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***** ME.EXE *****
version 1.41, 3. Nov. 1993
by
Martin Doppelbauer
Am Spoerkel 17
44227 Dortmund
Federal Rep. of Germany
UET401 at hrz.unidozr.uni-dortmund.de
This archive contains the files:
ME.EXE the editor
ME.DOC a german description
README a short english description (yes, you're reading it now!)
ME is FREEWARE, which means you can copy and distribute the program freely,
but the copyright remains with the author.
You are not allowed to sell the programm for a price more than the cost
of the media (5$ for floppy-disks and 25$ for cd-rom).
It is *not* SHAREWARE or CRIPPLEWARE (I don't like these to much). You get a
full copy and don't have to pay a huge amount of money after a period of
time.
It is also *not* PUBLIC DOMAIN.
If you like ME, just send me a note to my e-mail accout or (better yet) send a
postcard with a nice picture and stamp.
If you don't like it, delete it from your disk.
If you encounter any problems (bugs), drop me a note.
What is ME ?
ME is a small but powerfull hex and ASCII editor. It can handle up to three
different files at the same time, but is currently limited to DOS memory
(the often referred 640 KB barrier). Some future versions will be designed to
use XMS memory.
ME can display (edit and print) files in HEX and ASCII format.
To start the editor simply type:
ME
which will automatically load the last used files, restore the jump tags,
video mode, colours and other stuff (if enabled in the setup-menu and if ME
has been used in the current directory before) or start with a blank editor.
ME uses a file ME.SET to remember all these things.
If you want to edit a certain file, type:
ME <filename1> <filename2> <filename3>
You don't need to supply the extension, if it's one of:
.C .H .ASM .BAT .FOR .PRG .PAS .SYS .BAS .TXT .ME .DAT for ASCII texts, or
.COM .EXE .OVL for HEX-data. Furthermore wildcards (* and ?) may be used.
For example, "ME AUTOEXEC CONFIG" will load both AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
in the editor (use the <o> key to switch between these two).
The editor knows three different modes:
- Insert - mode (press <i> or <ins> to enter)
- Exchange - mode (press <x> or <ins> <ins> to enter)
- Command - mode (press <esc> to enter).
The first two modes don't need further explanation. All keys simply enter text
and the cursor keys act as you'll expect them to do.
The only special text-characters are 08 (Tab) 10 (Line-Feed) and 13 (Return).
All other characters are displayed.
In Command-mode (nearly) every key has it's purpose. Enter <?> to see a list
of valid commands. All commands are listed in three headlines. Use <space> to
switch between these three (the headline is only to remind you; you can type
any command at any time, regardless of what is shown in the heading).
You can determine which mode you're in by looking at the headline or at the
cursor. A small line means 'Command-mode'. A square means 'Insert-mode' and
finally a rectangle means 'Exchange-mode'.
The <s> command is somewhat special. It calls the setup-menu. Enter <esc> to
come back to command-mode. Within the setup-menu you can change the colours,
the video mode and various other settings. If you would like to enable the
editor to remember all the settings even if you quit and come back some time
later, then set "SAVE-SETUP" to "YES".
Now everytime you leave (press <q> in command-mode) the file "ME.SET" is
written in the current directory. It contains all status information.
Later you can simply enter "ME" and the editor will automatically reload
all the files, jump tags, colour and video-mode settings you have used before.
Note that a different setup can be stored for every sub-dir. This enables you
to work on different projects. But you can also have a default setting for
all subdirs. Use the MS-DOS "APPEND" command to define any directory which
will hold the default ME.SET file.
ME can handle both MSDOS-files (13 10 at end of line) and UNIX-files (a
single 10 at end of line). When printed (command <n>) all UNIX-files are
automatically sent to the printer in MSDOS format.
Use the <u> key to switch between ASCII and HEX editor. In HEX you can use
the <tab> key to toggle between ASCII and HEX entry (this sounds complicated,
but is very easy. Just give it a try). Nearly all commands work the same in
both editors.
If you need further help, use the <?> command or read the description (sorry,
at this time only available in german).
Dipl.-Ing. Martin Doppelbauer