Otherware/Otherware_1_SB_Development.iso/amiga/system/sphinx.lzh/SPHINX2.5y/Docs/QuickReference.doc

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                  Sphinx.doc v2.5b
         ⌐ 1991, Nicolas Dade. All Rights Reserved
 permission is hereby granted for non-commercial duplication and distribution
         doc file for the SPHINX: AmigaDOS device
 last revised: January 8th, 1992

SPHINX uses the default keymap (you set this with SetKeyMap) to map the
keyboard. In parenthesis I have given what SPHINX really looks for when it is
not obvious.

control-key strokes are supported not because they are easier to use, but in
order to be compatible with NEWCON:.

no key is allowed to repeat after it has been released. however, if you
repeatedly press a key, every press will be acted upon.

S-  = Shift-
A-  = Alternate-
C-  = Control-
RA- = Right Amiga-
SA- = Shift + Alternate-
SRA-= Shift + Right Amiga-
LMB = Left Mouse Button
NR  = No Repeat. this key is not allowed to repeat at all
RAW = the key in interpreted at the raw key code stage in its most common form

RETURN/ENTER/C-M ($0d)  end of input, append a LF and make it available
C-\ ($1c)               end of file, same actions as RETURN, but returns a
             EOF
C-J ($0a)               end of line, same actions as RETURN, but does not
             make the line available

BACKSPACE/C-H ($08) RAW delete character to the left of cursor
DELETE      ($7f)     RAW delete character to the right of cursor
S-BS/C-U  ($08+shf/$15) delete all to the left of cursor
S-DEL/C-K ($7f+shf/$0b) delete all to the right of cursor
A-BS      ($08+alt) RAW delete (fraction of) word to the left of cursor,
             or punctuation mark to the left
A-DEL      ($7f+alt) RAW delete (fraction of) word to the right of cursor,
             or punctuation mark to the right
C-X      ($18)         reset inputs

RA-X/UNDO GG NR undo: if searching, cancel search and restore input buffer
              if wording, cancel wording and restore input buffer
              if literal, cancel literal
              if just inserted, delete inserted text
              else, undo the last block of text deleted;
              gadget imagery is used as a status indicator

RIGHT ARROW RAW  move cursor one character to the right
LEFT ARROW  RAW  move cursor one to the left
S-RIGHT/C-Z RAW  move cursor to the end of input line
S-LEFT/C-A  RAW  move cursor to the start of input line
A-RIGHT (R+a) RAW usually move cursor one word to the right
A-LEFT    (L+a) RAW usually move cursor one word to the left
C-RIGHT (R+c) RAW same as A-RIGHT
C-LEFT    (L+c) RAW same as A-LEFT
C-W    ($17)     move cursor to the right to next tab stop
UP ARROW      RAW look back at next older old input line
DOWN ARROW    RAW look back at next newer old input line
S-UP/C-R ($12) NR RAW search back in saved input for next string matching
         search string
        if the string is less than or MaxLitCmpChars long, then
         search for a line that starts with that character,
        else do a fragment comparision, looking for an input line
         that has the same characters as the string in the same
         order, but with any number of other characters in between
        if the string is completely in capital letters, the
        comparison(s) are case insensitive, else case sensational
S-DOWN       RAW go to bottom: if searching and cursor is visible, cancel search
 ($02)                       & restore input buffer
                else if cursor is visible, scroll cursor to top
                 line
                else, scroll cursor to bottom line of window
C-B        always cancel search & restore input buffer

RA-W         NR do word search through all text to finish word to the left
         of cursor

C-S        toggle output stop
SC-S        disable automatic scroll when cursor reaches bottom of wd
C-G/C-Q     manual automatic-scroll enable and output enable

SA-UP (SU+a) RAW scroll back so that next previous input line is on top line
          of window
A-UP   (U+a) RAW scroll up ╜ window
A-DOWN (D+a) RAW scroll down ╜ window
C-UP   (U+c) RAW scroll up one line
C-DOWN (D+c) RAW scroll down one line

RA-Z/ICONIZE GG NR iconify window(s); to deiconify, activate bar and press a
            key or right mouse button
RA-O        NR open/shrink window
RA-]/SRA-]    NR window(s) to front
RA-[/SRA-[    NR window(s) to back

RA-L         NR toggle the literal trigger: when the literal trigger is
         loaded, the next keystroke is not interpreted, but is put
         directly in the input buffer, thus a C-X can be put in the
         input buffer by preceding it by RA-L
SRA-L         NR toggle the literal trigger like RA-L, but if it is being set
         then set it in such a way that it is not automatically
         canceled when it is "used"; lock it until it is manually
         released (with RA-L,SRA-L,UNDO)

RA-G         NR cycle through one-time clipping modes, or, if in a locked
        mode, cancel that mode
SRA-G         NR cycle through locked clipping modes, or, if in a locked mode
        that has been used, cancel that mode

RA-I         NR insert from clipboard
SRA-I         NR insert from insert file
RA-P         NR toggle insert parsing
RA-A         NR insert again the previous clipboard or private insertion
        (file insertions are not saved for RA-A)

RA-R         NR put up an arp file requestor and insert the filename
SRA-R         NR put up an arp file requestor and insert the path & filename

RA-C         NR open configuration window

SCROLL-GG    when clicked upon and when moved, redraws the window using
        the location of the gadget to determine what line of saved
        text is new top line

RA-F        free some memory by forgetting the oldest block of text
SRA-F         NR free all the memory that can be freed (equivalent to holding
        down RA-F until everything possible has been freed)

F1 to F10 RAW NR   go to previously marked spot n
S-F1 to S-F10 RAW  mark current upperleft character in spot n
        NOTE: F10 is special: it allows you to set a boundary below
              which all automatic (even RA-F) freeing of text is not
              allowed. this allows you to keep something useful from
              being freed when you are about to do something that
              would ordinarily cause it to be freed (i.e. typing
              (type) a large file to the window)
              when F10 is doing this, the Undo gadget shows a small
              `10' the lower right corner, as a reminder
A-F10 (F10+alt) RAW cancel F10 and its boundary, and allow the text to be
              freed

C-Fn        RAW insert input string and enter line

C-C ($03)       signal the sender of a pending read, write or waitchar
C-D ($04)       request, or if there are none the sender of the next packet
C-E ($05)       recieved, the appropriate signal
C-F ($06)

LMB on input buffer    move cursor to pointer
LMB double click    clip word under pointer
LMB dragged        define and clip text block


gadgets:
 +------------------+-+-+
 |... .. ....        | | |
 +------------------+-+-+
 |.. ... .....          |I|ICONIZE GG (ghosted after DiskInfo is asked for)
 |. ....... ..... ..  +-+
 |... ..          | |
 |.              |S|SCROLL GG
 |..              | |
 |.              +-+
 |              |X|UNDO GG
 |              +-+
 |              | |
 +--------------------+-+

Undo GG imagery is:
if stop 10 defined, subscripted with a `10'
if inserts are parsed, subscripted with a `P'
if Searching or Literal, then a `S', a `L' or a script `L', depending on
 whether this literal is locked,
else clipping type (`X'=private,`C'=clipboard,`F'=file), which is scripted
 if the mode is locked.