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- VDE161 COMMAND MODE QUICK REFERENCE
- ----- Eric Meyer, 3541 Smuggler Way, Boulder, CO 80303 USA -----
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- A concise HELP MENU is available in Command mode by pressing ^J or
- [F1], and then A,E,K,O,P,Q for Alt, Esc, ^K, ^O, ^P, and ^Q commands.
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- I. COMMAND LINE options:N,A,W,W5,WP,C,;<FN>.VDP OR VDF OR VDK
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- II. CONTROL KEYS: single keystroke commands.
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- WordStar arrow-key diamond:
- ^E = up. ^D = right. ^F,^A = move to word right, left.
- ^X = down. ^S = left.
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- ^W,^Z = scroll back, forward one line.
- ^R,^C = page back, forward one screen.
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- ^G = delete character at cursor. ^Y = delete current line.
- ^T = delete word to right.
- ^U = undo last deletion (character, word, line, or block).
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- ^V = toggle Insert mode on/off. ^N = insert [Ret] (break line).
- ^] = toggle Word Insert on/off. ^_ = insert a space.
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- ^P = insert special code: ^PZ = place mark
- ^P- = soft hyphen ^P# = numbering marker
- ^PB,D,S,Y,T,V,A,N,Q,W,E,R = print toggles and switches.
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- ^^ = (ctrl+shft+6) toggle case (upper/lower) of character at cursor.
- ^B = reformat paragraph. ^L = repeat last find/replace.
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- III. FILE AND BLOCK COMMANDS: first press ^K, then the key shown.
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- ^KI = file/memory Information. ^KP = Print the text.
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- ^KF = disk File browser. ^KR = Read a file into text.
- ^KL = Load new file(s) to edit. ^KJ = delete a disk file.
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- ^KE = rEname current work. ^KS = Save to disk, and continue.
- ^KD = Done: save & load new file. ^KX = eXit: save & quit to DOS.
- ^KA = set Autosave interval. ^KQ = Quit to DOS, abandoning file.
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- ^KB = mark start of a Block. ^KK = mark end of a block.
- ^KH = unmark the block. ^KY = Delete the marked block.
- ^KC = Copy block at cursor location. ^KV = moVe block to cursor location.
- ^KZ = Zoom into the marked block. ^KW = overWrite block to a disk file.
- ^K# = automatically number ^KW +<filename> = append block to
- items in the block. file "filename."
- ^K",',^ = uppercase ("), lowercase ('),
- or switch case (^) of block text.
- * A new method of marking blocks has been added: move the cursor to the
- start or end of the desired text; depress and hold Shift; use the PC keypad
- keys (arrows, [Home, End, PgUp/Dn]) to move the cursor to the other end of
- the block; and release Shift when finished.
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- IV. QUICK COMMANDS: first press ^Q, then the key shown.
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- ^QS,^QD,Home,End = go to beginning, end of line.
- ^QE,^QX,^Up,^Down = go to top, bottom of screen.
- ^QR,^QC,^Home,^End = go to top, end of file.
- ^QB,^QK = go to beginning, end of block.
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- ^QL,^QN = go to last, next page. ^QI = go to specified page or line.
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- ^QZ = go to next place marker.
- ^QP = go to Previous position in file (before last sizable move).
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- ^QF = find a string. ^QA = find and replace a string.
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- ^QY = delete from cursor to end of current line.
- ^Q[Del] = delete from cursor to beginning of current line.
- ^QT = delete up to specified character.
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- V. ONSCREEN COMMANDS: first press ^O, then the key shown.
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- ^OR,^OL = set Right, Left margin. ^OX = toggle Margin Release on/off.
- ^OC = Center current line. ^OF = make line Flush right.
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- ^OQ = header display on/off. ^OT = ruler line display on/off.
- ^OB = hard CR display on/off.
- ^OD = page preview (control codes hidden, pagebreaks displayed)
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- ^OA = Auto indent on/off. ^OM = auto forMat on/off.
- ^OG = paraGraph indent.
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- ^OH = Hyphenation on/off.
- ^OK = proportional spacing on/off. ^OS = double Spacing on/off.
- ^OV = tab mode hard/Variable.
- ^OI,^ON = set, clear variable tab stop(s).
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- ^OP = set page length (0 turns off pagination).
- ^OE = (or ^UpArrow) make current line top of screen.
- ^OW = split Window to show two different portions of the file.
