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Welcome to ED, a simple public domain word processing system.
Before you read ED.DOC, here is an overview about the func-
tionality of ED.
What it doesn't have: Inclusion of graphics, macros, serial
letters, footnotes, formula editor. Nevertheless it is an easy
to use replacement for a typewriter.
ED mainly consists of three programs (modularity): ED.EXE,
PAGE.COM and PRINT.COM. ED.EXE is the editor/formatter.
PAGE.COM generates page files (one page = one file) with
(optional) page numbers and an (optional) constant text line
on top or bottom. PRINT.COM outputs the files (pages) on
printer.
ED.EXE generates pure ASCII text files, i. e. there are no
visible or invisible control characters for the end of a para-
graph or printer commands (e. g. underlining). Printer commands
or similar commands are introduced with the "#"-character and
followed by a letter, e. g. "#u" turns underlining on, a second
"#u" terminates it.
If you start ED.EXE, you find yourself in the editing level
(line 1, column 1). You get into the command level by pressing
F1. If you just hit ENTER there, you get back into the editing
level. Do the following as a short trip in ED: Start ED.EXE
at the DOS-prompt: "ED" + ENTER. Press F1. Enter "f test.txt"
+ RETURN. Have a look at TEST.TXT. Press F2. Compare. The
"#"-characters have vanished. Press an arbitrary key. Press
"Pg Dn" and "Pg Up". Press END and HOME. Type some letters.
Press ESC. Press F1. Enter "q" + RETURN. This was it.
You have already got acquainted to most of the frequently used
commands of the command level. "f" (file): Filename command.
Entering the filename for reading or saving. "r" (read): Read
the file into memory. "q" (quit): Leave ED.EXE. Further
frequently used commands are "s" (save, saving the file) and
"fo" (formatting).
ED.EXE doesn't instantaneously format on text entering (adjusting
the right end). You enter the text in a normal way, finishing
the line with RETURN. Formatting is done with the command level
command "fo 30,37", for instance, formats the lines 30 to 37
(usually a paragraph). Formatting means distributing the words
onto lines in the way, that the right end is within the hot
zone (e. g. within column 60 to 65). Long words are taken into
the "semiautomatic" wordcut procedure on formatting. There
are mostly none or just a few words to cut on formatting a para-
graph. The word to cut will be presented with a blank anywhere
in the middle. The input of "-2", for instance, defines the
hyphen at the first half minus two letters from the right.
So you have a well functioning wordcut by a minimum of program-
ming work.
The description of PAGE.COM follows. The program PAGE generates
page files (one page = one file) from one or more ASCII text
files, generated by ED.EXE, for the output with PRINT.COM.
I. e. the lines are distributed over pages in the way not to
exceed the page length. Page numbers are added optionally.
If you just have to write a short letter (one or two pages),
you don't need PAGE. You may care yourself for not exceeding
the paper sheet length.
PAGE requires rather much input. You define the number of lines
per page, the position of the page number (right, left, centered
or alternating right/left) etc. The input of "KAP2.S#,7" at the
corresponding place causes the generation of the first page
file with name "KAP2.S7", where "7" should be the page number,
further page files then are "KAP2.S8", "KAP2.S9" etc.
PAGE saves all your input as PAGE command file (extension ".PAG"
is recommended). If you have to page the same file(s)
(chapter(s)) again, you need not to do all the input again,
but enter the filename of the PAGE command file instead, and
all input will be done from there automatically. Professionals
even may edit PAGE command files directly with ED.EXE.
The description of PRINT.COM follows. PRINT outputs your files
(pages) on printer. It asks for the files to be printed. You
may enter a simple single filename or enter a so called
"#"-filespec. Suppose PAGE generated the pages (files) "KAP2.S7"
to "KAP2.S14". The input of "KAP2.S#,7,14" causes the printing
of these eight files.
PRINT allows the output of leading empty lines. If your printer
would start printing to close to the top, enter a number, that
is greater than zero (e. g. "3"). Furthermore PRINT allows
to shift the text arbitrarily to the right. If your printer
would start printing to close to the left, enter a column number
(from which to start printing), that is greater than 1 (e. g.
"7"). So it is not necessary to edit the text with leading
spaces.
PRINT.COM reads the printer driver file with name PRINT.DAT
at startup. PRINT.DAT is an easy to modify ASCII text file,
which contains the codes, that are necessary to, for instance,
convert "#u" into the printer command "turn underlining on (or
off)". Let the ".DAT"-file, that is appropriate for your
printer, be the actual PRINT.DAT by copying (enter "COPY HPLJ.DAT
PRINT.DAT" at the DOS-prompt for instance). Then output the
file TEST.TXT as a test.
The following printer features are supported: Underlining, over-
striking, double printing, bold printing, shadow/italic printing,
proportional printing, superscript, subscript, font, temporary
font change, draft printing, normal printing, fine printing,
line spacing: 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3. Letter spacing: 10, 12,
15/microprint letters per inch. This collection is the maximum,
i. e. it depends on your printer, which features are supported.
For instance, the Hewlett Packard Laserjet (tm) III (HPLJ.DAT)
doesn't have linespacing 2.5 and overstriking. Look at PRINT.DAT
by ED.EXE. If you see no numbers, the corresponding command
(for instance "#u") has no effect.
A file PRINT.TBL can be defined for printers, which do not
feature the IBM character set (for instance having trouble with
specific country letters). This file contains character code
conversion information and will be read by PRINT.COM at startup.
Furthermore, there is a driver included, for using a printer
on the serial port (PRTCOM.COM, PRTCOM.DOC).
This was an overview about the functionality of ED. ED.DOC
is the full documentation file, containing all the details.
Best wishes for the work with ED from the author of the programs,
Klaus D. Wloczyk.