal parser is disabled.)

Example:

  sectionRegexp: :[Hh][0-9]

This defines the regular expression to locate paragraphs of IPF/IPP documents.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> sectionDisplayRegexp ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A regular expression is used to subdivide a section head into several data
fields, which can be displayed in any order in the Section Browser and the
Section Display.

Example:

  sectionDisplayRegexp: (:[Hh][0-9][ ]*)(res=&)([a-zA-Z0-9_]*\.)[
]*([a-zA-Z0-9_]*\.)(.*)

This expression subdivides the head of an IPF/IPP paragraph into 5 data fields.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> sectionBrowserMainKey ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This entry defines the data field by which the section headers are sorted in
the Section Browser.

Example:

  sectionBrowserMainKey: 2


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> sectionBrowserOrder ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This entry is used to define the order, in which the data fields are displayed
in the Section Browser.

Example:

  sectionBrowserOrder: 2, 1, 5


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> sectionDisplayOrder ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This entry defines the order, in which the data fields are displayed in the
Section Display.

Example:

  sectionDisplayOrder: 2, 1, 5


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> sectionDisplay ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This entry defines two basic paramteres of the Section Display. The first
parameter defines how many lines a file may contain before the Section Display
is disabled in order to avoid a loss of editing performance. A value of 0
disables the Section Display.

The second parameter defines how many lines may be searched for a section
header starting at the current cursor position.

Example:

  sectionDisplay: 5000, 1000


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> tabWidth ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

defines the tab width. This value overrides the default tab width that can be
set in the notebook "Settings" on page "Edit".

Example:

  tabWidth:  4


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> include ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

use this keyword to make the syntax configuration more readable.

Syntax:

  include:  file

Examples:

  files: *.c *.cpp *.h
  include:  med_c.syn

  files: *pas
  include:  med_pas.syn


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> caseSensitive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword controls whether the list of reserved words is case sensitive or
not.

Syntax:

  caseSensitive:  flag

Examples:

  caseSensitive:  yes

  caseSensitive:  no

Note: you can use this keyword only once per section. It must appear before the
reserved words are defined.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> checkCommentInString ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword controls wether comments are searched within string constants (for
example printf("/*")). With this option enabled, syntax highlighting is more
reliable, but a little slower.

Syntax:

  checkCommentInString:  flag

Examples:

  checkCommentInString:  yes

  checkCommentInString:  no

Note: you can use this keyword only once per section.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> color ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword sets the current color and font attributes to be used for reserved
words or symbols.

Syntax:

  color:  dispColor, dispFontAttr, printColor, printFontAttr

You can use the predefined standard colornames or user defined colornames.

For video display output, any (defined) color can be used in combination with
the font attributes bold, underline and boldUnderline.  For printer output, any
(defined) color can be used in combination with the font attributes bold,
underline, italic, outline The font attributes can be added by concatenating
the identifiers (case is ignored).

Example:

  color:  blue, boldUnderline, darkblue, bold

Note: you may use this keyword as often as you like per section.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> token ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword is used to detail the reserved words which are to be highlighted.
Reserved words can appear on as many lines as are required, each beginning with
the token: directive. The order is not important. The number of reserved words
is unlimited, but the list should not be made any larger than necessary to
avoid impacting screen update speed.

Syntax:

  token:  word1 [word2] [word3] ...

Example:

  token:  int long char

Note: you may use this keyword as often as required. You can specify a
different color for each reserved word (or group of reserved words).

Example:

  color:  red
  token:  char
  color:  green
  token:  int
  color:  blue
  token:  long


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> string ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword designates the character which is used to open and close string
constants.

Syntax:

  string:  char

Example:

  string:  "


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> char ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword designates the character which is used to open and close character
constants.

Syntax:

  char:  char

Example:

  char:  '


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> symbol ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword is used to designate the characters which are considered to be
symbols. Symbols can not appear as a part of a reserved word. The characters
are simply listed in one long string. The order is not important.

Syntax:

  symbol:  char[char][char]...

Example:

  symbol:  !></,.;-+*

Note: you may use this keyword as often as required. You can specify a
different color for each symbol (or group of symbols).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> literal ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword designates the character which is used to remove significance from
an open/close string character while within a string.

Syntax:

  literal:  char

Example:

  literal:  \


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> funcParml ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword designates the character which is used to open the parameter list
of a procedure or function.

Syntax:

  funcParml:  char

Example:

  funcParml:  (


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> eolCom ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword is used to designate the sequence used to initiate an end-of-line
comment.

Syntax:

  eolCom:  char-sequence

Example:

  eolCom:  //


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> openCom ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword is used to designate the sequence used to open a comment block.

Syntax:

  openCom:  char-sequence

Example:

  openCom:  /*


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> closeCom ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword is used to designate the sequence used to close a comment block.

Syntax:

  closeCom:  char-sequence

Example:

  closeCom:  */


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> comCol ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword can be used to designate the column in which the end-of-line
comment sequence must appear in order to be recognized as a comment.

Syntax:

  comCol:  column

Example:

  comCol:  1

Note: Use a zero value to indicate that the comment sequence should be
recognized in all columns.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> inf ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword is used to define an external third-party online-help.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> defineColor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

by default there are sixteen predefined standard colornames. You may define
your own colornames via decimal RGB-values. You can use your own colornames in
conjunction with other keywords in "med.syn".

Syntax:

  defineColor:  colorname   red green blue

Examples:

  defineColor:  myRed    210  0   0

  defineColor:  myGray   224 224  224

Note: you may use this keyword as often as required. For good results, your
video adapter should support 64k colors or more. 256 colors are also worth a
try.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> foregroundColor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword is used to designate the foreground color for "non-reserved"
words.

Syntax:

  foregroundColor:  colorname

You can use the predefined standard colornames or user defined colornames.

