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.mΓ 5 .po 12 __________________________________________________________________________ | | |ááFeatureForma⌠á Professionalé i≤ aε add-oε module to WordStar, availablσ |ì |ááseparately«á Al∞á materia∞á assume≤ ß workinτ knowledgσ oµá WordStar¼ |ì |ááwhicΦ thesσ instruction≤ arσ mean⌠ t∩ supplement¼ no⌠ replace. | |_________________________________________________________________________| Copyrigh⌠á (C⌐ 198┤ b∙ PowerSoft«á Al∞ Right≤ Reserved«á N∩ par⌠ oµá thi≤ ì publication¼á referencσá materia∞ o≥ thσ actua∞ prograφ ma∙ bσá reproduced¼ ì transmitted¼á storeΣá iεá ß retrieva∞ systeφ o≥ copieΣ iε an∙ forφá b∙á an∙ ì mean≤ withou⌠ thσ expresseΣ writteε permissioε oµ PowerSoft. FeatureForma⌠á Professionaléá i≤ ß trademarδ oµ PowerSoft«á WordSta≥á i≤á ß ì trademarδ oµ MicroPr∩ Inc«á .paè GETTING STARTED... Thanδ yo⌡ fo≥ usinτ FeatureForma⌠ Professional« Yo⌡ wil∞ enjo∙ ì thσ conveniencσ anΣ powe≥ oµ FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé a≤ i⌠ ì automaticall∙ format≤ you≥ screenplay¼ bu⌠ Definition≤ i⌠ learn≤ ì o≥ customizatioε yo⌡ migh⌠ d∩ won'⌠ bσ permanen⌠ ¡ a≤ the∙ are¼ ì oε thσ ful∞ version« Everytimσ thσ prograφ exits¼ whicΦ thσ ì samplσ versioε doe≤ ever∙ pagσ anΣ ß half¼ al∞ Definition≤ anΣ ì Functioε change≤ arσ lost. N∩ installatioε i≤ needed« Jus⌠ cop∙ FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé ì ont∩ you≥ workinτ WordSta≥ disk« AlthougΦ an∙ cop∙ methoΣ works¼ ì FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé ha≤ ß buil⌠ iε Clonσ (Copy⌐ prograφ ì yo⌡ migh⌠ wan⌠ t∩ takσ advantagσ of: 1)ááááBoo⌠áu≡ oε you≥ working WordSta≥ disδ iε thσ ┴ádrive«á Pu⌠áyou≥ FeatureFormaté sample disδ iε thσ ┬ drive« ááá2)ááááFrom the A> Prompt type: (underlined) A>B:FF_FF.COM FeatureFormat Professional will respond with: Cloning FeatureFormat: ************************** Iµ you≥ compute≥ ha≤ ß harΣ disk¼ pu⌠ you≥ FeatureForma⌠ ì Professionalé editioε iε thσ flopp∙ drive« Whilσ loggeΣ ont∩ thσ ì drivσ tha⌠ ha≤ you≥ WordSta≥ oε it¼ typσ thσ strinτ giveε iε Ste≡ ì ▓ substitutinτ "B:ó witΦ thσ drivσ designatioε oµ you≥ floppy. Fo≥ thσ prograφ t∩ worδ correctly¼ you≥ WordSta≥ shoulΣ bσ nameΣ ì WS.COM« Iµ i⌠ isn't¼ renamσ it: A>REN_WS.COM=othername.COM .paè FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé i≤ beinτ distributeΣ a≤ "Shareware". If¼ afte≥ usinτ thσ program¼ yo⌡ fel∞ yo⌡ wil∞ continuσ t∩ usσ ì FeatureForma⌠ Professional¼ wσ woulΣ reques⌠ ß use≥ suppor⌠ feσ ì oµ $20.00¼ iε returε fo≥ whicΦ wσ wil∞ mai∞ yo⌡ ß ful∞ manua∞ anΣ ì kee≡ yo⌡ adviseΣ a≤ t∩ futurσ update≤ oµ thσ program. Thanδ You, POWERSOF╘ INC 102╣ Magnoliß Avenue Lo≤ Angeles¼ California 90006 AnΣ now¼ oε witΦ thσ prograφ... .paè.op .po 10 CONTENTS Gettinτ Started next page TRAINING_GUIDE Working Tour Escape; Equals Write/Rewrite; Number/Symbol Function/Definition Screens SAMPLE_REFERENCE_MANUAL Format Function Keys 2 Other Function Keys 3 RECORDING, ASSIGNING AND RECALLING Record 4 Auto-Record 4 Assignments 4 Recalling Letter Assignments 5 Recalling Number/Symbol Assignments 5 Mistakes While In Record 5 Record Overflow Error 5 Cancelling Record 6 Nesting Is Not Just For Birds 6 THE SCREENS 6 THE FUNCTION SCREEN Modification 6 Automatic Name Centering 7 THE DEFINITION SCREEN Protected Defs vs Nevermore Command 7 PAGINATION Activating The Paginator 8 How To Paginate and Unpaginate 8 Unwanted Blank Pages 9 De-Activating the Paginator 9 ENHANCEMENTS Turning FeatureFormat Off 9 ADVANCED_FEATUREFORMAT_FOR_THE_CONNOISSER MORE USES FOR NESTING Nested Character Names 10 USING FEATUREFORMAT FOR GENERAL WORD PROCESSING 10 REFERENCE_CARD .paè TRAINING GUIDE Welcomσ t∩ FeatureForma⌠ Professional« Al∞ materia∞ supplieΣ ì assume≤ ß workinτ knowledgσ oµ WordStar¼ whicΦ thesσ instruction≤ ì supplemen⌠ - no⌠ replace« Let'≤ ge⌠ started! Cop∙ FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé ont∩ you≥ workinτ WordSta≥ disk« ì (Pagσ 2)« Fo≥ machine≤ witΦ tw∩ disδ drives¼ placσ you≥ Feature Format/WordStar disk iε Drivσ ┴ anΣ ß disδ t∩ writσ t∩ iε ì Drivσ B« Type: FF B:SCRIPT Iµ yo⌡ havσ ß harΣ disδ o≥ singlσ drivσ machine¼ typσ FFé whilσ ì loggeΣ ont∩ you≥ WordStar/FeatureForma⌠ drive« Assigε you≥ tex⌠ ì file¼ (SCRIPT⌐ t∩ whateve≥ drivσ yo⌡ normall∙ writσ to.) IncludeΣ iε thi≤ bookle⌠ i≤ ß coloreΣ Referencσ Page« Thi≤ ì duplicate≤ thσ coloreΣ Referencσ CarΣ witΦ onσ exceptioε - thσ ì key≤ tha⌠ FeatureFormat'≤ <FUNCTION>≤ comσ assigneΣ t∩ a⌠ thσ ì factor∙ arσ writteε iε oε thσ bottoφ oµ thσ page« (Thσ Referencσ ì CarΣ leave≤ theφ blanδ - iε casσ yo⌡ decidσ t∩ changσ some)« Fo≥ ì now¼ usσ thσ keys listeΣ oε thσ bottoφ oµ thσ Referencσ Page. All_keys_needed_to_type_that_script_are_on_the_card« Becausσ ì FeatureFormaté doe≤ Carriagσ Returns¼ margiε change≤ anΣ linσ ì capitalization¼ yo⌡ don't« áááá <FUNCTION>≤ refer to an∙ FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé functioε keys« ì <FORMA╘ FUNCTION>é refer≤ t∩ functioε key≤ tha⌠ changσ margins╗ ì the∙'rσ thσ familia≥ screenplay things: <EXT>¼ <INT>¼ <NAME/DIALOG>¼ <SLUG>, <DESCRIPTION>é anΣ <TRANSITION>. You'rσ goinτ t∩ typσ thσ traininτ scrip⌠ oε thσ Card« ReaΣ thσ ì firs⌠ fou≥ line≤ oε thσ Referencσ Page. Let's go! ______________ A WORKING TOUR áááá ______________ Thσ number≤ t∩ thσ lef⌠ refe≥ t∩ thσ linσ number≤ oε thσ samplσ ì script« Checδ ou⌠ thσ inf∩ beforeô yo⌡ typσ tha⌠ line« Don'⌠ g∩ ì back to correct typos.áááá áááá 0áááTel∞ FeatureFormaté wha⌠ <FORMA╘ FUNCTION>é yo⌡ wan⌠ beforσ yo⌡ ì áááátypσ it« You'rσ goinτ t∩ typσ ß Name¼ s∩ hi⌠ <NAME/DIALOG>« ì áááá(Looδ oε thσ bottoφ oµ thσ Referencσ Page╗ <NAME/DIALOG╛ i≤ ì ááááthσ key. 1 ááWithou⌠ shiftinτ t∩ uppercasσ o≥ hittinτ an∙ othe≥ key¼ typσ ì áááá"vicamp"« Capitalizatioε i≤ automatic. è (Line 1 Continues) 1áááá(ContinueΣ )Thσ spacσ beforσ thσ "(ó i≤ donσ fo≥ you« Wheε ì áááááyo⌡ typσ "con't.ó it'≤ automaticall∙ lowe≥ case¼ sincσ "(ó ì áááááturn≤ ofµ capitalization« áááá áááá┴ <CARRIAG┼ RETURN>é indicate≤ you'rσ donσ witΦ thσ Namσ Line« ì ááááI⌠ set≤ margin≤ t∩ Dialog. 4ááá<PARENTHETICA╠ OPEN>é doe≤ ß Carriagσ Return¼ change≤ margin≤ ì ááááanΣ insert≤ you≥ openinτ "("« 7 áá<DESCRIPTION>é als∩ doe≤ Carriagσ Returns. 10ááLooδ a⌠ FeatureFormat'≤ Statu≤ Linσ iε thσ uppe≥ righ⌠ corne≥ ì ááááoµ you≥ screen« Thσ "có i≤ lower-case« WatcΦ thσ "có changσ ì áááát∩ "Có anΣ "AUTO½" appea≥ wheε yo⌡ typσ <NAME/DIALOG>. ááááAUTO+é indicate≤ tha⌠ ß capitalizinτ <FORMA╘ FUNCTION>é (iε ì ááááthi≤ casσ <NAME/DIALOG>⌐ ha≤ turneΣ AUTO-RECORDé on╗ thσ firs⌠ ì ááááthinτ recordeΣ i≤ tha⌠ <FORMA╘ FUNCTION>. áááá áááá┴ Recordinτ caε bσ anythinτ yo⌡ prefe≥ t∩ "pla∙ backó rathe≥ ì ááááthaε retype. 12 Thσ "Có oε thσ Statu≤ Linσ i≤ no≈ uppercase╗ <NAME/DIALOG>é ì ááááforce≤ thσ namσ t∩ capita∞ letters. áááá ááááAfte≥ yo⌡ typσ "rodelló turε Recordinτ ofµ witΦ thσ +. ááááWha⌠ wa≤ recordeΣ appear≤ betweeε thσ +é Recordinτ Fence¼ oε ì ááááyou≥ Card. áááááááááááá ááááYou≥ Statu≤ Linσ ha≤ beeε replaceΣ witΦ "ASSIG╬ TO:"« ì ááááFeatureFormaté want≤ t∩ kno≈ wha⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ Assigε you≥ ì áááárecording¼ <NAME>RODELLé to« áYo⌡ caε choosσ betweeε ▒ anΣ ┤ letter≤ o≥ onσ numbe≥ o≥ ì áááásymbol« We'rσ goinτ t∩ assigε "Rodelló t∩ "R"« áááá ááááBecausσ thσ assignmen⌠ caε bσ u≡ t∩ fou≥ letters¼ anΣ yo⌡ ì ááááonl∙ wan⌠ ß onσ lette≥ Assignment¼ hi⌠ thσ <CARRIAGE RETURN>ì ááááafte≥ "Ró t∩ indicateΣ you'rσ donσ witΦ thσ assignment. ááááUPDATEé ha≤ jus⌠ appeareΣ iε you≥ Statu≤ Line« I⌠ wil∞ kee≡ ì ááááreappearinτ t∩ reminΣ yo⌡ tha⌠ you≥ recordinτ hasn'⌠ beeε ì ááááUpdateΣ (writteε t∩ disk)« We'l∞ tel∞ yo⌡ late≥ ho≈ thi≤ caε ì áááábσ donσ automatically. ááááYou≥ curso≥ i≤ bacδ wherσ i⌠ wa≤ beforσ yo⌡ madσ thσ ì ááááAssignmen⌠ - afte≥ RODELL« You'rσ donσ witΦ thσ Namσ Line¼ ì áááás∩ hi⌠ <CARRIAG┼ RETURN>é t∩ g∩ int∩ Dialog. 16ááChecδ ou⌠ thσ Statu≤ Linσ whilσ yo⌡ typσ thσ sluτ line« ì ááááAgaiε n∩ neeΣ t∩ shif⌠ t∩ uppercase« AUTO½ ha≤ beeε turneΣ ì ááááoε b∙ thσ <SLUG>╗ becausσ yo⌡ don'⌠ hi⌠ +é t∩ makσ aε ì ááááAssignment¼ nothinτ wil∞ bσ recorded.è (Line 16 Continues) 16áá(Continued⌐ You'rσ goinτ t∩ recal∞ <NAME>RODEL╠ tha⌠ yo⌡ ì áááárecordeΣ oε Linσ 12« I⌠ wa≤ assigneΣ t∩ "R"« Spacσ afte≥ ì áááá"LIGHTNINGó anΣ typσ "R"« ááááIε thi≤ instancσ, yo⌡ kno≈ you'rσ goinτ t∩ follo≈ <NAME>RODEL╠ ì ááááwith Parenthetical, so type the <PARENTHETICAL OPEN> now. áááá 19á Neat¼ huh┐ Notσ tha⌠ thσ <PARENTHETICA╠ OPEN>é afte≥ thσ Namσ ì ááááLine also turned off capitalization. 22ááThσ Statu≤ Linσ doesn'⌠ sa∙ "AUTO+ó (fo≥ AUTO-RECORD⌐ s∩áyouì áááácaε usσ thσ manua∞ <RECORD>« I⌠ work≤ similia≥ t∩ AUT╧ ì ááááRECORD¼ excep⌠ yo⌡ tel∞ i⌠ wheε t∩ star⌠ anΣ sto≡ recording« ì ááááThinδ oµ i⌠ a≤ ß tapσ recorde≥ turneΣ oε anΣ ofµ witΦ thσ ì áááásamσ button« Turε i⌠ oε b∙ hittinτ <RECORD>« Everythinτ ì áááátypeΣ wil∞ bσ recordeΣ whilσ thσ Statu≤ Linσ say≤ RECORD. ááááTypσ "Susan"« Hit <RECORD> again to close the fence. ááááThσ Statu≤ Linσ no≈ ask≤ u≤ wha⌠ wσ wan⌠ "Susanó assigneΣ to« ì ááááTypσ "2"« Sincσ thσ Assignmen⌠ i≤ t∩ ß non-letter¼ anΣ ì ááááFeatureFormaté regard≤ al∞ non-letter≤ a≤ potentia∞ functioε ì áááákeys¼ there'≤ n∩ neeΣ t∩ ente≥ ß <CARRIAG┼ RETURN>é t∩ ì ááááterminatσ thσ Assignment. áááá ááááYou≥ curso≥ is bacδ wherσ i⌠ wa≤ beforσ thσ Assignment« FinisΦ ì ááááyou≥ sentencσ witΦ ß perioΣ anΣ g∩ t∩ <DESCRIPTION>. 