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- The vr3a application displays text files on the s3a in Vertical orientation.
-
- It is a type $9003 application for the Series 3a only, it uses
- files with a .TXT extension in VR directory, multiple files can be opened
- but new files cannot be created. Text is displayed in one of eight fonts
- with a choice of mono- or proportional spacing. Lines which are too wide
- for the display can be truncated or wrapped according to preference.
- The current position in a file, along with font and display mode
- information, is automatically retained between invocations. The reader can
- advance through the file a line at a time or a page at a time, jump to a
- specified line or search for a line contining a specified text string.
-
- To install place vr3a.opa in the /APP directory and vprint.opo in the
- /APP/LIB directory and use <psion-i> from the system screen.
-
- The following commands are available
-
- <Space> - scroll one page
-
- <ctrl-menu> - toggle display of status window
-
- <Help> - very brief help.
-
- Via menu or hot keys the following commands are provided.
-
- <psion-o> - Open another file. The current file position and preferences
- will be saved before the new file is opened.
-
- <psion-b> - Review Bookmarks
-
- <psion-v> - About Vr3a, version info
-
- <psion-c> - Count lines in the current file
-
- <psion-f> - Find text string in file. Search can start from the current
- position, ie the bottom of the current page or from the
- beginning of the file. Backwards search is not supported.
-
- <psion-g> - Find again. Continue search for next occurrence of the
- specified text string.
-
- <psion-j> - Jump to specified line in file.
-
- <psion-q> - Set preferences. These include :- Font(Swiss/Roman 8,11,13 or 15),
- Character widths(proportional/monospaced), Display mode
- (Line truncate/Line wrap/Word wrap/Paragraph)
-
- <psion-z> - Zoom in, increase font size.
-
- <psion-shift-z> - Zoom out, decrease font size.
-
- <psion-x> - Exit
-
- Version 1.1 Enhancements.
-
- 1. Open file from within VR3A and multiple open files now work.
- 2. Kill application from system screen now works unless a Menu or
- Dialog is active.
- 3. Controls are now recognized while the screen is being updated.
- 4. The Next page is built while you read the one that is on the screen,
- scroll one line control has been removed.
- 5. The Set Preferences dialog now includes font size.
- 6. Review bookmarks dialog added for housekeeping of entries in vrinit.rc.
-
- Ewan Paton - paton@vmark.co.uk - 21 Feb 94