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- \.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\4CHIWRITER\.TUTORIAL\,
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- 1. Cursor Movement\,
- \1The Cursor keys [Left], [Right], [Up] and [Down]\. in\. the\. numeric
- keypad\. move\. the\. cursor\. one\. unit\. in\. the\. desired\. direction.
- [Ctrl-Left], [Ctrl-Right] move one word to\. the\. left\. and\. right.
- [Home] and [End] move to the beginning and end of a line.\. \3Try\. it
- out now!\,
- \1[PgUp] and [PgDn] scroll one screen up and down,\. [Ctrl-Home]
- and [Crtl-End] move to the beginning and end of the document.\. \3Try
- them now and remember to hit \1[Ctrl-Home] \3to return here!\,
- Use \1[PgDn] \3in the following to page through this tutorial!\,
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- \42. Inserting Text\,
- \1To insert text, move the cursor anywhere on the screen\. and\. start
- typing. Use the [Backspace] key to delete the character before the
- cursor, the [Del] key to delete the character\. under\. the\. cursor.
- [Ins] toggles between \2"\1Insert mode\3" \1and \2"\1Overwrite\. mode\3"\1.\. (Check
- the \4INS: \1indicator in the status line for the current mode.)\. \3Move
- the cursor to the \4* \3on the next line and type your name!\,
- \.\.\.\.\.\4*\,
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- 3. Font Change\,
- \1Currently, 5 fonts are available to you:\,
- F1: Roman F2: Symbol (\2& C L K\1) F3: \3Italic \1F4: \4Bold \1F5: Demo\,
- To change the font, hit the desired function key on\. the\. left\. of
- the keyboard \3twice\1. Note that the \4FONT: \1indicator\. in\. the\. status
- line changes. If you hit the function key only \3once\1, only the next
- character is taken from the new font and the editor reverts to the
- old font. To see\. a\. font,\. type\. its\. function\. key\. and\. [Alt-H]
- (\2"\1Help\3"\1). \3Move the cursor to the next \4*\3, and try out the different
- fonts! Shift back to font 1 when you are done!\,
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- 4. The Anatomy of a Line\,
- \1Each document consists of a sequence of lines. Each line ends in a
- marker which is displayed at the rightmost column of\. the\. screen.
- There are two types of markers:\,
- A soft return marker \2__K
- \1A hard return marker \2__K\,
- \1Successive lines are separated by a short line segment in the last
- column and successive pages are separated by a long dotted line,
- like this: \2o\!\,\/\-
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- A line can have \,
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- \- subscripts.
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- \45. Super- and Subscripts\"\,
- \3Move the cursor to the next \4* \3and type \1H [Down] 2 [Up] O\3!\,
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- \1Subscripts and superscripts can\. be\. inserted\. in\. any\. line.\. The
- return marker at the end of every line is at the \2"\1base\. level\3"\. \1of
- the line. If you move the cursor away from the base level,\. super-
- and subscripts can be\. inserted.\. If\. the\. cursor\. happens\. to\. be
- between two lines, a new level is inserted. \3Move the\. cursor\. back
- to the \1H O \3you just typed and insert past it \1boils at 100[Up][F2]d
- \- 2
- [Down]C\3!\,
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- \46. Adding and Zapping Levels\,
- \1If you type a formula or a table, you will need several levels\. of
- superscripts and subscripts. [Ctrl-A] adds\. one\. level\. below\. the
- cursor, and [Ctrl-Z] zaps (i.e. deletes) the level containing\. the
- cursor. However, you cannot zap if the cursor is in the base level
- or between two lines. When writing a formula, it is\. usually\. best
- to first add an ample number of levels and later\. zap\. the\. unused
- ones. \4Note: \1When editing a table or formula, turn insert mode \4off!
- \3Move the cursor to the next \4*\3, turn insert mode off, add about\. 10
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- \3levels and copy this formula: \1x =\. \2______________\3.\. When\. you\. are
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- \- \12a
- \3done, turn insert mode back on! You will find the \2_ \3in font 2\. and
- the special characters in font 5. (This exercise is trickier\. than
- you might expect.\. Formula\. editing\. requires\. some\. practice\. and
- patience.)\,
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- 7. Word Wrap and Formatting\,
- \1If you type text, don't use the [Return] key to end a\. line.\. When
- you go past\. the\. right\. margin,\. the\. last\. word\. will\. be\. moved
- automatically on a new line. The old line is terminated by a\. soft
- return. If justification mode is on (\4JUST:1 \1in the\. status\. line),
- the old line is automatically right\. justified.\. Use\. [Ctrl-J]\. to
- toggle justification mode. At the\. end\. of\. every\. paragraph,\. you
- should use the [Return] key to insert a hard return.\,
- To format a paragraph, move the cursor into its first line. and
- hit [Ctrl-F]. If justification mode is on, the editor\. produces\. a \/flush right margin by inserting soft spaces (the ones\. that\. don't
- look like small dots),\. otherwise\. a\. ragged\. right\. margin.\. The
- formatting stops at the next hard return. \3Move the cursor\. to\. the
- next \4* \3and follow the instructions above it!\,
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- Write a sentence that is longer than one line to see the word wrap. Then move
- the cursor to the
- first line of this paragraph and hit \1[Ctrl-F]\3!
