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SMILE Ver 2.5 ..Copyright (c) 1990,1992.. by: Michael Arnett
SMILE Viewer is an ANSI display/library utility that allows the user
to view files containing ANSI sequences, Music strings in BASIC
"PLAY" format and Sounds using a custom SOUND code.
SMILE builds and maintains a list of user selectable screens in a
file for each Directory selected. This allows the user to add Artist
names and/or comments to each File Name using SMILE's built-in Edit
feature. A text editor may also be used to edit the list file. Line
length for File Name and Comments should be sixty characters or less.
The "│" (Dec 179) delimiter should not be moved or altered when editing.
When entering new lines, use ASCII character 179 to enter the delimiting
character.
NO ANSI DRIVER is required to view ANSI screens as SMILE contains a
built-in ANSI translator. Keyboard reassignment codes are ignored.
ESC translate codes #96, #249 and #250 are supported.
GETTING STARTED:
SMILE Requires approximately 350K of memory to run. This allows for
a large list of names to be displayed. Testing was done with a list
of 1000+ file names and full descriptions. Options such as TAG, SORT and
SAVE take noticably longer with very large lists.
Place SMILE.EXE in the current directory, or in a directory in your
PATH, and enter SMILE at the DOS prompt.
While loading, SMILE checks for the list file FILELST.DAT by default,
or the file specified by the /L command line switch. If not found, a
list of files, in the current directory, ending in .ANS is built in
memory and displayed for viewing.
In earlier versions of SMILE, any changes to the current list were
automatically saved to disk. You must now select the SAVE option
from the MISC menu while using the SMILE Viewer. If changes are made
you will be prompted to SAVE the list when you EXIT, change drives or
directories, or load a new list. If you do a lot of list editing,
please SAVE periodically to avoid loosing data to blinking lights etc.
Line length and file size is limited only by the amount of available
memory. Multiple line of MUSIC may be entered between ESC[ and CTRL-N.
COMMAND LINE SWITCHES [optional]
/LFile - "File" is the name of the list file you want loaded.
Example: SMILE /Lmylist.dat
/A:DRV:\PATH\FILE.NAM - complete path of your ANSI editor.
Example: SMILE /A:C:\ANSI\THEDRAW.EXE
/E:DRV:\PATH\FILE.NAM - complete path of your TEXT editor.
Example: SMILE /E:C:\UTIL\QEDIT.EXE
/S - disable "DOS SHELL" option.
/U - disable "UPDATE\REBUILD" options.
/D - disable "DELETE TAGGED" option.
/R - disable "DRV\DIR" change option.
/I - disable "EDIT INFO" option.
/X - disable "ANSI\TEXT" Editor options.
/K - KID PROOF (invokes ALL of the above DISABLE options)
All or any combination of these switches may be used on the Command
Line with a SPACE between each one. They need not be in any
particular order.
VIEWING FILES:
The main screen consists of several KEY COMMANDS and a display of the
first twelve files in FILELST.DAT. You may scroll through all the
files using any of the cursor direction keys. The bottom line of the
scroll window contains the File Name of the current List File, total
number of file names listed and number of tagged file names.
Press ENTER to display the Highlighted file in ANSI mode.
Press CTRL-ENTER to display the Highlighted file in TEXT mode.
MOUSE SUPPORT:
A RED smile face will display as the mouse cursor in the upper left
corner of the selection box.
Click the Left button once to MOVE the highlight bar. Double click
the Left button to view the highlighted file in ANSI mode. Click
the LEFT and RIGHT mouse buttons together to view the highlighted
file in TEXT mode.
In most cases, the left button will act as the ENTER key, and the
Right button acts as the ESC key. USE the slide bar to scroll the
list.
*** Some early revisions of Logitech Mouse Drivers do not fully display
*** the mouse cursor in EGA\VGA (43\50 Line) mode.
SMILE will pause
At the end of each screen display
If the SPACE BAR is pressed "during" display
If CTRL-E is the first character of a line in the file.
Press any key to continue the display or ESC to cancel.
KEY COMMANDS:
LETTER or NUMBER Key: Begins search on the sorted field for a match
of the characters you enter. Accuracy of the search increases
with more characters. For example, entering "a" will find the
first line of text that contains an "a" anywhere in the text.
The search is NOT case sensitive. The highlight bar moves to
the first "matched" record. If your list is very large the
search could take a few seconds.
INS, SPACE BAR or RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON
TAG or UNTAG the Highlighted file. You may select several or all
of the File Names listed. Files remain TAGGED even if they
scroll out of the selection window. Files are TAGGED with the
current Display Speed and Display Mode. By Toggling Display Mode
and changing the Display Speed, it is possible to TAG files with
different viewing characteristics.
F1 Displays brief HELP screen for each COMMAND KEY. The
SMILE20.DOC file will be displayed if there is sufficient memory
and it is in the directory with SMILE.EXE.
To ZOOM, MOVE, RESIZE or END this window, use the appropriate
mouse triggers or F5 to Zoom, CTRL-F5 to Move, ALT-F5 to Resize,
or ESC to End.
F2 TAG or UNTAG every file that matches your selection, (ALL, VIEWED
NON-VIEWED or USER DEFINED) including those not visible in the
selection window. The DEFINE option prompts for a search
string. This would allow tagging by Artist. The entire File
Name and Comment field is searched for the specified text.
Files are TAGGED with the current Display Speed and Display
Mode.
F3 Displays each TAGGED file consecutively. You can select to be
prompted for a key press after each file is displayed, or view
NON-STOP. If you select NON-STOP you can adjust the number
seconds delay (1-99) between each screen or pause.
F4 Toggle Music ON or OFF. This determines whether or not you
hear music if it is contained in the displayed file.
F5 Turns Edit Mode on and allows editing the artist name and comment
information.
F6 Toggle between 25 line and 43/50 line (EGA/VGA) mode if available.
F7 Select Display speed. Selections simulate modem baud rates.
Select 0 (default) for the fastest display. Speed selections
include:
19,200, 9600, 2400, 1200, 300
F8 - LIST OPTIONS
SAVE The current List is saved to the specified File Name.
Press ESC to cancel save.
LOAD The List file name specified is loaded into memory.
UPDATE Updates the current List with new files that match the
current File Mask. Existing artist\comment information
is retained. File names that have been erased from the
directory are deleted from the list. If you see the
message: "FILE NOT FOUND" when viewing, select this option
to refresh the file name list. You may also use a text
editor to delete file names from FILELST.DAT that are not
needed or no longer exist.
NOTE: a tempory file is written to disk during this process.
REBUILD Removes the current List from memory, then rebuilds
using the currently selected File Mask. You will be
prompted to save the current list if any changes have been
made.
SORT You are prompted to sort alphabetically on File Name or
comment field. Press ESC to cancel.
DELETE TAGGED You may select to delete tagged file names from
the LIST, from your Disk Drive or BOTH.
F9 - Change FILE MASK, DRIVE or DIRECTORY. You may enter any DOS
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