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@ME.FORMAT R * MULTI-EDIT REFERENCE GUIDE - TABLE OF CONTENTS ┌──────────────────────┐ │ @QUICKREF.HLP^*[!A. ]Quick Reference │ ┌─────────────────────────┴───────────┬──────────┴───────────────────────────┐ │ @ACI_HYPE.HLP^*[!B. ]Help on Help │ @PR[!K. ]Printing │ │ @MENUS[!C. ]Using Menus and Prompts │ @IN[!L. ]Installation and Setup │ │ @CU[!D. ]Cursor Movement │ @DIRSHELL.HLP^*[!M. ]DOS Directory Shell │ │ @FL[!E. ]Loading and Saving Files │ @FE[!N. ]Filename extension setup │ │ @WN[!F. ]Windows │ @CP[!O. ]Compiling Programs from Multi-Edit│ │ @DL[!G. ]Deleting Text │ @KM[!P. ]Keystroke Macros │ │ @BL[!H. ]Block Operations │ @LAYOUT[!Q. ]Text Layout and Word Processing │ │ @SR[!I. ]Search and Replace │ @MAINMENU[!R. ]The main menu │ │ (and Regular Expressions) │ │ │ @UN[!J. ]Undo and Redo │ @APPENDIX[!T. ]Appendixes │ ├─────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤ │ @LANGUAGE[!1. ]Language Specific Support │ @MECOM.HLP^*[!4. ]Communications Module │ │ @CN[!2. ]Condensed Mode Display │ @SPELL.HLP^*[!5. ]Spell Checker │ │ @CA[!3. ]Calculator and ASCII Table │ @MACRO.HLP^*[!6. ]Macro Language Reference Guide │ └────────────────────────┬────────────┴──────────┬───────────────────────────┘ │ @INDEX[!X. ]Detailed Index │ └───────────────────────┘ MENUS USING MENUS There are three types of menus in Multi-Edit: A. @FIXEDMENU[The fixed menu]: This menu has a set number of selections and may be horizontal, or vertical. The main-menu, and its sub-menus are "fixed menus". B. @VARMENU[The variable length menu]: This menu may contain an unlimited number of items, and will scroll to accommodate them. The user is usually allowed to insert, delete and modify items in a variable length menu. A variable length menu is always vertical. The list of filename extensions, and the keymap menu are both "variable length menus". C. @DATABOX[The data-entry box]: This is more than a menu; the data-entry box may contain editable text and numeric fields, multiple-choice selections, and "action" fields. The box where Search strings and switches are entered is a good example of a "data-entry box". Most operations may be accessed via the menu system. See @MAINMENU[main menu] for more information. See also @PROMPTS[Text Prompts] FIXEDMENU FIXED MENUS A fixed menu has a set number of selections and may be horizontal, or vertical. The main-menu, and its sub-menus are "fixed menus". Fixed menu selections may be made as follows: A. Use the LEFT and RIGHT or UP and DOWN Arrow keys, or the mouse to move the selection bar to the desired menu item. Then hit <ENTER> or the left mouse button to select that item. OR..... B. Simply press the highlighted capital letter or number of the selection. Use the <ESC> key or the right mouse button to exit a menu without making a selection. Hitting <F1> will bring up help on the highlighted item. ^BNOTE:^b In general, if a vertical menu selection has "..." after it, then that selection will bring up another menu, or some kind of dialogue (data entry) box. If there is no "...", then an immediate action will occur. See also @MENUS[Using Menus]. VARMENU VARIABLE LENGTH MENUS The variable length menu may contain an unlimited number of items, and will scroll to accommodate them. The user is usually allowed to insert, delete and modify items in a variable length menu. A variable length menu is always vertical. The list of filename extensions, and the keymap menu are both "variable length menus". Use the LEFT and RIGHT or UP and DOWN Arrow keys, or the mouse to move the selection bar to the desired menu item. Then hit <ENTER> or the left mouse button to select that item. Use the <ESC> key or the right mouse button to exit a menu without making a selection. At the top of the variable length menu are listed any additional operations that may be performed. The following operations may be listed as choices: CREATE Creates a new menu item; prompts the user for the name of the new item. DELETE Deletes the current item; asks the user to verify the operation. MODIFY Will usually bring up a menu or data-entry box containing parameters associated with the currently highlighted item. See also @MENUS[Using Menus]. DATABOX DATA-ENTRY BOXES The data-entry box may contain editable text and numeric fields, multiple- choice selections, and "action" fields. The box where Search strings and switches are entered is a good example of a "data-entry box". Move from field to field with the <UP>, <DOWN>, <TAB> and <ShftTAB> keys. The <RIGHT> and <LEFT> arrow keys are used to move the cursor through any editable field, text or numeric. The <ENTER> key is used for the following: A. To toggle an On/Off or Yes/No field. B. To select an "action" field. For example, the field ">>>> [START SEARCH]" in the @SR[Search] data-entry box causes the search operation to begin. C. To bring up a multiple-choice menu. D. To accept an editable text or numeric field and move on to the next field. See also @MENUS[Using Menus] and @PROMPTS[Text Prompts] PROMPTS TEXT PROMPTS Whenever you are prompted to enter text (alpha or numeric), the following rules apply: A. Usually there will be text already in the prompt, either as a default, or the previous entry at that prompt. B. If you simply start typing, without doing any editing (cursor movement or deleting), then the default text will automatically be cleared out. C. Hitting <F3> will put the prompt in Edit mode, so that text may be inserted and deleted from the default prompt text. D. In Edit mode, the <RT> and <LF> arrow keys may be used to move the cursor back and forth in the prompt text. The <END> key will take the cursor to the end of the prompt text. The <HOME> key will take the cursor to the start of the prompt text. E. The <DEL> key will delete the character under the cursor. The <BS> key (back space) will delete the character to the left of the cursor. F. The <ENTER> key accepts the input, the <ESC> aborts the input and restores the original default text. G. If the word 'List' is shown as the label for function key 4 (<F4>), then a @HISTLIST[history list] is available for this prompt. HISTLIST HISTORY LISTS Many of Multi-Edit's prompts (like Search and Replace, and Load File) maintain history lists of the last 10 strings of text entered. If a prompt has a history list associated with it, then function key label 4 will read "List". Hitting <F4> will bring up the history list. A history list is displayed as @VARMENU[Variable Length Menu], containing up to 10 entries. To select one of the entries, move the cursor to the desired item and hit <ENTER>. <ESC> will exit the menu without selecting an entry. There is not a unique history list for every prompt in Multi-Edit. Instead, history lists are set up in groups. For example a file names list, or a search strings list, or a macro names list. MAINMENU THE MAIN MULTI-EDIT MENU Default key listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%MENU[Quick Reference] Almost all of Multi-Edit's operations can be reached from the main @FIXEDMENU[fixed menu]. ┌───────────────────────────────────MAIN────────────────────────────────────╖ │@FL[!File] @WN[!Window] @BL[!Block] @CURSMENU[!Cursor] @SR[!Search] @TEXTMENU[!Text] @LAYOUT[!Layout] @PR[!Print] @MC[!Macro] @IN[!Install] @OTHER[!Other] @QUIT[!Quit] ║▒▒ ╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ QUIT EXITING (QUITTING) MULTI-EDIT @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->Quit (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%QUIT[Quick Reference]) Exits completely out of Multi-Edit and returns to the DOS prompt. If there are any modified files loaded, then a box will come up, listing the files, asking you "FILES NOT SAVED! ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO QUIT?". Your options are "YES", "NO" or "SAVE-FILES-AND-QUIT". REMEMBER: If you quit without saving your modified files, all of your changes will be lost. See @INEDAU[AUTOSAVE] for information on automatically saving your files on regular time intervals. WN WINDOWS @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->Window Multi-Edit uses "windows" to view files. Multiple Windows may be opened and used to edit different files or "linked" together to edit different sections of the same file. Each window may take up the entire usable screen, or just a portion of it. (See @WINVIRT[Windows and Virtual Screens] for a complete explanation of how windows share your screen). The ^BWindow^b menu gives you the following options: ┌───────^BWINDOW^b────────╖ │@WINCREATE[!Create new window ]║▒▒ │@WINDELETE[!Delete current window]║▒▒ │@WINLIST[!Window list ]║▒▒ │─────────────────────║▒▒ │@WINHIDE[!Hide window ]║▒▒ │@WINSPLIT[!Split window ]║▒▒ │@WINSIZE[!Modify window size ]║▒▒ │@WINZOOM[!Zoom window ]║▒▒ │─────────────────────║▒▒ │@WINLINK[!Link windows ]║▒▒ │@WINLINK[!Unlink windows ]║▒▒ ╘═════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ You may also switch to the @QUICKREF.HLP^*%NEXT WINDOW[Next window] and to the @QUICKREF.HLP^*%LAST WINDOW[Previous window]. See also @QUICKREF.HLP^*[Quick reference]. WINVIRT WINDOWS AND VIRTUAL SCREENS When you @WINCREATE[Create] a new full size window it gets assigned its own "virtual screen". When you split that screen with the @WINSPLIT[Split] operation, the new window gets assigned to the same virtual screen. Windows on the same virtual screen may NOT overlap. However windows on different virtual screens can overlap. Notice that when switching between windows, if you switch to a window that has other windows sharing its virtual screen, then all of those windows will appear. When you @WINSIZE[re-size] or @WINDELETE[delete] a window, the other windows sharing its virtual screen are automatically resized. Also, notice that when a window is @WINLINK[linked] to another window (and both windows share the same virtual screen), both windows will show text changes immediately. When you @WINZOOM[Zoom] a window, the window is temporarily assigned to its own, full size virtual screen. When you zoom back, the window is restored to its original virtual screen. See also @WN[Windows]. WINDELETE DELETING A WINDOW @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@WN[Window]-->Delete The current window may be deleted by selecting Delete current window from the Window Menu. If this is the only window viewing the current file, and changes have been made to the file since the last @SAVEFILE[Save], then you will be prompted to verify your action. Windows may also be deleted from the @WINLIST[Window List Menu]. See also @QUICKREF.HLP^*[Quick reference] WINCREATE CREATE WINDOW @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@WN[Window]-->Create Selecting ^BCreate^b from the Window menu initiates a new, full screen window. You will be prompted for a file to load. Simply hitting <ESC> at the prompt will leave the new window empty. The new window may be @WINSIZE[re sized], @WINSPLIT[split], @WINLINK[linked] or @WINHIDE[hidden]. See also @QUICKREF.HLP^*[Quick reference] WINHIDE HIDDEN WINDOWS @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@WN[Window]-->Hide When a window is hidden, it is skipped over by the Next Window and Previous Window operations. It will not be drawn when the screen is updated. However, the @WINLIST[Window List Menu] will still list the hidden window, and you may switch to it from there. Switching to a hidden window from the Window List Menu will unhide the window. Windows may also be hidden from within the @WINLIST[Window List Menu] with the <F4> key. See also @QUICKREF.HLP^*[Quick reference] WINLINK LINK WINDOWS @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@WN[Window]-->Link Two or more windows may view the same file by Linking windows together. To link the current window to view another window's file select ^BLink windows^b from the Window menu. A list will appear of all the available windows. Select the desired file and hit <ENTER>. The current window will now display the selected file. All of the @LAYOUT[formatting attributes] of the current window including Word wrap, Indent Style, Margins, etc., will have been copied from the window selected in the list. However, the formatting attributes in either window may now be changed without affecting the other window. A linked window may be Un-Linked, and made independent again. See also @LAYOUT[Layout] and @QUICKREF.HLP^*[Quick reference] WINLIST THE WINDOW LIST MENU @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@WN[Window]-->Window list (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%WINDOW LIST[Quick Reference]) The ^BWindow List Menu^b provides a list of all windows and loaded files. From this menu you can switch windows, preview windows before you switch, hide and unhide windows. This same menu is used by the @BLOCKWIN[Inter-Window Block] operations, and by the @WINLINK[Link-Windows] function. Use the <UP>, <DOWN>, <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to move through the window list. The following operations may be performed in the window list: DELETE <F2> Deletes the highlighted window. If the window has been modified, a prompt will appear to verify the action. SAVE <F3> @SAVEFILE[Saves] to disk the file being viewed by the highlighted window. HIDE <F4> Toggles the @WINHIDE[hidden] status of the highlighted window. HIDE ALL <F5> @WINHIDE[Hides] or Unhides all of the windows in the list. VIEW <F6> Opens the window for preview. Use the <RIGHT> and <LEFT> arrow keys to switch between windows. Use the <PgUp>, <PgDn>, <CtrlEND> and <CtrlHOME> keys to browse through the current file. <ENTER> will select the window being viewed, <ESC> cancels the operation. No actual editing of the file may be performed while in VIEW. See also @WN[Windows] and @QUICKREF.HLP^*[Quick reference] WINSPLIT SPLITTING WINDOWS @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@WN[Window]-->Split window A window may be split horizontally or vertically. To do so, select ^BSplit window^b from the Window menu, and then hit an arrow key to indicate the location of the new window. For example: To split a full screen window into to side-by-side windows, with the new window on the right, select ^BMain-menu, Window, Split^b and the hit the right arrow key (<RIGHT>). Upon splitting the window, you will be prompted for a file name. If you enter a filename, then that file will be loaded into the new window. If you just hit <ESC> at the prompt, then new window will be @WINLINK[Linked] to the original. See also @WINSIZE[Re-sizing windows] and @QUICKREF.HLP^*[Quick reference] WINSIZE RE-SIZING WINDOWS <ScrollLockOn> or @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@WN[Window]-->Modify window size A window's size and shape may be changed from the Window menu with the ^BModify window size^b selection. This may also be done by simply hitting the <Scroll-Lock> key. A bright "ghost" border will appear. You may move the upper-left hand corner around with the arrow keys. When it is in the desired position, hit <ENTER>. You may now move the lower left hand corner around with the arrow keys. Hit <ENTER> again the window will be re-sized. You may hit <ESC> at any time to abort the re-sizing operation. @DIRSHELL.HLP^*[DOS Directory Shell] windows may also be resized in the same manner, by hitting the <Scroll-Lock> key. See also @WINSPLIT[Splitting windows] and @QUICKREF.HLP^*[Quick reference] WINZOOM ZOOMING A WINDOW @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@WN[Window]-->Zoom (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%ZOOM[Quick Reference]) A window may be "zoomed" to full screen size, and then back to its original size again. CU CURSOR MOVEMENT The cursor may be moved to any position within a window, regardless of whether or not it is beyond the end of a line or the end of the file. See the @QUICKREF.HLP^*%CURSOR LEFT[Quick Reference] for a complete listing of all cursor movement keys. See also @PM[POSITION MARKING]. GOTOLINE GOTO LINE NUMBER @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@CURSMENU[Cursor]-->Goto line number (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%GO TO LINE[Quick Reference]) Prompts for a line number, and then positions the cursor at that line in the file. See also @CU[CURSOR MOVEMENT] and @PM[POSITION MARKING] CURSMENU THE CURSOR MENU @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->Cursor ┌────────CURSOR POSITION────────╖ │@PMSTACK[Push position onto marker stack]║▒▒ │@PMSTACK[Get position from marker stack ]║▒▒ │───────────────────────────────║▒▒ │@PMRANDOM[Set random access mark... ]║▒▒ │@PMRANDOM[Retrieve random access mark... ]║▒▒ │───────────────────────────────║▒▒ │@GOTOLINE[goto Line number... ]║▒▒ ╘═══════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ See also @CU[CURSOR MOVEMENT], @PM[POSITION MARKING] and @QUICKREF.HLP^*[QUICK REFERENCE] PM POSITION MARKING For each file being edited, Multi-Edit supports both a @PMSTACK[Position Marker Stack], and a set of @PMRANDOM[Random Access Markers]. Each may contain up to 10 markers. See also @CURSMENU[THE CURSOR MENU] and @QUICKREF.HLP^*[QUICK REFERENCE] PMSTACK THE POSITION MARKER STACK MARK POSITION: @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@CURSMENU[Cursor]-->Push position onto marker stack (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%MARK POS[Quick Reference]) RETURN TO MARK: @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@CURSMENU[Cursor]-->Get position from marker stack (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%GO TO MARK[Quick Reference]) The Position Marker Stack works on a last-in-first-out principle. In other words, the last position you marked will be the first position retrieved. This type of marker may only be used once, because once it is retrieved it is "popped" off the top of the stack to make the next marker available. Each time MARK POSITION is invoked the current cursor position is placed onto the top of the Position Marker Stack. The Position Marker Stack stores up to 10 positions. After 10 the oldest position (number 1) will be lost. RETURN TO MARK will return the cursor to the most recently marked position, removing that mark from the list. See also @CU[Cursor Movement] and @PMRANDOM[Random Access Markers] PMRANDOM RANDOM ACCESS MARKERS SET MARK: @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@CURSMENU[Cursor]-->Set random access mark RETRIEVE MARK: @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@CURSMENU[Cursor]-->Retrieve random access mark Random access position marking allows you to mark up to 10 different cursor positions, in any order, and return to any position at any time. Each window has its own set of markers. SET MARK: Use this to assign the current cursor position to one of the markers. Select the desired marker number from the menu. Any previous cursor position for that number will be cancelled. The cursor position will remain in force until you either assign another position to that number, or exit the editor. RETRIEVE MARK: A similar menu will appear. Select the desired marker number, and the cursor will move to that position. See also @PMSTACK[THE POSITION MARKER STACK] and @QUICKREF.HLP^*[QUICK REFERENCE] BL BLOCK OPERATIONS @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->Block Blocks of text within a file may be marked by line, column or text stream. ┌────────BLOCK───────╖ │@BLOCKCOPY[Copy block ]║▒▒ │@BLOCKMOVE[Move block ]║▒▒ │@BLOCKDEL[Delete block ]║▒▒ │────────────────────║▒▒ │@CUTPASTE[cut and Paste... ]║▒▒ │────────────────────║▒▒ │@BLOCKIND[Indent block ]║▒▒ │@BLOCKIND[Undent block ]║▒▒ │────────────────────║▒▒ │@BLOCKWIN[Window copy... ]║▒▒ │@BLOCKWIN[window moVe... ]║▒▒ │────────────────────║▒▒ │@MARKLBLOCK[mark Lines of text ]║▒▒ │@MARKSBLOCK[mark Stream of text ]║▒▒ │@MARKCBLOCK[mark cOlumns of text]║▒▒ ╘════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ See also @QUICKREF.HLP^*%BLOCK OPERATIONS[Quick Reference]) MARKLBLOCK MARKING A BLOCK OF LINES @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->mark Lines of text (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%MARK A BLOCK OF LINES[Quick Reference]) Move the cursor to the first or last line of the desired block. Select Edit, Block, Line-mark from the main menu, or simply hit the <F7> key. This turns block marking on (notice that the line the cursor is on is now highlighted). Move the cursor to the last line of the block (or first, depending on where the block was started) and select End-block from the Block menu, or hit <F7> again (notice that the highlighting follows the cursor). The block of lines is now marked and Copy, Move, Delete, and other operations can be performed on it. See also @BL[Block Operations], @MARKCBLOCK[Marking a Rectangular Block of Text] and @MARKSBLOCK[Marking a Continuous Stream of Text] and @QUICKREF.HLP^*[QUICK REFERENCE]. MARKCBLOCK MARKING A RECTANGULAR BLOCK OF TEXT @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->mark cOlumns of text (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%MARK A RECTANGULAR[Quick Reference]) Select columNar-mark from the Block menu, or hit <ShftF7>. Highlight a rectangular section of text. Select Block-end, or hit <F7> or <ShftF7> to end the block. See also @BL[Block Operations], @MARKLBLOCK[Marking a Block of Lines] and @MARKSBLOCK[Marking a Continuous Stream of Text]. MARKSBLOCK MARKING A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF TEXT @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->mark Stream of text (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%MARK A STREAM[Quick Reference]) Select Stream-mark from the Block menu, or hit <AltF7>. Highlight a stream of text. Select Block-end, or hit <F7> or <AltF7> to end the block. See also @BL[Block Operations], @MARKLBLOCK[Marking a Block of Lines] and @MARKCBLOCK[Marking a Rectangular Block of Text]. BLOCKCOPY BLOCK COPY @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->Copy block (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%COPY[Quick Reference]) Copies the currently marked block to the current cursor position. NOTE: @MARKCBLOCK[Columnar blocks] are Insert/Overwrite sensitive. See also @BLOCKWIN[INTER-WINDOW BLOCK OPERATIONS] and @BL[BLOCK OPERATIONS] BLOCKMOVE BLOCK MOVE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->Move block (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%MOVE[Quick Reference]) Moves the currently marked block from its current position to the current cursor position. NOTE: @MARKCBLOCK[Columnar blocks] are Insert/Overwrite sensitive. See also @BLOCKWIN[INTER-WINDOW BLOCK OPERATIONS] and @BL[BLOCK OPERATIONS] BLOCKDEL BLOCK DELETE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->Delete block (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%DELETE BLOCK[Quick Reference]) Deletes the currently marked block. The operation may be reversed with @UN[UNDO]. See also @BL[BLOCK OPERATIONS] BLOCKOFF BLOCK MARKING OFF @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->turn marking oFf (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%MARKING OFF[Quick Reference]) Turns the highlighted block off. Does NOT affect the actual text. See also @BL[BLOCK OPERATIONS] BLOCKWIN INTER-WINDOW BLOCK OPERATIONS @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->Window copy @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->window moVe (Keystroke shortcuts listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%Inter-Window Block[Quick Reference]) Blocks may be copied or moved into the current window from other windows. To copy or move a block from another window, hit the appropriate key (or select the copy or move operation from the Block-Window menu). A list of all windows containing marked text will appear. Select the desired window/file with the <UP> and <DOWN> keys and then hit <ENTER>. The block of text from the selected window will be copied (or moved) into the current window at the cursor location. Hitting <ESC> (instead of <ENTER) will exit the window list without performing the copy or move. See also @WINLIST[Window List] and @BL[Block Operations]. BLOCKIND BLOCK INDENTING AND UNDENTING @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->Indent (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%INDENT BLOCK[Quick Reference]) Moves the marked line block one tab stop to the right. @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->Undent (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%UNDENT BLOCK[Quick Reference]) Moves the marked line block one tab stop to the left. CUTPASTE CUT AND PASTE STYLE BLOCK OPERATIONS @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->cut and Paste Multi-Edit maintains a hidden "buffer" for cut-and-paste style block operations. This buffer may appear in the @WINLIST[Window List] as !BUF.0. Blocks of text may be copied or moved to this buffer. The block may overwrite what is currently in the buffer, or it may be appended to the end of what is currently in the buffer. Once text is in the buffer, it may be copied to the current cursor position of the current window. ┌───────CUT AND PASTE──────────╖ │@CPCOPY[Copy block to buffer ]║▒▒ │@CPCUT[Cut (move) block to buffer ]║▒▒ │@CPAPPEND[Append block to buffer ]║▒▒ │@CPCUTAPPEND[Cut and append block to buffer]║▒▒ │@CPCOPYFROM[Copy from buffer ]║▒▒ ╘══════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ See also @BL[BLOCK OPERATIONS] and @QUICKREF.HLP^*[QUICK REFERENCE] CPCOPY COPY BLOCK TO BUFFER @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->@CUTPASTE[cut and Paste]-->Copy to buffer (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%COPY TO BUFFER[Quick Reference]) Clears the hidden buffer, and then copies the currently marked block to the hidden buffer. CPCUT CUT (MOVE) BLOCK TO BUFFER @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->@CUTPASTE[cut and Paste]-->cut To buffer (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%CUT TO BUFFER[Quick Reference]) Clears the hidden buffer, then copies the currently marked block to the hidden buffer, and deletes the block from the current window. CPAPPEND APPEND BLOCK TO BUFFER @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->@CUTPASTE[cut and Paste]-->Append to buffer (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%APPEND TO BUFFER[Quick Reference]) Copies the currently marked block to the end of the hidden buffer, without modifying the buffer's previous contents. CPCUTAPPEND CUT AND APPEND BLOCK TO BUFFER @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->@CUTPASTE[cut and Paste]-->cut and aPpend to buffer (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%CUT AND APPEND TO BUFFER[Quick Reference]) Copies the currently marked block to the end of the hidden buffer, without modifying the buffer's previous contents, and then deletes the block from the current window. CPCOPYFROM COPY BLOCK FROM BUFFER @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@BL[Block]-->@CUTPASTE[cut and Paste]-->Copy from buffer (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%COPY FROM BUFFER[Quick Reference]) Inserts the contents of the hidden buffer to the current file at the current cursor position. DL DELETING TEXT All text deletions may be reversed with the @UN[UNDO] command. See the @QUICKREF.HLP^*%DELETE CHARACTER UNDER[Quick Reference] for a complete listing of deletion keystrokes. See also @BL[BLOCK OPERATIONS]. DT TIME AND DATE STAMPING @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@TEXTMENU[Text]-->Time/date stamp (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%DATE[Quick Reference]) Inserts the current Date and Time into the file at the cursor position in the format: mm/dd/yy hh:mmam (or pm) FR FORMAT LINES A file's format line, if it is not the default format line (in other words it has been modified), is saved with the file as the first line of the file. The code ^B@@ME.FORMAT^b is imbedded in the line. Whenever Multi-Edit loads a file, it checks the first line for that code. If it's found, the line is used as the format line. NOTE: This can be used in source code by putting comment characters at the end and/or beginning of the format line while editing. Setting Save-formatline to Off from the @LAYOUT[Layout] menu will prevent the format line from being saved with the file. Remember, however, that each time the format line is edited the save condition is reset to ON. ID INDENTING STYLES There are three types of indenting in Multi-Edit: Manual indenting, auto-indenting, and smart auto-indenting. Manual indenting is always available. Auto-indenting and smart auto-indenting may be selected from the @LAYOUT[Layout] menu. The default settings may be set up from @FE[FILENAME EXTENSION SETUP]. MANUAL INDENT (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%INDENT[Quick Reference]) Tabs the cursor to the next tab marker set in the format line and then sets the left margin at that position. When carriage return (or <ENTER>)is pressed the cursor will return to the new left margin instead of column 1. MANUAL UNDENT (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%UNDENT[Quick Reference]) Tabs the Cursor back to the previous tab marker set in the format line and then sets the left margin at that position. See @BLOCKIND[BLOCK OPERATIONS] for information on indenting and undenting blocks of text. AUTO-INDENT When <ENTER> is pressed while editing a file, the cursor will be left at the indent level of the previous line. Auto-indent may be selected or turned off via the @LAYOUT[Layout] menu. SMART AUTO-INDENT Smart auto-indenting is @LANGUAGE[language specific]. When <ENTER> is pressed while editing a file, the first word of the current line is checked for key words in the specified language and the new line is indented appropriately. Smart auto-indent may be selected or turned off via the @LAYOUT[Layout] menu. FL FILE OPERATIONS The following file operations are available from the File Menu. ┌────────────FILE─────────────╖ │@EDITNEW[Edit new file ]║▒▒ │@LOADFILE[Load file into current window]║▒▒ │@SAVEFILE[Save file in current window ]║▒▒ │@RENAMEFILE[Re-name current file ]║▒▒ │─────────────────────────────║▒▒ │@LOADBLOCK[Load block from disk ]║▒▒ │@SAVEBLOCK[Save block to disk ]║▒▒ │─────────────────────────────║▒▒ │@DIRSHELL.HLP^*[Directory shell ]║▒▒ ╘═════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ See also @CMDLINELOAD[Loading Files from the Command Line] and @BACKUPS[AUTOMATIC BACKUPS] CMDLINELOAD LOADING FILES FROM THE COMMAND LINE Files to be loaded may be specified on the command line when invoking Multi-Edit. If more than one file is specified, then windows will be created for each additional file. For example: ^BME WHATZIT.C WOW.ASM WHEREIS.PAS^b DOS wild card characters (* and ?) are allowed. For example: ^BME *.ASM *.C^b would load all .ASM and .C files in the current directory. See also @CMDLINE[Command Line Options], @FL[File Operations], @DIRSHELL.HLP^*[DOS Directory Shell] and @QUICKREF.HLP^*[Quick Reference]. EDITNEW EDIT A NEW FILE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@FL[File]-->Edit new file Prompts for a file name, creates a full-screen window, and then loads the file into the new window. DOS wild card characters (* and ?) are allowed from the prompt. For example: Select Edit new file and enter *.C at the prompt. All files with a .C extension will be loaded into Multi-Edit. REMEMBER: You may get a list of all loaded files and windows with the @WINLIST[Window List Menu]. Hitting the <F2> key from the prompt will invoke the @DIRSHELL.HLP^*[DOS DIRECTORY SHELL] allowing you to select a file by highlighting a file name and hitting <ENTER>. See also @LOADFILE[Loading a File into the Current Window], @FL[File Operations], @DIRSHELL.HLP^*[DOS