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- │ GEdit 1.00.02Γ - PUBLIC Gamma Release Mon 16 Mar 92 │
- │ Copyright 1992 by Chris Patterson, All Rights Reserved │
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- │ GProduct Support Sites │
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- │ 1:170/301 (FidoNET) 1-918-251-6252 2400..14400 (v.32bis/HST/v.42bis) │
- │ 1-918-251-1033 2400..9600 (Hayes V-9600/v.42bis) │
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- │ All program updates are available from the above numbers. All bug reports │
- │ and suggestions can be sent via FidoNET NetMail addressed to the author, │
- │ Chris Patterson. Reports may also be made via the BBS or by US Mail. │
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- │ « 1.0 » What is GEdit? │
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- │ GEdit is a full-screen external message editor for use with RemoteAccess, │
- │ QuickBBS, SuperBBS, and any other BBS system that uses the QuickBBS-style │
- │ external message editor interface. GEdit will allow users to edit their │
- │ messages in a comfortable, full-screen editing environment. GEdit │
- │ includes support for both ANSI and AVATAR emulation codes, making it a │
- │ very fast alternative to the other editors which are available. │
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- │ After becoming tired of using an available but under-utilized AVATAR/0+ │
- │ emulation, I decided to develop a full-screen editor which fully used the │
- │ advanced capabilities of AVATAR/0+ to provide the smooth, easy-to-use │
- │ interface of GEdit. The simple, yet powerful capabilities of this │
- │ program, as well as the speed of the displays should bring it to the front │
- │ of the message editor arena. │
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- │ « 1.1 » General Features │
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- │ Here are some of the great features of GEdit. While this list is not │
- │ complete, it gives a basic summary of the powerful design that went into │
- │ the program. │
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- │ ≡ Full support for both ANSI and AVATAR/0+ emulation codes. │
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- │ ≡ Keyboard commands compatible with TopED, as well as support for │
- │ the DOORWAY/AVATAR keyboard commands. │
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- │ ≡ Automatic word-wrap and line-wrap while entering text. │
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- │ ≡ Screen length adjusted to users setting to provide maximum editing │
- │ area for fewer screen redraws. │
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- │ ≡ Extremely simple interface provides a short learning curve for new │
- │ as well as experienced users. │
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- │ ≡ Sysop commands for shelling to DOS, adjusting users time remaining, │
- │ disconnecting user, and importing text files from the local disk. │
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- │ ≡ Easy-to-use quote window with full-navigation is available to make │
- │ replying to messages easier. │
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- │ ≡ Message information is displayed when used with QuickBBS or │
- │ RemoteAccess. The "from" name, "to" name, and message area are │
- │ displayed for user verification. │
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- │ ≡ The quote option is only displayed when quote text is available. │
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- │ ≡ Multi-node systems are not a problem with GEdit. No special │
- │ configuration is required. Setup is the quickest around. │
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- │ ≡ Very minimal screen output for excellent response time on slow │
- │ modem connections. │
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- │ « 1.2 » Technical Features │
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- │ ≡ Built-in support for RemoteAccess and QuickBBS EXITINFO.BBS files. │
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- │ ≡ All communications are performed using the FOSSIL driver for best │
- │ compatibility with system configurations. │
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- │ ≡ Carrier, user time remaining and idle timeout are all monitored │
- │ internally for safe operation. │
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- │ ≡ All video routines are handled internally, including the ANSI and │
- │ AVATAR/0+ emulation decoding. What you see locally is what the │
- │ user should see as well. │
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- │ ≡ The program is written in Borland C 2.0. The video and keyboard │
- │ functions are all written in high-speed assembly language for the │
- │ fastest operation. The entire program was written by the author. │
- │ No external libraries or toolkits were used. │
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- │ ≡ DESQview aware. Idle time-slices will be handed off to the other │
- │ processes. │
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- │ « 1.3 » Hardware and Software Requirements │
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- │ GEdit can be run on any MS-DOS based system and requires an 80286 or │
