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- This disk contains three programs:
-
- SOLID,
- EDTGREEK (CGA version), and
- PRTGREEK (Epson FX-85 version).
-
- SOLID.COM changes your cursor into a solid blinking block. It can be
- created using the DEBUG script in SOLID.SCR. SOLID.PAS is a TURBO Pascal
- version of the same program. Create an ASCII file like SOLID.SCR, then
- use the command
-
- >DEBUG <SOLID.SCR
-
- to create SOLID.COM.
-
- EDTGREEK:
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- EDTGREEK features
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- The EDTGREEK editor is a WYSIWYG editor with Greek characters, subscripts
- and superscripts. A scientific calculator is also included. Separate
- print programs are needed to print out the special characters. Print
- drivers are available for the Epson FX-85 and the HP DeskJet printers.
- A print driver for VAX computers with LN03 printers is also available.
-
- File size is limited by the available RAM, since EDTGREEK reads the
- entire file into RAM before editing. Files of 400 kB or more can be
- edited on machines with 640 kB of RAM.
-
- Separate versions of EDTGREEK are available for CGA, HGC, EGA and VGA
- display adapters. The CGA version displays 14 lines on the screen using
- an 8 by 14 character cell, which gives a very readable display on a
- Toshiba T1000. The CGA version can be used on EGA and VGA displays, but
- the version especially for the EGA displays 24 lines, and the VGA version
- displays 34 lines. All the versions give an 80 character wide screen
- except the HGC version which shows 90 characters. For files with long lines
- it is possible to shift the window right and left in 20 character steps.
-
- To edit a file type
-
- A>edtgreek filename.typ
-
- If the file does not exist a new one is created. When saving, the old
- version is renamed to filename.BAK vefore the new version is written.
-
- While editing the F2 key brings up a help screen, and the F3 key brings
- up the keyboard mapping for Greek characters. The F10 key causes an RPN
- scientific calculator to evaluate the line with the cursor, and creates
- a new line with the answer. This calculator is FORTH like, and it ignores
- upper or lower case. Twenty six variables are available. The line
- 2 sqrt r!
- sets the variable R to the sqrt(2), so later the line
- r r *
- will give the answer 2. The operators available are
- + - * / ^ pi exp sin cos tan atn ln log drop dup
- All angle arguments are in radians.
-
- While editing it is possible to include other files into the edit buffer.
- One can save and continue editing, or exit when done with an automatic
- save if the file has been changed.
-
- EDTGREEK can do block moves, but only on blocks that consist of entire
- lines. EDTGREEK can FIND strings.
-
- PRINTING with PRTGREEK:
-
- To print files which contain Greek characters, subscripts or superscripts,
- use the PRTGREEK program as follows:
-
- A>prtgreek filename.typ 1.5
-
- where the 1.5 is the spacing between lines: 1 for single spacing, 2 for
- double spacing, etc. PRTGREEK works in graphics mode and reproduces
- what was on the EDTGREEK screen. It is rather slow, so if special
- characters are not used, if is faster to print using
-
- A>copy filename.typ LPT1:
-
- or
-
- C>print filename.typ
-
- Known bugs in EDTGREEK: 1) While scrolling up and down with the cursor keys,
- a line is sometimes duplicated on the screen. The file is not affected.
- To rewrite the screen without the doubled line, press F2 for HELP, then
- SPACEBAR to return to editing.
-
- 2) An arithmetic error in the calculator crashes the program, losing your
- edits. Use the SAVE command every few minutes to minimize your loss. Many
- errors are trapped, and lead to a beep. Press F2 for HELP to see the
- cause of the beep.
-
- 3) Disk errors will lose your edits. Again SAVEing early and often will
- minimize your loss.
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