Example:

  foregroundColor:  black


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> backgroundColor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword is used to designate the background color for "non-reserved" and
reserved words.

Syntax:

  backgroundColor:  colorname

You can use the predefined standard colornames or user defined colornames.

Example:

  backgroundColor:  myLightGray


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> blockColor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

this keyword is used to designate the background color for a marked block.

Syntax:

  blockColor:  colorname

Example:

  blockColor:  myBlockColor


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Standard colornames ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This are the predefined colornames:

black
white
blue
red
pink
green
cyan
yellow
darkgray
darkblue
darkred
darkpink
darkgreen
darkcyan
brown
palegray


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.18. Searching a string ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The find dialog can be activated by using the "Search" menu "Find..." option

Entry field "Target"
          Enter the string you want to search for.

          Note: The dropdown list stores the entered strings. This list will be
          automatically saved so you can use it in your next editing session.

Regular expressions
          Enable this option, if you want to use a regular expression in the
          search string.

Ignore case
          Select this option for non case sensitive searching

Search words
          If this option is selected, the target string will be treated as a
          Word. No substrings will be found.

Search backward
          If this option is selected, the next matching string will be searched
          upward.

Find from position
          If this option is selected, the next matching string will be searched
          from the current cursor position.

Single buffer
          Select this option to search for matching strings in the active text
          buffer only.

All buffers
          Select this option to search for matching strings in all text
          buffers.

Block
          Select this option to search for matching strings in a selected block
          only.

Find
          Starts search for first matching string.  If an item has to be
          searched again, use the Find next option from the "Search" menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.19. Find in files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ



Find in files is used mainly to search for a string in files, that are not
loaded in the editor (like grep at the command line) and to generate a color
coded result list. For instance, Find in files can give you a quick overview,
where and how often calls to a C-function are made in all source files of a
project, without having to load all files in the editor.
However, there is an option, that allows you to search only in the textbuffers
to generate the result list.

Note: The Find in files dialog is not modal and can be resized. The dialog has
an entry in the OS/2 window list.


Dialog controls

Search for
          Enter the string you want to search for.

          Note: The dropdown list stores the entered strings. This list will be
          automatically saved so you can use it in the next editing session.

In file
          Enter one or more filters or filenames separated by a semicolon.

          Examples:
          *.c
          *.c;*.h
          a*.c
          alloc.c
          alloc.c;mem.c;*.h

          The menu Filter contains predefined filters. You can freely alter or
          extend the filter list in notebook Settings, page Fileselector -
          Filter.

Select...
          opens the fileselector. You can select one or more files, in which
          the string is searched, or just a folder, in which the search is
          started.

In path
          Enter the search path.

          The menu Path contains predefined paths. You can freely alter or
          extend the path list in notebook Settings, page Fileselector - Paths.

Home
          switches to the directory, from which MED was started.

Regular expressions
          Enable this option, if you want to use a regular expression in the
          search string.

Ignore case
          Select this option for non case sensitive searching

Search words
          If this option is selected, the target string will be treated as a
          Word. No substrings will be found.

Similarity
          This option enables/disables fuzzy search.

Filenames only
          the result list may contain the textlines with line numbers or the
          filenames only, in which the target string was found.

Open files
          autoload files, in which the target string was found. Optional you
          may be asked before the files are loaded (menu Options->Ask before
          opening files).

Range Filesystem
          search in files under the specified path. The option Subflds. enables
          recursive search in subfolders. When the MED Project-Manager is
          implemented, there will be an option, to search only in project
          folders.

Range Buffers
          search in text buffers only.

Start
          starts the search. The Stop button is enabled so the search can be
          aborted any time.

Close
          closes the dialog. The dialog is not modal.


Result list

The color coded search result is displayed in a list box. Doubleclicking the
active line of the result list loads the file (if not already loaded) and jumps
to the line/column, where the string was found.

You can copy the active line of the result list to the system clipboard
([CTRL+Ins]).


Dialog menubar

Menu "Filter"
          contains all predefined filters. You can freely alter or extend the
          filter list in notebook Settings, page Fileselector - Filter.

Menu "Path"
          displays all predefined paths. You can freely alter or extend the
          path list in notebook Settings, page Fileselector - Paths.

Menu "Result"
          The result list can automatically be cleared before the next search,
          or the result of the next search can be appended to the current list.

          Save... saves the current result list.

Menu "Options"
          When the dialog is opened, Switch to home directory sets the search
          path to the path, from which MED was started.

          Ask before opening files enables a request dialog before files are
          loaded automatically.

          Add current path extends the path list.

          Edit filter/paths... opens the Settings notebook to edit the
          userdefined Filters or Paths.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.20. Keyboard configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The keyboard configuration is saved in the file "med.kbd".  You can edit this
configuartion file or you can change the shortcut of a function "on the fly"
with the dialog Shortcut/Menu entry configuration (press the [Cntrl] key and
hold it down, then click on the menu entry you want to change).

Format of "med.kbd"

A line has the following format:

key:  shortCut  functionName

Examples:

key:  Ctrl+O     open

assigns the key combination [CNTRL + O] to the function "open".

key:  Ctrl+KB     blkStart

assigns the key combination [CNTRL + KB] to the function "blkStart".

Note: You can assign multiple key combinations to the same function.
By default the keyboard configuration file "med.kbd" is loaded at startup.
Optionally you may pass the -k commandline parameter followed by the name of a
keyboard configuration file.