24ááWheε yo⌡ typσ "2ó, "Susanó appears« ìèáááá 25ááDejß vu« Wσ wan⌠ "<NAME>RODELLó followeΣ b∙ Dialog« Thσ "ró ì áááádoesn'⌠ neeΣ ß spacσ beforσ i⌠ thi≤ timσ becausσ i⌠ i≤ se⌠ ì ááááapar⌠ b∙ ß non-lette≥ - iε thi≤ casσ ß period. áááá ááááSincσ "ró equal≤ <NAME>RODELL¼ wσ follo≈ i⌠ witΦ ß <CARRIAG┼ ì ááááRETURN>é t∩ ge⌠ int∩ Dialog. áááá áááá(Thσ <EQUAL>é als∩ recalls« Yo⌡ could havσ typeΣ "r=ó anΣ ß ì áááá<CARRIAG┼ RETURN>é afte≥ "RODELLó appeareΣ t∩ ge⌠ int∩ Dialog« ì ááááBut¼ becausσ thσ <EQUAL>é i≤ buil⌠ int∩ al∞ <FORMA╘ FUNCTION>s, ááá yo⌡ savσ ß keystroke.) 31 Vujß Dσ - you've neve≥ beeε herσ before« Don'⌠ typσ thσ coloε ì ááááafte≥ thσ "CU╘ TO"« I⌠ appear≤ automaticall∙ wheε yo⌡ follo≈ ì áááái⌠ witΦ ß sluτ o≥ <NAME/DIALOG>« (Iµ yo⌡ haΣ typeΣ it¼ ì ááááFeatureFormaté woulΣ noticσ it¼ anΣ notô inser⌠ ß seconΣ ì áááácolon.) 37ááWe'rσ recallinτ thσ Definitioε recordeΣ iε Linσ 31╗ thσ coloε ì áááái≤ inserteΣ automatically« 42ááRemembe≥ yo⌡ RecordeΣ "Susan"« Sincσ slug≤ capitalizσ ì ááááautomatically¼ i⌠ come≤ ou⌠ "SUSAN". Takσ ß break╗ thσ res⌠ i≤ candy« But¼ beforσ turninτ ofµ thσ ì computer¼ you'l∞ wan⌠ t∩ savσ (writσ t∩ disk⌐ both thσ WordSta≥ ì filσ anΣ thσ Recording≤ (Definitions⌐ yo⌡ jus⌠ did. Thi≤ i≤ somethinτ you'l∞ probabl∙ wan⌠ t∩ d∩ a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ ever∙ ì writinτ session« Typσ Control-U≡ Arrow« (Don'⌠ forge⌠ t∩ usσ ì thσ shif⌠ key)« I⌠ wil∞ Updatσ FeatureFormaté anΣ pas≤ ß Control-K╪ (Savσ Filσ anΣ Exit⌐ t∩ WordStar. ___________________ TIME TO FOOL AROUND ___________________ Froφ CP/M¼ reloaΣ FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé anΣ thσ filσ yo⌡ ì jus⌠ created« (F╞ B:SCRIPT)« Typσ Control-Q├ t∩ ge⌠ t∩ thσ enΣ ì oµ you≥ file. ESCAPE_MEANS_ESCAPE Typσ "2"« Yo⌡ wil∞ ge⌠ "Susan"« No≈ typσ "<ESCAPE>é2"« Yo⌡ ì wil∞ ge⌠ 2« Tr∙ aε <ESCAPE>é beforσ ß <FORMA╘ FUNCTION>« I⌠ wil∞ ì returε whateve≥ characte≥ i≤ printed on the key. FeatureFormat'≤ <CARRIAG┼ RETURN>¼ a≤ yo⌡ havσ seen¼ doe≤ man∙ ì thing≤ othe≥ thaε jus⌠ ß Carriagσ Return¼ sucΦ a≤ changinτ ì margin≤ afte≥ ß Namσ Line« Iµ yo⌡ worδ witΦ WordSta≥ command≤ ì tha⌠ requirσ onl∙ ß Carriagσ Return¼ likσ SearcΦ anΣ Replace¼ ì precedσ i⌠ witΦ aε <ESCAPE>. áááá Incidently¼ t∩ feeΣ WordSta≥ aε Escape¼ hi⌠ <ESCAPE>é twice. è EQUALS_IS_EQUALS Spacσ anΣ typσ "Ró followeΣ witΦ <EQUALS>« Thinδ oµ i⌠ a≤ "╥ ╜ Rodell". áááá áááá WRITE_AND_REWRITE WatcΦ thσ "WRó oε you≥ Statu≤ Linσ wheε yo⌡ hi⌠ thσ ì <WRITE/REWRITE>« I⌠ wil∞ changσ t∩ "RW"« Hi⌠ i⌠ ß fe≈ times« ì It'≤ ß toggle. Wheε you'rσ iε thσ Rewritσ (RW⌐ typσ ß fe≈ <FORMA╘ FUNCTION>s« ì Onl∙ margin≤ anΣ capitalizatioε change╗ n∩ Carriagσ Return≤ arσ ì done« G∩ int∩ Rewritσ anΣ changσ thσ margiε t∩ Dialoτ witΦ thσ ì <NAME/DIALOG>« Movσ you≥ curso≥ t∩ previousl∙ writteε dialog« ì Changσ somσ dialog« Hi⌠ thσ <WRITE/REWRITE>« Thσ Statu≤ Linσ ì goe≤ t∩ WR« G∩ bacδ t∩ thσ enΣ oµ you≥ file. A≤ you'vσ seen¼ iε thσ Writσ modσ <NAME/DIALOG>é set≤ thσ margin≤ ì fo≥ thσ Namσ Linσ anΣ thσ nex⌠ <CARRIAG┼ RETURN>é change≤ i⌠ t∩ ì Dialoτ margins« Iε thσ Rewritσ Mode¼ <NAME/DIALOG>é goe≤ directl∙ ì t∩ dialoτ margins. Tr∙ i⌠ witΦ <INT>¼ <EXT>¼ <SLUG>é ,<DESCRIPTION>« Thσ firs⌠ threσ ì als∩ turε capitalizatioε on. NUMBER/SYMBOL_TOGGLE áááá Thσ middlσ symbo∞ oε you≥ Statu≤ Linσ i≤ ß 3« Typσ it« Yo⌡ ì ge⌠ ß 3! Hi⌠ thσ <NUMBER/SYMBOL> toggle« Thσ "3ó ha≤ changeΣ t∩ it'≤ shiftedì counterpart¼ ß "#"« Hi⌠ thσ │ again« Yo⌡ ge⌠ ß "#"« Hi⌠ an∙ oµ the othe≥ numbers« They'rσ al∞ reversed« S∩ i≤ thσ "?ó anΣ thσ "/". WitΦ thσ "#ó showinτ iε thσ Statu≤ Line¼ shif⌠ anΣ hi⌠ thσ "2"« ì Yo⌡ ge⌠ "Susan". Don't be concerned about the <NUMBER/SYMBOL> for now. FUNCTION/DEFINITION_SCREENS Fli≡ ove≥ you≥ Referencσ Card« Thσ las⌠ symbo∞ oε you≥ Statu≤ Linσ (beforσ RECORD¼ AUTO½ o≥ ì UPDAT┼ position⌐ i≤ you≥ <FUNCTION/DEFINITION>é Key« Typσ it« Your Status Line says "1-FUNCSá 2-DEFS". Type "1" áááá Movσ you≥ curso≥ arounΣ thσ Functioε Settingsé screeε witΦ you≥ ì WordSta≥ curso≥ keys« ReaΣ thσ Referencσ CarΣ unde≥ "Functioε Settings". ááááááááèThσ Linσ witΦ thσ number≤ wil∞ onl∙ accep⌠ numbers. Thσ Functioε ke∙ assignment≤ wil∞ accep⌠ non-punctuation symbols¼ number≤ o≥ keyboarΣ functioε keys« Tr∙ it« Pu⌠ i⌠ ì bacδ thσ wa∙ i⌠ was. Thσ DEFAUL╘ FIL┼ i≤ thσ scrip⌠ filσ FeatureFormaté wil∞ loaΣ ì automaticall∙ iµ yo⌡ jus⌠ ente≥ FFé a⌠ thσ A>é prompt« Exi⌠ thσ Functioε Screeε