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- [CREDIT TO ORIGINAL AUTHOR]
- Judy Epstein of Highland Park, Il originally combined WordStar
- and Prokey to create MAGNIFI.KEY which redefined the PC
- keyboard to let WordStar work more like a dedicated wordprocessor
- (see PC magazine for detail). Unfortunately, our staff was
- already familiar with the normal function keys used in Wordstar.
- So, MAGNIFI.KEY would have been more confusing than helpful for
- our experienced users. To solve this problem, I created WS2.PRO
- using Judy's original key definitions (with some modifications)
- and edited her text explanations to reflect WS2.PRO definitions.
- Thank you, Judy Epstein, for doing most of the work.
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- WS2.PRO provides new definitions to the PC keyboard. By
- pressing two keys, strings of commands can be accessed. For
- example, to reform an entire document, all you have to do is
- press alt F2.
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- I have defined the remaining 30 function keys, as well as
- all the alphabetical keys in the alt state, plus several more
- keys. The definitions of the keys, as well as the key strokes
- that are used to define them, are all listed in WS2DIR.DOC.
- You would be wise to type out WS2.PRO and play around manually
- with the definitions just so you are sure what each one does
- before you use the Prokey setup. I have not redefined any of
- the control keys. Thus, you can still access WordStar in the
- normal way. (Note: WS2.PRO assumes you have INSTALLED WordStar
- with hyphen help OFF. Re-install your WordStar disk if hyphen
- help is ON.)
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- CONTROL-FUNCTION KEYS
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- The unshifted state of the function keys is unchanged.
- However, the control and function keys deal with blocks. You
- can move (F1), copy (F8), write (F4), or delete (F5) a marked
- block. With move and copy, the source and destination blocks are
- reformed and the cursor remains at the destination. With delete
- the remainder of the paragraph is reformed. (F1) will send a
- marked block to the end of the file. This is useful for
- reordering text, making short notes to yourself and collecting
- them at the end, etc. It will reform the text remaining
- behind according to the current margins.
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- You may also read(F7) a b:file into your document (with the
- b:directory shown), or just read any file(F3). Also, you can find
- the top(f9) or end(F10) of a block. But the best feature is (F6).
- This function key saves you from the dreaded DISK FULL message.
- (F6) lists the current b:directory and lets you delete a file.
- You can then save your current file to the b: drive.
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- SHIFT-FUNCTION KEYS
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- Cursor movement and string searching can be accessed using the
- shift and 10 function keys Thus, shift F1 finds strings above the
- cursor, shift F2 finds strings below the cursor, shift F3 find
- and replace global, shift F4 find and delete global. The F5 and
- F6 keys are for deleting (alt, shift or ctrl). Shift F5 deletes a
- word to the left and shift F6 deletes a word to the right. Shift
- F7 moves cursor a word to the left and Shift F8 moves the cursor
- a word to the right. You go to the beginning of the paragraph
- with shift F9 and get to the end with shift F10.
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- ALT-FUNCTION KEYS
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- Alt F1 allows you to save your work on the logged drive and
- continue to work. It then returns the cursor to the proper
- location instead of placing it at the beginning of the file. Alt
- F2 will reform a document from the beginning to the end of the
- file at the fastest speed according to the current margins. Alt
- F3 will save your file on the logged drive, and then print the
- file. This command is useful when you have edited only one file,
- and wish to print it several times. Since the command uses the
- ^R command which allows you to repeat a previous response to a
- question, it is only good as long as the previous response is the
- desired one. It also prints the file with all default options.
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- Alt F4 will reform the paragraph in which the cursor is
- located, and place the cursor at the beginning of the
- paragraph. Paragraphs must be single spaced with two carriage
- returns at the end of each paragraph for this command to work.
- It will not work with the first paragraph of a file unless
- the paragraph is preceded by two carriage returns. Alt F5
- deletes all text to the left of the cursor and alt F6 deletes
- text to the right. Alt F7 centers text. Alt F8 will delete
- carriage returns that appear in the middle of a paragraph.