Directory Shell], @CMDLINELOAD[Loading Files from the Command Line] and @QUICKREF.HLP^*[Quick Reference]. LOADFILE LOADING A FILE INTO THE CURRENT WINDOW @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@FL[File]-->Load file into current window (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%LOAD FILE[Quick Reference]) Prompts for a file name and then loads that file into the current window, overwriting the file being edited in that window. If the file already in the current window has been changed since the last Save operation, then you will be asked to verify this action. DOS wild card characters (* and ?) may be used to load multiple files. If more than one file is loaded, then additional windows will be created. Hitting the <F2> key from the prompt will invoke the @DIRSHELL.HLP^*[DOS DIRECTORY SHELL] allowing you to select a file by highlighting a file name and hitting <ENTER>. NOTE: This operation actually overwrites the file in the current window. If what you want is to edit multiple files, leaving the file in the current window intact, then use @EDITNEW[Edit New File]. See also @FL[File Operations] and @CMDLINELOAD[Loading Files from the Command Line] SAVEFILE SAVING THE CURRENT FILE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@FL[File]-->Save file in current window (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%SAVE FILE[Quick Reference]) Prompts for a file name, (uses current file name by default), and then saves the file to disk. If @BACKUPS[Backups] are enabled then a backup of the file (if it already exists) is made the first time the file is saved. See also @FL[File Operations], @BACKUPS[Automatic Backups] and @SAVEBLOCK[Save Block] SAVEBLOCK SAVING A MARKED BLOCK OF TEXT @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@FL[File]-->Save block to disk (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%SAVE BLOCK[Quick Reference]) Prompts for a file name, and then saves the currently marked block to disk. Will ask the user for verification if the specified file already exists. See also @FL[File Operations] and @BACKUPS[Automatic Backups] LOADBLOCK LOADING A BLOCK OF TEXT @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@FL[File]-->Load block from disk Prompts for a file name, and then loads the specified file, merging it into the current file at the cursor position. Hitting the <F2> key from the prompt will invoke the @DIRSHELL.HLP^*[DOS DIRECTORY SHELL] allowing you to select a file by highlighting a file name and hitting <ENTER>. See also @LOADFILE[Loading a File into the Current Window], @FL[File Operations], @DIRSHELL.HLP^*[DOS Directory Shell] and @QUICKREF.HLP^*[Quick Reference]. RENAMEFILE CHANGING THE CURRENT FILE'S NAME @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@FL[File]-->Re-name current file The name of the current file may be changed with this function. NOTE: No file saving takes place, and the name of the file is not changed on disk. This is primarily used to create a new file from an existing file without deleting the existing file. See also @FL[File Operations], @SAVEFILE[Save Current File], @QUICKREF.HLP^*[Quick Reference] BACKUPS AUTOMATIC BACKUPS Multi-Edit normally creates a backup of a file (as it existed when it was loaded) when the user first saves an edited version of the file. This backup is done ONLY on that first save, to maintain a copy of the original file without any of the subsequent editing steps. One of two methods may be chosen for backups (this is done from the @EDITSET[Edit Settings] sub-menu of the Install Menu). ^BMethod 1^b The filename used for the backup is the same as the original, but with a ".BAK" extension. The backup file is stored in the same directory as the original. ^BMethod 2^b The filename is NOT changed, but the original file is copied into a specified backup directory. This directory is specified from the @EDITSET[Edit Settings sub-menu]. Automatic backups may also be disabled. See also @INEDBA[INSTALLATION AND SETUP - BACKUPS] and @SAVEFILE[Saving the Current File]. PG PAGE BREAKS Multi-Edit has a page break facility which allows any text file to be broken up and easily paged through just as a full word processor allows movement between pages. NOTE: This facility is used by, but NOT dependent on, the document mode feature of Multi-Edit. A Page break is, by default, a form-feed character (ASCII 12), however it may be changed to any string (up to 20 characters long) from the Install menu. NOTE: Multi-Edit is sensitive to the case of any alpha characters used in the page break string. INSERT PAGE BREAK MENU, Edit, Page-break Creates a new line containing a page-break string above the current line. NEXT PAGE BREAK MENU, Edit, Cursor, Next-page (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%NEXT PAGE[Quick Reference]) Moves the cursor to the line after the next page break. LAST PAGE BREAK <CtrlPGUP> or MENU, Edit, Cursor, Last-page (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%LAST PAGE[Quick Reference]) Moves the cursor to the line after the previous page break. PR PRINTING AND PRINTER CONTROL @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->Print The print menu allows you to print a block or file directly from a window, issue printer-specific codes directly to the printer, and select and modify a printer driver. Selecting PRINT from the main menu will bring up the following @MENUS[fixed menu]: ┌─────────────PRINT─────────────╖ │print current File ║▒▒ │print marked Block ║▒▒ │───────────────────────────────║▒▒ │printer Setup... ║▒▒ │printer Type... IBM ║▒▒ │───────────────────────────────║▒▒ │print Margin... ║▒▒ │eject Page ║▒▒ ╘═══════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ print File Prints the file in the current window. print Block Prints the currently marked block. printer Setup Invokes a @MENUS[variable length menu] to issue printer-specific codes for various fonts, etc. to the printer. The menu will look something like this: ┌──SETUP PRINTER──╖ │10 cpi ║▒▒ │12 cpi ║▒▒ │17 cpi ║▒▒ │6 lpi ║▒▒ │8 lpi ║▒▒ │Draft ║▒▒ │Nlq ║▒▒ │Fast draft ║▒▒ │Underline begin ║▒▒ │Underline end ║▒▒ │Emphasized begin ║▒▒ │Emphasized end ║▒▒ │Italics begin ║▒▒ │Italics end ║▒▒ │Double wide begin║▒▒ │Double wide end ║▒▒ ╘═════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ The exact available menu choices are dependent upon the configuration of the user-definable printer driver for the printer. See @INPR[Printer Type] installation for more information on modifying printer drivers. Margin Sets up a left margin to be added while printing. printer Type Sets, creates, deletes, or modifies the printer type. Multi-Edit uses as many generic codes as possible, so most printers from the listed manufacturers (and compatibles) should be supported. If your printer is not supported, or changes to the codes output for a specific printer are desired, select Create, Modify, or Delete. See @INPR[Printer Type] installation for more information on modifying printer drivers. Printing in background is possible by saving the file to disk, and using the @DIRSHELL.HLP^*[DOS shell]. Redirecting the LPT1 device is possible via the DOS Mode command. For instance, if you have a serial printer, you can do something like this: mode com1:48,e,,,P mode lpt1:=com1: These or similar commands can be placed in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. For more detail, consult your DOS manual. SR SEARCH AND REPLACE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->Search ┌────────────────SEARCH─────────────────────┐ │@SEARCH[ Search for text ]│▒▒ │@SRCHREPL[ Search and replace ]│▒▒ │@REPSEARCH[ Repeat previous search ]│▒▒ ├───────────────────────────────────────────┤▒▒ │@FILESEARCH[ Multiple file search ]│▒▒ │@SEARCHLIST[ List files from last multiple file search ]│▒▒ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ See @REGEXP[REGULAR EXPRESSIONS (wild cards)] and @SRCHEXAMP[SEARCH AND REPLACE EXAMPLES] FILESEARCH MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@SR[Search]-->Multiple file search (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%MULTI-FILE[Quick Reference]) Multi-Edit's Multiple File Search is an extremely powerful utility that allows you to scan your entire drive (or any section of it) for all files that contain a specified search string. @REGEXP[Regular expressions] are, of course, fully supported. The parameters for the Multiple File Search are entered in a data-entry box. The following example would scan all directories on drive C for all .C, .ASM and .PAS files that contained the strings "error" or "warning", regardless of the capitalization of the strings. ┌───────────────────────────────SEARCH FILES──────────────────────────────╖ │Filespec: @MFS_FILESPEC[*.C *.ASM *.PAS ]║▒▒ │Search For: @MFS_SEARCHFOR[{error}|{warning} ]║▒▒ │>>>> @MFS_STARTSRCH[START FILE SEARCH] ║▒▒ │Search Subdirectories.... @MFS_SUBDIR[YES] ║▒▒ │Starting path............ @MFS_STARTPATH[C:\ ] ║▒▒ │Case Sensitivity......... @MFS_CASE[NO ] ║▒▒ │Use Regular Expressions.. @MFS_REGEXP[YES] ║▒▒ ╘════════════ to select, <ESC> to exit, <F3> to edit.═══════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Once START FILE SEARCH is selected, a box will appear where the names of the files that are being searched will be displayed. Once the operation is completed, a variable length menu will pop up, displaying all of the files that contained the search string. Moving the highlight bar to a file, and pressing <ENTER> will load that file into a window and take the cursor to the first occurrences of the search string. Selecting @REPSEARCH[Repeat Previous Search] will find the next occurrence of the search string in the selected file. @SEARCHLIST[List files from last Multiple File Search] will bring up the list of files again. MFS_FILESPEC MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH - "FILESPEC" FIELD The ^BFilespec^b field is where the files to be searched are listed. Each file specification may contain the standard MS/PCDOS * and ? wild card characters. There may be as many file specifications as will fit in the field. See @FILESEARCH[MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH] MFS_SEARCHFOR MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH - "SEARCH FOR" FIELD The ^BSearch For^b field contains the search string. @REGEXP[Regular expressions] are fully supported. See @FILESEARCH[MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH] MFS_STARTSRCH MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH = "START FILE SEARCH" FIELD Selecting ^BSTART FILE SEARCH^b initiates the Multiple File Search operation. See @FILESEARCH[MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH] MFS_SUBDIR MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH - "SEARCH SUBDIRECTORIES" FIELD The ^BSearch Subdirectories^b field is a YES/NO toggle that determines whether or not all directories below @MFS_STARTPATH[Starting Path] are also to be searched. See @FILESEARCH[MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH] MFS_STARTPATH MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH - "STARTING PATH" FIELD The ^BStarting path^b field tells Multi-Edit which directory to start the search in. See also @MFS_SUBDIR[MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH - "SEARCH SUBDIRECTORIES" FIELD] and @FILESEARCH[MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH] See @FILESEARCH[MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH] MFS_CASE MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH - "CASE SENSITIVITY" FIELD The ^BCase Sensitivity^b field is a YES/NO toggle, that determines whether or not the capitalization of the search strings will matter. See @FILESEARCH[MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH] MFS_REGEXP MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH - "USE REGULAR EXPRESSIONS" FIELD The ^BUse Regular Expressions^b field is a YES/NO toggle. If set to NO then the search string will be used literally, without checking for regular expression wild cards like * or ?. See @FILESEARCH[MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH] SEARCHLIST LIST FILES FROM LAST MULTI-FILE SEARCH @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@SR[Search]-->List files from last multi-file search (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%LIST FILES[Quick Reference]) Brings up the list of files from the last @FILESEARCH[Multiple File Search]. For example: ┌MATCHED FILES╖ │»KERMIT.C ║▒▒ │ EMSMEM.PAS ║▒▒ │»STATUSLN.PAS║▒▒ │»MEGLOB2.PAS ║▒▒ │ MEMAC8.PAS ║▒▒ │ MESEARCH.PAS║▒▒ │ MEINTER.PAS ║▒▒ │ MEM2.ASM ║▒▒ ╘═══MORE ════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ The ^B»^b character indicates that the file has already been selected and loaded. Moving the highlight bar to a file, and pressing <ENTER> will load that file into a window and take the cursor to the first occurrence of the search string. SEARCH SEARCH FOR TEXT @MAINMENU[MENU]-->@SR[Search]-->Search for text (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%SEARCH[Quick Reference]) See also @REGEXP[REGULAR EXPRESSIONS]. Searches the current file for the search string or string expression. Starts from the current cursor position unless Global search is specified. Normally (unless the P search option is used), Multi-Edit will search for the specified string or string expression, highlight the found text (if the search was successful), and then stop, leaving the cursor at the first character of the found text. SEARCH OPTIONS The following search options (or switches) are available. Any number of them may be entered into the Switches prompt. G Global search (search entire file). I Ignore case of alpha characters. P Prompted search. After each find, you will be prompted to hit <ESC> to stop search, or any other key to go to the next occurrence. B Backwards search. X eXpressions OFF (turn @REGEXP[regular expressions] off). This option is used to make it easier to enter characters literally, without the risk of any of them being used as wild cards. R Restrict search to currently marked block. Only text that is in the currently marked block will be searched. Search will abort if no block is marked. If the G (global) switch is set, then the search will be performed through the entire block. See @SRCHEXAMP[SEARCH AND REPLACE EXAMPLES] and @SRCHREPL[SEARCH AND REPLACE] SRCHREPL SEARCH AND REPLACE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@SR[Search]-->search and Replace (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%SEARCH WITH REPLACE[Quick Reference]) See also @REGEXP[REGULAR EXPRESSIONS]. Searches the current file for the search string or string expression, and replaces the found text with the specified replace string or string expression. Normally (unless the P or N search and replace options are used), Multi-Edit will search for the specified string or string expression, highlight the found text (if the search was successful), and then prompt you to hit <ENTER> to replace the found text, or <SPACE> NOT to replace the text. SEARCH AND REPLACE OPTIONS The following search and replace options (or switches) are available. Any number of them may be entered into the Switches prompt. G Global search and replace (search entire file). I Ignore case of alpha characters. P Prompted search and replace. After each find, you will be prompted to replace the found text. Hitting <ENTER> will replace the found text with the replace string, and then search for the next occurrence of the search string. Hitting <SPACE> will leave the found text alone, and search for the next occurrence of the search string. <ESC> will abort the search and replace operation. N No prompts. No prompts will occur at all, the search and replace operation will continue until no more occurrences of the search string are found. B Backwards search and replace. X eXpressions OFF (turn @REGEXP[regular expressions] off). This option is used to make it easier to enter characters literally, without the risk of any of them being used as wild cards. R Restrict search and replace to currently marked block. Only text that is in the currently marked block will be searched. Search and replace will abort if no block is marked. If the G (global) switch is set, then the search will be performed through the entire block. See @SRCHEXAMP[SEARCH AND REPLACE EXAMPLES] and @SEARCH[SEARCHING FOR TEXT] REPSEARCH REPEAT PREVIOUS SEARCH @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@SR[Search]-->repeat Previous search (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%REPEAT SEARCH[Quick Reference]) Repeats the last @SEARCH[Search] or @SRCHREPL[Search and Replace] operation. If there is no previous operation to repeat (i.e. Search or Search and Replace have not been used since starting Multi-Edit) then the Search data-entry box is popped up. REGEXP REGULAR EXPRESSIONS Regular expressions are basically sophisticated wild cards. They provide the ability to deal with unprintable characters like "beginning of line" or "end of line", specific sets or "classes" of characters, strings of unknown length, and multiple groups of characters in a single search pattern or replace pattern. ^BSEARCH STRING EXPRESSIONS^b ^B*^b match 0..n occurrences of the previous character or expression. ^B+^b match 1..n occurrences of the previous character or expression. ^B?