The shortcuts of the menu titles ("File", "Edit" etc.) can also be modified.
You can use any key combination (not only [ALT] combinations).

key:   Alt+D    menuFile
key:   Alt+E    menuEdit
key:   Alt+B    menuBlock
key:   Alt+S    menuSearch
key:   Alt+M    menuMacro
key:   Alt+T    menuTools
key:   Alt+F    menuWindow
key:   Alt+O    menuOptions
key:   Alt+H    menuHelp


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.21. Tool-Manager ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog box is used to run/configure compilers and other utilities

You can keep the dialog box open during an editing session.

Add...
          opens the tool configuration notebook in order to add a new tool.

Modify...
          opens the tool configuration notebook in order to modify the
          configuration of the selected tool.

Copy
          clones the selected tool.

Delete...
          removes the selected tool from the tool list.


          moves the selected tool up/down.

Start
          runs the selected tool. The tool output window is opened.

          Note: Tools can also be started via keyboard shortcut, menu entry or
          toolbar.
          See Shortcut/Symbol.

Stop
          aborts the currently running tool. The tool output window is closed.

Done
          closes the tool manager and the tool output window.

Ignore filter
          with this option activated, all tools are displayed in the tool list.
          Otherwise only those tools are displayed, that match the filename in
          the active text window with their filter configuration.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.22. Tool output window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


The output of a tool is redirected to a special window:

Size/position and font (configurable via Drag&Drop) of this window are saved in
the editor configuration.

The example output shows lines in three different colors. Lines which can be
identified as error or warning messages are displayed red or blue respectively.
All other output lines are displayed black. In order to make the identification
of output lines work properly, you must set the tool specific parameters in the
tool configuration notebook (page "Messages"). You can also specify which types
of output lines will be displayed (page "Options").

Jump to error in source window

... using the mouse

a double click on a error/warning message in the tool output window sets the
cursor to the appropriate line/column in the source window.

Selecting the toolbar "bugs"

jumps to the next/previous error in the source window.

... using the keyboard

first hit [SPACE] or [TAB] to activate the editor main window. Jump to error
processing is now performed by the "Next error" and "Previous error" commands
(default key assignments are [ALT+DownArrow] and [ALT+UpArrow] respectively).

Note:
by default, source files containing errors are loaded automatically during tool
processing. You can change this behavior in the tool configuration notebook on
page Actions

You can use [F9] to activate the tool manager dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.23. Tool configuration - Program ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Title
          enter a descriptive title for the tool. This description appears in
          the tool manager list box and is used to identify the tool.

Path and file name
          enter the full path and file name including the extension to the
          program to be executed. (If this program is in your PATH environment
          you may omit the path.)  Batch files (.CMD) require the executable
          CMD.EXE. Specify the batch file name in the parameters field
          preceeded with /C.

          The path may contain environment variables. An environment variable
          is denoted by a % character as pre- and postfix.

          Example:  %WATCOM%\binp\wmake.exe

Filter
          enter one or more filter expressions, which are used to associate the
          program to specific file types. A filter may contain the wildcards
          '*' and '?'. The '[]' operator is also supported. Filters without any
          wildcards are allowed. If more than one filter is given, the filters
          must be separated by semicolons. This field is optional.

Paramter list
          enter the command line arguments to pass to the program. Parameters
          are optional.

          The following special substitution sequences may be used in the
          parameters field:

          %F substitutes the path and file name of the current buffer

          %N substitutes the file name without path/extension of the current
          buffer

          %P substitutes one or more additional parameters, which can be
          entered in an automatically opened dialog box just before the program
          gets invoked.

Working dir
          if you wish to have the current working directory changed before
          invoking the program, enter the directory path to be switched to.
          This field is optional. By default the working dir is '.', which is
          the path of the file in the active text buffer.

          The path may contain environment variables. An environment variable
          is denoted by a % character as pre- and postfix.

          Example:  %PROJECT1%\src


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.24. Tool configuration - Messages ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

On this notebook page you can enter the keywords denoting an error/warning line
and the format of a error/warning line:

Error Token
          enter the keyword denoting an error line (usually "error"). This
          field is optional, so if your compiler does not emit such a keyword
          (for example GNU C), leave this field blank.

Warning Token
          enter the keyword denoting a warning line (usually "warning"). This
          field is optional.

Error/Warning message format
          enter the format string which describes the fields in an
          error/warning message.

          The following special substitution sequences may be used:

          %F substitutes the path and file name of the source file, in which an
          error/warning was found.

          %L substitutes the line number, in which the error/warning was found

          %C substitutes the column number, in which the error/warning was
          found

          %E substitutes the error keyword

          %W substitutes the warning keyword

          %X substitutes the error or the warning keyword

          Example: The Watcom C-Compiler generates this error/warning messages:

          foo.c(6): Warning! W106: Constant out of range - truncated

          foo.c(8): Error! E1011: Symbol 'i' has not been declared

          The format string is:

          %F(%L): %X

          The substitution sequence "%X" must be used, because the error and
          the warning keywords share the same field position.

          Note: Any words between the substitution sequences which can not be
          interpreted as field separators must be given in double quotes.

          Example: Speed-Pascal/2 generates this messages:

          Error detected in 10,5

          Warning detected in 12,1

          The format string is:

          %X "detected" "in" %L,%C


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.25. Tool configuration - Actions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Actions before tool is executed
          enable this option if you want all modified buffers to be saved
          automatically before the tool is invoked.

Runtime actions
          enable this options if you want source files to be loaded
          automatically if an error/warning was found.

Actions after tool has completed successful
          enable this option if you want the output window to be closed
          automatically.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.26. Tool configuration - Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Tool writes to
          select which output channels (stdout/stderr) are redirected to the
          tool output window.

Output window shows
          select the message types to be shown in the tool output window.

Hide output window
          enable this option if you do not want the output window to be opened
          automatically. You can open it manually by calling the "Output
          window" function (menu "Tools").

