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- TEXBASE
-
- PROTOTYPE VERSION:
-
- There are four main progs, MENU, ENTER, SEARCH and
- DELETE, and a data file, "text".
-
- text: If this does not exist, it must be created before
- you start. Decide on how many lines altogether, (eg
- between 50-5000).
- Click on the !texbase icon, this will bring up a menu,
- and if text does not exist, the program will stop. This
- is OK. Now start again, but Shift/click on !Texbase to
- open up the directory window. Click on Build.
-
- MENU: Just a way of starting! The original needed it for
- pragmatic reasons!
-
- ENTER: A word processor, but the text is saved in the
- same file, called "text". Each piece of work is called
- a page. You need a key strip, also note that PRINT
- (to the right of the f keys) is also used. Try
- using the cursor keys with CTRL and SHFT to learn
- what they do!
- NOTE-sometimes a question is asked of you! It will be
- seen on the ruler. You must choose some of your entered
- text as keywords before you save. Place the cursor at the
- start of a word, and press shft/f8. You cannot delete a
- single keyword, but you can delete them all! (Sh/f6) You
- can edit a previous entry, but not enlarge it, ie add to
- it. (It has to fit back into the same disc space).
-
- SEARCH: this looks for a "page", by the use of the keyword.
- When found, you can save it to disc as an ascii file.
- You can dump the page to a printer. It used the old fashioned
- method. There may be embedded printer codes. They are standard,
- so should not cause trouble, unless you buy a nonstandard
- printer.
-
- DELETE: this removes an entry, (ie a "page") and shuffles the
- rest down as it were.
-
- There may be more to come. There may be bugs.
-
- Paul Pibworth 08/93