- │ higher processor. An 8086 version can be supplied upon request. │
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- │ GEdit has been tested with QuickBBS and RemoteAccess. It should run with │
- │ any BBS package that uses the QBBS-style MSGTMP interface. GEdit │
- │ requires that a FOSSIL driver be installed. │
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- │ GEdit has no problems working in multitasking or LAN environments. It │
- │ has been tested under DESQview as well as Novell NetWare 386 and Netware │
- │ Lite. │
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- │ « 1.4 » Warranty and Disclaimer │
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- │ GEdit is provided to the user "AS IS" with absolutely no warranties or │
- │ guarantees of any kind. The entire risk as to the results and │
- │ performance of GEdit are assumed by you. I, Chris Patterson, do not make │
- │ any claims, promises or guarantees as to the usability, or inability to │
- │ use GEdit or any other GProduct. I cannot and do not accept any │
- │ responsibility for system damage, loss of profit, or any other special, │
- │ incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use or inability │
- │ to use this product. │
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- │ « 1.5 » Copyright and License Agreement │
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- │ GEdit is distributed under the ShareWare concept. You are licensed to │
- │ use GEdit for a period not exceeding 30 days. After that time period has │
- │ expired, you must either register GEdit or stop using it. By using GEdit │
- │ beyond this evaluation period, you are in violation of United States │
- │ Copyright laws and may be subject Federal Prosecution. Any blatent │
- │ attempts to violate this copyright WILL result in prosecution to the │
- │ fullest extent of the law. │
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- │ GEdit, and the original distribution archive, may not be modified in any │
- │ way, shape, or form by any means. The archive format may be changed, but │
- │ no files may be removed or inserted. │
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- │ I, Chris Patterson, retain all rights to GEdit and it's source code. No │
- │ disassembly or reverse-engineering of the executable images is allowed. │
- │ No fees may be charged for the distribution of GEdit or any GProduct │
- │ without obtaining prior written permission. │
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- │ « 1.6 » Registration │
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- │ GEdit is a very powerful editor with a lot of enhanced features designed │
- │ into the code for future enhancements. Because of the time and energy │
- │ required to develop and maintain such a powerful product such as GEdit, I │
- │ am asking for a registration fee of US$15. │
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- │ If you are a software developer, an alternative to paying the registration │
- │ fee would be to send a registered version of your product to the author of │
- │ GEdit. Files may be sent via FidoNET to the above listed address or may │
- │ be mailed to the registration address below on either 5¼" or 3½" disks. │
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- │ If you are a registered user of TopED or QuickED, you can move up to GEdit │
- │ for only US$10. You must provide proof of registration to qualify for │
- │ the upgrade price. │
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- │ Registrations, along with the US$15 registration fee, should be mailed to │
- │ the following address. Checks and money orders are accepted. │
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- │ Chris Patterson │
- │ P.O. Box 1660 │
- │ Broken Arrow, OK 74013-1660 │
- │ USA │
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- │ « 2.0 » Program Installation And Configuration │
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- │ GEdit does not require any configuration before use. │
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- │ To execute GEdit, you must include the full name and path of the │
- │ program file GEDIT.EXE. This can be set using RACONFIG or whatever │
- │ your BBS configuration program might be. │
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- │ An example of this would be: │
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- │ D:\RA\GEDIT.EXE │
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- │ Or: │
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- │ D:\RA\GEDIT.EXE *M │
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- │ When the offline editor is invoked from the BBS, the configuration │
- │ information is read from the EXITINFO.BBS files created by QuickBBS and │
- │ RemoteAccess. Either format is recognized automatically. │
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- │ If you wish to examine GEdit's functionality from DOS, you can specify │
- │ the command line as: │
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- │ GEDIT TEST [A<1=ANSI,2=AVATAR>] [R<screen length>] │
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- │ The help files for GEdit (GEHELP.A?? and GEQUOTE.A??) must exist in the │
- │ same directory where the program is executed from. The files are checked │
- │ in the order of AVT, ANS, ASC. The appropriate file will be displayed │