^b match any character. ^B[]^b match class of characters. Example: [a-zA-Z0-9_] ^B[~]^b match any character except the enclosed class. ^B%^b match beginning of line. ^B$^b match end of line. ^B@@^b match (or replace) next character literally. ^B{}^b encloses a group of 1 or more expressions. Max # of groups = 10 ^B|^b match previous OR next expression. Example: {BEGIN}|{END} would match either "BEGIN" or "END"; NOTE: A character is counted as an expression. Therefore, BEGIN|END would match either "BEGINND" or "BEGIEND". ^BREPLACE STRING EXPRESSIONS^b ^B$^b Inserts a carriage return. ^B%^b Deletes a character. May be used to delete an end of line. ^B&^b Insert the original found text. ^B^^^b Place cursor at this position in the replaced text. ^B#n^b Insert text matched by group number 'n', n = 0 through 9. Example: Search = {POS(}{?*,}{?*,} Replace = #0#2#1 would swap the parameters for the function POS(str1,str2); See @SR[SEARCH AND REPLACE] and @SRCHEXAMP[SEARCH AND REPLACE EXAMPLES] SRCHEXAMP SEARCH AND REPLACE EXAMPLES Search = ^B%|[~a-z0-9_][a-z0-9_]^b Find next word. Search = ^B@@$^b Find literal "$". Search = ^B(?*)^b Find parenthesis set. Search = ^B[=><!@@|&]^b Find C relational operator. Search = ^B{"?*"}|{'?*'}^b Find single or double quotes set. Search = ^B[~0-9]^b Find any character except a digit. Search = ^B{wow}+^b Find one or more occurrences of "wow". Search = ^B{if}|{else}^b Find "if" or "else". Search = ^B{{this is}|{this is not}} a test^b Replace = ^B#0 a pizza^b Find "this is a test" or "this is not a test" and replace with "this is a pizza". Search = ^B%$^b Replace = ^B%^b Search for a blank line and delete it. Search = ^B{;} *{[~ ]?+;}^b Replace = ^B#0$#1^b Search for two semi-colon delimited statements on a single line and break the line, removing any preceding spaces on the new line. See @SR[SEARCH AND REPLACE] TEXTMENU THE TEXT MENU @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->Text ┌─────────Text─────────╖ │@UN[Undo ]║▒▒ │@REDO[Redo ]║▒▒ │──────────────────────║▒▒ │@SORTTEXT[Sort text... ]║▒▒ │@CNGCASE[upper Case... ]║▒▒ │@CNGCASE[Lower case... ]║▒▒ │@CENTERLN[cEnter line ]║▒▒ │@DT[Time/date stamp ]║▒▒ │──────────────────────║▒▒ │@REFORMAT[re-Format paragraph ]║▒▒ │@JUSTIFY[Justify paragraph ]║▒▒ │@UNJUST[uN-justify paragraph ]║▒▒ │──────────────────────║▒▒ │@CMDREPEAT[rePeat command n times]║▒▒ ╘══════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ UN UNDO @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@TEXTMENU[Text]-->Undo (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%UNDO[Quick Reference]) Undo can, quite simply, undo editing changes. Any editing operation, excluding file saving and loading, can be undone. This includes block operations, text insertions and deletions, major cursor movements, search and replaces, etc. See also @REDO[REDO] REDO REDO @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@TEXTMENU[Text]-->Redo (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%REDO[Quick Reference]) REDO reverses your last @UN[UNDO]. If you accidentally hit UNDO, or you undo too many operations, REDO will "undo" your undo. SORTTEXT SORTING TEXT @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@TEXTMENU[Text]-->Sort text Performs an alphabetical sort of a file, or a block of text in a file. ┌───────────────────────TEXT SORT───────────────────────╖ │>>>> [START SORT] ║▒▒ │Starting column of sort key................. 0 ║▒▒ │Number of characters in sort key (0 = all).. 0 ║▒▒ │Sort Marked Block Only...................... NO ║▒▒ │Ignore Case................................. NO ║▒▒ │Sort order.................................. ASCENDING ║▒▒ ╘════ to select, <ESC> to exit, <F3> to edit.═════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ The starting column of the sort key, and the number of characters in the sort key determine the "field" of text that the sort is to use as its key. Regardless of these settings, the sort is performed on entire lines of text. If the starting column is 0 and the number of characters is 0 then the entire line will be used as the sort key. If Sort Marked Block Only is YES then a @MARKLBLOCK[block of lines] must be marked. If no block is marked, or the block is @BL[Stream of text] or @BL[Columnar], then the sort will abort. CENTERLN CENTERING A LINE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@TEXTMENU[Text]-->Center Centers the current line between column 1 and the current @RTMARG[right margin]. CNGCASE CHANGING THE CASE OF TEXT @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@TEXTMENU[Text]-->Upper case @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@TEXTMENU[Text]-->Lower case Allows you to change the capitalization of a Word, Line or Block to either upper case or lower case. To change the case of a word, position your cursor at the first character of the desired word, select either ^BUpper case^b or ^BLower case^b, and then select ^BWord^b. To change the case of an entire line, position your cursor anywhere on the desired line, select either ^BUpper case^b or ^BLower case^b, and then select ^BLine^b. To change the case of a block of text, @BL[block mark] the desired text, select either ^BUpper case^b or ^BLower case^b, and then select ^BBlock^b. CMDREPEAT REPEAT COMMAND MENU-->@TEXTMENU[Text]-->Repeat command (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%REPEAT COMMAND[Quick Reference]) Repeats a keystroke n times. Prompts for either numeric entry, or a keystroke command. Enter the number of times to perform the operation with the number keys. As soon as any key other than a number key is hit, that keystroke will be repeated the specified number of times. Hitting <ESC> will abort the operation. This is really much easier to understand by just trying it, rather than reading about it. IN INSTALLATION AND SETUP @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->Install The Installation and Setup menu allows changes to be made on many different settings such as screen colors, backups, key mappings, etc. Changes can optionally be saved, making them the start-up defaults. The following @MENUS[fixed menu] is displayed: ┌─────INSTALLATION AND SETUP─────╖ │DOS = 3.30 CPU = 80286 ║▒▒ │Video Card = EGA Color ║▒▒ │Expanded Memory N/A ║▒▒ │ME Path = C:\ME\ ║▒▒ │ ║▒▒ │@INED[Edit settings ]║▒▒ │@INCO[Colors ]║▒▒ │@INSC[Screen setup ]║▒▒ │@INKE[Key mapping ]║▒▒ │@INVI[Video mode 80 x 25 ]║▒▒ │@INMO[Mouse On H=8 V=8 ]║▒▒ │@INLO[Logo screen On ]║▒▒ │@INEX[eXplosions On ]║▒▒ │@INCT[ctrl Help box On ]║▒▒ │@FE[Filename extensions ]║▒▒ │@INPR[Printer type IBM ]║▒▒ │@INRE[Restore Off ]║▒▒ │@INUS[Use EMS Memory N/A ]║▒▒ │@INFL[fIle locking Off ]║▒▒ ╘═══════ @INSAVESET[<ESC> to Exit] ══════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ INSAVESET EXITING INSTALL AND SAVING THE SETTINGS Hitting <ESC> from the @IN[Install] menu will give you the following options: ┌─────────EXIT INSTALLATION AND SETUP?──────────╖ │ ^BN^bo ^BY^bes ^BS^bave-settings-and-exit ║▒▒ │If you don't save, keymap changes will be lost.║▒▒ ╘═══════════════════════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Selecting ^BSave-settings-and-exit^b causes a new INIT.SRC macro source file to be generated, and then MEMAC.EXE is invoked to compile INIT.SRC into INIT.MAC. INIT.MAC is the macro that is run upon invocation of Multi-Edit. If INIT.MAC is not generated (by selecting YES), then any changes you made to the @INKE[Keymapping] will be lost. See @MACRO.HLP^*[MACRO LANGUAGE REFERENCE GUIDE] for more information on macros. INED EDIT SETTINGS @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->Edit Settings The Installation Edit Settings Menu allows you to configure several miscellaneous editor parameters which affect the operation and use of Multi-Edit. Selecting Edit Settings will bring up the following @MENUS[fixed menu]: ┌──────────EDIT SETTINGS─────────╖ │@INEDBA[Backups Create .BAK ]║▒▒ │@INEDPA[Page break ]║▒▒ │@INEDTR[Truncate Spaces On ]║▒▒ │@INEDAU[Autosave 15 seconds ]║▒▒ │@INEDDE[Default mode Insert ]║▒▒ │@INEDTA[tab Expansion Tabs ]║▒▒ │@INEDIN[Insert Cursor Underline ]║▒▒ │@INEDIN[Overwrite Cursor 2/3 Block ]║▒▒ │@INEDWO[Word delimits ()"',#$!% ]║▒▒ │@INEDSE[Search Settings ]║▒▒ │@INEDFO[format Code delimit . ]║▒▒ │@INEDMA[max Undo count 100 ]║▒▒ │@INEDKE[Key repeat speed ]║▒▒ │@INEDTE[teMp File Directory ]║▒▒ │@INEDCT[ctrl-Z at eof Off ]║▒▒ │@INEDEOFCR[CR/LF at eof On ]║▒▒ ╘════════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ INEDBA BACKUPS @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->Backups Backup files are very important to most people to insure that a previous version of the file being edited is retained "just in case". The Backup menu allows you flexibility in determining what kind of backup method to use, or even to disable backups. For the Backup Method, you have three choices: ┌──────Backup Method─────╖ │Off ║▒▒ │create .BAK files ║▒▒ │Copy to backup directory║▒▒ ╘════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Create .BAK files will save your file, in its previous form, to a file with the same filename, but with an extension of .BAK. Copy to backup directory will save your previous file to the directory specified in the Backup Dir field. In this case, file name will also have the same extension as before. The Backup Dir is only effective if you have selected Create .BAK files. You may enter any valid DOS path. See also @BACKUPS[AUTOMATIC BACKUPS]. INEDPA PAGE BREAK @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->Page Break This field allows configuration of a string of up to 10 characters, to be treated by Multi-Edit as a @PG[page break]. Normally, this would be a single form feed character(). When a page break string is encountered in a file, it will be displayed in the user-definable @INCO[page break color], with dash characters trailing the end of the line. In @EDITMODE[document mode], the page counter will increment or decrement as the cursor moves forward or backward past page break strings, and the line counter will reflect the offset from the previous page break. Multi-Edit is sensitive to the case of any alpha characters used in the page break string. See @QUICK%PAGE BREAK[QUICK REFERENCE] INEDTR TRUNCATE SPACES @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->Truncate Spaces This field tells Multi-Edit whether or not to truncate spaces that trail lines of text. This truncation only occurs upon loading a file. INEDAU AUTOSAVE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->Autosave This field is used to configure the number of seconds of keyboard inactivity before automatically saving all modified files. If you set it to zero, autosave will be turned off. This selection can be accessed via the @INED[EDIT SETTINGS] menu. INEDDE DEFAULT MODE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->Default Mode The Install Default Mode allows you to configure whether Multi-Edit will be in insert or overwrite mode when it first comes up. Insert - Typing in text will push over any characters to the right of the cursor. Backspace anywhere except column 1 will be destructive. Backspace at column 1 will append that line to the end of the previous line. Carriage return at column 1 will move the current line down one line, leaving a new blank line above. Carriage return in the middle of a line will break the line, putting all text from the cursor and to the right on a new line below. Carriage return at the end of a line will insert a blank line below. Overwrite - Typing in text will overwrite any existing text at the cursor. Backspace is destructive, as in Insert mode, except at Column 1, where it will move to the end of the previous line. Carriage return anywhere will move the cursor to the line below and column 1. Of course, once inside Multi-Edit, you can easily toggle this mode with a keystroke. INEDTA TAB EXPANSION @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->Tab Expansion Install Tab Expansion will allow you to configure how Multi-Edit handles tab characters and the <Tab> key. Tabs - When the <Tab> key is pressed, a tab character will be inserted, followed by as many virtual spaces (ASCII 255) as are needed to move over to the next tab stop. Spaces - When the <Tab> key is pressed, spaces(ASCII 32) will be inserted to move over to the next tab stop. INEDIN INSERT and OVERWRITE CURSOR SIZE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->Insert Cursor(or Overwrite Cursor) Install Cursor Size allows you to choose between 4 different cursor sizes and have the insert and overwrite cursor each have its own size, making it easy to determine which mode you are in. Selecting Insert or Overwrite cursor will toggle among the following choices: Underline 1/2 Block 2/3 Block Full Block INEDWO WORD DELIMITERS @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->Word Delimits Install Word Delimits allows you enter a string of characters which define the word delimiters for Word Left and Word Right. INEDSE SEARCH SETTINGS @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->Search Settings This menu allows you to set up default settings for search, search and replace, and multi-file search. These settings will be in force when Multi-Edit is first invoked. All the fields in the Search Settings Setup box correspond to similar fields in the search prompts. See @SR[Search and Replace]. INEDFO PRINT FORMATTER CODE DELIMITER @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->Format Code Delimit Install Format Code Delimit allows you to define the delimiter or leading character for @PRNFORM.HLP^PF[print formatter] codes. The default is the period(.) character. You may notice a slight speed up in formatting documents if the character is a less frequently used character, like a tilde(~). INEDMA MAX UNDO COUNT @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->Max Undo Count Install Max Undo Count allows you to configure the amount of undo steps for each window. The maximum is 65535. Setting this to 0 turns undo off. INEDKE KEY REPEAT SPEED @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->Key Repeat Speed Install Key Repeat Speed allows configuration of the BIOS keyboard repeat (typematic) rate. This configuration will only take effect if you have the newer AT enhanced BIOS. Repeat speed is the delay between successive automatic keystrokes while the key is being held down. Repeat delay is the delay between the