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ARCHETYPE for the C-128
by
Mark Jordan
COMMODORE MICROCOMPUTERS MAGAZINE
May/June, 1986
p. 98
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NOTE: This program is written for the
Commodore 128. Because of this, it
cannot be run directly from LOADSTAR.
To run the program, simply turn your
128 off, then back on again. This
should put you into 128 mode. After
this, all you need to do is type
DLOAD"ARCHETYPE.128". When the
READY prompt appears, type RUN and
press RETURN.
NOTE #2: ARCHETYPE was designed for
use with an 80-column RGB monitor
or a monochrome monitor with an
adaptor. You cannot run the program
with a 40-column composite monitor or
T.V.
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ARCHETYPE is the first installment
of a new word processor for the C-128.
This installment has all of the
features necessary for convenient
word processing-- easy cursor
manipulations, inserts and deletes,
and word wrap. The second installment
will add refinements like block
deletes and moves, search and replace,
and help screens.
CURSOR MOVEMENTS
While some of the features, like the
insert and delete keys, of ARCHETYPE
work as you would expect, other
features need a little explanation.
For example, special cursor moves are
possible by combining the CONTROL
keys with any of the four cursor keys:
CONTROL + RIGHT ARROW KEY-- moves the
cursor to the end of the line.
CONTROL + LEFT ARROW KEY-- moves
cursor to the beginning of line.
CONTROL + DOWN ARROW-- moves cursor
to the bottom of the screen.
CONTROL + UP ARROW-- moves cursor to
the top of the screen.
Also, pressing CLR/HOME returns the
cursor to the top left hand corner of
the screen. SHIFT CLR/HOME sends you
to the beginning of the document.
CTRL-B takes you to the end of the
text.
MOVING FROM SCREEN TO SCREEN
When you are typing in your
document, you may find it necessary
to move quickly through its pages.
These commands allow you to manipulate
screens of text easily.
CTRL-E -- moves the cursor to the
next screen.
CTRL-W -- retrieves the previous
screen.
CTRL-G -- lets you choose which
screen you want to go to.
CTRL-F -- saves your place on the
screen at any time. When you are
ready to return, pressing the CTRL-G
combination and typing in "F" instead
of the screen number will take you
back to that position.
DELETES AND TABS
An alternative way of deleting,
besides using the DELETE key, is to
use CTRL-D. This command will delete
every thing to the right of the
cursor. If you make a mistake and wish
to retrieve a deleted line, all one-
line deletes are stored in a buffer.
Typing SHIFT/RETURN will retrieve the
line from the buffer.
You may also delete an entire
document by pressing the CONTROL and
British pound combination. You must
answer a prompt confirming this
command before the program deletes
the document.
The TAB function works as you would
expect it to-- pressing it moves the
cursor five spaces to the right.
Pressing the SHIFT/TAB combination
will move the cursor five spaces to
the left.
FUNCTION KEYS
This installment of ARCHETYPE has
defined the first six function keys;
the other two will be defined in the
next installment.
F1-- This key toggles the insert mode
on and off. (The title bar will
always tell you if this mode is
activated or not.) When you turn it
on with the F1 key, anything to the
right of the cursor is split off and
placed on the next line. When you
continue typing to the next line,
space will automatically open up for
you. If the insert mode is
deactivated, what you type will
overtype what is on the screen.
F2-- This key makes inserting a large
amount of text easier by inserting
five blank lines. The insert mode is
turned off after you press this key.
F3 and F4-- After you have finished
inserting and deleting, F3 will
re-format the lines of the screen.
F4 will re-format the entire document.
F5 and F6-- F5 loads a file you need.
Because the file will load from
wherever your cursor is, you may
position your cursor at the end of
the document to append a file to it.
F6 will save the file you are working
with.
NOTE: ARCHETYPE prefixes all text
files with "A".
DISK DIRECTORY-- To see the files on
your disk, press the Commodore key- D
combination.
CTRL-P will send your text to the
printer in the form that appears on
the screen. See the following notes
on setting margins and printer codes.
NOTES....
This version of ARCHETYPE does not
have provision for setting margins,
so you will have to do so manually by
changing the default values found in
line 45 to whatever you like.
This version DOES allow you to send
special codes to the printer. You
may do so by pressing the escape key
and entering the ASCII value of the
character you want sent to the
printer. For example, press ESC 27
to send CHR$(27).
To learn more about the abilities
of ARCHETYPE, consult Mark Jordan's
article in the May/June COMMODORE
MICROCOMPUTERS MAGAZINE, and be
looking for the next installment of
ARCHETYPE in LOADSTAR.
FILES REQUIRED:
ARCHETYPE.128
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