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Welcome users of Mister ED!
Mister ED was started by a couple of programmers who were
looking for the ultimate programmer's editor but were unable to
find it. Now written, Mister ED is powerful, fast, and easy to
use.
MISTER ED - Version 2.4a
Minimum System Requirements
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The minimum system requirements to use Mister ED are:
1) An IBM PC, XT, or AT (or close compatible).
2) PC-DOS or MS-DOS 2.0 or greater.
3) One disk drive.
4) Either a color or monochrome monitor with a 80-column
display.
5) 256 KB of available memory (although Mister ED will use up
to 640 KB if it is available).
6) ED.EXE, the editor itself. No other programs are required
to operate Mister ED.
7) A statement in your CONFIG.SYS file allowing at least 20
files to be open. Like this: FILES=20
8) Although not required, including an additional statement
in your CONFIG.SYS file alloting 10 or more buffers is a
good idea. Like this: BUFFERS=10
Files Supplied
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Mister ED is supplied on a single 360 KB diskette (3 1/2"
diskettes are available on special request). As always, it is
wise to make backups of those programs you value. Two files
are distributed on the Mister ED diskette:
INSTALL.EXE - A self un-archiving file that contains Mister
ED, a manual, and several utility programs. It
un-archives to the current directory.
READ.ME - A text file, which includes an explaination of
what is in INSTALL.EXE and any late breaking
news on Mister ED.
You will find the following files in the INSTALL.EXE archive
file:
DETAB.DOC - File explaining the DETAB.EXE utility.
DETAB.EXE - A utility that strips tab characters from a
file and replaces them with spaces.
ED.EXE - The one! The only! The world's best editor
-- Mister ED! (Aplause)
MACFIX.EXE - A utility to translate macro files used
with previous versions of Mister ED to the
format of the current release.
MANUAL.BAT - A batch file to print MANUAL.PRN.
MANUAL.PRN - A copy of Mister ED's manual, ready to be
printed out.
MR_ED.HLP - Mister ED's help file. Access it through
Mister ED.
PURGE.COM - A powerful utility to delete files and
subdirectories.
RELEASE.DOC - A document explaining differences and
improvements in Mister ED's last several
versions.
SAMPLE.LST - A sample file list for your perusal.
MacFix.Exe
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The format of the macro files has changed slightly since the
last release version. This program will upgrade your macro
files to Mister ED format. To run MacFix just be in your
WBE.MAC directory and type "MACFIX". MacFix will also take
optional input parameters, for more information type
"MACFIX -?".
Using Mister ED
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To activate Mister ED from the operating system, just type
"ED". Additionally, by specifying up to nine file names on the
command line, Mister ED will load these files into separate
windows.
To access Mister ED's Pulldown Menus or Command Mode, or to get
out of a sticky situation, press the <Esc> key. The <Esc> key
can get you out of almost any command unscathed. Use <Esc> to
view and activate commands via Pulldown Menus or Command Mode.
To load a file, press <Esc> to call up the Pulldown Menus and
select Load in the File Menu.
To save a file, press <Esc> to call up the Pulldown Menus and
select Save in the File Menu.
To leave Mister ED, press <Esc> to call up the Pulldown Menus
and select Quit in the File Menu. You can also press <Q> at
the main Pulldown Menu with the same result. Selecting Update
in the File Menu will save your file before dropping the
current window (and quitting if it is the only window open).
Update can also be accessed at the main Pulldown Menu.
HELP! is just a key away. Press <Shift F1> to receive context
sensitive help. Press it again and you will get the Help
Index.
You can configure Mister ED through the Environment, which is
accessed through the Layout pulldown menu.