initial key press and when the repeating begins. INEDTE TEMP FILE DIRECTORY @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->Temp File Directory Install Temp File Directory allows configuration of a drive and directory for the virtual memory temporary swap files. If you have a RAM disk utility, you can use this feature to significantly speed up virtual memory. If this is blank, the temporary files will be in the current subdirectory. INEDCT CTRL-Z AT END OF FILE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->ctrl-Z at eof Some programs, like older compilers, require a Ctrl-Z(ASCII 26) at the end of a text file. Selecting this option will toggle this feature on and off. INEDEOFCR CR/LF AT END OF FILE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->@INED[Edit Settings]-->CR/LF at eof Determines whether or not the last line of a file will be terminated with a carriage-return/line-feed. INCO COLOR INSTALLATION @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->Colors Color installation allows you to define different background and foreground colors for practically everything displayed on the screen. Selecting color installation will bring up the "SETUP COLORS" screen. In the box labelled SAMPLE, there is an example of all of the various items which can be color configured. As changes are made, the sample will reflect these changes. SAMPLE HELP is a sample help screen. When a color item is selected, the lower left corner of the menu will change to this: Foreground = 7 Background = 1 to change foreground color to change background color. <ENTER> to accept, <ESC> aborts Use the up and down cursor keys to change the foreground color of each item; left and right keys to change the background. <ENTER> will accept the changes, <ESC> will abort and that color item will return to its previous state. Notice that it is possible to make anything invisible by making the foreground and background color the same value. If Shadow-character is selected, the lower left corner of the menu will change to this: ┌──SELECT SHADOW CHARACTER──╖ │1-->░░░░ ║▒▒ │2-->▒▒▒▒ ║▒▒ │3-->▓▓▓▓ ║▒▒ │4-->████ ║▒▒ │5-->Transparent ║▒▒ ╘═══════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ This will allow selection of the character used in the box shadows in menus and prompts. Selecting "Transparent" will make the box shadow simply change the color of the text that is already there. This looks quite nice on a color system. INSC SCREEN SETUP @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->Screen Setup Screen setup allows configuration of two screen layouts which can be switched between with a single keystroke. Selecting Screen Setup brings up the following @MENUS[fixed menu]: ┌────────SCREEN SETUP────────╖ │ layout A(default) layout B ║▒▒ ╘════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Selecting either layout will bring up the following menu: ┌─────────────────LAYOUT A──────────────────╖ │Default............... YES ║▒▒ │Status line........... YES ║▒▒ │Message Line.......... YES ║▒▒ │Function key labels... YES ║▒▒ │Macro to run.......... ║▒▒ ╘═══════════════════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Default determines if this layout should be the one that is in effect when Multi-Edit is first invoked. The remaining fields turn on or off the following: ^BStatus line^b, which displays the Multi-Edit version number, the Multi-Edit mode, Insert/Overwrite, Memory available for running DOS programs, date, and time. ^BFunction key line^b, which displays the labels for each of the 10 function keys and their SHIFT, ALT, and CTRL states. ^BMessage line^b, which is the line (usually line 2) left open for help and status messages. ^BMacro to run^b defines a macro to be run that will setup the screen layout. If a macro name is entered in this field, then the previous three fields will be ignored. INKE KEY MAPPING @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->Key Mapping Key Mapping is a very powerful feature of Multi-Edit. It allows you to assign virtually any macro or command to virtually any keystroke recognized by Multi-Edit. Any function key assignment can have a label associated with it which will be displayed at the bottom of the screen (if function key labeling is turned on). You can add or delete key assignments as desired. After selecting a macro or command, the following @MENUS[Data Entry Box] will be displayed: ┌────────────KEYSTROKE ASSIGNMENT─────────────╖ │Macro: ^BMAINHELP^b ║▒▒ │Parameters: ║▒▒ │Description: Main help screen ║▒▒ │Primary key: ^B<F1>^b ║▒▒ │Alternate key: ^B<AltH>^b ║▒▒ │Function key label: ^BHelp^b ║▒▒ │Mode: ^BEDIT^b ║▒▒ │Macro file: ^BUSERIN^b ║▒▒ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Macro: The name of the macro that the keystroke(s) will be assigned to. In the case of a Multi-Edit command, this field will be named "Command". Parameters: This field is for any macro command line parameters, usually "/XX=" type, which may be necessary for proper operation of the macro. Before altering these on a supplied macro, be sure you understand the proper usage of the parameter. In the case of a Multi-Edit command, this field will not be modifiable and the words "NOT APPLICABLE" will be displayed. Description: This is for a comment or description for the benefit of the user and can be any string up to 25 characters. Primary and Alternate Keys are special fields that will bring up the following menu: ┌───────────KEYCODE───────────╖ │^BDefine keycode^B Erase keycode ║▒▒ ╘═════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ If you choose Define keycode, the following prompt will appear: ┌──DEFINING A KEYCODE──╖ │Press the desired key.║▒▒ ╘══════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ The next key you press will be considered the desired keystroke, and the keycode for that keystroke will appear in the field. The purpose for the primary and alternate keys are to allow for the possibility of having more than one keystroke to access the same macro or command. This is not to be confused with the dual keystroke commands of other editors such as Wordstar. Choosing Erase keycode will simply erase any currently defined keystroke. Function key label: This field is for defining a label for a function key which will appear at the bottom of the screen. This label will only be applicable when at least one of the keys defined is <F1> - <F10> or their SHIFT, ALT, or CTRL counterparts. Mode: This refers to the Multi-Edit mode in which this keystroke assignment is valid. The following menu will appear: ┌──Mode:──╖ │EDIT ║▒▒ │DOS_SHELL║▒▒ │TERM ║▒▒ │ALL ║▒▒ ╘═════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Edit is the mode for normal text editing and would be the most common choice. Dos_Shell is for the Dos directory shell. Term is for the communications module. All would mean the keystroke would be effective in all modes. Macro file: This field allows entry of a macro file name which is only necessary when the macro file name is not the same as the macro name. If no extension is included, .MAC is assumed. Once you have completed the desired changes, simply hit <ESC> to save the changes. INVI VIDEO MODE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->Video Mode Selecting Video Mode will toggle the video display mode between 25 line mode and the alternate mode, if one exists for your video card. Currently, we support 43 lines for EGA, 50 lines for Sigma Color 400, and 50 lines for VGA. INMO MOUSE INSTALLATION @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->Mouse The Mouse menu allows you to enable/disable a mouse, and adjust the horizontal and vertical sensitivity of the mouse. Selecting this item will bring up the following @MENUS[fixed menu]: ┌─────────MOUSE SETUP─────────╖ │Mouse Off ║▒▒ │Horizontal sensitivity 8 ║▒▒ │Vertical sensitivity 8 ║▒▒ ╘═════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Mouse toggles mouse enable on and off. Horizontal and vertical sensitivity are for adjustment of the amount of mouse travel required to make the cursor move. Valid values are 1 - 999. Experimentation is recommended to achieve the correct "feel". INLO LOGO SCREEN @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->Logo Screen Selecting this item will toggle the initial Multi-Edit logo on and off. INEX EXPLOSIONS @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->Explosions This install option will toggle the "exploding" windows and boxes on and off. INCT CTRL HELP BOX @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->Ctrl Help Box This selection will toggle on and off the keypad help box which appears when holding down the Ctrl key. FE FILENAME EXTENSIONS @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->Filename extensions Upon loading a file, Multi-Edit checks a list of filename extensions for the extension of the file being loaded. If found, then Multi-Edit sets up a format line and settings for indent style, document mode, wordwrap and language and compiler types. Extensions may be added, deleted, or the settings modified, for each extension from the Filename extensions selection in the Install menu. For each extension, you can set up the following parameters in this @MENUS[Data Entry Box]: ┌────────────────────SETUP FOR .C────────────────────╖ │@FE_EDIT_MODE[Edit mode] Text ║▒▒ │@FE_WORD_WRAP[Word wrap] Off ║▒▒ │@FE_INDENT[Indent] Smart ║▒▒ │@FE_TAB_VS_FORMAT[Using tab and margin settings - ignoring format line]║▒▒ │@FE_EDIT_FORMAT[Edit format line] ║▒▒ │@FE_TAB[Tab spacing] 8 ║▒▒ │@FE_MARGIN[Right margin] 128 ║▒▒ │@FE_LANGUAGE[Language type] C ║▒▒ │@FE_POST[Post-load macro] ║▒▒ │@FE_DEFDIR[Default directory] ║▒▒ │@FE_PROGRAM[Compiler-Program] ║▒▒ ╘════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ See @LAYOUT[THE LAYOUT MENU] for more information on setting up file formatting, format lines, etc. FE_EDIT_MODE EDIT MODE Invoked by selecting an extension from the @FE[Extension Specific Setup] menu. Extension Specific Edit Mode allows you to decide which editing mode, Text or Document, will be in effect when Multi-Edit is started. See @EDITMODE[EDIT MODE] in the @LAYOUT[LAYOUT MENU]. FE_WORD_WRAP WORD WRAP Invoked by selecting an extension from the @FE[Extension Specific Setup menu]. Extension Specific Word Wrap toggles between enabling disabling word wrap. It would probably be desirable to use word wrap for a document, but not for source code. FE_INDENT INDENT STYLE Invoked by selecting an extension from the @FE[Extension Specific Setup menu]. Selecting Extension Specific Indent Style allows you to determine which indent style will be used for each extension. Choosing Off will invoke the manual indent See @INDSTYL[INDENT-STYLE] for more information. FE_TAB_VS_FORMAT TAB AND MARGIN SETTINGS vs FORMAT LINE Invoked by selecting an extension from the @FE[Extension Specific Setup menu]. Extension Specific Tab and Margin configuration allows toggling between these two options: ^BUsing tab and margin settings - ignoring format line^b You would normally choose this setting when your tab spacing is the same throughout(i.e. every 8 columns, etc.), such as in most documentation and high level languages like C and Pascal. In this case, you will want to set up the tab spacing and right margin. ^BNOTE:^b If you choose this setting, any editing on the format line will be ignored. ^BUsing format line - ignoring tab and margin settings^b You would normally choose this setting in the case of uneven tab spacing(i.e. at column 7, 15, 25, etc.), such as is common for assembler and Fortran. In this case, you will want to edit the format line. ^BNOTE:^b If you choose this setting, any values in the tab spacing and right margin fields will be ignored. See @LAYOUT[THE LAYOUT MENU] for more information on format lines. FE_EDIT_FORMAT EDITING FORMAT LINE Invoked by selecting an extension from the @FE[Extension Specific Setup menu]. You can use the Extension Specific Format Line edit to define a @FR[format line] for each extension. In order for this format line to take effect, you must select @FE_TAB_VS_FORMAT[Using format line - ignoring tab and margin settings] from this same menu. See @LAYOUT[THE LAYOUT MENU] for more information on format lines. FE_TAB TAB SPACING Invoked by selecting an extension from the @FE[Extension Specific Setup menu]. Extension Specific Tab Spacing allows you to enter a numeric value defining the tab spacing(i.e. if the tab spacing is 2, then there will be a tab stop every 2 columns). In order for tab spacing to take effect, you must select @FE_TAB_VS_FORMAT[Using tab and margin settings - ignoring format line] from this same menu. See @LAYOUT[THE LAYOUT MENU] for more information on format lines and tab spacing. FE_MARGIN RIGHT MARGIN Invoked by selecting an extension from the @FE[Extension Specific Setup menu]. Extension Specific Right Margin allows you to enter a numeric value defining the right margin to facilitate word wrap. In order for right margin to take effect, you must select @FE_TAB_VS_FORMAT[Using tab and margin settings - ignoring format line] from this same menu. See @LAYOUT[THE LAYOUT MENU] for more information on margins. FE_LANGUAGE LANGUAGE TYPE Invoked by selecting an extension from the @FE[Extension Specific Setup menu]. Extension Specific Language Support allows you to take advantage of language support features for a particular language style like C, Pascal, Dbase, etc. These language support features can save you much time by providing Smart Indenting, Construct Matching, and Template Editing for most popular languages. See @LANGUAGE[LANGUAGE SPECIFIC SUPPORT]. Individual selections can be deleted and added. ^BNOTE:^b If you add another language type, you must be sure that language support macros for each new language exist. If you need to add language support for a new language not currently supported, you may either write new macros, or you may contact American Cybernetics and we will be happy to add the support for you. In the latter case, all you normally need to supply are some examples of the program code, a list of keywords to trigger smart indenting and matching, and a list of desired templates. FE_POST POST-LOAD MACRO Invoked by selecting an extension from the @FE[Extension Specific Setup menu]. Extension Specific Post-Load Macro allows you to enter the name of any macro you may wish to run immediately after a file with the extension you are defining is loaded. A typical example would be where you had a macro which reformats all the paragraphs in a document to a pre-specified format. FE_DEFDIR EXTENSION SPECIFIC DEFAULT DIRECTORY Invoked by selecting an extension from the @FE[Extension Specific Setup menu]. Each file name extension may have a default directory. UPON LOADING A FILE: If no path is specified on loading a file, and the file does not exist in the current directory, then the default directory is searched. UPON SAVING A FILE: If no path is specified on saving a file, then the default directory is used. See also @FL[FILE OPERATIONS] FE_PROGRAM COMPILER AND PROGRAM SETUP Invoked by selecting an extension from the @FE[Extension Specific Setup menu]. Each file name extension may have any number of compiler/program interfaces associated with it. Each compiler/program interface contains its own command line, and configuration. Thus you might have multiple compilers set up for .C extensions. You might have a grammar analyzer and a @SPELL.HLP^*[spell checker] setup for .DOC files. See C From the Install-Filename-extension setup, a @MENUS[variable length menu] will list all of your current compiler/program interfaces. For example: ┌COMPILER-PROGRAM SETUP╖ │ 1. create <INS> ║▒▒ │ 2. delete <DEL> ║▒▒ ├──────────────────────╢▒▒ │Normal compile ║▒▒ │Compile with debugging║▒▒ │Syntax check ║▒▒ ╘══════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Selections can be added or deleted as desired. After selecting from this menu, the following @MENUS[Data Entry Box] will be displayed: ┌─────────────────────COMPILER-PROGRAM SETUP─────────────────────╖ │@FE_PROGRAM_NA[Program name] Compile ║▒▒ │@FE_PROGRAM_CL[Command line] tcc <file> ║▒▒ │@FE_PROGRAM_CP[Command prompt] Off ║▒▒ │@FE_PROGRAM_PR[Program type] TURBO C ║▒▒ │@FE_PROGRAM_LC[Large compile] Off ║▒▒ │@FE_PROGRAM_CS[Clear screen] Off ║▒▒ │@FE_PROGRAM_SA[Save all files] On ║▒▒ │@FE_PROGRAM_RF[Reload file] Off ║▒▒ │@FE_PROGRAM_PC[Process compiler errors] On ║▒▒ ╘═══════════════════ to select, <Esc> to exit.