- When you have deleted the required number, just type alt
- F4 (or ^B) to reform the paragraph. Alt F9 sets place markers
- and Alt F10 finds them.
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- CONTROL-CURSOR KEYS
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- The normal state of the cursor keys was not changed. But
- pressing control and a cursor key several options. Control <--
- moves the cursor to the left side of the screen, control -->
- moves the cursor to the right side, control PGUP scrolls the
- screen up (stop with space bar and change speed with number keys)
- and PGDN scrolls down.
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- The control BKSP key will place the character ^H in the
- file, which is the WordStar command to backspace and overprint
- a character.
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- RAM DISK KEYS
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- When using WordStar, I usually do all my work on RAM disk C
- as well as keeping WordStar on C. In order to use the RAM
- drive, a file must be opened with alt D or alt N (instead of
- just D or N). This sets the value of alt A to the name of
- the file and logs you onto drive C.
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- Pressing alt S then allows the current text on drive C to
- be sent to drive B for saving on disk, and should be used
- often. Alt X eXits you to WordStar on the c: drive but saves
- your file to b: This method puts each new saved version of the
- file onto the same file, and thus no backup file is created on
- B: (This could be either an advantage or disadvantage.)
- NOTE: you must not use marker 0 in any of your files or the alt S
- and alt X command will blow up. If you have enough space on your
- RAM C: drive and you used marker 0, you can save your file using
- ^KS, ^KD or ^KX. Also, if you start a new file you should save it
- with alt S the first time. A "Y" will appear in your document
- after the save is done but you can ^G it out.
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- If you are working with a hard disk, and do not have
- drive B, then be sure to change all commands that reference B:
- to A:. Since some of these commands use and erase the place
- marker 0, don't use ^K0 or ^Q0. You may use any of the other
- place markers 1 to 9.
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- MISC ALT KEYS
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- Alt W, alt L, alt P will mark a word, line, or paragraph,
- respectively. Alt 1 and 2 reform paragraphs with either 1 indent
- or 2. Alt J sets help level. Alt I indents 5 spaces and lets you
- enter one number and a period. Then, a non-break space <^PO> is
- entered. When reformed, the indentation and numbering won't move.
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- The printer controls of alt B, U or H will surround
- the text you enter and give you boldface, underlining or
- headings respectively. For example, alt H creates a heading that
- is centered, boldfaced, and underlined. Just type alt H, the
- text of the heading, and type return. The command will
- place the heading in the center surrounded by the boldface
- and underline printer commands, i.e.,
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- Alt O lets you create a ruler line. Just type alt O, create
- the line, and type return. The command will set the new ruler
- line and position you on the next line. Normal F3 and F4 will
- set the left and right margins at the current cursor position.
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- If you would like to print the current file but not store it
- in a permanent file, then type alt T. This places the current
- file in a buffer called T.QQQ on drive B and prints it with all
- default options. If no file T.QQQ exists on drive B, then you
- must use alt K the first time.
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- The file WSDIR.DOC list the keys still available for use.
- Perhaps they could be used to enter boiler plate text, or perform
- some function that has not been accounted for here. You can
- edit the file WS.PRO to add new keys. You may define them by
- using <alt=> key Definition <alt->. Use <^-> to toggle a
- variable field. Use <^]> to toggle a fixed field. Use <^esc>
- to abort definition or playback.(Please see the Prokey manual
- for a detailed explanation).
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- Most of these key definitions should be self-explanatory
- after you have tried them for a while.
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- In order to make the operation of WordStar automatic, I use
- the following autoexec.bat file to boot the disk. This creates
- the RAM drive, copies the necessary programs to C:, sets the keys
- for Prokey, shifts to drive C, and runs WordStar (membrain.exe is
- the RAM disk program I use, see membrain.doc for the proper .SYS
- commands for your PC).
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- membrain 320
- prokey/r ws.pro
- copy *.ovr c:/v
- copy ws.com c:/v
- c:
- ws
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