witΦ aε <ESCAPE>« Iµ yo⌡ arσ usinτ WordStar'≤ Hel≡ Leve∞ │ (al∞ Hel≡ Menu≤ ì displayed)¼ wheε yo⌡ comσ bacδ froφ thσ Functioε o≥ Definitioε ì screen¼ thσ spacσ fo≥ thσ men⌡ wil∞ bσ there¼ bu⌠ thσ men⌡ ì won't« Typinτ Control-JH3é (o≥ bette≥ yet¼ Assigninτ i⌠ t∩ ß ì key(s)⌐ wil∞ alway≤ brinτ i⌠ back╗ s∩ wil∞ an∙ commanΣ tha⌠ ì call≤ ß hel≡ menu. Typσ thσ <FUNCTION/DEFINTION>é again« Choosσ "2ó fo≥ thσ ì Definitioε Screen« (We'vσ saveΣ thσ bes⌠ fo≥ last). áááá Checδ ou⌠ thσ inf∩ oε thσ Referencσ Card« Tr∙ ß Protec⌠ anΣ ß ì Delete. Aε UPDAT┼ write≤ you≥ Definitions¼ Functioε change≤ anΣ thσ ì positioε oµ thσ <NUMBER/SYMBOL╛ switcΦ (amonτ othe≥ things⌐ t∩ ì disk¼ makinτ theφ permanent« Iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ Update¼ nonσ oµ thσ ì change≤ wil∞ bσ therσ thσ nex⌠ timσ yo⌡ loaΣ FeatureFormat« Yo⌡ ì alread∙ kno≈ aε Automatiπ Updatσ occur≤ wheε yo⌡ savσ you≥ ì WordSta≥ filσ witΦ ß Control-U≡ Arrow« Iµ yo⌡ wish¼ yo⌡ caε als∩ ì Updatσ withou⌠ exitinτ WordStar¼ b∙ doinτ ß Control-╒ froφ eithe≥ ì thσ Functioε o≥ Definitioε screen. áááá Exi⌠ thi≤ file« Writσ you≥ scrip⌠ witΦ FeatureForma⌠ Professional. Win an Oscar. .paè.pa SAMPLE_REFERENCE_MANUAL Thi≤ Samplσ Referencσ Manua∞ consist≤ oµ excerpt≤ froφ thσ completσ manual¼ ì whicΦ mostl∙ elaborate≤ oε materia∞ covereΣ iε thσ TRAININ╟ GUIDE« G∩ thr⌡ ì thσ thσ TRAININ╟ GUID┼ first;ô i⌠ i≤ writteε t∩ ge⌠ yo⌡ started« I⌠ als∩ ì contain≤ essentia∞ informatioε no⌠ duplicateΣ iε thi≤ Samplσ Referencσ Manual. Numbers on the Reference Card refers to pages in this Sample Reference Manual. Line numbers refers to the Lines on your sample script on the blue card. Numbers in parenthesis refer to page numbers in the complete manual. Roman Numeral numbers refer to the Training Guide. .paè.PN 2 .pc 39 YOUR_KEYS_TO_THE_PROGRAM _________________ <FORMAT FUNCTION> _________________ <FORMA╘ FUNCTION>≤ arσ key≤ tha⌠ changσ margins╗á the∙ arσ thσ basiπ key≤ useΣ ì t∩ forma⌠ you≥ screenpla∙ with. <EXT> <INT> <PARENTHETICA╠ OPEN> anΣ á <PARENTHETICA╠ CLOSE> áThesσá function≤ d∩ threσá carriagσ ì áreturn≤ froφ wherσ yo⌡ are¼á changσ Usσá thσá <PARENTHETICA╠ OPEN╛á t∩ ì ámargins¼á writσá "INT.ó o≥á "EXT."¼ áopeε you≥ In-Dialoτá parenthetical« ì áfolloweΣá b∙á tw∩ blanδ space≤á anΣ áFeatureForma⌠á Professionalé wil∞ d∩ ì áturε capitalizatioε on« áß <CARRIAG┼ RETURN>¼á inser⌠ ß "("¼ á árese⌠ margin≤ anΣ turεá capitaliza áREWRIT┼á MODE:é Changes margins and átioε off« ì áturn≤ Capitalizatioε on. á___________________________________ áClosσá i⌠á witΦ thσá <PARENTHETICA╠ á áCLOSE>«á I⌠ insert≤ ß ")"¼á doe≤á ß <DESCRIPTION> ácarriagσá returεá anΣá change≤á thσ ámargin≤át∩ Dialog« áI⌠ doe≤ tw∩ carriagσ returns¼á set≤ ì ámargin≤á anΣá turn≤á capitalizatioε REWRIT┼ MODE║á <PARENTHETICA╠ OPEN>é ì áoff« áset≤á margin≤ t∩ Parenthetica∞á anΣ á áturn≤ácapitalizatioεáoff« áREWRIT┼á MODE: Change≤ margins anΣ ì áturn≤ capitalizatioε off. á<PARENTHETICA╠ CLOSE>é set≤á margin≤ á___________________________________ át∩ Dialoτ anΣ turn≤ capitalizatioε áoff« <NAME/DIALOG> á____________________________________ áSet≤ margin≤ fo≥ thσ Namσ anΣ turn≤ á<SLUG>é ì ácapitalizatioε on. á á Turn≤ capitalizatioεá on¼á change≤ á┴á <CARRIAG┼á RETURN╛ a⌠á thσá Namσ ámargin≤áá anΣá doe≤á tw∩áá carriagσ ì áLinσá insert≤á ßá carriagσá return¼ áreturns« ì áset≤á thσá margin≤á t∩á Dialoτá anΣ áááá ì áturn≤ capitalizatioε off« áREWRIT┼á MODE:á Change≤ámargins and áturn≤ capitalizatioε on. áOr¼ iµ yo⌡ want: á___________________________________ BOSNIL┼ (o.c.) <TRANSITION> á ájus⌠á typσ it«á Thσ openinτ Paren áChange≤ margin≤ anΣ turn≤ capitali ì áthesi≤áturn≤ capitalizatioεáoff« It ázatioε on«á TerminateΣ witΦ ß <FOR can be overriden by the Cap Shift. áMA╘ FUNCTION╛ ß coloε i≤á automati áIf you want the Parenthesis not to ácall∙á inserted«á TerminateΣ witΦ ß ì áturn capitalization off, Delete the áperioΣá o≥á <CARRIAG┼á RETURN╛áá n∩ áDefinition assigned to (. (18) ácoloεá wil∞á appear«á (Iµá yo⌡á ge⌠ á áprimitivσ anΣ inser⌠ ß colon¼á Fea ì áTo automatically center the name átureForma⌠á Professionalé wil∞ d∩á ß ásee page 12. ác'es⌠á l'viσ anΣ no⌠ inser⌠ anothe≥ áone.⌐ áREWRITE MODE: Sets margins to Dia- á ì log. Turns capitalization off. áREWRIT┼á MODE: Change≤ margin≤á anΣ áturn≤ Capitalizatioε on èá _____________________ á á OTHER <FUNCTION> KEYS ____________________ <CAPITALIZATION OFF> <FUNCTION/DEFINITION> áTurns off the Auto-Capitalization. ááFo≥ entr∙ t∩ thσ Functioε o≥ Defi áánitioε screen. <DELAY> áá áá <NUMBER/SYMBOL> áProvide≤ fo≥ ß dela∙ iε Definitions ì átha⌠á arσá beinτá feΣá t∩o fas⌠á t∩ áReverse≤á thσá number≤á witΦáá thσ ì áWordStar. ásymbol≤ oε eacΦ ke∙ anΣ thσ ?