═════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ FE_PROGRAM_NA PROGRAM NAME Extension Specific Compiler-Program Program Name allows you to enter or modify the name of the currently selected compiler-program interface. It is for your benefit to help you identify this interface and does not necessarily have to be the actual program name. This selection can be accessed via the @FE_PROGRAM[COMPILER AND PROGRAM SETUP] menu. FE_PROGRAM_CL COMMAND LINE Extension Specific program Command Line is for entry of the DOS command line to run this program or compiler. You may use the following ALIASES(also known as Metacommands) anywhere in the command line: ^B<FILE>^b Inserts the file name with full path, but without the filename extension, of the current window. ^B<EXT>^b Inserts the extension of the current window. ^B<NAME>^b Inserts the file name as <FILE>, but without the path. ^B<ME_PATH>^b Inserts the path where the Multi-Edit files reside. ^B<NR>^b Prevents redirection of standard output device to a file. Whenever running the program, each alias will be replaced with the pertinent action or text. EXAMPLES: TPC /Q <FILE>; If the file in the current window is: D:\PROGRAMS\PGM.PAS, the compiler command sent to DOS will be: TPC /Q D:\PROGRAMS\PGM; MASM <NAME>.<EXT>, <NAME>.OBJ, <NAME>.LST, <NAME>.CRF; If the file in the current window is: C:\MASM\DOIT.ASM, the compiler command sent to DOS will be: MASM DOIT.ASM, DOIT.OBJ, DOIT.LST, DOIT.CRF; ^BHOW MULTI-EDIT FINDS COMPILER ERRORS^b Normally, in order to be able to find compiler errors, Multi-Edit has to redirect the standard output device to the file MEERR.TMP. This file is then loaded up into a window, and the error messages and line numbers are parsed out. This enables Multi-Edit to move the cursor to the line number in the source, and display the proper error message. Of course, in order for this to happen, each compiler or program must be supported by the macro COMPILE which is contained in the macro file LANGUAGE.MAC. If you need to add compiler support for a new compiler not currently supported, you may either add to the COMPILE macro(the source file name is LANGUAGE.SRC), or you may contact American Cybernetics and we will be happy to add the support for you. In the latter case, all you normally need to supply are some examples of the redirected screen output. ^BUSING BATCH FILES^b Using a batch file is an excellent way to perform multi-step compiles. One problem which must be addressed is that DOS ignores any redirection command. You must include the redirection symbol(>) and the file MEERR.TMP in the batch file. An example(for MICROSOFT C) would be: MSC %1; > MEERR.TMP On subsequent compile/link steps, in order to append to rather than overwrite MEERR.TMP, you need to use the append redirection symbol(>>): LINK %1; >> MEERR.TMP Another approach to multiple step compiles is through creating a separate compiler selection for each step. The advantage would be that you could examine the results of the previous step before moving on to the next. This selection can be accessed via the @FE_PROGRAM[COMPILER AND PROGRAM SETUP] menu. FE_PROGRAM_CP COMMAND PROMPT Extension Specific program Command Prompt allows you to enable or disable the program command line editing. If you find yourself having to change the command line slightly for each compile, this is one way to accomplish this. Another way would be to create a separate compiler interface for each situation. The advantage would be that you would minimize the necessary keystrokes to perform a compile. This selection can be accessed via the @FE_PROGRAM[COMPILER AND PROGRAM SETUP] menu. FE_PROGRAM_PR PROGRAM TYPE Extension Specific Program Type allows you to select a program or compiler type for each compiler-program interface. This is desirable if you want Multi-Edit to perform automatic processing associated with the running of the compiler or program. The most common usage of this is for automatic location of compiler errors. Individual selections can be deleted and added. ^BNOTE:^b If you add another compiler type, you must be sure the compiler support is included in the macro COMPILE which is contained in the macro file LANGUAGE.MAC. If you need to add compiler support for a new compiler not currently supported, you may either add to the COMPILE macro(the source file name is LANGUAGE.SRC), or you may contact American Cybernetics and we will be happy to add the support for you. In the latter case, all you normally need to supply are some examples of the redirected screen output. This menu can be accessed via the @FE_PROGRAM[COMPILER AND PROGRAM SETUP] menu. FE_PROGRAM_LC LARGE COMPILE Sometimes a compiler or program will require more memory than Multi-Edit can free up in order to run (particularly C compilers). The Extension Specific Large Compile option is used for such situations. The Large Compile option requires that Multi-Edit have been invoked with MEC batch file supplied on the program disk. When running a compiler or program, and lArge-compile is ON, the following will happen: 1. The current status of the editor will be saved 2. Multi-Edit will be exited. 3. The compiler will be run with error redirection. 4. Multi-Edit will be restarted (with the old state restored). 5. The error file will be brought up and parsed(if processing of compiler errors is turned on). NOTE: To use Large Compile with some compilers (notable Turbo-C) the number of files openable on the system may need to be increased to 2 or 3 above the default. This is done via the FILES= command in the CONFIG.SYS file. We recommend a setting of FILES=20. This selection can be accessed via the @FE_PROGRAM[COMPILER AND PROGRAM SETUP] menu. FE_PROGRAM_CS CLEAR SCREEN Extension Specific Clear Screen allows enabling or disabling of the Clear Screen option. If enabled, the Multi-Edit screen will be cleared and the DOS screen will be visible during the program. Usually unnecessary for compiling. This selection can be accessed via the @FE_PROGRAM[COMPILER AND PROGRAM SETUP] menu. FE_PROGRAM_SA SAVE ALL FILES Extension Specific Save All Files allows enabling or disabling of the Save All Files option. If enabled, all files currently loaded will be saved before compile. This is useful if include files are being edited, along with the main source file. This selection can be accessed via the @FE_PROGRAM[COMPILER AND PROGRAM SETUP] menu. FE_PROGRAM_RF RELOAD FILE Extension Specific Reload File allows enabling or disabling of the Reload File option. If enabled, the file will be reloaded after the program or compiler runs. This is useful in situations where the program alters the file. This selection can be accessed via the @FE_PROGRAM[COMPILER AND PROGRAM SETUP] menu. FE_PROGRAM_PC PROCESS COMPILER ERRORS Extension Specific Process Compiler Errors allows enabling or disabling of processing of compiler errors . If enabled, the macro CMPERROR will be run after the compiler is run and will find any compile errors. This would be the normal mode of operation for compiling, but for programs other than compilers you may want this disabled. This selection can be accessed via the @FE_PROGRAM[COMPILER AND PROGRAM SETUP] menu. INPR PRINTER TYPE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->Printer Type Install Printer Type allows you to define and select what printer driver to use. The printer drivers are completely user-definable. Printer types can be added or deleted as desired. To configure a printer driver for a printer type, simply move the cursor to highlight the desired printer type and type "3" for modify. You can define up to 19 different printer codes for each printer. Each printer code has the following definable fields: ^BCode name^b is a string for the users benefit to identify the printer code. It can be up to 17 characters. In the case of a laser printer, you would probably want to use the names of the fonts which correspond to each code. ^BFormat code^b is a two character string which can be inserted, following the @INEDFO[format code delimiter], in a document to tell the @PRNFORM.HLP^PF[print formatter] to insert this printer specific code into the document. ^BPrinter control code^b is the actual string of characters you wish to send to the printer. This would normally be an escape sequence to initiate a particular action by the printer such as changing font styles, line spacing, etc. but is not restricted to that. There is a special provision for entering non-printable codes into this field. It is very common to need to include the ESC(ASCII 27) character in a printer code, as well as other "non-printable" characters. Unfortunately, pressing <ESC> will cause you to exit this menu. To get the ESC character, or any non-printable character, simply type in a vertical bar character (|), followed by numeric characters which represent the decimal ASCII value(for ESC, you would type in |27). You can, if you wish, use this same convention for virtually all characters in the printer code. Once a printer driver is defined, the individual printer codes can be either inserted into a document via the @PRNFORM.HLP^PF[print formatter], or sent directly to the printer via the @PR[print menu]. INRE RESTORE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->Restore The Install Restore allows you to toggle the restore feature on and off. If restore is on, then whenever the editor is exited, the status of the editor, including all files loaded and the window sizes, etc., will be saved in a file called STATUS.ME. This file is specific to the current directory. When the editor is restarted, and no files are loaded from the command line, then the previous status of the editor is restored. INUS USE EMS MEMORY @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->Use EMS Memory Install Use EMS Memory allows you to enable or disable EMS support, and select 2 different types of EMS support. Selecting this item will bring up the following @MENUS[fixed menu]: ┌──────────Expanded Memory Use─────────╖ │Swap to EMS when shelling to DOS On ║▒▒ │Use EMS for data storage On ║▒▒ ╘══════════════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Swap to EMS when shelling to DOS should be on if you wish to have Multi-Edit swap the majority of its kernel to EMS while shelled to DOS. This is quite useful for running programs while in Multi-Edit, especially compilers. Use EMS for data storage will allocate a 64k EMS memory page for data buffering. Of course, you must have EMS memory available on your system in order to take advantage of this configuration. See @EMSSUPPORT[EXPANDED MEMORY SUPPORT]. INFL FILE LOCKING @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@IN[Install]-->File locking File locking is usefull primarilly on a network. Basicly, it prevents more than one person at a time from having write access to file. Other users on the network may load up the file, but it will be marked "read-only", they will not be able to make any modifications to the file. LAYOUT THE LAYOUT MENU @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->Layout ┌────────LAYOUT───────╖ │@EDITMODE[ Edit Mode ]║▒▒ (Sub-Menu) The values │@WORDWRAP[ Word-wrap ]║▒▒ assigned to the Layout │@INDSTYL[ Indent-style ]║▒▒ Menu's options, either │@RTMARG[ Right margin ]║▒▒ by entry or default, │@REFORMAT[ Reformat ]║▒▒ will determine the format │@JUSTIFY[ Justify ]║▒▒ of the text or document │@UNJUST[ Unjustify ]║▒▒ as it is entered, as well │@EDFMTLIN[ Edit-formatline ]║▒▒ as affecting the appear- │@SVFORMATLIN[ Save-formatline ]║▒▒ ance of any subsequent │@PRNFORM.HLP^FMTCODES[ Format-codes ]║▒▒ printout. │@PRNFORM.HLP^PF[ Print-formatter ]║▒▒ │@AUTOSETUP[ Auto-setup ]║▒▒ │@DSPTABS[ Display Tabs ]║▒▒ ╘═════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ EDITMODE EDIT MODE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@LAYOUT[Layout]-->Edit Mode (Toggle: Text/Document) Multi-Edit supports both text and document editing. When Edit Mode is highlighted on the Layout Menu, the <Enter> key can be used to toggle the display back and forth between Text and Document mode. When the appropriate edit mode is displayed, you can exit via: a.) the down-arrow key to move to other items within the Layout Menu; or b.) the <ESC> key to exit to the Main Menu. In Document mode, Multi-Edit keeps track of the current page, line, and column numbers and displays these values in the upper left corner of the window. In this mode, the line number is counted from the top of the page. In Text mode, there is no page number display and the line number is counted from the top of the file. Multi-Edit @WORDWRAP[Wordwrap] and @REFORMAT[Reformat] features are available in both modes. WORDWRAP WORDWRAP @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@LAYOUT[Layout]-->Wordwrap (Toggle On/Off) When Wordwrap is on, a line will be wrapped when the entry or insertion of text causes the column position to exceed the current @RTMARG[right margin]. NOTE: Word-wrap assumes one simple rule: A paragraph must end with a blank line or a @PG[PAGE BREAK] line. INDSTYL INDENT-STYLE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@LAYOUT[Layout]-->Indent-style (Data Entry Box: Off/Auto/Smart) When the highlight bar is on the Indent-style item in the Layout Menu, the <ENTER> key will bring up a @DATABOX[data entry box] which offers three choices: Off, which is basically @ID[manual indenting] using the <Tab> key (but can easily achieve @ID[full paragraph indentation]); Auto, for @ID[automatic indenting], wherein the left margin is automatically reset to the indent level of the line before the last carriage return; and Smart, for @ID[smart auto-indenting], which provides a language-specific indentation format. To select one of these three choices, you can a.) use the left- or right-arrow key to move the highlight bar to the appropriate style and press <ENTER> or b.) just enter the first letter of the style name. Either action will bring you back to the Layout Menu and display the indent style you have selected. At this point, the up- or down-arrows will move the highlight bar around the Layout Menu or you can use the <ESC> key to exit to the Main Menu. See @FE[Filename Extensions] for additional information on indenting. See @BL[Block Operations] for information on indenting and undenting marked blocks of text. RTMARG RIGHT MARGIN @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@LAYOUT[Layout]-->Right margin (Data Entry Box: nnnn = Numeric Column Value) When this item is highlighted, the <ENTER> key will bring up a @DATABOX[data entry box] for input of a column number value for the right margin setting (the point at which wordwrap will occur at the right end of a line). After keying in the new value, press <ENTER> to return to the selection line where the new setting will be displayed. At this point, the down- or up-arrows will move the highlight bar to another item on the Layout Menu, or the <ESC> key will take you back to the Main Menu. REFORMAT REFORMAT A PARAGRAPH @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@LAYOUT[Layout]-->Reformat (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%REFORMAT[Quick Reference]) (Immediate Action - No Further Input) Adjusts text from the current cursor position to the end of the paragraph to conform to left and right margin settings