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VINST.REF
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Instructions for VDE Installation Utility:
version 1.65C (01 Jun 1993)
(c)1987-93, E. Meyer
================================ CONTENTS ==================================
1. RUNNING VINST. What VINST is, and how to use it.
2. INSTALLATION. Installing for different computer hardware, colors, etc.
3. MENUBAR MODE. Choice of operating mode; customization of User menu bar.
4. USER OPTIONS. Customization of many initial VDE settings.
5. PRINTER INSTALLATION. Using printer features: print modes, graphics, etc.
6. DEFAULT MACRO KEYS. Installing a default set of macro keys.
7. DEFAULT FUNCTION KEYS. Installing the function keys.
8. GRAPHICS. Modifying the default set of graphics characters.
9. CHARACTER WIDTHS. Modifying the default set of character widths.
10. RESTORE DEFAULTS. Undoing previous modifications.
=========================== 1. RUNNING VINST ===============================
VINST is a utility that lets you modify your copy of the VDE editor:
* Installing for use on non-standard computers
* Selecting or customizing a driver for your printer
* Configuring settings and options to suit your tastes
VDE comes configured for a standard IBM PC; you will need to make some
changes before using it on a non-IBM compatible computer, or a graphics card
(like old IBM CGAs) that experiences snow (see INSTALLATION). You will want
to choose the correct driver for your printer, and may eventually want to make
some small modifications to it. And, once you start editing with VDE, you
will probably discover some of its many settings and options that you would
like to change. For example, if you dislike MenuBar mode, you can make
Command mode the default instead.
NOTE: VINST allows VDE to be customized for best
performance on a variety of computer hardware. If you are
using equipment (computer, graphics card, printer, etc)
which VDE does not work well with, or does not seem to be
taking full advantage of, please provide the appropriate
technical or programmer's information from your manual so
that future versions of VDE can support it.
You should begin using VINST soon; once you have made changes to VDE, the
initial welcome/copyright messages in VDE and VINST will no longer appear.
Your copies of the program files will be called VDE.COM and VINST.COM,
though of course you can rename them (I usually call them V.COM and VI.COM).
To run VINST simply type:
C>vinst if your copy is still called "VDE.COM"
or C>vinst V.COM if it's called "V.COM" (or whatever).
Any changes you make while running VINST -- choosing different options,
reading in data files, etc -- are in memory only. You can choose "Quit" from
the main menu and VDE.COM will remain unchanged. Only when you choose "Save"
(or "Restore defaults") does VINST modify the file VDE.COM.
VINST can also read and write various "auxiliary data files" (type .VDx),
for user options, macro definitions, graphics, and printer support; see DATA
FILES. VDE's ability to load such files allows modifications to these
features during editing. In addition, they can make updating to a new version
of VDE easier: just save your old settings to files with the old VINST, and
then install them in your new copy of VDE with the new VINST.
Because installation features change with almost every release, the
version numbers of VINST and VDE must agree. Auxiliary data files (.VDx)
change format less often, and VINST can usually read files created by other
recent versions. In either case, if VINST can't load an older file, you will
get a "<Version error>" message, and must re-create the file.
VINST is fully menu-driven; it will present you with a set of categories
that corresponds to each section below, starting with Installation; within
each category, each value is named and displayed, giving you the opportunity
to change it. The program is largely self-documenting, and steps you through
each item individually. The main menu also offers a "Help" option, which
displays some of the following information on screen to assist you.
VINST uses several types of data entry for different parameters:
TEXT - Just type in the character(s).
LOGICAL - Yes/No. Just type [Y] or [N].
DECIMAL - Enter a number from 0 to 255.
HEX - Enter two-digit hexadecimal byte value 00-FF. (Don't omit lead 0's.)
BYTE STRING - The value shown in (parentheses) is the length of the current
string. Enter a new series of byte values. Each may be
entered either in HEX, as above, or by pressing the single
quote key ['] followed by the appropriate ASCII character. You
can also press ["] to duplicate the existing value. (To enter
a null value, press ^J or ^[Enter].)
In each case, the current value will display, and then you will be
prompted for a new one. (Just press [Enter] to leave the existing setting.)
VINST can't always check for illegal values; be careful what you enter!
At most points in VINST, you can press [Esc] to return immediately to the
Main Menu, or ^C to abort the program.
For the entry of codes in the Printer Installation, you may find the
following equivalence table for decimal, hexadecimal, and character values
helpful.
ASCII TABLE
ASCII ASCII
Dec Hex Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex Char
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 00 ^@ 26 1A ^Z 54 36 6 80 50 P 106 6A j
1 01 ^A 27 1B ^[ Esc 55 37 7 81 51 Q 107 6B k
2 02 ^B 28 1C ^\ 56 38 8 82 52 R 108 6C l
3 03 ^C 29 1D ^] 57 39 9 83 53 S 109 6D m
4 04 ^D 30 1E ^^ 58 3A : 84 54 T 110 6E n
5 05 ^E 31 1F ^_ 59 3B ; 85 55 U 111 6F o
6 06 ^F 32 20 space 60 3C < 86 56 V 112 70 p
7 07 ^G 33 21 ! 61 3D = 87 57 W 113 71 q
8 08 ^H 34 22 " 62 3E > 88 58 X 114 72 r
9 09 ^I 35 23 # 63 3F ? 89 59 Y 115 73 s
10 0A ^J 36 24 $ 64 40 @ 90 5A Z 116 74 t
11 0B ^K 37 25 % 65 41 A 91 5B [ 117 75 u
12 0C ^L 38 26 & 66 42 B 92 5C \ 118 76 v
13 0D ^M 39 27 ' 67 43 C 93 5D ] 119 77 w
14 0E ^N 40 28 ( 68 44 D 94 5E ^ 120 78 x
15 0F ^O 41 29 ) 69 45 E 95 5F _ 121 79 y
16 10 ^P 42 2A * 70 46 F 96 60 ` 122 7A z
17 11 ^Q 43 2B + 71 47 G 97 61 a 123 7B {
18 12 ^R 44 2C , 72 48 H 98 62 b 124 7C |
19 13 ^S 45 2D - 73 49 I 99 63 c 125 7D }
20 14 ^T 46 2E . 74 4A J 100 64 d 126 7E ~
21 15 ^U 47 2F / 75 4B K 101 65 e 127 7F del
22 16 ^V 48 30 0 76 4C L 102 66 f --graphics:--
23 17 ^W 49 31 1 77 4D M 103 67 g 128 80
24 18 ^X 50 32 2 78 4E N 104 68 h 129 81
25 19 ^Y 51 33 3 79 4F O 105 69 i 130 82 ...
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============================= 2. INSTALLATION ==============================
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