é witΦ á áthσ /. <ESCAPE> á <ON/OFF> áStrips any Assignment, <FUNCTION> ì and/or <NUMBER/SYMBOL> toggle to Contro∞á ▄ (Backslash⌐ turn≤á Fea- ì áreturn the key as printed on your á átureFormatá Ofµá - onσá beep«á Hit ì ákeyboard. Suggested when working áagaiε t∩ turε bacδ oε - tw∩ beeps. ì áwith WordStar commands - especially ì áwheεá it calls for a Carriage Re- <RECORD> ì turn. á á á Toggles Record On/Off. áTw∩á Escape≤á pas≤á aεá Escapσáá t∩ áWordStar. <WRITE/REWRITE> <EQUALS> (PLAYBACK) áToggle≤ betweeε Writσ anΣ Rewrite. á Recall≤á Definition≤ assigned to áletters«áIt's also built into every á<FORMAT FUNCTION>. ____________________ <PAGINATOR FUNCTION> ____________________ á Unlikσá othe≥ <FUNCTION>s¼á thσ <PAGINATO╥ FUNCTION>≤ mus⌠ bσ AssigneΣá beforσ ì the∙ caε bσ used. <DESCRIPTION BREAK> <DIALOG UNBREAK> áBreak≤á thσ pagσ durinτ ßá Descrip áUnpaginate≤á ß pagσá brokeεá durinτì átion« áthe Dialog. <DESCRIPTION UNBREAK> <MARK NAME> áUnpaginate≤áá ßá Descriptioεáá pagσ áBlock≤á thσ Namσ Line¼á iε preparaì ábreak.áá átioε for ß Dialoτ break. <DIALOG BREAK> áBreaks a page during Dialog. .paè RECORDING,_ASSIGNING_AND_RECALLING ______ RECORD ______ FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé caε recorΣ item≤ useΣ repeatedl∙ likσ ß Name¼á Sluτ ì line¼á WordSta≥ commands¼á etc.¼á whilσ yo⌡ writσ you≥ screenpla∙ anΣ "pla∙ i⌠ ì back"¼ insertinτ i⌠ iε thσ prope≥ place≤ wheε needed. Thσ +é i≤ thσ RecorΣ Key«á It'≤ likσ aε ON/OF╞ buttoε oε ß tapσ recorder«á Hi⌠ ì i⌠ anΣ <RECORD╛ i≤ on«á Wha⌠ get≤ recordeΣ i≤ refereΣ t∩ a≤ ß DEFINITION«á Oε ì linσ 2▓ oε you≥ Referencσ CarΣ "Susanó i≤ ß Definition«á Hi⌠ +é ß seconΣ time¼ ì <RECORD╛ i≤ OF╞ anΣ yo⌡ arσ askeΣ wha⌠ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ Assigε thσ Definitioε to« The Definition is always fenced between two +'s. ___________ AUTO RECORD ___________ AUTO½á oεá thσ Statu≤ Linσ mean≤ AUT╧ RECOR─ i≤ on«á I⌠ i≤ turneΣ oεá b∙á an∙ ì capitalizinτ <FORMA╘ FUNCTION>: <NAME>, <EXT>, <INT>, <TRANSITION> and <SLUG> Linσá 1░á oεá thσ samplσ scrip⌠ show≤ <NAME╛ turninτ oεá AUT╧á RECORD«á Afte≥ ì "RODELLó i≤ typed¼á <RECORD╛ i≤ hit¼ aε ASSIGNMEN╘ i≤ madσ anΣ <NAME>RODEL╠ i≤ ì stored. Yo⌡ caε als∩ think oµ AUTO½ a≤ meaninτ thσ openinτ +é t∩ thσ Recordinτ Fencσ i≤ ì beinτ inserteΣ automatically«á AUT╧ RECORD¼ unlikσ <RECORD>¼ turn≤ itselµ ofµ ì a⌠á thσ nex⌠ <FUNCTION╛ o≥ <CARRIAG┼ RETURN>«á Iµ <RECORD╛ oε Linσ 1▓ oεá thσ ì samplσá scrip⌠ wa≤ notô hit¼á n∩ Assignmen⌠ woulΣ havσ beeε made¼á AUT╧á RECOR─ ì woulΣ havσ terminateΣ itselµ anΣ nothinτ woulΣ bσ stored. AUTO RECORD is inoperative in the Rewrite mode. __________ ASSIGNMENTS ___________ When you toggle <RECORD> OFF the Status Line will say: ASSIGN TO: An Assignment can be: 1⌐á An∙ combinatioε oµ ▒ t∩ ┤ letters«á Iµ les≤ thaε fou≥ letters¼á enΣá thσ ì Assignment with a <CARRIAGE RETURN> or Space. 2) Single numbers or symbols. 3) Keyboard Function Keys. èYo⌡á don'⌠á havσá t∩á g∩ thr⌡ menta∞á contortion≤á t∩á kee≡á you≥á Definition≤ ì straight╗á Assigε theφ abbreviation≤ yo⌡ caε easil∙ remember«á Yo⌡ can'⌠ mi° ì letter≤ anΣ non-letters¼á bu⌠ yo⌡ wouldn'⌠ wan⌠ to¼á anyway╗ Bosnellß Jacksoε ì is easier to remember as "BJó than "B3". Iµ yo⌡ givσ aε Assignmen⌠ alread∙ iε use¼ thσ Statu≤ Linσ wil∞ Bee≡ anΣ say: REASSIGN (y/n) (Y)e≤á Delete≤á thσ previou≤ Definitioε tha⌠ useΣ tha⌠ Assignmen⌠ anΣá assign≤ ì i⌠ to thσ Definitioε yo⌡ jus⌠ wrote. (N)∩ allo≈s yo⌡ t∩ choosσ another Assignment. ____________________________ RECALLING LETTER ASSIGNMENTS ____________________________ Fo≥á letter≤ t∩ bσ recognizeΣ a≤ aε Assignmen⌠ t∩ bσ Recalled¼á i⌠á shoulΣá bσ ì precedeΣ b∙ an∙ <FUNCTION> o≥ non-lette≥ - (Space¼á period¼á etc.⌐ (Line≤ 1╢ ª ì 2╡ oε you≥ Sample Script). There are two ways to Recall letter Assignments. 1⌐ Follo≈ i⌠ witΦ <EQUALS╛. 2⌐ Follo≈ i⌠ witΦ an∙ <FORMA╘ FUNCTION>« <EQUALS╛ i≤ buil⌠ int∩ it« (Linσ 2╡ ì and 37 on your Sample Script). ___________________________________ RECALLING NUMBER/SYMBOL ASSIGNMENTS ___________________________________ Type it. ________________________ MISTAKES WHILE IN RECORD ________________________ Iµá yo⌡á makσ ß mistakσ whilσ recordinτ usσ you≥ DELET┼ o≥ RUB-OU╘á key«á I⌠ ì wil∞ cance∞ thσ previou≤ character(s)«á If¼ b∙ error¼ yo⌡ d∩ ß worΣ bacδ (^A⌐ ì followeΣá b∙ ß worΣ deletσ (^T⌐ instead¼á wheε yo⌡ pla∙ bacδ thσá Definition¼ ì thσ worΣ wil∞ writσ itselµ out¼á theε deletσ itself«á Thσ firs⌠ timσ caεá bσ ì fuε t∩ watch« Thσ thirΣ o≥ fourtΦ timσ caε ge⌠ annoying. _____________________ RECORD OVERFLOW ERRORì _____________________ Iµá you≥ compute≥ BEEP╙ witΦ ever∙ ke∙ rathe≥ thaε displa∙ theφ oε thσ screeε ì anΣá thσ Statu≤ Linσ say≤ RECORD¼á yo⌡ havσ inadvertentl∙ turneΣ oε <RECORD>¼ forgo⌠á i⌠ wa≤ on¼á anΣ exceedeΣ it'≤ capacit∙ fo≥ ßá singlσá Definition«á Iµ ì that'≤ thσ case¼ checδ thσ nex⌠ sectioε - CANCELLIN╟ RECORD. .paè________________ CANCELLING RECORD _________________ There are three ways to cancel <RECORD>: 1) If nothing has been typed after the opening <+>, hit the <+> again. 