and `wraps' extended lines. The cursor returns to the position in the file where the Reformat command was issued. JUSTIFY JUSTIFY @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@LAYOUT[Layout]-->Justify (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%JUSTIFY[Quick Reference]) (Immediate Action - No Further Input) Right-justifies text from the current line to the end of the paragraph. Does not affect left margin justification. The cursor will return to its original position prior to execution of the Justify command. See @UNJUST[Unjustify] for information on reversing justification. UNJUST UNJUSTIFY @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@LAYOUT[Layout]-->Unjustify (Immediate Action - No Further Input) Removes extra spacing inserted by the @JUSTIFY[Justify] command from the current line to the end of the paragraph. Does not affect left margin justification. The cursor will return to the position in the file where the Unjustify command was executed. EDFMTLIN EDIT FORMATLINE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@LAYOUT[Layout]-->Edit Formatline (Display, Edit, Save Y/N) Displays the @FR[format line] for the current file at the top of the window and moves the cursor there for editing and modifications. The format line contains the right margin setting and all of the tab stop locations currently in effect. Another message, displayed just above the format line, advises the user that exiting the format line edit session with the <CR> (or <ENTER>) key will save any changes made, while exiting with the <ESC> key will restore the previous format line and the changes will not be saved. If the changes are saved, the new @FR[format line] will be stored as the first line of the file. The code @@ME.FORMAT is embedded in that line and may appear when text files are exported to other applications. Saving also causes the display associated with the next item on the Layout Menu, @SVFORMATLIN[Save-Formatline], to change from `No' to `Yes'. Certain types of @FE[filename extensions], such as .doc, have pre-set default format lines associated with them, which are automatically loaded with the file when that extension is specified in the filename. You can create new extension- specific default format lines or modify, delete, or disable existing ones. See @IN[Install and Setup Options] for additional information. The keys used in format line editing operate as follows: <TAB> Inserts (or overwrites) a tab stop R or r Sets right margin at column where entered <DEL> Deletes the character under the cursor <BS> Deletes the character to the left of the cursor <END> Moves the cursor to the end of the format line <HOME> Moves the cursor to the beginning of the format line <ENTER> Exits format line edit session and saves the changes <ESC> Exits format line edit session without saving changes SVFORMATLIN SAVE FORMATLINE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@LAYOUT[Layout]-->Save-formatline (Toggle Y/N) This item in the Layout Menu displays whether the @FR[format line] is being saved as the first line of the current file. Exiting a @EDFMTLIN[format line editing] session with the <CR> (or <ENTER>) key will automatically reset the display associated with this item to `Yes'. AUTOSETUP AUTO SETUP @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@LAYOUT[Layout]-->Auto Setup (Immediate Action - No Further Input) The Auto Setup option will set certain file parameters according to the current @FE[filename extension]. The @EDFMTLIN[Format Line], the @EDITMODE[Document/Text mode], the @ID[Indent Style], the @WORDWRAP[Wordwrap setting], the Language and Compiler types are all automatically set when Auto Setup is selected from the Layout Menu. DSPTABS DISPLAY TABS @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@LAYOUT[Layout]-->Display Tabs (Toggle On/Off) This selection from the Layout Menu can be toggled on or off to display the tab characters (^R ^R) that exist within the current on-screen file. RD RUNNING DOS FROM MULTI-EDIT @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@OTHER[Other]-->shell to Dos (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%RUN DOS[Quick Reference]) Allocates all available memory, and runs a copy of COMMAND.COM, bringing up the DOS prompt. DOS commands and other programs may be run from the DOS command line. If EMS memory is available, then Multi-Edit should be able to free as much as 450k of RAM to run other programs. Type "EXIT" at the DOS prompt to return to Multi-Edit. MC MACRO MENU @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->Macro ┌──────────MACRO──────────╖ │@RUNMAC[Run a macro... ]║▒▒ │@LOADMAC[Load a macro file... ]║▒▒ │@MEDEBUG.HLP^*[Debug a macro... ]║▒▒ │─────────────────────────║▒▒ │@LISTMACS[list All macros ]║▒▒ │@LISTGLOBS[list all Globals ]║▒▒ │─────────────────────────║▒▒ │@KMSK[Save a keystroke macro...]║▒▒ ╘═════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ RUNMAC RUN A MACRO @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@MC[Macro]-->Run a macro (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%RUN MACRO[Quick Reference]) Executes a macro. Multi-Edit first checks to see if the macro has been loaded into memory. If it hasn't, then it checks the Multi-Edit directory for a file with then name of the requested macro, and a .MAC extension. See @MACRO.HLP^*[THE MACRO LANGUAGE REFERENCE GUIDE] for more detailed information on macros. LOADMAC LOAD A MACRO FILE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@MC[Macro]-->Load a macro file Loads a macro file from disk. No path or extension is required, as Multi-Edit assumes that the macro files are stored in the Multi-Edit directory, and that a macro file will have a .MAC extension. This will not attempt to execute a macro. It simply loads the macro file (which may contain more than one macro) into memory. See @MACRO.HLP^*[THE MACRO LANGUAGE REFERENCE GUIDE] for more detailed information on macros. LISTMACS LIST ALL MACROS IN MEMORY @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@MC[Macro]-->Load a macro file Builds a @VARMENU[variable length menu] of all of the macros currently loaded into memory. Used primarily for debugging when writing macros. See @MACRO.HLP^*[THE MACRO LANGUAGE REFERENCE GUIDE] for more detailed information on macros. LISTGLOBS LIST ALL GLOBAL VARIABLES Builds a @VARMENU[variable length menu] of all of the global menus currently in memory. Used primarily for debugging when writing macros. See @MACRO.HLP^*[THE MACRO LANGUAGE REFERENCE GUIDE] for more detailed information on macros. KM KEYSTROKE MACROS (Keystroke listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%Record Keystroke[Quick Reference]) Sequences of keystrokes may be recorded and played back from both Text Edit mode and the DOS SHELL. To start recording a keystroke simply hit the @QUICKREF.HLP^*%Record Keystroke[Record key]. You will notice a blinking "R" character on the status line to remind you that your keystrokes are being recorded. You may now continue editing (or working in the DOS SHELL). When the desired keystroke sequence is complete, hit the @QUICKREF.HLP^*%Record Keystroke[Record key] again. The following prompt will appear: ┌────────────Keystrokes Recorded────────────╖ │ ║▒▒ │ Input the keystroke to assign macro to. ║▒▒ │ <ESC> = Exit without saving keystrokes. ║▒▒ ╘═══════════════════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ If you hit <ESC>, the macro will be discarded. If you hit any other key, the recorded keystrokes will be assigned to that key. From then on, any time that key is pressed, the keystroke macro will be played back. ^BNOTE:^b Keystroke recording cannot be started from a menu or prompt. At this point, the keystroke macro will only be effective until you exit Multi-Edit. If you wish to save a keystroke macro for a future use, you will need to invoke the @KMSK[Save-keystrokes menu]. KMSK SAVING A KEYSTROKE MACRO @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@MC[Macro]-->Save a keystroke macro... If you wish to save a @KM[Keystroke Macro] for use in future editing sessions, you should convert the keystroke macro to Multi-Edit macro source code. Invoking Save a keystroke macro will bring up the following menu: ┌───────CREATE KEY MACRO SOURCE───────╖ │ ║▒▒ │ ^RComplete macro^R Key_In only ║▒▒ │ ║▒▒ ╘═════════════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Choosing Complete macro will cause Multi-Edit to create a new window, and generate a complete macro, ready to compile. This would be the normal choice. Key_In only will create a single @MACRO.HLP^KEYMACOP%KEY_IN[KEY_IN] macro statement, which should be used if you are incorporating this keystroke macro into another macro source file. The next menu will then appear: ┌───────CREATE KEY MACRO SOURCE───────╖ │ ║▒▒ │ Multi-Edit mode = ^REdit^R Dos-shell ║▒▒ │ ║▒▒ ╘═════════════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ This refers to the Multi-Edit mode that you wish this keystroke macro will be effective in. Edit would be the most common choice. If you are creating a complete macro, this prompt will appear next. Otherwise, this prompt will be skipped. ┌───────CREATE KEY MACRO SOURCE───────╖ │ ║▒▒ │ Enter macro name: ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ║▒▒ │ ║▒▒ ╘═════════════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ You can enter any string whose characters are legal for a DOS file name. The macro name, the macro source file name(minus the extension), and the macro file name will be the same as your entry here. Finally, you will be prompted for the key that the keystroke macro is assigned macro to. ┌───────CREATE KEY MACRO SOURCE───────╖ │ ║▒▒ │ Hit the desired key... ║▒▒ │ ║▒▒ ╘═════════════════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ The macro source code that is created(assuming you are creating a complete macro), will look something like this: $MACRO EXAMPLE TO <AltQ> FROM EDIT; KEY_IN(<F2>sshello<ENTER><ENTER>); END_MACRO; All you need to do is invoke the @CP[compile] command, and the file will be automatically saved and compiled. There are several methods for loading the newly created macro in future editing sessions. One method is by manually loading the file using the @MC%Load-a-macro-file[Load a macro file] command from the macro menu. Another is to use a @MACRO.HLP^MACROOP%LOAD_MACRO_FILE[LOAD_MACRO_FILE] statement in the special macro STARTUP. Yet another way is to put the name of this macro, and it's keystroke assignment in the @INKE[Keymapping] section of the @IN[Installation and Setup] menu. Once loaded by one of these methods, you can execute the macro exactly as you did in the original session. CN CONDENSED DISPLAY @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@OTHER[Other]-->coNdense (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%CONDENSE[Quick Reference]) Condenses the display of the current file by displaying only lines that are selected by one of the following methods: Cutoff Column - Lines whose text starts at or before a user defined column position. Search String - Lines containing a user defined search expression(regular expressions are allowed). The default line selection method can be permanently save by invoking @INSAVESET[Save-settings-and-exit] from the @IN[Install] menu, after having selected the method in condensed mode. ^BSelecting and Modifying Line Selection^b When Multi-Edit is first invoked, the line selection method will be whatever was saved with the last installation. You can change this method by pressing <F2> for Cutoff Column or <F3> for Search. Condensed display is very useful for editing large source code files (particularly for a structured language), as it allows easy movement to different functions, procedures, etc.. AS ASCII TABLE @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@OTHER[Other]-->Ascii-table (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%ASCII[Quick Reference]) Displays a three page ASCII table, which includes character, decimal and hex columns. The ASCII table displays the entire IBM extended character set. Use the <UP> and <DOWN> keys to move between the pages. Hit <ESC> to exit. CA CALCULATOR @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@OTHER[Other]-->Calculator (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%CALCULATOR[Quick Reference]) The calculator is standard notation and supports Floating point decimal, hex, octal, and binary formats. The following operators and functions are supported: + Addition - Subtraction * Multiplication / Division <F2> Full clear <F3> Clear current entry only <F4> Binary AND <F5> Binary OR <F6> Binary XOR <F7> Change BASE Switches between Decimal, Hex, Octal, and Binary formats. <F8> Change Sign <F9> Memory functions: <ENTER> Load memory with current value + Add current value to memory R Recall memory value <F10> Recall Tape Turns the tape into a @VARMENU[variable length menu] where any numeric value displayed on the tape can be pasted into the current entry. In addition the cursor keys(when NUMLOCK is off) or the mouse may be used to move the calculator window around the screen. LD LINE DRAWING @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@OTHER[Other]-->Line-draw (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%LINE DRAW[Quick Reference]) Allows drawing of lines and boxes with the extended graphic characters. All corners and intersections are handled correctly. To draw in Line-draw: Arrow Keys Move the cursor around the screen. No drawing or or Mouse erasing will take place. Shifted Arrow Keys Will draw single(┼) or double(╬) lines, or erase or Shifted Mouse (draws spaces) in the direction of the arrows, depending on the drawing mode selected via <F2>. This will overwrite any existing text. <F2> Toggles between single, double and erase drawing mode. <ESC> Exits Line-draw. or Left Mouse Button <PgUp> Move one window up. <PgDn> Move one window down. <END> Move end of line <HOME> Move to start of line OTHER THE "OTHER" MENU @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->Other This menu is used to access miscellaneous operations and additional modules. ┌───────────OTHER───────────╖ │@CP[Execute compiler or program]║▒▒ │@CP%FIND NEXT COMPILER ERROR[find neXt compiler error ]║▒▒ │@LANGUAGE[build Template ]║▒▒ │@LANGUAGE[Match language structure ]║▒▒ │───────────────────────────║▒▒ │@CA[Calculator ]║▒▒ │@AS[Ascii table ]║▒▒ │@CN[coNdense display ]║▒▒ │@RD[shell to DOS ]║▒▒ │@LD[Linedraw ]║▒▒ │───────────────────────────║▒▒ │@MECOM.HLP^*[teRminal ]║▒▒ │@SPELL.HLP^*[Spell check... ]║▒▒ ╘═══════════════════════════╝▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ CP EXECUTE COMPILER/PROGRAM @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@OTHER[Other]-->Execute compiler or program (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%COMPILE/RUN[Quick Reference]) Executes a compiler or program that has been setup for a specific filename extension. If more than one compiler/program is available, then a variable length menu will be displayed listing all of them. Hit <ENTER> to execute your selection, <INS> to create a new compiler/program, <DEL> to delete a selection, or <ESC> to abort. See @FE_PROGRAM[COMPILER AND PROGRAM SETUP]. See also @FE_PROGRAM_LC[LARGE COMPILE] for information on handle programs and compilers that require too much memory to execute while inside Multi-Edit. Upon completion of the compiler/program, Multi-Edit will process any errors that were generated (if @FE_PROGRAM_PC[PROCESS COMPILER ERRORS] in the @FE_PROGRAM[COMPILER AND PROGRAM SETUP] is on). ^BFIND NEXT COMPILER ERROR^b @MAINMENU[Main Menu]-->@OTHER[Other]-->find neXt compiler error (Keystroke shortcut listed in @QUICKREF.HLP^*%NEXT COMPILER ERROR[Quick Reference]) Locates the next error generated by the most recent compile. See @FE_PROGRAM_CL%FINDS COMPILER ERRORS[HOW MULTI-EDIT