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- ::XFM
-
- ===========================================================================
- =================== ==================
- =================== THE /F AND /M PARAMETERS ==================
- =================== ==================
- ===========================================================================
-
- COMMAND FORMAT PURPOSE
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
- SEE file /Ftext Finds the specified text
- SEE file /M Switches on monochrome (black and white) display
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
-
- This demonstration will load the file SEE.DOC (the SEE manual), find the
- words "has a space" and highlight the line. Since the text we are looking
- for contains spaces, we must enclose the search text in quotations. We
- will also use the /M switch to put SEE into monochrome (black and white)
- mode. If you have already put SEE in monochrome mode (via the SEESETUP
- program), the /M switch will have no effect.
-
- The command we will use is:
-
- SEE SEE.DOC /M /F"has a space"
-
- Since the /M switch only temporarily affects SEE, it will not affect the
- other demonstrations. After SEE has located the text, you can press the
- Esc (Escape) key to return to the examples menu.
-
- ::XK
-
- ===========================================================================
- ================== ==================
- ================== THE /K PARAMETER ==================
- ================== ==================
- ===========================================================================
-
- COMMAND FORMAT PURPOSE
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
- SEE file /Kkey-list Stacks keys to be "pressed automatically"
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
-
- This demonstration will load the file SEE.DOC (the SEE manual) and stack
- the "End" and "PgUp" key, so we will see the manual one screen up from the
- end of the file. The command to do this is:
-
- SEE SEE.DOC /K{END}{PGUP}
-
- After SEE has positioned itself, you can press the Esc (Escape) key to
- return to the examples menu.
-
- ::XO
-
- ===========================================================================
- ================== ==================
- ================== THE /O PARAMETER ==================
- ================== ==================
- ===========================================================================
-
- COMMAND FORMAT PURPOSE
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
- SEE file /Oconfig-list Temporarily modifies configuration items
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
-
- This demonstration will use the /O parameter to temporarily override
- configuration values for the main viewscreen color (code MVRGTX), the text
- of the end of file marker (code EOFMRK), and the color of the screen after
- the end of the file (code EOFBCO). We will view the file READ.ME (an
- introductory file supplied with the standard version of SEE) to see the
- difference. The command we will use is:
-
- SEE READ.ME /o"!MVRGTX!MbWk!EOFMRK! The End !EOFBCO!gbkL"
-
- We have to enclose the parameter specification in quotes, because it
- contains spaces. The changes could be saved to the current CFG file by
- including the /W (write configuration change) switch in the command.
-
- ::XU
-
- ===========================================================================
- ================== ==================
- ================== THE /U PARAMETER ==================
- ================== ==================
- ===========================================================================
-
- COMMAND FORMAT PURPOSE
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
- SEE file /Ufilename Specifies alternative menu (MNU) file
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
-
- SEE's default menu definition (MNU) file is named SEE.MNU. This demon-
- stration will use the /U parameter to point to a different MNU file, named
- SEESAMPL.MNU. The file we view will be the alternative MNU file itself, so
- you can study how it changes the behaviour of SEE. The command we use is:
-
- SEE SEESAMPL.MNU /uSEESAMPL
-
- The SEESAMPL.MNU file contains numerous comments, which explain what it
- does and how it works. One of the changes performed by the SEESAMPL.MNU
- menu definition file is to turn off the pull-down menus. So after viewing
- the file, the only way to get out is to press the Esc (Escape) key.
-
- ::XX
-
- ===========================================================================
- ================== ==================
- ================== THE /X PARAMETER ==================
- ================== ==================
- ===========================================================================
-
- COMMAND FORMAT PURPOSE
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
- SEE file /X Switches on raw text (binary file) display mode
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
-
- SEE normally displays text files in text mode. If, however, you wish to
- see a file in "raw text" mode, you can use the /X switch. This is useful
- for scanning executable (EXE) files. SEE normally detects non-text files
- automatically, but in the rare instances where it makes the wrong
- decision, the /X switch will force it into raw text mode. We will view
- the file SEESETUP.EXE, using this command:
-
- SEE SEESETUP.EXE /X
-
- While viewing the file, try out the "Textify" feature (on the Text
- pull-down menu -- short-cut key Alt-Y). The textify function filters out
- most of the non-human-readable material in binary files. This makes it
- easy to visually scan the file for intelligible text.
-
- ::XNQP
-
- ===========================================================================
- ================== ==================
- ================== THE /N /Q AND /P PARAMETERS ==================
- ================== ==================
- ===========================================================================
-
- COMMAND FORMAT PURPOSE
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
- SEE file /Nprefix-list Lists up to five prefixes for "no-show" lines
- SEE file /Ftext Finds the specified text (regular or no-show)
- SEE file /Qtext Stops reading in text when specified text is found
- SEE file /P Switches on printer-code filtering
- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
-
- This demonstration will use the /N and /Q parameters to zero in on a
- particular section of the SEE manual (SEE.DOC), which includes special
- hyperdocumentation codes (e.g. ::HYPER). The SEE.DOC file contains the
- form feed character (ASCII 12) so that if it is printed, it will generate
- page ejects in appropriate places. To filter these out, we will use the /P
- switch to remove printer control characters. Thus, the command is:
-
- SEE SEE.DOC /N!:: /F::HYPER /Q /P
-
- When the /Q parameter is used in No-Show (/N) Mode without a specification
- (i.e. it is not given specific text to look for), SEE will stop reading
- text when it encounters the next No-Show line (or the end of file).
-
-