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GREDIT (tm)
Shareware Release 4.3A
-----------------------------
A display screen editor for use with
the GRABBER (tm) screen capture program
DOCUMENTATION
February 4, 1992
Copyright 1991, 1992 by
Gerald A. Monroe
All rights reserved except
as expressly provided here.
YOUR LICENSE TO USE THIS SOFTWARE:
-----------------------------------
This documentation file and the GREDIT.EXE program are Copyright
1991, 1992, by Gerald A. Monroe. All rights are reserved except
as expressly provided here.
These files have been distributed as part of the GRABBER(tm)
screen capture package, under the terms of a shareware license
that is fully set forth in the file GRABBER.DOC. (GRABBER.DOC is
the reference manual for GRABBER.EXE, which is the main program
module in the package.)
The shareware license terms in the GRABBER.DOC file are incorpo-
rated here by reference. This license permits you to copy and
distribute the files listed in the first paragraph above, provid-
ed that: these files are always distributed together with each
other and with the GRABBER.EXE and GRABBER.DOC files; none of the
files is modified in any way; and no fee, premium or donation of
any kind is charged or requested for their distribution except as
permitted on the terms described in the GRABBER.DOC file.
Continued use of any of these programs for more than a 10-day
trial period requires you to register your use of the software
with the author. For more information about the benefits of
registration and how to go about registering, please refer to the
full licensing and ordering information in the GRABBER.DOC file.
GREDIT Documentation Page 2 of 9
Table of Contents
Overview of GREDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hardware & software requirements . . . . . . . 3
Starting GREDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Editing the GRABBER offspring file . . . . . . 4
Cursor movement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Help screen, Alt-H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Quit GREDIT, Alt-Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Save image to .EXE file, Alt-S . . . . . . . . 5
Save image to ANSI file, Alt-A . . . . . . . . 5
Set colors, Alt-F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Toggle blink, Alt-L . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Border color, Alt-B . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Clear screen, Alt-K . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Erase line, Alt-E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Wipe screen, Alt-W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Toggle ruler, Alt-R . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Set tabs, Alt-T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Import text file, Alt-I . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Load new image, Alt-N . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Copy to clipboard, Alt-C . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Cut to clipboard, Alt-X . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Paste from clipboard, Alt-P . . . . . . . . . 8
Line-drawing help, Alt-D . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Graphics character help, Alt-G . . . . . . . . 8
Query colors at cursor, Alt-Y . . . . . . . . 8
Turning off GREDIT's beep sounds . . . . . . . 9
GREDIT Documentation Page 3 of 9
OVERVIEW OF GREDIT
-------------------
GREDIT(tm) is a utility you can use to modify the screen images
which are generated by the GRABBER screen capture program.
Throughout this document, these screen image files are referred
to as GRABBER "offspring." If you are not familiar with GRABBER
and how it works, please read the program manual GRABBER.DOC
before attempting to use GREDIT.
Only text images captured with GRABBER may be edited. GREDIT
does not support GRABBER's graphic images.
REQUIREMENTS
-------------
GREDIT has the same hardware and software requirements as GRAB-
BER. These are:
a) an IBM-PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or 100% IBM-compatible personal
computer;
b) PC-DOS or MS-DOS, Version 3.0 or later; c) at least one
diskette drive; and c) at least 256Kb free memory.
You can use GREDIT with either a color or monochrome display.
STARTING GREDIT
----------------
To start the program, simply type GREDIT at the DOS prompt,
optionally followed by the name of the GRABBER offspring file you
wish to edit, then press <RETURN>. The correct syntax is:
GREDIT [filename]
If you omit the filename, the program will ask you to supply one.
GREDIT assumes that the file you wish to edit has the extension
".EXE" in its name. Therefore, you can omit the extension when
specifying the file to be edited. For instance, entering "GREDIT
SCREEN00" is the same as entering "GREDIT SCREEN00.EXE".
GREDIT Documentation Page 4 of 9
EDITING THE OFFSPRING FILE
---------------------------
You are now inside GREDIT, with the cursor at the upper left-hand
corner of the screen. You may use your keyboard to edit the
image inside the GRABBER offspring file, including its text
content, layout and color scheme. At your disposal are all of
the alphanumeric and cursor-movement keys, the function keys <F1>
through <F10>, plus 17 special Alt-key functions which are
described below.
CURSOR MOVEMENT
----------------
GREDIT supports the following keys on your PC keyboard to help
you move around inside your GRABBER offspring image. Except for
the backspace key ( <X] ), none of these keys alters the image on
the screen; they merely move the editing cursor to the desired
location.
[UP ARROW] . . . . . . cursor up one line
[DOWN ARROW] . . . . . cursor down one line
[LEFT ARROW] . . . . . cursor one space to the left
[RIGHT ARROW] . . . . . cursor one space to the right
[HOME] . . . . . . . . cursor to upper left corner of display
[PAGE UP] . . . . . . . cursor to upper right corner of display
[END] . . . . . . . . . cursor to lower left corner of display
[PAGE DOWN] . . . . . . cursor to lower right corner of display
[RETURN] . . . . . . . cursor to left edge, next line down
[TAB] . . . . . . . . . cursor right to next tab stop
[SHIFT-TAB] . . . . . . cursor left to previous tab stop
[BACKSPACE] . . . . . . cursor one space left, erase char. there
The [INSERT] key deserves a special mention. This key does not
allow you to insert characters into a line as you would expect
using a word processor. Rather, holding down