Add to OS/2 tasklist
          activate this option to add an entry for the output window to the
          OS/2 tasklist.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.27. Tool-Configuration - Shortcut/Symbol ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you can configure the keyboard shortcut and the toolbar symbol
for a tool. You can also specify, whether the tool should have an menu entry or
not.

There are no predefined tool symbols, so you have to create your own bitmaps.
Activate the "userdefined symbol" option and then click on the "Select..."
button to install a symbol for the current tool.

The position of a symbol in the toolbar can be changed with the right mouse
button.

You can configure the toolbar position/height and the button size in the
"Settings" notebook on page "Toolbar - Size/Position".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.28. Environment variable "MISTER_ED_PATH" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can set the optional environment variable "MISTER_ED_PATH" in your
config.sys. The environment variable must point to an existing directory, where
MED can save his configuration files, macro files and Skeleton files.

Example:  set MISTER_ED_PATH=e:\usr\bin\med

If MISTER_ED_PATH is undefined or invalid, configuration files are searched in
the directory ".\med" starting from the directory, where "med.exe" resides. If
".\med" does not exist, the MED startup directory is used.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.29. Sorting lines ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this dialog to set the various parms for sorting lines

Note: the sort action has its own thread, so you can continue editing in
another textbuffer without any restrictions. Needless to say - you won't be
able to edit the text that is on sorting...

Invert
          select this option to enable inverted sorting.

Numeric key
          select this option if you want the sort key to be interpreted as a
          number.

Ignore case
          select this key if you want the sort key to be case insensitive.

Sort block
          this option is very important! If it is not selected, all lines in a
          textbuffer will be sorted using the complete lines as the sort key.
          But maybe you only want to sort a section of a text. No problem at
          all. Just mark the section as a line block and select the "sort
          block" option. Here we go.
          Ok, what if only a part of the lines should be used as a sort key?
          Easy! Mark the section as a column block!

Sort
          starts the sort action.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Settings Notebook ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The notebook Settings gives you access to various configuration options that
define MED's look and feel.

The notebook contains the following pages:

o Startup
o DDE
o Edit
o Word wrapping
o Mouse functions
o Mouse pointer
o Cursor
o Window controls
o Window colors/font
o Window Monitor
o Fileselector Filter
o Fileselector Paths
o Brackets
o Load
o Save
o Autosave
o Toolbar predef symbols
o Toolbar userdef symbols
o Toolbar Size/Position
o Misc

You can exit the notebook using one of the following buttons

Apply
          changed settings will be applied to the current configuration.

          Note: The configuration is always saved automatically when you exit
          MED.

Save as...
          Save the configuration to a new configuration file.

          The name of a configuartion file can be passed to MED at the
          commandline. By default, MED loads the configuration file "med.cfg".
          (See Environment variable "MISTER_ED_PATH")

          Note: The configuration is always saved automatically in the current
          active configuration file when you exit MED.

Cancel
          discards all changes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Startup" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Load file list (med.lru) from
          The names of the current open documents are saved in the file
          "med.lru" when MED shuts down and are reloaded automatically when MED
          is started again. "med.lru" can be saved in the current working
          directory (local) or in the MED configuration directory (global).

          Restore window positions: With this option enabled, the window
          positions of the current open documents are saved in "med.lru", and
          automatically restored at startup.

          Note: The autoload functionality can be disabled by pressing [CNTRL]
          during startup.

Text window layout
          this options configure the initial window layout.

Macro files
          this list displays names (without path) of macro files which are
          automatically loaded when MED starts up.

          Note: The path to be searched for macro files can be set in the
          environment variable "MISTER_ED_PATH".

Add...
          brings up the fileselector dialog. Select the macro file you want to
          be loaded at startup.

          Note: the new macro file(s) will be loaded the next time you start
          MED. During a editor session you can use the menu options Load macros
          or Add macros to load/add macros on the fly.

Delete...
          deletes the selected macro file from the startup list. The macro file
          will not be removed from your harddisk!

Use one program instance
          If this option is enabled, only the first instance of MED is loaded
          into memory. As long as this instance runs, the parameters of
          following calls to MED will be passed to that first instance. In
          other words, you can start MED via commandline/icon several times and
          pass the names of files to be opened, but all files are loaded into
          new edit windows in the same MED main window. This helps to save
          memory and desktop space.

Pipe operator support
          enables/disables the pipe operator support.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Edit" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Shift count
          enter the number of blanks, which will be used by Shift left and
          Shift right to horizontal shift a block.

Word separators
          enter a list of word separator characters. This characters are used
          by the Find function, the Word functions, and the Center line
          function.

          Note: The Reformat function, and the Auto word wrap function have
          private word separators.

Auto indent
          select this option to enable auto indenting.

Transfer marked word to find dialog
          with this option enabled, a marked word ("Edit->Word->Mark" or double
          click with right mouse button) is automatically used as the current
          search target string.

Go to next line when reaching end of line
          This option configures the [Right Arrow] cursor movement. If enabled,
          the cursor is placed to the start of the next line when the end of a
          line is reached. If not enabled, the cursor can be moved past the end
          of a line.

Jumpy horizontal scrolling
          This option configures the [Right Arrow] cursor movement. If enabled,
          the window is scrolled half the window width, when the cursor reaches
          the right most column of the window. If not enabled, the window is
          scrolled only one column, when the cursor reaches the right most
          column.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Undo" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Undo steps
          enter the max. count of editing commands which can be reverted by
          Undo or Redo.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Tab" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Tab count
          enter the tab distance (adjustment in characters). This value is used
          by Tab and Backtab (SHIFT+Tab).

Convert new tabs to spaces
          with this option enabled, new inserted tabs are converted to the
          equivalent number of spaces.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Word wrapping" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Word wrap column
          enter the column that is used by the Reformat and the Auto word wrap
          function.

