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  1.                                ╔═══════════════╗
  2.                                ║ SCREEN EDITOR ║
  3.                                ╚═══════════════╝
  4.  
  5. Welcome to a screen/text editor designed specifically for creating and modifying
  6. Batch Files. It has many other uses and in particular it is ideal for line and
  7. box drawing.OEDLIN allows up to 500 lines to be edited and saved.
  8. ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  9. │ Command Summary:                                                            │
  10. │ Cursors Keys   - are used to move around the screen                         │
  11. │ <Home>         - puts cursor at beginning of a line                         │
  12. │ <End>          - puts cursor at the end of a line                           │
  13. │ <PgUp>         - scrolls the screen 1/2 page                                │
  14. │ <PgDn>         - scrolls the screen 1/2 page                                │
  15. │ <Enter>        - moves cursor to beginning of next line                     │
  16. │ <Ins>          - toggles insert mode                                        │
  17. │ <Del>          - deletes single character from current position             │
  18. │ <F1>           - displays help screen for Ctrl-<key> combinations           │
  19. │ <F2>           - displays help screen for Alt-<key> combinations            │
  20. ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
  21. │                                                                             │
  22. │ Command Summary: Ctrl-<key> combinations                                    │
  23. │ <Home>         - moves to top of text                                       │
  24. │ <End>          - moves to end of text                                       │
  25. │ <PgUp>         - scrolls the screen 1 page                                  │
  26. │ <PgDn>         - scrolls the screen 1 page                                  │
  27. │ tAb            - sets margins and tab positions use "\" for left margin,    │
  28. │                  use "/" for right margin for most applications, use "*"    │
  29. │                  for files requiring fixed length lines to be saved, and    │
  30. │                  use "+" for tab positions.                                 │
  31. │ Box            - draws lines or boxes in single, double, single/double,     │
  32. │                  double/single or in any character.                         │
  33. │ Center         - centers line on screen                                     │
  34. │ Delete         - deletes entire line, restore line with Put                 │
  35. │ Exit           - exit program and return to DOS                             │
  36. │ Function       - enter DOS functions as you would in DOS                    │
  37. │ Group          - marks area to be grouped for deletion, copying or moving   │
  38. │ iNsert         - inserts entire line at cursor position                     │
  39. │ Kill column    - deletes entire column to right of cursor                   │
  40. │ mOve           - moves marked group or last area copied or deleted as group.│
  41. │ Load           - loads disk file (ASCII)                                    │
  42. │                  ASCII files can be loaded automatically from the command   │
  43. │                  line by entering  OEDLIN  <filename>                       │
  44. │ Put            - puts last line deleted or copied at cursor location        │
  45. │ Read           - reads single screen saved with BSAVE                       │
  46. │ Save           - saves file to disk as ASCII                                │
  47. │ Take           - copies current line                                        │
  48. │ Write          - writes single screen using BSAVE format                    │
  49. ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
  50. │                                                                             │
  51. │ Command Summary: Alt-<key> combinations                                     │
  52. │ <A>            - ASSIGN                       ╔═══════════════╗             │
  53. │ <B>            - BUFFERS=                     ║    Create     ║             │
  54. │ <C>            - COPY                         ║               ║             │
  55. │ <D>            - DATE                         ║  Batch Files  ║             │
  56. │ <E>            - ECHO                         ║               ║             │
  57. │ <F>            - DIR                          ║    QUICKLY    ║             │
  58. │ <G>            - GOTO                   ╔═════╝               ╚═════╗       │
  59. │ <H>            - CHKDSK                 ║                           ║       │
  60. │ <I>            - IF                     ║    With lots of FLASH!    ║       │
  61. │ <J>            - JET                    ║                           ║       │
  62. │ <K>            - DEL                    ║      ╔═════════════╗      ║       │
  63. │ <L>            - CLS                    ║      ║             ║      ║       │
  64. │ <M>            - REM                    ║      ║   OEDWARE   ║      ║       │
  65. │ <N>            - NOT                    ║      ║             ║      ║       │
  66. │ <P>            - PATH                   ║      ╚═════════════╝      ║       │
  67. │ <R>            - TREE                   ║                           ║       │
  68. │ <T>            - TIME                   ║      and little CA$H.     ║       │
  69. │ <U>            - PAUSE                  ║                           ║       │
  70. │ <V>            - VERIFY                 ╚═══════════════════════════╝       │
  71. │ <X>            - GRAPHICS                                                   │
  72. │ <Y>            - TYPE                                                       │
  73. └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  74.  
  75. OEDLIN is a copyrighted by OED, but may be freely distributed provided no fee
  76. other than a minor charge for copying is charged.  If you use this program in a
  77. business or government setting you must send $15 to Ed Kidera, OEDWARE for each
  78. copy in use.  Failure to do so is in violation of copyright laws and is illegal.
  79. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.
  80.  
  81.  
  82. Edward H. Kidera IV
  83. OEDWARE
  84. P.O. Box 595
  85. Columbia, MD 21045-0595
  86.