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- PopEdit - Underdog's Universal PopUp Screen Editor
-
- POPEDIT, SPOP, LPOP are copyright (C) 1986 by:
- Crater Rim and Procrustion Software
- 4028 41st Ave So. Seattle, Wa. 98118
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- PopEdit is a unique program which allows the user to create,
- edit and save an unlimited number of memory resident PopUp
- Screens which may be loaded into memory as pages and called up
- upon request, in any application. The user has the option of
- creating a small (20 line by 29 column) or large (24 line by 62
- column) Memory Resident PopUp Screen. Additionally, the user may
- reload an existing PopUp Screen into PopEdit and modify it as
- required.
- Running PopEdit is pretty straight forward so I wont bore you
- with alot of words here. The main thing to remember is that the
- editor in itself is non-destructive as long as you do not answer
- 'Y' to the 'save PopUp' prompt! In other words, you may play
- with PopEdit all day long without damaging any existing PopUp
- files. Answering 'N' to the 'save PopUp' prompt will simply
- return you to DOS.
- Due to the fact that the user may create two different sized
- PopUps, it should be noted that some of the information within
- the program will change according to the size screen you are
- working on. These changes are:
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- - LPOP.COM is the Default PopUp filename for the large PopUp
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- - SPOP.COM is the Default PopUp filename for the small PopUp
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- - Ctrl-LeftShift is the default 'trigger' for the large PopUp
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- - Ctrl-RightShift is the default 'trigger' for the small PopUp
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- Getting Started
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Since PopEdit is destructive to any existing files holding
- the default PopUp filenames (LPOP.COM and SPOP.COM), make sure
- you make a backup copy of your original files each and every time
- you start up PopEdit. Once you have executed PopEdit you will be
- asked if you wish to edit a Small or Large PopUp.
- Make your selection by pressing 'S' or 'L' (upper or lower
- case). In most cases, you do not have to press [ENTER]. If you
- select 'Q' at this point, you will exit right back to DOS.
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- The Main Menu
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Your options are pretty well self explanitory:
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- C)hange PopUp size - allows you to change from one size PopUp
- to the other.
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- D)isk write PopUp - allows you to save your present PopUp
- without having to exit to DOS. This opens up your
- working screen so that you may create another PopUp
- screen.
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- E)dit current PopUp - allows you to edit the PopUp screen
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- H)elp with PopEdit - will display a short tutorial on using
- PopEdit and its associated PopUp screens
-
- O)rder Form - There is a built in licensing agreement/order
- form which will print out either to your screen or
- printer - your option.
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- WARNING to ALL USERS: You MUST comply with the information
- contained in this section.
-
- R)ead in an existing PopUp - prompts you for a filename,
- reads in that file and goes immediately to the edit
- section. Be SURE the filename you specify is the same
- size as the choice you made upon startup!
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- S)et border and colors - allows you to choose between two
- different types of borders and a multitude of foreground
- and background colors for both text and border.
-
- Q)uit PopEdit - This is your exit command. If you have made
- any changes to the PopUp you were editing, your present
- screen will be displayed and you will be asked if you
- wish to save it.
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- Editing the PopUp Screen
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You will have the full PopUp displayed to you while in the
- Edit mode. You simply have to specify which line you wish to edit
- and the cursor will be placed on that line. When you have
- finished with that line, simply hit [ENTER] and your text will be
- stored into the PopUp. Don't worry if you go past the end of the
- line during your input as only the one line will be stored. The
- entire screen will be restored once you hit [ENTER]. Several
- points here:
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- While editing a line, hitting the [Home] key will erase the
- present line and return you to the start of that line.
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- While editing a line, hitting [ENTER] alone will erase the
- previous line, thus blanking out that line in the PopUP
- buffer.
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- If you have just completed editing a line, if you hit [ENTER]
- at the 'which line' prompt, you will be returned to that
- line once again. Remember that an additional [ENTER] at
- this point will erase whatever you had on that line!
-
- Once you have finished editing, simply enter 0 and you will
- be returned to the main menu screen.
-
-
- Setting Border and Colors
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Again, you will be working with the full PopUp screen. This
- time there wont be any line numbers though as your changes here
- effect the overall screen. Your prompt line in this section
- depicts the 4 arrow keys with explanations as to what colors each
- one controls. The adjacent text will reflect the current
- foregraound and background colors so if you are altering colors
- on a blank PopUp screen, you will still have a general idea of
- what the finished scree will look like. The last option (Line)
- allows you to select between the current Block border and a
- double line border. This option change to be the opposite of the
- current displayed border is. Pressing 'L' (or 'B') will toggle
- between the two border options. Press the 'Q' option when you are
- satisfied with the appearance of the PopUp screen.
-
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- Quitting PopEdit
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- If you have made any changes to the current PopUp screen in
- memory, that screen will be displayed to you and you will be
- asked if you wish to save it. A word of caution here: There isn't
- any pactical way of insuring against all of the possible filename
- combinations you can enter here. So, the only checks that are
- made are in the filename extension - which MUST be .COM - and the
- total length of the specified filename - which MUST be between 5
- and 12 characters. BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL when entering your
- filename. If there is an error, PopEdit will inform you of the
- error, but if the save is being made through the Q)uit option,
- you will be returned to DOS WITHOUT saving the edited screen.
- The filename that appears in the square brackets is the default
- fielname. If you simply hit [ENTER] at the filename prompt, the
- default filename will be used. If that file already exists,
- PopEdit will inform you of that fact and ask if you wish to
- overwrite the existing file.
-
- Reading in an existing PopUp
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- What applies for saving a PopUp also applies to reading in
- an existing PopUp. Be careful with filenames and MAKE SURE you
- are reading in the same size file as what you specified upon
- starting up PopEdit. If the filesize is not the same as you
- specified with the Small or Large choice, PopEdit will inform you
- of the error and return you to the main menu.
-
- Disk Writing PopUp
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- This option allows you to save your current PoUp screen and
- start another of the same size. Be sure to specify a different
- filename for the next screen so that you don't overwrite the
- previous one by mistake!
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- Changing PopUp Sizes
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- This option allows you to to switch from editing one size
- PopUP screen to the other size. If you have made any changes,
- PopEdit will ask if you wish to save your current PopUp before
- switching. If you wish to save the current screen regardless, use
- the D)isk write PopUP option. The Main Menu prompt line will
- display the current PopUp size in the square brackets.
-
- Lastly, there are areas of checking I specifically left out -
- such in the area of DOS filename conventions - as I felt it would
- be better for the program to abort rather than damaging any
- existing PopUp files. Regardless, I recommend that you copy your
- working copy of PopEdit and any existing PopUp files that you
- intend to read in and edit onto a separate diskette or into an
- empty directory. Do your editing there out of 'harm's way'! If
- you use PopEdit in this manner, you can then save the PopUp files
- you create using the default filename. Then, once you exit
- PopEdit, you can copy the PopUp files and rename them at the DOS
- level.
- Enjoy...
- Underdog-
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