Word separators
          enter a list of characters, that separate words. This characters are
          used exclusively by the word wrap functions. By default, this list
          contains only the space character.

          Note: The Find function, the Word functions, and the Center line
          function have private word separators.

Paragraph separators
          A list of characters can be defined, which will cause the word wrap
          function to begin a new paragraph, in case one of this characters
          appears in the first column of a line.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Window controls" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Vertical/Horizontal Scrollbar
          use this options to switch on/off the text window scrollbars.

Display ASCII character code
          optionally the ASCII code of the current character is displayed along
          with the cursor's line/column position. The code can be displayed
          decimal or hexadecimal.

Width of line numbering area
          the Line numbering option in menu "Options" activates an area, in
          which the line numbers of each line is displayed. The width of this
          area can be configured to save screen space. If you will never edit
          files with more than 9999 lines, you can set the width to 4 columns.

Auto resize text window
          select this option if you want the edit windows to be automatically
          adapted in case you change the main windows size.

Update views every x 1/10 seconds
          Changes you make in a view get also visible in all other views of the
          text buffer after the specified period of time.

Scroll factor
          enter the percentage of the text window area to be scrolled.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Window colors/font" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Textwindow colors/font
          set the default foreground/background colors and font to be used in
          all edit windows. The colors can be set in the syntax-highlighting
          configuration file "med.syn" for each file type individually. Note:
          MED supports only monospaced fonts!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Window Monitor" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Keep resident:
          If this option is enabled, the Window Monitor will not automatically
          be closed when you doubleclick a list entry. The window monitor will
          be visible/accessible during the whole time of an editing session.
          Also the window monitor is opened automatically when MED is started.

Attach to main window
          the Window Monitor can optionally be attached to the main window
          (left, right, top or bottom). Height/width and position of the Window
          Monitor are automatically adjusted when the main window is moved or
          resized.

Add to OS/2 tasklist
          activate this option to add an entry for the Window Monitor to the
          OS/2 tasklist.

New text window
          the entry of a new text window can be added to the Window Monitor at
          the end of the list, after the entry of the active text window or
          sorted by filename.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Misc" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Max. File History entries
          the File History shows the names of up to 40 files in menu "File" for
          quick access. When the File History exceeds 10 entries, a submenu
          "More..." is created.

Ignore keyboard input older than x ms
          this value controls the "after-running" of screen output. Higher
          values will result in "after-running" on slower machines.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Open actions" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Actions when opening a file

Open file in active edit window
          If this option is enabled, a new file is loaded (via Open or Drag &
          Drop) into the active edit window. Else a new edit window is created
          before a file is opened.

Expand tabs to blanks
          select this option if you want tabs to automatically be transformed
          into blanks.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Save actions" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Actions when saving a file

Remove blanks at line end
          select this option if you want the redundant blanks at line ends to
          be deleted before a file is saved.

Add Ctrl-Z at end of file
          select this option if you want a "Ctrl-Z" character to be appened at
          the end of a file.

Line format
          this options determine the line end style. "Dos" forces the line ends
          to be saved as CR + LF. "Unix" forces the line ends to be saved as
          LF. "Mac" forces the line ends to be saved as CR. Use the "Default"
          option, if you want the line ends to be saved in the style they had,
          when the file was loaded.

Create backups in directory
          select this option if you want the original file to be moved to a
          special backup folder before a file is saved.

          Note: you may enter the full path or only the name of the backup
          folder.
          If you enter a full path, all file backups are moved to this folder,
          wherever the original file resides. What you get is "global" backup
          site.
          If you enter a folder name (without path), the backup folder will be
          created in the parent directory of the file to be saved. What you get
          is a "local" backup site.

          The path may contain environment variables. An environment variable
          is denoted by a % character as pre- and postfix.

          Example: %TMP%\backups

          Up to 99 backups per file may be created. In multiple mode, backup
          file names are extended by the current date and time (only on
          filesystems that support long filenames) or by a number.

          Example: Backup filename extended by timestamp

          main.c~051597-024539

          Examples: Backup filenames extended by counters

          main.c~0
          main.c~1


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Fileselector - Filter" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Freely extend or alter the filter list. The filter list is used by the
Fileselector and the Find in files dialog in the Filter menu.

Add...
          brings up a dialog in which you can enter a new filter.

          Note: A filter may contain the meta characters * and ? and the
          regular expression operator []. Multiple filters may be given
          separated by a semicolon.
          Example: *.c;*.cpp;*.h displays all files with the extensions *.c,
          *.cpp and *.h.

Edit...
          brings up a dialog in which you can edit an existing filter.

Delete...
          deletes the selected filter.

Use system file selector
          enable this option to replace the MED file selector with the standard
          OS/2 file selector.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Fileselector - Paths" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Freely alter or extend a list of frequently accessed paths. The path list is
used by the Fileselector and the Find in files dialog in the Path menu.

Add...
          brings up a dialog in which you can enter a new path. Path
          definitions may contain environment variables. An environment
          variable is denoted by a % character as pre- and postfix.

          Example: %TMP%\backups

          Note: You may add an optional filter at the end of a path, which will
          be used every time you switch to the path. The filter must be
          separated by a | (Pipe).

          Example: e:\mat\src\pm\med|*.c

Edit...
          brings up a dialog in which you can edit an existing path.

Delete...
          deletes a selected path.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Brackets" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You may specify an unlimited number of brackets.

Add...
          brings up a dialog in which you may enter a new bracket

Edit...
          brings up a dialog in which you may edit an existing bracket

Delete...
          deletes the selected bracket


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Keyboard Shortcuts" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog displays short descriptions of pure keyboard commands (you will see
none of them in the menubar) and their current shortcuts.
Doubleclick a list entry to bring up the dialog Edit shortcut, in which you can
change the key combination for the specified keyboard command.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Autosave" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


Autosave saves a file after a specified number of changes or a specified amount
of time. The backup file is saved in a special directory with the file name
extended by "~sav" on HPFS respective "~" on FAT drives.

