The current window is being moved or resized. Press ENTER to keep the current position, or ESC to restore the former position and/or size.
RESERVED
This help context is reserved for Turbo Vision.
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Positive Buttons
Ok
Yes
Clicking on these buttons (or pressing ENTER) says "Yes, keep the changes I've made".
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Negative Buttons
Cancel
No
Clicking on these buttons (or pressing ESC) says "No, go back to what I was doing -- don't change or do anything!".
These HelpCtx values are for context sensitive StatusLines. 4
Actually, this screen will probably never show up!
SYSTEM Menu
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System functions <
About
Ascii
chart
Calculator
Desktop
Palette
Colors
System|ABOUT
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Program information, copyright and version.
System|DESKTOP
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Save & load window arrangement /
Save
Load
Refresh
display
Clear
desktop
Desktop|SAVE
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This saves the current arrangement of windows, the palettes and color sets. 7
This is done automatically when you exit the program.
Desktop|LOAD
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This loads a prior arrangement of windows, the palettes and color sets. 8
This is done automatically when you start the program.
Desktop|CLEAR
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Clears all history lists and closes all windows. If changes have been made to any window, you will be prompted to save your work.
Desktop|REFRESH
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Redraws the screen.
System|PALETTE & COLOR
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A "palette" is a set of colors specially selected to get along with a Color, Black & White or LED screen. }
You may change palettes now, from the menu, or use a command-line "/switch" to start the program with a particular palette. @
Color
Black
White
Monochrome
colors
Reset
colors
Palette|COLOR
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Select palette for a color monitor. )
Command-line switch: C:>program /color
Palette|BLACK & WHITE
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Select palette for Black & White monitor. This is usually found on systems with a color video card, but which have a single-color monitor attached. T
Also works well with the special screens found on portable and notebook computers. '
Command-line switch: C:>program /bw
Palette|MONOCHROME
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Select palette for a Monochrome monitor. This is a single-color display, with a Hercules graphics adaptor. )
Command-line switch: C:>program /mono
Palette|SET COLORS
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Change application colors & shades
Palette|RESET COLORS
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Restore default colors/shades
System|CALCULATOR
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Provides standard functions to add, subtract, multiply, divide and do percentages. You may use the keyboard or a mouse. u
'C' Clear the calculator
' Erase last character (backspace)
' Flip positive/negative ('_' underscore)
NumLock must be active to use the cursor keypad to enter numbers.
System| ASCII CHART
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ASCII chart, with decimal & hexidecimal
System Files (SWITCH: /sysedit)
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Closes all windows, then reloads the PC's system setup/start-up files: J
DOS: AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
Windows: WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI
Network copies of these files are NOT loaded. ?
DOS files are located using the COMSPEC environment variable. \
Windows files are located by searching fixed disks from C: to Z: for a \WINDOWS directory.
FILE Menu
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File management commands (open, save, etc). H
Open
New
Save
Save
Save
Change
shell
Exit
File|OPEN
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Locate and open a file in an Edit window.
The "tree" window automatically does an Incremental Search; just type lower case letters for files, UPPER case letters for directories.
File|NEW
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Create a new file in a new Edit window.
File|SAVE
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Save the file in the active Edit window
File|SAVE AS
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Save file under a different name, directory, or drive
File|SAVE ALL
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Save all modified files to disk
File|DOS SHELL
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Access to the DOS prompt. k
You can choose instant access, using available memory, or letting the program swap itself to EMS or disk.
Little
Medium
LITTLE DOS
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Instant access to the DOS command-line. y
The amount of memory available is what you started with, plus the overhead consumed by the number of file windows open. 8
This option does not save current work or the desktop.
Shell|MEDIUM DOS
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Accesss the command-line with more memory. O
This option saves and reloads the Desktop. Any modified files are also saved. k
This provides you with the most available memory, without taking time to swap the program to disk or EMS. G
Only the program's non-overlaid kernel is retained in memory storage.
Shell|BIG DOS
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Maximizes memory at the command-line.
Same actions as "Medium DOS", but with the additional step of swapping the program out of memory, to a temporary disk file or EMS. `
It takes a moment or two for the swap, but you get the most memory: Overhead is less than 6k.
File|CHANGE DIRECTORY
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Choose a new default directory z
You may type the name of a directory, or
TAB to the directory tree and use the cursor to navigate through the tree.
File|EXIT
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Exit the program
EDIT Menu
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Cut-and-paste editing commands. 3
Undo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Show
clipboard
Clear
See also: D
Blocks
Block
Commands
Cursor
Insert
Delete
Miscellaneous
Blocks
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A "block" refers to a section of text, which ranges in size from a single character to an entire file. ~
After marking a block of text, you can copy, delete or move it to another place in the current window or a different window.