2) Hit <ESCAPE> during the Assignment. 3) Make a blank Assignment. _____________________________ NESTING IS NOT JUST FOR BIRDS _____________________________ FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé ha≤ thσ uniquσ capabilit∙ oµ lettinτ onσ Definitioε ì cal∞á anothe≥ Definition¼á whicΦ caε cal∞ another«á Thi≤ caε happeε u≡ t∩á 1░ ì levels¼ bu⌠ let'≤ no⌠ ge⌠ ridiculous« I⌠ shoulΣ bσ donσ wheneve≥ possible« Definition≤ storeΣ thi≤ wa∙ takσ u≡ les≤ ì room¼á hencσ FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé wil∞ alway≤ ruε a⌠ maximuφ speed« I⌠ ì i≤ als∩ ß mucΦ faste≥ anΣ convenien⌠ wa∙ t∩ writσ Definitions. Auto-RecorΣá doe≤ i⌠ automatically¼á b∙ nestinτ thσ <FORMA╘ FUNCTION╛á beforσ ì thσ character≤ yo⌡ type. THE_SCREENS áááá ENTR┘ INT╧ TH┼ SCREENSé i≤ accomplisheΣ witΦ thσ <FUNCTION/DEFINITION╛ A⌠ thσ ì Statu≤ Linσ prompt¼á 1é wil∞ takσ yo⌡ t∩ thσ FUNCTIO╬ SCREE╬ anΣ 2é thσ DEFINIì TIO╬ SCREEN. THE_FUNCTION_SCREEN ___________ MODIFICATION ____________ Onl∙ánumber≤ wil∞ bσ accepteΣ iε thσ Margiε Row«á <FUNCTION╛á assignment≤ wil∞ onl∙ accep⌠ non-letters¼á KeyboarΣ o≥ ConfigureΣ ì Functioε Key≤« Contro∞ Character≤ wil∞ no⌠ bσ accepted. Iµá morσá thaε onσ <FUNCTION╛ i≤ assigneΣ t∩ thσ samσ key¼á onl∙ onσá oµá thσ ì <FUNCTION>s will work. The others will be turned off. .paè_________________________ AUTOMATIC NAME CENTERING _________________________ Set the NAME to the same setting as the Left Margin of DIALOG: NAME DIALOG 11ááá 11 47 Thi≤á wil∞ resul⌠ iε thσ thσ NAM┼ LIN┼ beinτ automaticall∙ centereΣá wheεá thσ ì <CARRIAGE RETURN> i≤ hi⌠ t∩ g∩ int∩ Dialog. THE_DEFINITION_SCREEN ________________________________________________________ PROTECTED DEFINITIONS -vs- THE AWESOME NEVERMORE COMMAND ________________________________________________________ Definition≤á arσ PROTECTE─ b∙ ß doinτ ß ^╨ witΦ thσ curso≥ oε thσ linσ oµá thσ ì desireΣá Definition«á It'≤á ß toggle«á Doinτ ß ^╨ agaiε remove≤ thσá PROTEC╘ ì status. "Protectedó statu≤ shoulΣ bσ reserveΣ fo≥ homegrowε Definitions¼á whicΦ aren'⌠ ì specifiπ t∩ onσ screenpla∙ (CU╘ TO¼á WordSta≥ functions¼á etc.⌐.ì Afte≥á thi≤ screenpla∙ win≤ yo⌡ famσ anΣ fortunσ you'rσ goinτ t∩ writσ anothe≥ ì onσ witΦ FeatureForma⌠ Professional« Yo⌡ migh⌠ bσ workinτ oε tw∩ concurrently« You≥ Namσ anΣ Sluτ Definitions¼á specifiπ t∩ onσ screenplay¼á yo⌡ wan⌠ cleareΣ ì ou⌠, s∩ yo⌡ caε star⌠ fresh. Thσá Protec⌠á Statu≤ tell≤ FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé whicΦá Definitionsá yo⌡ ì wan⌠ saveΣ wheε yo⌡ star⌠ anothe≥ screenpla∙ witΦ ß CLON┼ ª CLEAN« Unprotected Definitions can be cleared out in one swoop two different ways: áááá1⌐ ^╬ - The Awesome Nevermore Command. 2⌐ Wheε FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé i≤ CloneΣ t∩ itselµ o≥ anothe≥ file. Iεá addition¼á FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé wil∞ no⌠ makσ aε Assignmen⌠ witΦ thσ ì <RECORD╛ t∩ aε Assignmen⌠ oµ ß ProtecteΣ Definition« InsteaΣ of: áááá REASSIG╬ (y/n) ááááthσ messagσ wil∞ be: KEY/S PROTECTED ááááDELETE will not delete a Protected Definition. .paè PAGINATION FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé contain≤ ß semi-automatiπ screenpla∙ paginato≥ anΣ ì de-paginator«á Yo⌡ decidσ thσ bes⌠ place≤ t∩ breaδ thσ page╗ ________________________ ACTIVATING THE PAGINATOR ________________________ Paginatioεáá anΣá De-paginatioεá consist≤á oµá multiplσá characte≥á anΣáá linσ ì insertion≤ anΣ deletes¼á somethinτ thσ kindl∙ Musσ oµ Forma⌠ kne≈ yo⌡ wouldn'⌠ ì wan⌠á t∩ happeε t∩ you≥ screenpla∙ b∙ accident«á Yo⌡ migh⌠ als∩ wisΦ t∩á freσ ì somσá oµ you≥ potentia∞ keyboarΣ functioε key≤ b∙ turninτ ofµ Paginatioε unti∞ ì you'rσ donσ writinτ you≥ screenplay«á FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ ì d∩ this. FeatureForma⌠á Professionalé come≤ witΦ thσ <PAGINATOR╛ keys¼á a≤ displayeΣá oε ì thσ Functioε Screen¼ assigneΣ t∩ aε untypeablσ key. MARKNAME DIALBRK DESCBRK DIALUNBRK DESCUNBRK .X .X .X .X .X T∩á usσ thσ <PAGINATO╥ FUNCTION>s¼á g∩ t∩ thσ Functioε Screeε anΣá assigεá thσ ì fivσá <PAGINATO╥ FUNCTION>≤ (above⌐ t∩ non-lette≥ and/o≥ functioε key≤ yo⌡ caε ì typσá (11)«á Iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ have¼á o≥ wan⌠ t∩ usσ you≥ keyboarΣá Functioεá Key≤ ì (Pagσ 2▒ fo≥ KayPro)¼ wσ sugges⌠ thσ followinτ assignments: MARKNAME DIALBRK DESCBREAK DIALUNBRK DESCUNBRK ▒ ▓ │ ┤ 5 ____________________________ HOW TO PAGINATE & UNPAGINATE ____________________________ MARKNAME - <MARK NAME> (Dialog) DIALBRK -á<DIALOG BREAK> (3 Lines Needed)ì DESCBREAK- <DESCRIPTION BREAK> (2 Lines Needed) DIALUNBRK - <DIALOG UNBREAK> DESCUNBRK - <DESCRIPTION UNBREAK> PAGINATING DESCRIPTION ááááá 1⌐ Placσ thσ curso≥ anywherσ oε thσ linσ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ bσ ì the last line on the page. Type <DESCRIPTION BREAK>. ááááá PAGINATING DIALOG ááááá1) Placσá thσá curso≥ anywherσ oε thσ Namσá Line«á Typσ ì ááááááááá<MAR╦ NAME>. ááááá ááááá2⌐ Placσ thσ curso≥ anywherσ oε thσ linσ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ bσ ì ááááá the last line on the page. Type <DIALOG BREAK>.èááááá UNPAGINATING ááááá ááááá DESCRIPTIO╬á - Placσ thσ curso≥ oε thσ firs⌠ linσá oµ ì ááááá descriptioεáá afte≥á thσáá pagσáá break«áá Typσ ì ááááááááá ááá<DESCRIPTIO╬ UNBREAK> ááááá ááá áá DIALO╟á - Placσá thσ curso≥ oεá thσá "Namσá (con't)ó ì ááááááááá line« Typσ <DIALO╟ UNBREAK> ____________________ UNWANTED BLANK PAGESááááááááá ____________________ If you paginate with minimum amount of lines needed, you will see: _____________________________________________________________________ | | | (CONTINUED) | | ----------------------------------------------------------------P | | .PA | | ----------------------------------------------------------------P | ì | CONTINUED: | | | |___________________________________________________________________| Thi≤ mean≤ WordSta≥ paginateΣ a⌠ thσ samσ placσ yo⌡ diΣ - givinτ yo⌡ aεá extrß ì blank page. Delete your .PA. ___________________________ DE-ACTIVATING THE PAGINATOR ___________________________ T∩á De-activatσá thσá Paginator¼á g∩á t∩ thσ Functioε Screeεá anΣá assigεá thσ ì <PAGINATO╥áFUNCTION>≤ t∩ anyô ke∙ assigneΣ t∩ ß <FUNCTION>«á Fo≥á example¼á iµ you≥á <WRITE/REWRITE╛á i≤ stil∞ assigneΣ t∩ thσ *¼á yo⌡ coulΣ assigεá al∞á thσ ì <PAGINATO╥ FUNCTIONS╛ t∩ thσ *é « WRITE/REWRITE MARKNAME DIALBRK DESCBRK DIALUNBRK DESCUNBRK * * * * * * Thσ <WRITE/REWRITE╛ woulΣ stil∞ functioε normally¼á bu⌠ thσ Paginato≥ woulΣ bσ ì turneΣ off« ENHANCEMENTS _________________________ TURNING FEATUREFORMAT OFF á________________________ A≤á unthinkablσá a≤ i⌠ ma∙ seem¼á therσ arσ somσ time≤ wheε you'Σ likσ t∩á pu⌠ ì FeatureFormaté oε holΣ - sucΦ a≤ exitinτ t∩ WordStar'≤ maiε men⌡ t∩á print¼á o≥ ì editinτ anothe≥ filσ witΦ thσ intentioε oµ cominτ bacδ t∩ you≥ screenplay. Contro∞á ▄ wil∞ turε ofµ FeatureFormaté witΦ onσ bee≡á fo≥á confirmation«á Hi⌠ ì agaiε to turε i⌠ on - two beeps.è ADVANCED FEATUREFORMAT FOR THE CONNOISSER ...everything has to be somewhere - MORE_USES_FOR_NESTING _______________________ NESTED CHARACTER NAMES _______________________ Iε screenplays¼ a≤ iε Hollywood¼ thσ namσ yo⌡ star⌠ witΦ i≤ no⌠ alway≤ thσ onσ ì yo⌡á finisΦ with«á Wheε ß namσ changσ occurs¼á Nestinτ allow≤ onσá Definitioε ì changσ t∩ revise al∞ othe≥ occurences« Here'≤ how. Cal∞á you≥ maiε characte≥ "Sarah"«á RecorΣ i⌠ witΦ Manua∞ RecorΣ a≤á "Sarah"« ì (Capitalizatioε i≤ alway≤ automatic.⌐ Assigε i⌠ t∩ "S"«á Wheε yo⌡ writσ Defiì nition≤ usinτ tha⌠ name¼á a≤ iε "<NAME>SARAH"¼á "<INT>SARAH'╙ HOUSEó o≥ "SARA╚ ì EXITS"¼á recal∞ "Sarahó witΦ S<=>¼á withiε thσ Definitioε beinτ recorded« Fo≥ ì example: <INT>S<=>'S HOUSE. will come out > INT. SARAH'S HOUSE. Halfwa∙ thr⌡ yo⌡ realizσ "Sarahó i≤ ß baΣ namσ fo≥ you≥ malσ lead« InsteaΣ oµ ì changinτá al∞á Definition≤ containinτ "Sarah"¼á yo⌡ onl∙ havσ t∩ changσ onσá - ì "Sarah"« Assigε you≥ ne≈ namσ t∩ "S"« Now: <INT>S<=>'S HOUSE. will come out > INT. SLY'S HOUSE. all other nested S<=> will also be changed. _______________________________________________ USING FEATUREFORMAT FOR GENERAL WORD PROCESSING _______________________________________________ Some things are just too good to be without. Yo⌡ caε usσ FeatureForma⌠ Professionalé straigh⌠ froφ thσ baτ fo≥ genera∞á worΣ ì processinτá witΦ WordStar¼á bu⌠ you'l∞ finΣ i⌠ eveε morσ usefu∞ wheε yo⌡á turε ì ofµá thσá screenwritinτ <FUNCTION>s¼á thu≤ freeinτ u≡ key≤ yo⌡ migh⌠ neeΣá fo≥ ì othe≥á applications«á T∩á d∩ this¼á Clonσ yourselµ ß fresΦ copy¼á g∩á t∩á thσ ì Functioεá Screeε anΣ assigε al∞ thσ <FUNCTION>≤ t∩ thσ samσ key«á Iµá yo⌡á hi⌠ ì tha⌠ key¼ oneô oµ thσ <FUNCTION>≤ wil∞ bσ on¼ thσ res⌠ arσ turneΣ off« Or¼ yo⌡ ì migh⌠ assigε theφ al∞ t∩ ß "Ghostó ke∙ (24)« Tha⌠ wa∙ yo⌡ won'⌠ havσ ß singlσ ì ke∙ tieΣ up. .paè.OP .MT 0 .MB 0 .PO 5 <ANGL┼ BRACKETS╛ indicatσ FeatureForma⌠ Professiona∞ Functioε Keys« BOLD, not in Angle Brackets, indicate what is typed by FeatureFormat Professional.