Note: you may enter the full path or only the name of the backup folder.
If you enter a full path, all file backups are moved to this folder, wherever
the original file resides. What you get is "global" backup site.
If you enter a folder name (without path), the backup folder will be created in
the parent directory of the file to be saved. What you get is a "local" backup
site.

The path may contain environment variables. An environment variable is denoted
by a % character as pre- and postfix.

Example: %TMP%\backups


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Toolbar - Predefined Symbols" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you can choose the predefined symbols to be displayed in the
toolbar. This symbols can not be modified. Predefined symbols are not provided
for every editor function but you can add your own bitmap creations as
userdefined symbols.

You can change the position of a symbol in the toolbar with the right mouse
button.

You can configure the height/position of the toolbar and the size of the symbol
buttons in the "Settings" notebook on page "Toolbar - Size/Position".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Toolbar - Userdefined Symbols" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog lists all installed userdefined symbols. You can remove a selected
symbol from the toolbar with the "Delete..." button.

You can add or remove a symbol for any editor function with the following
procedure: Press the [CNTRL] key and hold it down while you click on a function
in a pulldown menu. The dialog Shortcut/Menu entry configuration appears to
give you the choice to install/remove a predefined symbol or a userdefined
symbol.

The position of an icon in the toolbar can be changed with the right mouse
button.

You can configure the toolbar position/height and the button size in the
"Settings" notebook on page "Toolbar - Size/Position".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Toolbar - Size/Position/Help" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you can configure the position and the height of the toolbar.
The height is given in "symbol rows".

You can also configure the size of the symbol buttons. The size is given in
"pixels".

You can configure the bubble help threshold time (in tenth of a second) and the
display time (in seconds). A display time of 0 disables the bubble help.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Cursor" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Cursor shape
          The shape of the cursor can be set individually for insert mode and
          overwrite mode.

Save cursor position
          The cursor position is stored in the extended attributes of a file if
          one or both options are enabled.

Scrollbars move cursor
          With this option disabled, the cursor remains at his current text
          position when the text is scrolled via the scrollbars.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Mouse" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

in this dialog several functions can be assigned to the mouse buttons.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Settings "Mouse pointer" ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

the default mouse pointer in text windows can be set to "I-beam" or "Arrow".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Select symbol ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this dialog you can select a userdefined Symbol.

Select the button Edit... to launch the Iconeditor (iconedit.exe).

Note: A symbol must be saved as a 24x24 bitmap in the OS/2 Format 2.0 (not 1.2)
!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. The to-do list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o project management
o support of hard tabs
o ctags compatible index file
o smart indenting
o templates
o RCS support
o multiple blocks
o folding
o Drag & Drop block operations
o PM dialog macros
o macro language
o installation program

I would be happy to receive further suggestions!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. How to register ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 USA, Canada, South America

You can register via BMT Micro.

The registration fee is 25 US$  (40.- Deutsche Mark). Your one-time payment of
25 US$ is a lifetime license for all future versions of MED for OS/2.

For further information see file "BMTMICRO.TXT".

Other countries

You can register directly

Via mail
          Print out the registration form (register.txt), fill in all needed
          information and send it to

          Matthias Pfersdorff
          Marie-Alexandrastr. 3
          D-76135 Karlsruhe
          Germany

Via E-mail
          Send the registration form (register.txt) to

          [e-mail]

Note: Registration letters are sent out via E-mail within a week of arriving to
me. If you don't receive a mail, please let me know. E-mails sometimes get
lost...

How to pay

The registration fee for a single license is 25 US$  (40.- Deutsche Mark) for
private use (please ask for commercial/multiple licenses). Your one-time
payment is a lifetime license for all future versions of MED for OS/2.

Check
          Send a personal check in your currency (covering the amount to be
          charged) . If you order from Germany, send an Euro- or
          Verrechnungsscheck.

Cash
          If you send cash, please use registered mail.

Bank Transfer
          Use only from inside Germany.
          My bank is VOLKSBANK KARLSRUHE (BLZ 661 900 00)
          account is 767786.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> License Agreement ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The use of MED is subject to the following terms and conditions:
The copy of MED that you have is distributed as shareware. You may freely copy
and distribute the file MREDxxxx.ZIP but only AS LONG AS THIS FILE IS NOT
MODIFIED IN ANY WAY. You may NOT distribute individual components of
MREDxxxx.ZIP, either as-is or in modified form, without written permission from
the author Matt Pfersdorff.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Main window work area ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The main window work area is the area between toolbar and statusbar. This area
is used to display the edit windows.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Word ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A word is a subsection of a line limited by free defineable characters. This
word separators can be defined in the notebook Settings on page Edit.

Note: The Reformat function, and the Auto word wrap function have private word
separators. This separators can be defined in the notebook Settings on page
Edit/Word wrapping

Start/End of line are "natural" word separators.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Column block ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A column block is a rectangular text section.

To select a column block, set the cursor to the position where you want the
block to begin. Then press [SHIFT+ALT] and use the arrow keys to extend the
block. The block mode (line/column mode) is adjusted automatically.

You can also use the right mouse button (default) to select a column block.

A line block looks like this

To select a line block, set the cursor to the position where you want the block
to begin. Then press [SHIFT] and use the arrow keys to extend the block. The
block mode (line/column mode) is adjusted automatically.

You can also use the left mouse button (default) to select a line block.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Line block ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A line block looks like this

To select a line block, set the cursor to the position where you want the block
to begin. Then press [SHIFT] and use the arrow keys to extend the block. The
block mode (line/column mode) is adjusted automatically.

You can also use the left mouse button (default) to select a line block.

A column block is a rectangular text section.

To select a column block, set the cursor to the position where you want the
block to begin. Then press [SHIFT+ALT] and use the arrow keys to extend the
block. The block mode (line/column mode) is adjusted automatically.

You can also use the right mouse button (default) to select a column block.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Arrow keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Arrow keys are used to move the cursor.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Bracket ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A bracket consists of two free defineable strings. The first string defines the
"open" bracket, the second string defines the "close" bracket.

Examples:

ΓöîΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö¼ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÉ
ΓöéOpen           ΓöéClose          Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
Γöé{              Γöé}              Γöé
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ΓöéBEGIN          ΓöéEND            Γöé
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Γöé/*             Γöé*/             Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ

You can freely edit or extend the bracket list in notebook Settings on page
Brackets.
To jump to a correspnding bracket use the command Find matching bracket in menu
Search.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Bookmark ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Bookmarks help you to jump quick to important text passages. You can define as
much bookmarks per text as you like. You can save bookmarks in the extended
file attributes, so you are able to use them in future editing sessions.

Besides the bookmarks, there are five global anchors, that can be set on the
fly via keyboard. The default keys are [ALT + 1..5] and [Ctrl + 1..5] for
dropping respective searching an anchor.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Toolbar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The toolbar provides those funny little symbols which you can use to call the
most important editing functions.

You can add or remove a symbol for any editor function with the following
procedure: Press the [CNTRL] key and hold it down while you click on a function
in a pulldown menu. The dialog Shortcut/Menu entry configuration appears to
give you the choice to install/remove a predefined symbol or a userdefined
symbol.

The position of a symbol can be changed with the right mouse button.

You can configure the toolbar position/height and the button size in the
"Settings" notebook on page "Toolbar - Size/Position".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Userdefined Symbol (bitmap) ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Userdefined symbols are external bitmap files in OS/2 format 2.0 of the size
24x24. The files must be located in the directory "med-bmp". This directory
must be located in the same place as the MED configuration files ("med.cfg",
"med.kbd", "med.syn", "med.tlb".).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> View ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can create multiple views of the same text buffer to make different parts
of a text visible simultaneously.

Changes you make in a view become also visible in all other views of the text
buffer after a short period of time. You can configure the time value in
notebook "Settings" on page "Windows".

The sub menu "Views" in menu "Windows" provides functions to create/close and
arrange all views of the active text buffer.

All other functions in the "Windows" menu manipulate the top views of all text
buffers.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Edit window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

An edit window displays on file at a time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Anchors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Besides the Bookmarks, there are five global anchors, that can be set on the
fly via keyboard. The default keys are [ALT + 1..5] and [Ctrl + 1..5] for
dropping respective searching an anchor.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Unix text format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Under OS/2 line ends consist of two bytes (CR und LF). Under UNIX line ends are
a single byte (LF).
MED automatically recognizes the file format.

Note: a file will be saved in the same format as it has been loaded.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> MED is fast ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Unlike nearly every other PM editor, the heart of MED is not the MLE (multi
line edit) control. The biggest part of functionality every MLE based editor
provides is done by this control, that has been coded by the developers of
OS/2. So why is MED not based on the MLE? The major reasons are performance and
portability. And, of course, you will probably never find a MLE editor, that
has features like column blocks or syntax highlighting....


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Macro ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A macro consists of several editing commands, packed together to a complex user
defined command. You can assign a key combination to a macro, so it can be
called via the keyboard.

o Macros may contain an unlimited number of editing commands
o You can assign a new key combination any time you like
o You can save/load macros
o Macros can be loaded automatically at startup
o Macros can be started automatically at startup with the commandline option
  "-m"

Note: MED is able to manage an unlimited number of macros.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Key combination ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A key combination may consist of one or more keys that have to be pressed
simultaneous.

Case 1:
A modifier key (Shift, Ctrl, Alt) has to be pressed in conjunction with one
normal key.

Case 2:
MED supports multi level key combinations a la WORDSTAR. A modifier key (Shift,
Ctrl, Alt) has to be pressed and held down followed by two normal keys (for
example "CNTRL + KB").


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Drag & Drop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

MED supports the following Drag&Drop actions:

Open files
          drop a file icon in an edit window. In case you drop one icon only,
          this file will be loaded into the current active edit window. You can
          change this behavior by disabling the option Open file in active text
          window in the notebook Settings page Load.
          The same is true if you drop multiple icons: the first will be loaded
          into the current active edit window (unless you disable the option
          mentioned above), the following will be loaded into automatically
          opened edit windows.

Configure font
          drop a font in an edit window.

          Note: MED supports monospaced fonts (System VIO, Courier, System
          monospaced) only, due to the fact, that a column block can't be
          displayed properly with proportional fonts.

Configure text foreground/background color
          drop a color in an edit window to set the background color. Press
          [CNTRL] and drop a color in a edit window to set the foreground
          color.

Configure main window background color
          drop a color in the main window to set the background color.

Note: MED currently supports only solid colors.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> DDE ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following "EPM" commands are supported:

EDIT filename1 [filename2] ... [filenameN]

GOTO line [col]

SAYERROR errorMsg

MED's default DDE server name is "MRED". If a client does not support
configuration of the server name, you can change MED's server name. To get full
DDE compatibility to EPM, just set MED's sever name to "EPM".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Skeleton Files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

A Skelton File is loaded automatically when a new textbuffer is created or an
empty file is opened. This is useful for setting up a standard header in a new
file. Skeleton files must be located in the MED configuration directory (this
is where med.cfg resides) and have a filename like this:

skeleton.X

The X substitutes any file extension. The extension is used to determine the
skeleton file to be loaded.