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- 8. Changing the margins\,
- \1[Ctrl-L], [Ctrl-R] change the left and right margin resp.\. to\. the
- cursor column. The line segment underlining the status line\. shows
- the margins: Outside the margins, the line is dotted. The\. maximum
- right margin is 78. \3Try out \1[Ctrl-L]\. \3and\. \1[Ctrl-R]\3!\. Observe\. the
- effect on the status line! Be sure to reset the left margin\. to\. 1
- and the right margin to 66 when you are done.\,
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- \49. Pagination\,
- \1The computer automatically computes page breaks. However,\. if\. you
- want to force a page break (e.g. at the end\. of\. a\. chapter),\. hit
- [Ctrl-P]. Hitting [Ctrl-P] again removes the page break. \3Move\. the
- cursor to the next \4* \3and\. hit\. \1[Ctrl-P].\. \3Hit\. \1[Ctrl-P]\. \3again\. to
- remove the page break!\,
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- 10. Splitting and Merging Lines\,
- \1To split a line in two, move the cursor at\. the\. desired\. location
- and enter a hard return\. with\. the\. [Return]\. key.\. To\. merge\. two
- successive lines, move the cursor to\. the\. last\. column\. (use\. the
- [End] key!), and delete the marker using the [Del] key.\. \3Move\. the
- cursor to the next \4* \3and\. hit\. \1[Return].\. \3Then\. delete\. the\. newly
- created hard return!\,
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- Split this line \4* \3and merge it back together!\,
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- \411. Cut and Paste\,
- \1To delete a block of text, move the cursor to\. the\. beginning\. and
- mark it by hitting [Alt-M]. Then move the cursor to the end of the
- text and hit [Alt-C] (\2"\1Cut\3"\1). The highlighted area is cut out\. and
- placed into a buffer. To insert the buffer contents anywhere\. into
- the text, move the cursor to the insert location and\. hit\. [Alt-P]
- (\2"\1Paste\3"\1). If you want to copy a block\. into\. the\. buffer\. without
- deleting it, mark the beginning and hit [Alt-D] (\2"\1Duplicate\3"\1). \3Cut \/out the first part of the sentence below and paste it\. behind\. the
- second part!\,
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- \4* \1Mark here and cut until here \4* \1and paste here: \,
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- \412. The FULL Indicator\,
- \1The file you are editing is stored in\. the\. computer\. memory.\. You
- should save it occasionally, especially if you have problems\. with
- the electrical power. Also, since the memory size is limited,\. you
- should take care that your file fits inside. If\. you\. run\. out\. of
- memory, the editor will\. try\. to\. save\. your\. text\. (in\. the\. file
- OVERFLOW.CHI) and\. terminate\. execution.\. You\. should\. avoid\. that
- unfriendly event by looking at the \4FULL \1indicator periodically. If
- it is in the 90% range, save your file! \3Check the\. \4FULL\. \3indicator
- now!\,
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- \413. Key Sequences\,
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- \1Sequences of keystrokes can be stored, given a name\. and\. replayed
- later by CHIWRITER.\. To\. replay\. a\. key\. sequence,\. hit\. [Ctrl-K],
- enter the name of the\. sequence\. and\. hit\. [Return].\. Here\. is\. an
- example: We programmed a key sequence that\. deletes\. the\. sentence
- containing the cursor, and named it DLS. \3Move the\. cursor\. to\. the
- next \4* \3and enter \1[Ctrl-K]DLS[Return]\3! The sentence containing\. the
- cursor will be deleted\1.\,
- Here\. is\. a\. demonstration\. of\. the\. \2"\1Delete\. Sentence\3"\.\. \1key
- sequence. This sentence will be automatically deleted \4*\. \1when\. the
- key sequence is executed.\,
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- \414. How To Get Out\,
- \1To end the edit session and save your file, hit [Alt-Q]\. (\2"\1Quit\3"\1).
- Your file will be saved and the input file will\. be\. renamed\. with
- the extension .BAK. If you do not want to save your file\. (because
- you only wanted to read\. it\. or\. messed\. it\. up\. too\. much\. during
- editing), hit [Esc]. That gets you into the editor's command menu.
- Hit Q and answer Y when asked whether you do NOT want to save your
- changes. \3Since you do not want to save the changes you\. just\. made
- to this tutorial, hit \1[Esc] Q Y \3to quit.\,