- ^OZ = temporarily blank the entire screen; ESC key to restore.
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- VI. ALT-KEY COMMANDS: press [Alt] and the key shown.
- (Or [Esc] twice, then the key shown)
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- AltI = show VDE version Information.
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- AltL = Load an additional file. AltB = move Back to previous file.
- AltW = split Window with 2 files. AltN = move forward to Next file.
- AltF = move to other File in window.
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- AltC,P = Cut and Paste a block from one place or file to another.
- AltM = Match up the two files on screen, showing differences.
- AltX = eXit (^KX) from all files. AltQ = Quit (^KQ) from all files.
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- AltR = Run DOS command (or shell). AltS = Split up a large file.
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- AltT,D = enter the current system Time or Date in the file.
- AltG = enter an IBM Graphics character into text.
- AltE,A = EGA/VGA screen (43/50/57 lines), wide screen (132 columns).
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- AltO = move with Overview bar. AltV = change printer driVers.
- AltU = Use (load or save) macro/function key file or printer driver.
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- VII. ESC-KEY COMMANDS: first press [Esc], then the key shown.
- (In MenuBar mode, access via {Misc:Escape}.)
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- Esc[Tab] = variable tab forward (even in hard tab mode).
- Esc[<],[>] = shift screen horizontally 32 columns.
- Esc[^],[v] = shift screen vertically 1/4 screen.
- Esc? = switch to MenuBar mode. (In macro mode: call up MenuBar.)
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- Esc[ = define a macro string of commands; Esc[0..9],[A..Z] useable;
- ^P + Code to enter a control code (e.g.^P^L for formfeed).
- Esc" = record a macro from keystrokes; end recording with another
- Esc"; 65 keystroke limit.
- Esc] = store macro on alphanumeric key for later recall.
- Esc0...Z = use stored key. (In macro mode: jump label.)
- Esc!,=,~,$ = jumps and loops, used in macro programming (see MACROS).
- Esc* = universal toggle set.
- Esc(),+,- = counter, used in macro programming.
- Esc; = brief pause, during macro execution only.
- Esc& = chain to another macro.
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- VII. PRINTING (^KP) - The ^KP command Prints the file from memory. You will be
- asked for a set of "Options:", at which point you may enter one or more of
- the following, in any order:
- '...' sends a string of printer control commands before printing
- begins. These must be entered in ASCII format: type in the ACTUAL
- characters or control codes. If the command is "Esc A" (1B 41
- hex), type "Esc","A". (For control codes, 01 = ^A, 02 = ^B, etc.
- Some will require the ^P prefix: 00 (^@) = ^P@, etc. You may
- find an ASCII table helpful; see PRINTER INSTALLATION.)
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- Tnn sets a TOP MARGIN skip of nn lines. [The default margins can
- Lnn sets a LEFT MARGIN skip of nn columns. be set with VINST.]
- D DOUBLESPACES the printout.
- ^ FILTERS control codes (like ^X) so they print out as text "^X".
- *nn prints the entire job out nn TIMES (nn=1...255).
- P PAUSES for your keystroke before each page prints (sheet feed).
- B prints only the currently marked BLOCK.
- (FILENAME) redirects printer output to a disk file. All print
- control codes will go into the file just as they would have been
- sent to your printer. If you want to append the output to an
- existing file, type a "+" before the name: (+FILENAME).
- A ENVELOPE addressing - mark block, insert envelope in printer.
- N NUMBERS pages sequentially, at top right.
- C numbers pages at bottom CENTER.
- "..." uses the quoted string as a HEADER. The string will print at
- the top right unless it begins with a "<" character, in which case
- it prints at the left. (Maximum length is 50 characters.)
- Note: you can include the current Filename, Time or Date in the
- header simply by entering ^F, ^T, or ^D, respectively.
- S SUPPRESSES the header/page number on the first page of output.
- F prints FACING pages (header/number reversed on even pages).
- O,E prints only Odd or Even pages (print one, then run the paper
- back through and print the other, for double-sided printing).
- @nn begins printing AT page nn of the document.
- #nn prints only (up to) a TOTAL of nn pages.
- =nn RENUMBERS the printout to start at page nn.
- (The paging options (N/C,"...",S,F,O/E,@,#,=) are NOT allowed if the page
- length is set to 0 (^OP), or if 'B'lock print was chosen. 'C' cannot be
- used together with 'N'.)