FINDS COMPILER ERRORS] LANGUAGE LANGUAGE SPECIFIC SUPPORT Multi-Edit has built in specific support for the following languages: ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ @C.HLP^*[C ] │▒▒ │ @PASCAL.HLP^*[Pascal ] │▒▒ │ dBase │▒▒ │ BASIC │▒▒ │ Assembler │▒▒ │ Modula-2 │▒▒ │ Multi-Edit Macro Language │▒▒ └────────────────────────────┘▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Only C and PASCAL are supported in the DEMO version. APPENDIX APPENDIXES ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ @EFLTM[APPENDIX 1 - EDITING FILES LARGER THAN MEMORY ]│ │ @DWO[APPENDIX 2 - DESQ-VIEW, WINDOWS AND OS/2 ]│ │ @CMDLINE[APPENDIX 3 - COMMAND LINE OPTIONS ]│ │ @HARDWARE[APPENDIX 4 - HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS ]│ │ @EMSSUPPORT[APPENDIX 5 - EXPANDED MEMORY SUPPORT ]│ │ @MOUSESUPPORT[APPENDIX 6 - MOUSE SUPPORT ]│ │ @CONFIGS[APPENDIX 7 - HARD/FLOPPY DRIVE CONFIGURATIONS ]│ │ @NETWORK[APPENDIX 8 - NETWORK SUPPORT ]│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ EFLTM APPENDIX 1 - EDITING FILES LARGER THAN MEMORY Multi-Edit automatically swaps files, or portions of files, in and out of memory as needed. If a file is initially too large to fit into available memory, then only a portion of that file will be loaded at a time. When memory gets low, Multi-Edit will do its best to free up memory by swapping inactive files, or inactive parts of the current file, out to disk. If a file that has been modified needs to be swapped to disk, then Multi-Edit will build a swap file where the changed version of the original file will be stored. This file is normally maintained in the directory where the original file is, unless you specify another directory in the @INEDTE[teMp File Directory] prompt under @INED[Edit settings] in @IN[Installation and Setup]. In this case, the temporary files will be stored there. These swap files are given a unique name by two methods according to the DOS version. In DOS versions less than 3.0, Multi-Edit uses the convention "!MEnnnnn.TMP" where "nnnnn" is a number corresponding to the unique Multi-Edit buffer ID of the file. "!ME2.TMP" and "!ME9782.TMP" are both valid swap file names. If the DOS version is 3.0 or greater, Multi-Edit will use the built-in DOS routine to create unique file names. Swap files are always marked as read-only, to prevent accidental deletion. All swap files are automatically deleted when Multi-Edit is exited. DWO APPENDIX 2 - DESQ-VIEW, WINDOWS, AND OS/2 Multi_edit is fully compatible with DESQ-VIEW and Microsoft Windows, and it may be run in the OS/2 compatibility box. Multi-Edit requires that at least 210k of RAM be allocated to it. 256k is the preferred minimum. Multi-Edit will detect the presence of DESQ-VIEW or MS Windows on startup, and appropriately redirects its screen I/O. Under some circumstances, it may be desirable for Multi-Edit to write directly to the screen whether DESQ-VIEW/Windows is present or not. This is done with the /D command line switch (use this switch with DESQ-VIEW 386). Also, with DESQ-VIEW 386 version 2.2, be sure to not to set the protection level (in the advanced setup screen) greater than 1. When running in the OS/2 compatibility box, Multi-Edit may steal an unfair percentage of processor time. If this is found to be the case, simply start Multi-Edit with the /O command line switch. CMDLINE APPENDIX 3 - COMMAND LINE OPTIONS You may set Multi-Edit's default command line switches in the ^BME_DFLT^b DOS environment variable. For example: ^BSET ME_DFLT=/A0 /X132 /Y60^b putting this line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file would cause Multi-Edit to, by default, come up with no memory allocated for DOS, and assume that it is working on a 132 column by 60 line display. Switches that are put on the actual Multi-Edit command line always override the ME_DFLT switches. The following command line options are available: /LN = Disable logo, /LY = Enable logo The logo may not be disabled in the DEMO version of Multi-Edit. /MN = Mouse disable, /MY = Mouse enable Multi-Edit normally auto-detects the presence of a mouse driver. With DOS versions below 3, this does not always work, and may cause problems. If you are using DOS 2.0, 2.1 or any other version below 3.0, and Multi-Edit will not boot, try /MN. /KN = Don't change keyspeed, /KY = Change keyspeed Some special ANSI.SYS replacements, and some unusual PC clones, have major problem when attempting to mess with the keyboard repeat speed. If you experience keyboard problems, try the /KN switch (/KY is the default). If this fixes your problem, be sure to go into @IN[Install] and save the settings. /NR = No restore; Does not change the setup This is used if you normally have @INRE[Restore] turned on, but would like to start Multi-Edit with an empty command line, without having the restore function invoked. /B = Use default black and white colors, /C = Use default colors /Xn = Sets screen length to n. /Yn = Sets screen width to n. /X and /Y are used to override Multi-Edit's auto-detection of screen size. This is to accommodate custom video modes on some of the "SUPER" or "ENHANCED" EGA/VGA (and other) boards. Use of either of these switches disables the @INVI[Toggle Video Mode] function. /An = Sets memory for DOS to n. This leaves n kilo-bytes of memory free to run DOS programs. Multi-Edit normally uses up all available memory minus 32k. If your are using EMS and have the @INUS[Swap to EMS when shelling to DOS] feature turned ON, then you can start Multi-Edit with /A0 to free up additional work space. /O = OS/2 switch on. See @DWO[APPENDIX 2 - DESQ-VIEW, WINDOWS, AND OS/2] /EN = Don't try to use enhanced keyboard Some special TSR's, and older PC clones, will not work if Multi-Edit trys to use the enhanced keyboard functions. If you experience keyboard problems, try the /EN switch. /D = Use direct video. Bypass Desq-View/Windows See @DWO[APPENDIX 2 - DESQ-VIEW, WINDOWS, AND OS/2] /V = Don't wait for retrace on CGA video I/O. /# = Use MONROE style video adapter. /BIGOK Tells Multi-Edit that @FE_PROGRAM_LC[Large Compile] is enable. This should only be used from the MEC batch file. /BIGLF Tells Multi-Edit to use CR/LF instead of just CR at the end of the lines in the batch file it creates for @FE_PROGRAM_LC[Large Compile]. /BIG Tells Multi-Edit that a @FE_PROGRAM_LC[Large Compile] has been run, and that it needs to restore its old status and locate compiler errors. HARDWARE APPENDIX 4 - HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS Multi-Edit requires an IBM PC compatible system with at least 256K of installed ram. Multi-Edit itself takes a minimum of 200K of RAM. 256K of free RAM is recommended for best results. Multi-Edit may be run from a floppy, or a hard disk. If Multi-Edit is to be run from a 360K floppy, then many of the optional files will have to be removed. See @CONFIGS[APPENDIX 7 - HARD/FLOPPY DRIVE CONFIGURATIONS] Multi-Edit will support almost all video cards and video modes. EGA 43 line and VGA 50 line modes are built in. The Sigma Color-400 50 line mode is also supported. Multi-Edit may be easily configured for other video modes via the command line. See @CMDLINE[APPENDIX 3 - COMMAND LINE OPTIONS]. Multi-Edit will support Microsoft, Mouse Systems, Logitech or any compatible mouse. See @MOUSESUPPORT[APPENDIX 6 - MOUSE SUPPORT]. EMSSUPPORT APPENDIX 5 - EXPANDED MEMORY SUPPORT If expanded memory is available, then Multi-Edit can use it in two ways: 1. When shelling to DOS, Multi-Edit can swap most of it's data space out to EMS memory, freeing up as much as 450K (on a 640K machine) for other applications. 2. Multi-Edit can also allocate a 64K block of EMS space to add to its own data area, thus allowing Multi-Edit run faster, or in less space. CAUTIONS: Some RAM disks and disk caches (particularly older ones) may cause conflicts with the second way that Multi-Edit uses EMS. If you have strange things happen upon configuring Multi-Edit to use 64K of EMS for data storage, it is likely that your RAM disk or disk cache is the problem. The best thing to do is simply @INUS[reconfigure] Multi-Edit to run without the 64K of EMS. NOTE: Multi-Edit does not yet use EMS for Virtual Memory. In other words, it does not try to put large files in EMS. In the near future this will be supported. For now, if you are working with large files, then we suggest that you set up a RAM disk in EMS and use it for your @INEDTE[temporary file] storage. MOUSESUPPORT APPENDIX 6 - MOUSE SUPPORT Multi-Edit has built in mouse support. In general, the mouse is used to move the cursor, whether editing a file, or traversing the menus. While editing a file, the left mouse button will bring up the @MAINMENU[main menu]. The right button will start and stop @MARKSBLOCK[stream of text block marking]. If you are using a three button mouse, then the middle button will switch to the @WN[next window]. All of these mouse functions may be reassigned from the @INKE[key mapping] menu, as mouse movement and buttons are treated just like keystrokes. From a @MENUS[menu] or prompt, the left mouse button will act as the <ENTER> key, and the right mouse button will act as the <ESC> key. In the @DIRSHELL.HLP^*[DOS Directory Shell], the left mouse button will act as the <ENTER> key, the right mouse button as the <ESC> key, and the middle mouse button (on a three button mouse) will act as the <SPACEBAR> to mark files. The left mouse button is usually referred to as button 1, the right button as button 2, and the middle button as button 3. See @HARDWARE[APPENDIX 4 - HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS] CONFIGS APPENDIX 7 - HARD/FLOPPY DRIVE CONFIGURATIONS On a hardrive configuration of Multi-Edit is easy, just put all of the Multi-Edit files in directory, preferable called \ME. You should be sure to set your path (in AUTOEXEC.BAT) to look in \ME. On a floppy, particularly a 360K floppy, space is more than a little cramped. You will not be able to fit some of the Multi-Edit macros and help files. You will probobly want to copy QUICKREF.HLP to ME.HLP so that you will at least have the quick reference guide available. NETWORK APPENDIX 8 - NETWORK SUPPORT (The DEMO version of Multi-Edit does NOT contain the multiple user network support.) Multi-Edit's network support allows each user or machine on a network to have individual setups and key maps. If the environment variable "ME_LOG" is set (for example "SET ME_LOG=YES") then, upon starting Multi-Edit, the user will be prompted for an ID string. This string may be from 1 to 3 characters, and would probably be the user's initials. This User ID will then be appended to the INIT and KEYMAP filenames (as well as all .TMP files) to create individual setups. If you would prefer to simply have a setup for each machine, instead of one for each person, then leave out the "ME_LOG" environment variable, and set the "ME_ID" environment variable to a unique 3 character ID. Multi-Edit also supports simple @INFL[file locking] on networks. See also @IN[INSTALLATION AND SETUP], @INEDTE[TEMP FILE DIRECTORY] and @INEDBA[BACKUPS] INDEX DETAILED INDEX @CPAPPEND[APPEND BLOCK TO BUFFER] @APPENDIX[APPENDIXES] @AS[ASCII TABLE] @AUTOSETUP[AUTO SETUP] @INEDAU[AUTOSAVE] @BACKUPS[BACKUPS] @INEDBA[BACKUPS] @BLOCKCOPY[BLOCK COPY] @BLOCKDEL[BLOCK DELETE] @BLOCKIND[BLOCK INDENTING AND UNDENTING] @BLOCKOFF[BLOCK MARKING OFF] @BLOCKMOVE[BLOCK MOVE] @BL[BLOCK OPERATIONS] @CA[CALCULATOR] @CENTERLN[CENTERING A LINE] @CNGCASE[CHANGING THE CASE OF TEXT] @RENAMEFILE[CHANGING THE CURRENT FILE'S NAME] @FE_PROGRAM_CS[CLEAR SCREEN] @INCO[COLOR INSTALLATION] @CMDLINELOAD[COMMAND LINE - LOADING FILES] @CMDLINE[COMMAND LINE OPTIONS] @FE_PROGRAM_CL[COMMAND LINE] @FE_PROGRAM_CP[COMMAND PROMPT] @FE_PROGRAM[COMPILER AND PROGRAM SETUP] @CN[CONDENSED DISPLAY] @CPCOPYFROM[COPY BLOCK FROM BUFFER] @CPCOPY[COPY BLOCK TO BUFFER] @BLOCKCOPY[COPY BLOCK] @INEDEOFCR[CR/LF AT END OF FILE] @WINCREATE[CREATE WINDOW] @INCT[CTRL HELP BOX] @INEDCT[CTRL-Z AT END OF FILE] @CURSMENU[CURSOR MENU] @CU[CURSOR MOVEMENT] @CPCUTAPPEND[CUT AND APPEND BLOCK TO BUFFER] @CUTPASTE[CUT AND PASTE] @CPCUT[CUT BLOCK TO BUFFER] @DATABOX[DATA-ENTRY BOXES] @DT[DATE/TIME STAMPING] @INEDDE[DEFAULT MODE] @BLOCKDEL[DELETE BLOCK] @WINDELETE[DELETING A WINDOW] @DL[DELETING TEXT] @DWO[DESQ-VIEW] @DSPTABS[DISPLAY TABS] @DIRSHELL.HLP^*[DOS DIRECTORY SHELL] @EDITNEW[EDIT A NEW FILE] @EDFMTLIN[EDIT FORMATLINE] @FE_EDIT_MODE[EDIT MODE] @EDITMODE[EDIT MODE] @INED[EDIT SETTINGS] @EFLTM[EDITING FILES LARGER THAN MEMORY] @FE_EDIT_FORMAT[EDITING FORMAT LINE] @CP[EXECUTE COMPILER/PROGRAM] @QUIT[EXITING] @EMSSUPPORT[EXPANDED MEMORY SUPPORT] @INEX[EXPLOSIONS] @FE_DEFDIR[EXTENSION SPECIFIC DEFAULT DIRECTORY] @FL[FILE OPERATIONS] @FE[FILENAME EXTENSIONS] @FIXEDMENU[FIXED MENUS] @PRNFORM.HLP^FMTCODES[FORMAT CODES] @FR[FORMAT LINES] @GOTOLINE[GOTO LINE NUMBER] @CONFIGS[HARD/FLOPPY DRIVE CONFIGURATIONS] @HARDWARE[HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS] @WINHIDE[HIDDEN WINDOWS] @HISTLIST[HISTORY LISTS] @ACI_HYPE.HLP^*[HYPERTEXT] @FE_INDENT[INDENT STYLE] @INDSTYL[INDENT-STYLE] @ID[INDENTING STYLES] @BLOCKIND[INDENTING, BLOCK] @INEDIN[INSERT AND OVERWRITE CURSOR SIZE] @IN[INSTALLATION AND SETUP] @BLOCKWIN[INTER-WINDOW BLOCK OPERATIONS] @JUSTIFY[JUSTIFY] @INKE[KEY MAPPING] @INEDKE[KEY REPEAT SPEED] @KM[KEYSTROKE MACROS] @LANGUAGE[LANGUAGE SPECIFIC SUPPORT] @FE_LANGUAGE[LANGUAGE TYPE] @FE_PROGRAM_LC[LARGE COMPILE] @LAYOUT[LAYOUT MENU] @LD[LINE DRAWING] @WINLINK[LINK WINDOWS] @LISTGLOBS[LIST ALL GLOBAL VARIABLES] @LISTMACS[LIST ALL MACROS IN MEMORY] @SEARCHLIST[LIST FILES FROM LAST MULTI-FILE SEARCH] @LOADMAC[LOAD A MACRO FILE] @LOADBLOCK[LOADING A BLOCK] @CMDLINELOAD[LOADING FROM COMMAND LINE] @LOADFILE[LOADING] @INLO[LOGO SCREEN] @MC[MACRO MENU] @MAINMENU[MAIN MENU] @MARKLBLOCK[MARKING A BLOCK OF LINES] @MARKSBLOCK[MARKING A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF TEXT] @MARKCBLOCK[MARKING A RECTANGULAR BLOCK OF TEXT] @INEDMA[MAX UNDO COUNT] @MENUS[MENUS] @INMO[MOUSE INSTALLATION] @MOUSESUPPORT[MOUSE SUPPORT] @BLOCKMOVE[MOVE BLOCK] @FILESEARCH[MULTIPLE FILE SEARCH] @NETWORK[NETWORK SUPPORT] @DWO[OS/2] @OTHER[OTHER MENU] @PG[PAGE BREAKS] @INEDPA[PAGE BREAK] @PMSTACK[POSITION MARKER STACK] @PM[POSITION MARKING] @FE_POST[POST-LOAD MACRO] @INEDFO[PRINT FORMATTER CODE DELIMITER] @PRNFORM.HLP^PF[PRINT FORMATTER] @INPR[PRINTER TYPE] @PR[PRINTING AND PRINTER CONTROL] @FE_PROGRAM_PC[PROCESS COMPILER ERRORS] @FE_PROGRAM_NA[PROGRAM NAME] @FE_PROGRAM_PR[PROGRAM TYPE] @QUICKREF.HLP^*[QUICK REFERENCE] @QUIT[QUITTING] @PMRANDOM[RANDOM ACCESS MARKERS] @WINSIZE[RE-SIZING WINDOWS] @REDO[REDO] @REFORMAT[REFORMAT A PARAGRAPH] @REGEXP[REGULAR EXPRESSIONS] @FE_PROGRAM_RF[RELOAD FILE] @CMDREPEAT[REPEAT COMMAND] @REPSEARCH[REPEAT PREVIOUS SEARCH] @SRCHREPL[REPLACE] @INRE[RESTORE] @FE_MARGIN[RIGHT MARGIN] @RTMARG[RIGHT MARGIN] @RUNMAC[RUN A MACRO] @RD[RUNNING DOS FROM MULTI-EDIT] @FE_PROGRAM_SA[SAVE ALL FILES] @SVFORMATLIN[SAVE FORMATLINE] @SAVEBLOCK[SAVING A BLOCK] @KMSK[SAVING A KEYSTROKE MACRO] @INSAVESET[SAVING INSTALL SETTINGS] @SAVEFILE[SAVING] @INSC[SCREEN SETUP] @SRCHEXAMP[SEARCH AND REPLACE EXAMPLES] @SR[SEARCH AND REPLACE] @SRCHREPL[SEARCH AND REPLACE] @SEARCH[SEARCH FOR TEXT] @INEDSE[SEARCH SETTINGS] @SORTTEXT[SORTING TEXT] @WINSPLIT[SPLITTING WINDOWS] @FE_TAB_VS_FORMAT[TAB AND MARGIN SETTINGS] @INEDTA[TAB EXPANSION] @FE_TAB[TAB SPACING] @PRNFORM.HLP^TOFC[TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERATOR] @INEDTE[TEMP FILE DIRECTORY] @TEXTMENU[TEXT MENU] @PROMPTS[TEXT PROMPTS] @DT[TIME/DATE STAMPING] @INEDTR[TRUNCATE SPACES] @BLOCKIND[UNDENTING, BLOCK] @UN[UNDO] @UNJUST[UNJUSTIFY] @INUS[USE EMS MEMORY] @VARMENU[VARIABLE LENGTH MENUS] @INVI[VIDEO MODE] @WINVIRT[VIRTUAL SCREENS] @WINLIST[WINDOW LIST MENU] @WN[WINDOWS] @DWO[WINDOWS] @INEDWO[WORD DELIMITERS] @FE_WORD_WRAP[WORD WRAP] @WORDWRAP[WORDWRAP] @WINZOOM[ZOOMING A WINDOW]