Marking a block of text
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Press SHIFT and any keypad key. Marked text is highlighted in reverse video. .
Shift-Home Mark to beginning of line
Shift-End Mark to end of line
Shift-Up Mark to same position, prior line
Shift-Down Mark to same position, next line
Shift-Left Mark prior character
Shift-Right Mark next character
Shift-PgUp Mark screen, upwards
Shift-PgDn Mark screen, downward
Edit|UNDO
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Cancel changes to the current line.
Edit|CUT
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Removes marked text from the current file. The text is not completely gone; it is retained in the Clipboard, and can be pasted back in.
Edit|COPY
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Copies marked text from the current file into the Clipboard. Existing text is not touched.
Edit|PASTE
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Insert selected text from Clipboard into the current window at the cursor position.
Edit|SHOW CLIPBOARD
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Open the Clipboard window. This window stores text from Cut & Copy commands
Edit|CLEAR
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Deletes marked text. The text is gone; it is NOT saved in the Clipboard and cannot be recovered, except by re-reading a copy from a disk file, if you have previously saved a copy of the file.
Cursor Movement Commands
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Character left
Ctrl-S or Left arrow
Character right
Ctrl-D or Right arrow
Word left
Ctrl-A or Ctrl-Left arrow
Word right
Ctrl-F or Ctrl-Right arrow
Line up
Ctrl-E or Up arrow
Line down
Ctrl-X or Down arrow
Page up
Ctrl-R or PgUp
Page down
Ctrl-C or PgDn
Insert & Delete Commands
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Insert mode on/off
Ctrl-V or Ins
Delete line
Ctrl-Y
Delete to end of line
Ctrl-Q Y
Delete character left
Ctrl-H or Backspace
Delete character
Ctrl-G or Del
Delete word right
Ctrl-T
Miscellaneous Editor Commands
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Menu bar
Save and edit
Ctrl-K S or F2
New file
Close active window
Alt-F3
Tab
Ctrl-I or Tab
Find
Ctrl-Q F
Find & replace
Ctrl-Q A
Repeat last find
Ctrl-L
Abort operation
SEARCH Menu
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Commands to search, replace and repeat search/replace. )
Topics:
Find
Replace
Search
again
Search
options
Search|Find
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Search for text.
Topics: Text
Search|Replace
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Search for text and replace it with new text.
Text
find
Search|SEARCH AGAIN
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Repeat the last Find or Replace command
Text to find
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Text to look for. Note that a history list of prior search text is kept. It may be accessed by pressing on the down arrow
key.
New text
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Text to use for replace. Note that a history list of prior replacement text is kept, and may be accessed by pressing on the down arrow
key.
Search options
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Topics: Case
sensitive
Whole
words
Prompt
Replace
Case sensitive
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Whether to consider case during search.
Whole words only
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Whether to consider partial matches.
Prompt on replace
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Whether to prompt before replacing
Replace all
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Whether to scan entire file when performing a search & replace operation.
Search|GOTO LINE
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Goto line number
Text MENU
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Margins & tabs, jump to line/marker 0
Ruler
Center
Paragraph
Document
Goto
Text|RULER
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Margin, tabs, indent, word-wrap &
Indent
Wrap
RightMargin
TabStops
Ruler|Right margin
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Set right margin from 10..255
Ruler|TAB stops
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Set tab stops. By default, tabs are set every five (5) spaces.
Ruler|AutoIndent
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Toggle automatic indent.
Ruler|WORD WRAP
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Toggle wordwrap. When typing and the cursor hits the right margin, text will wrap to the next line.
Text|CENTER
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Centers text of current line to right margin or 80 chars
Text|PARAGRAPH
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Reformat current paragraph to within right margin setting. (The paragraph stops at the first blank line.)
Text|DOCUMENT
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Reformat entire document to within right margin setting
cursor
Entire
document
Format|DOCUMENT
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Reformat document
Reformat document to within right margin setting, starting at the current line.
Format|DOCUMENT
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Reformat document
Reformat entire document to within right margin setting.
Text|Goto marker
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Jump to marker 0..9
Text|Place marker
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Set place markers 0..9
PRINT Menu
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From this menu, you can print text in the current or all windows and change the options for Page and Printer setup.
Current
Printer
Page
PRINT
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Print text from the file in the current window. If text is selected, only marked text will be printed. )
You will be prompted for a destination.
PRINT ALL
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Print all text (or selected text) in all windows. You will be prompted for a destination.