Examples:

skeleton.c
is loaded when a new C source file is opened

skeleton.pas
is loaded when a new Pascal source file is opened


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Where to get the latest version ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can find the latest english and german version at the MED Homepage:

http://www.utopia-planitia.de


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Shareware ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

MED is Shareware. So what does that mean?
You may use MED for a 31 day trial period without any financal contribution. If
you continue to use MED beyond this 31 day trial period, you are obligated to
register it.

As the only limitation, the unregistered version of MED allows you to print
only once per run of MED.

Please be fair! Register and support further development of MED.

Note: Also, while I will listen to any suggestions I receive, I pay closer
attention to suggestions from registered users ;-)

Related topics:

"How to register".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Line numbering ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The option Line numbering in menu "Options" activates an area, in which the
line number of each line is displayed.

Note: Font and colors of the line numbering can be configured via Drag&Drop.
The width of the line numbering area can be configured in the "Settings"
notebook, page "Window - Controls".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Fileselector ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


Fileselector menubar

Menu "Filter"
          contains all predefined filters. You can freely alter or extend the
          filter list in notebook Settings, page Fileselector - Filter.

Menu "Path"
          contains all predefined paths. You can freely alter or extend the
          path list in notebook Settings, page Fileselector - Paths.

Menu "Options"
          Activate Use [Tab] for filename completion if you want to use the
          [Tab] key for filename completion (the default function of [Tab] is
          to move the focus to the next dialog control).

          Add current path extends the path list.

          Edit filter/paths... opens the Settings notebook to edit the
          userdefined Filters or Paths.

Fileselector controls

Drive
          displays all accessible drive letters and the volume labels.

Current path / History
          displays the path of the currently active drive. The dropdown list
          provides a history of the last 20 paths, that have been used to
          load/save a file.

Filename|Dirname|Path
          enter a path and/or file name manually. This entry field supports
          path and file name completion. Type in the first character(s) of a
          path/file name and press [Down arrow] or [Up arrow] or [Tab] for
          completion.

          You can also enter one or more filters separated by a semicolon.
          Press [RETURN] to load all files matching the filter. Press
          [CTRL+RETURN] to activate the filter. The filter is not inserted into
          the userdefined filter list. This helps to keep the userdefined list
          clean of rare used filters.

Home
          switches to the directory, from which MED was started.

Files
          displays file names of the current directory that match the selected
          filter.

          Note: Some operations allow you to select more than one entry of the
          file list (for example Open).

Folders
          displays all subdirectories located in the current directory.

Read only
          check this option to open files in read only mode. You can switch to
          the edit mode by clicking the "pen" symbol in the window's status
          display.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Goto line ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this dialog box to position the cursor to any line in the current buffer.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Printer setup ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ



Select a print queue from the displayed list, then press the OK button. The
selected printer queue will remain in effect until explicitly changed.

Pressing Job properties displays another dialog that, among  other options,
specifies page orientation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Exit dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following dialog is displayed when you have requested to exit MED but there
are files with unsaved changes. This dialog allows you to choose the files you
wish to save before the editor exits. You can save all the displayed files,
select those you wish to save, or save none.

Save all
          this button will save all the files displayed in the list box.

Save selected
          this button will save only the files you have selected in the list
          box.

Discard all
          this button tells MED that you don't want to save any of the modified
          files. Use this option with care!

Cancel
          this button will abort exiting from MED. No files will be saved.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Window Monitor ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog diplays the names of all opened test windows (with or without
path). The active window entry is displayed inverted. Modified edit windows are
marked by a red "LED". Views are indented and displayed in blue color. A
doubleclick switches to another text window. A right mouse button click brings
up a context menu.

You can change the dialogs size, position and font/colors (via Drag&Drop). This
settings are saved in the editor configuration. To change the text color of a
regular window entry, press [CNTRL] while dropping the color. To change the
text color of a view window entry, press [SHIFT+CNTRL] while dropping the
color.

The Window Monitor can optionally be attached to the main window (left, right,
top or bottom). Height/width and position of the Window Monitor are adjusted
when the main window is moved or resized.

Note: you can keep this dialog open during an editing session. It will be
automatically updated in case a edit window is opened or closed. See Settings
"Window Monitor"


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Shortcut/Menu entry configuration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


A keyboard shortcut is a key combination which calls a specified editor
function. MED supports free user defined keyboard shortcuts for every editor
function.

To change the shortcut of a menu entry do this: Press Cntrl and hold it down.
Then click on the menu entry you want to change. Another method to setup the
keyboard is to edit the configuration file "med.kbd".

Entryfield "Shortcut"
          enter the key which must be pressed with a modifier key (SHIFT, CTRL,
          ALT) to call the specified function. The dropdown list contains
          predefined names of special keys (for example Backspace).
          Note: MED supports multi level shortcuts a la WORDSTAR (for example
          "Ctrl + KB" ).

Ctrl
          select this button to use Ctrl as modifier.

Shift
          select this button to use Shift as modifier.

Alt
          select this button to use Alt as modifier.

no Symbol
          select this button if the function should not appear in the toolbar.

predefined Symbol
          select this button if the predefined symbol for the function should
          appear in the toolbar.

userdefined Symbol
          select this button if a userdefined symbol for the function should
          appear in the toolbar. Press the "Select..." button to bring up the
          dialog Select symbol.

Add menu entry to context menu 1
          select this button if you want the menu entry to appear in the main
          context menu in case no block is marked. The main context menu is
          called by a click with the right mouse button in a edit window.

          Note: this button is disabled for keyboard functions.

Add menu entry to context menu 2
          select this button if you want the menu entry to appear in the main
          context menu in case a block is marked. The main context menu is
          called by a click with the right mouse button in a edit window.

          Note: this button is disabled for keyboard functions.