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- AWP, which stands for "Another Word Processor", is currently a very basic
- word processing system. The current version (1.3) is described below.
-
- When creating a new file, you are asked for the top, bottom, left and right
- margins. Each of these are described below.
-
- Top margin. This is the line number you wan t printed output to start on.
- A form feed will be sent to the printer after this line is printed.
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- Bottom margin. This is the last line number to be printed on a page.
- A form feed will be sent to the printer after this line is printed.
-
- Left & right margins. These margins are also effective on the display
- as well as the printer.
-
- When creating a new document, after the margin questions are answered, the
- screen is blanked and the cursor appears at the left margin position of the
- top line.
-
- When editing an existing document that was created with this program, you
- are not prompted for the margin settings. The document is read into memory
- and the first 24 lines are displayed on the screen. The cursor is placed
- on the top line, left margin.
-
- It is possible to load documents that were not created by this program.
- Howerver, the results may not be what you expected, due to differences in
- how the text is stored. It is strongly recommended that you work with a
- copy of your file first to see how it works.
-
- At this point, operation is the same for new or existing documents. You can
- enter text on top of whatever (if anything) is there. If you hit the right
- margin while entering text, the cursor automatically goes to the left margin
- of the next line. The cursor arrow keys can be used to go where ever you
- want within the margins. If you are on the top line of the display and use
- the up arrow, the display will scroll up one line. If you are on the bottom
- line and use the down arrow, the display will scroll down one line.
-
- The page up and page down keys will scroll the display up or down 24 lines.
- Using the control key with page up or down will only move the display 12 lines.
-
- The delete key will delete the character at the current cursor position.
-
- The back-space key (the one just to the left of num lock) will do a destructive
- backspace.
-
- The insert key toggles the program's insert mode. If you are not in insert
- mode (which is the way the program comes up) & the insert key is pressed,
- the word "INSERT" appears at the bottom of the screen and the program goes
- into insert mode. In this mode, any text entered in inserted at the current
- cursor location, and the rest of the line is shoved down 1 character. If the
- program is already in insert mode and the insert key is pressed, the word
- "INSERT" disappears from the bottom of the screen and the program operates
- normally.
-
- When you exceed the right margin with a typed character, one of 3 things will
- happen. If you exceed it with a space character, the cursor will go to the left
- margin of the next line. If you exceed it with any other character and the next
- line starts with a blank, the last word typed in is moved to the next line. If
- the next line does not start with a blank, a blank line is created, and then
- the word is moved. This feature is known as "word wrap".
-
-
-
- The function keys are defined as follows:
- F1 - Writes the document back to disk. Allows use of a different name
- than th one used for loading. Exits to DOS afterwards.
- F2 - Prints the document on LPT1.
- F3 - Inserts a blank line at the line the cursor is on.
- ShiftF3 - Inserts 10 blank lines.
- F4 - Deletes the line the cursor is on.
- F5 - Splits the line from the cursor position. Remaining
- text is put on a new next line.
- F6 - Reformats a paragraph. Pulls text up from next line
- until current line is full. Continues until it reaches
- a paragraph marker, which is a line with the first
- character blank.
- F7 - marks the line as the beginning line of a block.
- ShiftF7 - marks the line as the ending line of a block.
- F8 - copy a block of lines to the current cursor location.
- F9 - Send a marked data block to a file.
- ShiftF9 - Merge a file into the current one.
- F10 - Immediate return to DOS. Does not save the document.
-
- For those of you with the function keys defined to do something else, you can
- also use ALT with the function keys to accomplish the same thing.
-
- The program is currently limited to 200 lines of text.
-
- Numerous enhancements are planned for the future. I would like to get some
- feedback from users about the program in its present form before making
- further changes.
-
- If you are unable to get the .EXE module, you may obtain a copy by sending
- a formatted diskette with a self addressed stamped mailer to:
-
- John Cantlin
- 11532 Poes St.
- Anaheim, CA 92804
-
- If you use this program and think it is worth it, $15 will register your
- usage, which will entitle you to telephone assistance & notification of
- updates. In any case, you are encouraged to copy this program and give it to
- your friends.
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