ì Underlinedô characters arσ typed by the user; they don't remain on the screen. <A "+" WITHIN FUNCTION> indicates open or close of Recording Fence. Line - 0á-ááá <NAME> áá 1 VICAMP (con't)<CR> 2 I learned it is always premature to 3 sing the praises of a moribund demi- 4 virgin.<PAR OPEN> 5 (turning to exit<PAR CLOSE>) 6 And remember, my dear, always be wary 7 of too much viscosity.<DESC> 9 He EXITS the sad estate, austere looking, even though the 10 earth is soggy with obvious worm weep.<+NAME> WR # C $ AUTO+ ASSIG╬ TO:é R<CR> 12 RODELL<+REC╛<CR> 13 Ominous. It is a night where hope 14 canonizes despair. And yet...<SLUG> 16 FLASH OF LIGHTNING R<PAR OPEN> 18 RODELL 19 (slicinτ thσ cheesσ witΦ WR 3 c $ RECORDì 20 his eyes<PAR CLOSE>) ASSIGN TO: 2 21 I'll give you much and take only what 22 sanity you can spare,<REC+>Susan<+REC>.<DESC> 23 24 Turning from the wicked reservoir, 2Susan NOTICES her tears 25 have begun to take root.r<CR> ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá 27 RODELL 28 Bad brains are merely the product 29 of a faulted reality.<+TRANS>é ASSIGN TO: CT<CR> 31 CUT TO<+REC>:<EXT> 34 EXT. MAHAGONEY EBULITION. DAY.<DESC> 36 Thru the vapors, the flaming clowns are beginning to 37 coalesce.ct<INT> 39 CUT TO: áááá áááá 42 INT. 2SUSAN'S VAPOR LOCK. DAY. ì Write_in_your_key_assignments: 5 EXT. 5 INT. PAGE 5 NAME/DIALOG 5 PARENTHETICAL OPEN 5 PARENTHETICAL CLOSE 5 DESCRIPTION 5 TRANSITION 6 CAP OFF 5 SLUG 9 EQUAL (PLAYBACK) = iv NUMBER/SYMBOL 8 RECORD + 11 FUNCTION/DEFINITION 18 ON/OFF Ctrl \ iv WRITE/REWRITE 6 UPDATE & SAVE Ctrl ^ 23 DELAY ì è.PO 3 STATUS_LINE_INDICATOR╙ ----╛ W╥ │ ├ $é - alternate≤ - R╫ ú π $ 7 WR/R╫-Write/Rewritσá #/│-Symbols/Number≤ áC/π-Aut∩ Ca≡ $-<FUNCTION/DEFINITION> ááááááá STATUS_LINE_MESSAGES 8áááááAUTO+ Auto Record is On 8 RECOR─ Recording 10 RECORD RECOR─ OVERFLOW« One Option: Turε <RECORD╛ ofµ anΣ ì áááááá(Beeps - won't accept keys) áááááenter <ESCAPE> at ASSIGN TO: 9 ASSIGN TO: Enter Assignment for Current Definition áááááá 9ááá REASSIG╬ (y/n)? Tha⌠ Assignmen⌠ is in use. ááááááááááá OPTION╙ - ╛ ye≤ -Delete previous Definition and use ááááááááááá ááááááááá ááassignment for this one. no - Reassign current Definition 13ááááKEY/╙ PROTECTE─ Assignmen⌠ t∩ <FUNCTIO╬ KEY╛ o≥ ProtecteΣ Definition ááááC-A-N-C-E-L-L-E-─ <RECORD╛ aborted. (only appears in certain cases.) 9 UPDATE Definition or Function change not yet written to disk. Exit WordStar with Control-^ for automatic Save/Update. 9 DEFINITION ASSIGNMENTS: 1-4 letters -OR- 1 number or symbol 10 DELETE or RUB-OUT only should be used to take out unwanted characters while Recording. iv <ESCAPE> is used to enter key without <FUNCTION>s or Definitions. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 12 FUNCTION/DEFINITION SCREENS CURSOR CONTROL > Use WordStar Cursor Keys: ^E Up ^X Down ^S Left ^D Right 11 UPDAT┼ - Write≤ t∩ disδ thσ content≤ oµ thσ Definitioε & Functioε screens¼ positioε oµ thσ ì <NUMBER/SYMBOL> toggle and, if implemented, a file name beside WS.COM that was loaded. << User Definitions >> 12 DELETE - Deletes the unprotected Definition the cursor is on. 13 PROTECT - A toggle for the Definition the cursor is on. Protects from Nevermore and being left behind in a Clean & Clone. Does not allow Reassignment. ì 13 NEVERMORE - Deletes all unprotected Definitions. Function Settings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Modification - Move cursor to desired key/setting and type desired change 12 NumberRo≈ - Margin≤ oµ Functions« (Righ⌠ Margiε oµ Namσ i≤ thσ samσ a≤ DIALOG)- 15 Pagination O╬ - Assigε <PAGINATOR╛ Paginatioε OF╞ - Assigε t∩ key≤ iε use. 12 Auto Centerinτ oµ Namσ - Se⌠ NAM┼ ª Lef⌠ Margiε oµ DIALO╟ thσ same« 12 Default File - Text file loaded if none specified after A>FF _______________________________________________________________________________________________ FROM THE CP/M A> PROMPT 4 Load Default File: FF 4 Print-Out Definitions: FF ^ 4 LoaΣ Tex⌠ Filσ Othe≥ thaε Default║ é F╞ B:FILENAME.XX╪ 4 LoaΣ WordSta≥ no⌠ calleΣ WS.CO═: é F╞ \other name.COM 14 Clone (Rename) FeatureFormat Professional: FF NEWNAME.COM + 14 Clonσ FeatureForma⌠ ª Clea≥ the Clone oµ UnprotecteΣ Defintions║ F╞ NEWNAME.COM