Print|SETUP
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You may select which printer to use, and options for printing: S
Port
Printer
Pitch
Vertical
Line
draw
page
FormFeed
Orientation
Print|Setup|PORT
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You can choose to print to a disk file or to an actual line printer.
File - print to a file named "REPORT.PRN"
PRN - the first system printer
LPT1 - the first system printer
LPT2 - the second system printer
LPT3 - the third system printer
If you have a serial
printer, use the DOS "MODE" command to redirect output.
SERIAL Printer
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You can re-route parallel (LPTx) output to a serial port (COMx) by using the DOS "mode" command: S
C:>mode com1:9600,n,8,1,p (set params)
C:>mode lpt1:=com1 (re-route)
COM1 and COM2 are standard, although some systems have COM1 through COM8. See your DOS manual for more information.
Print|Setup|PRINTER TYPE
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These options use a minimum of manufacturer specific printer codes; they were designed for maximum compatibility over the widest possible range of hardware. 0
The GENERIC option will work with any printer.
Print|Setup|PITCH
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Pitch is columns per inch. A higher pitch means you can fit more text columns on less paper. Also, since lines are longer, text will not wrap as often.
LASER
PITCH GENERIC MATRIX P L DAISY
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Pica 10 80 80 80 105 80
Elite 12 80 96 96 126 96
Micro 15/17 80 136 132 174 120
Print|Setup|VERTICAL
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Lines-per-inch is as close as you get to point-size, without proportional fonts.
LASER
LPI GENERIC MATRIX P L DAISY
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6 (12pt) 66 66 60 45 66
8 (9pt) 66 88 80 60 66
Print|Setup|LINE DRAW
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Some printers do not support IBM Graphics characters, like the box around this window. n
If you press "PrintScreen", and the printout looks like the screen, your printer supports graphics printing. R
If not, this option will convert box printing to plain vanilla ASCII characters. x
GRAPHICS BOXES EQUIVALENT ASCII BOX
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Print|Setup|NEW PAGE
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If your printer feeds paper automatically, select "continuous".
To feed special paper, or for single-sheet printers, select "stop". The program will pause before printing a page, to give time to insert a new sheet of paper.
Print|Setup|FORM FEED
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Most printers accept an ASCII "FormFeed" code to advance to the next page.
If your printer does not, select "No" and the program will use a normal carriage return and line feed (CR/LF) sequence to advance the page.
Print|Setup|ORIENTATION
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Most printers use "Portrait" mode. LASER printers can print "Landscape", too.
Portrait Landscape
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Page|SETUP
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This allows you to set the left/right and top/bottom page margins. You can also choose whether a Header and Footer are printed on each page.
Window MENU
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The Window menu contains commands to close, move, resize and other window-management commands. q
Most windows in this program have standard window elements, including scroll bars, a close box, and zoom icons. t
Size/Move
Zoom
Next
Previous
Close
Tile
Cascade
Zoom
Video
Mode
CopyScreen
UserScreen
List
Window|Size/Move
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This command lets you change the size or position of the active window.
Title
<--Title Bar
<--Resize corner
Size
Move
Window|Size
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Press "Shift" while using the arrow keys to change the size of the active window. When you're done, press
Enter. Q
If a window has a Resize corner, you can drag that corner to resize the window.
Window|Move
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Use the arrow keys to move the active window. When you're done moving the window, press
Enter. G
Also, you can move a window by dragging its title bar with the mouse.
Window|Zoom
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Zoom will resize the active window to the maximum size. If the window is already zoomed, you can choose this command to restore it to its previous size. You can also double-click anywhere on the window's title bar to zoom or unzoom the window.
Zoom
Icon:[
Window|Next
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Next will cycle forward once through the Desktop's collection of windows.
Window|Previous
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Previous will cycle backward once through the Desktop's collection of windows.
Window|Close
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This gets rid of the active window. Q
You can also click on the Close box in the upper left corner to close a window. .
Close
Icon:[
]
Window|Tile
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Tiles desktop windows, making all visible.
Tiled Windows
Window|Cascade
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Cascades desktop windows, making all visible. Z
Cascaded Windows
Window|ZOOM ALL
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Zoom all windows.
Window|VIDEO MODE
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For systems with EGA or VGA video cards, toggling this option lets you change to 43-line (EGA) or 50-line (VGA) per screen.
Window|COPY SCREEN
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Copy DOS screen to the Clipboard. This lets you cut & paste into a file.
Window|USER SCREEN
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Lets you view the last DOS screen; either as it was before starting the program, or from the last time you used the DOS shell command.
Window|LIST
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From a list, you may select any window on the desktop.
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