- │ depending on the emulation mode selected by the user. │
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- │ « 3.0 » Operation │
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- │ ^A (^Left) Move the cursor to the previous word │
- │ ^C (PgDn) Move the cursor down one screen length │
- │ ^D (Right) Move the cursor one column to the right │
- │ ^E (Up) Move the cursor up one line │
- │ ^F (^Right) Move the cursor to the next word │
- │ ^G (Del) Delete the character under the cursor. If the │
- │ cursor is at the end of the line, the following │
- │ line will be brought up onto the end of the │
- │ current line. │
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- │ **NOTE** Currently the line will only be moved │
- │ up if it is short enough to fit on the remaining │
- │ length of the line. This will be modified soon. │
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- │ ^H (Backspace) Delete the previous character. If at the beginning │
- │ of the line, will move to the end of the previous │
- │ line, bringing the line up with it. │
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- │ **NOTE** see ^G (Del) │
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- │ ^I (Tab) Move the cursor to the next horizontal tab stop. │
- │ ^J Center the current message line. │
- │ ^K (F4) Close the quote window if it is open. │
- │ ^L Redraw the screen. │
- │ ^M (Enter) Move the cursor to the beginning of the next line. │
- │ If the cursor is not at the end of the line and the │
- │ editor is in insert mode, the text will be moved to │
- │ the next line as well. │
- │ ^N (ShiftTab) Toggle autoindent mode. In this mode, while typing │
- │ a paragraph, if the text wraps past the last column │
- │ on the screen, it will be indented equal to the │
- │ indention of the previous line. The result would │
- │ look like this reference section. │
- │ ^O (ESC) Bring up the editing functions menu. │
- │ ^P (End) Move the cursor to the end of the current line. │
- │ ^Q (F3) Open the quote window (if quote text is available). │
- │ ^R (PgUp) Move the cursor up one screen length. │
- │ ^S (Left) Move the cursor left one column. │
- │ ^T (AltK) Truncate the current line at the cursor position. │
- │ ^U (Ins) Insert deleted lines from the scrap buffer. │
- │ ^V (AltI) Toggle insert mode. │
- │ ^W (Home) Move the cursor to the beginning of the line. │
- │ ^X (Down) Move the cursor down one line. │
- │ ^Y (AltD) Delete the current line to the scrap buffer. │
- │ ^Z (ESC/S) Save the message and exit the editor. │
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- │ (^Home) Move the cursor to the top of the edit window. │
- │ (^End) Move the cursor to the bottom of the edit window. │
- │ (^PgUp) Move the cursor to the top of the message. │
- │ (^PgDn) Move the cursor to the end of the message. │
- │ (Grey+) Copy the current line to the scrap buffer without │
- │ deleting it. │
- │ (Grey-) Cut the current line to the scrap buffer (the same │
- │ as ^Y and AltD. │
- │ (AltQ) Quit without saving or asking any questions. │
- │ (AltX) Bring up the command menu (like ^O and ESC). │
- │ (AltW) Save message and exit without any questions. │
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- │ « 4.0 » SysOp Specific Operation │
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- │ GEdit has a number of functions which are available to the system │
- │ operator while the program is executing. These functions are only │
- │ available from the local keyboard and cannot be activated in any way by │
- │ the caller. │
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- │ AltF2 Allows a text file to be imported from the local disk. │
- │ The sysop is prompted for the filename in the command │
- │ area of the screen display. While the program is │
- │ waiting for a filename to be entered, the program is │
- │ no longer checking any time limits. │
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- │ AltH Hangup on the current user and return to the BBS. The │
- │ modems DTR line will be dropped until the carrier is │
- │ lost or until the hangup routine times out. │
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- │ AltJ Swaps the editor to EMS/XMS/Disk and invokes a DOS │
- │ shell. If insufficient memory is available to swap │
- │ the editor, the shell will still be attempted but the │
- │ amount of available memory will be reduced. │
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- │ AltU Toggles the users keyboard on/off while user is online. │
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- │ Alt- Decrease the users time remaining by one minute. │
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- │ Alt= Increate the users time remaining by one minute. │
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- │ Thank you for trying GEdit. I hope that you find it useful and make it │
- │ the default editor on your system. If you have any problems or │
- │ suggestions for future versions, please feel free to contact me at any of │
- │ the locations mentioned in this document. │
- │ │
- │ I would like to personally thank all of the beta testers that helped with │
- │ the testing of GEdit. Your patience and dedication is appreciated. │
- │ │
- │ - Chris Patterson, GEdit author │
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