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EZQuote 4.0
Copyright 1993,1994 George Hug
Contents
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Summary Description....................... 1
Running EZQuote........................... 2
Modes..................................... 2
Common Mode Functions..................... 2
Quote Mode................................ 4
Edit Mode................................. 5
WonderWrap ............................... 5
Macros.................................... 6
Mouse Support............................. 7
Configuration ............................ 8
Technical................................. 10
Suggestions............................... 11
Registration and Warranty Disclaimer...... 12
EZQuote is a small but powerful text editor specifically
designed for use when writing or replying to email messages
offline. It functions as the external text editor invoked by
your offline reader, point software, or other message reader
software. Its most significant features are:
* EZQuote keeps the original quoted message and your
reply in separate windows. You select the quotes to
include in your reply, rather than having to delete
what you don't want. (However, EZQuote may also be
configured for single-window operation if you prefer.)
* EZQuote's unique "WonderWrap" completely restructures a
quoted passage with a single keystroke, automatically
distinguishing between quote marks and text. WonderWrap
repairs those obnoxious short lines left from previous
wrapping, and produces well-formatted output instantly.
* EZQuote has other features to facilitate offline
message entry, including "intelligent" condensing of
multi-generation quote marks, normal word wrap, and a
single-keystroke signature. It also provides mouse
support, configurable key assignments, access to spell
checkers, and up to 200 macros nestable to 10 levels
deep, including an optional startup macro.
page 1
Running EZQuote
To run EZQuote, just enter "EZQUOTE [filename]" on the
command line. There are no command line options or switches,
and no environment settings.
EZQuote's operating parameters, including key assignments,
macros, and your signature, are configurable via a separate
configuration program and text file, which are described in a
later section. These docs assume you are using the default
key assignments. Function names used here, such as "Wrap",
are the abbreviated function names used in the default
bottom-line prompts.
Modes
EZQuote has two Modes of operation which operate as if they
were completely separate editors. In the default setup,
the Quote Mode window contains the original quoted message
from the command-line file, if any, plus any files you may
import, while the Edit Mode window is used to compose your
reply. The Escape key toggles between the two Modes.
Basic text editing functions are available in both Modes. A
prompt line at the bottom of the screen shows what functions
are available. The prompt line automatically changes when a
Shift, Control, or Alt key is held down. Most functions are
available in both Modes:
Common Mode Functions
( @ = Alt, ^ = Ctrl )
Esc Toggle to the other Mode.
F1 Abort Exit EZQuote without saving anything to disk.
F3 Wrap WonderWrap the marked block.
F4 Mark Toggle "Mark" anchor on and off. To mark a
block, cursor to the beginning of the block
and hit F4. Then as you move the cursor, the
marked text is highlighted.
F5 Cut Cut the marked block out of the text and store
it in the paste buffer.
F6 Paste Restore the paste buffer contents at cursor.
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F7 Exit Exit after saving the current Mode's text to
disk. The other Mode's text is not saved.
A Save from Edit Mode follows the Savemode
configuration setting for soft CR conversion.
F8 Del-EOL Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.
F9 Del-L Delete the current line.
F10 Undel Insert the most recent Del-EOL or Del-L delete
string at the cursor.
@F1 Save Save/append the marked block to a disk file.
A Save from Edit Mode follows the Savemode
configuration setting for soft CR conversion.
@F2 Quote Insert " > " at the beginning of each line in
the marked block. This is used primarily for
quoting from a disk file brought in with the
Load or Dir command. Normally the original
message will already have quote marks.
@F3 UnWrp Undo the most recent Wrap or Quote operation.
This must be done right after the Wrap or
Quote, before any other changes to the text.
@F4 Dcmd Shell to DOS and execute a command. The
command can be a DOS command, another program,
or a batch file.
@F5 DelB Delete the marked block. No undelete.
@F6 Dir Show the contents of a specified directory.
The filenames and parent/sub directories will
be shown. Cursor and hit Enter to load a file
(see Load) or to change to another directory.
@F7 Load Load a specified file at the end of the
current Mode text. In Quote Mode, oversized
files will be loaded in gobs of about 24k
each, with existing text being discarded as
needed. In Edit Mode, existing text will not
be discarded, so you must manually delete text
to make room for the next gob. This prevents
your reply text from being discarded.
@F8 Reload Load the original command line file again.
@F9 Search Search for a string from cursor to text end.
@F10 Help Displays a help screen for the current Mode.
^F3 Rmarg Change the right margin (for the current
session only) for both Modes. Legal values
are from 36 to 255 visible characters.
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^F7 IndB Indent the marked block one column.
@m Display remaining menory.
Ctrl-pageup and Ctrl-pagedown take you to the top-of-text and
end-of-text. Ctrl-[ and Ctrl-] shift the screen from side to
side so long lines can be viewed. Other cursor movements are
standard. All of these key assignments are configurable.