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- ED was written by Rush Record, and is currently maintained by Charles Sandmann.
- This port of ED to DOS was done by Charles Sandmann (sandmann@clio.rice.edu).
- This file contains features which are unique to the PC versions.
-
- A 386 (or better) processor is required to run this editor. If you don't have
- a math coprocessor, then you need EMU386 to use the calculator (see below for
- setup). The code was compiled using the DJGPP version 1.11 of the
- GNU C 2.5.7 compiler. The extender is GO32 V1.10e (DPMI support with bug
- fixes and COFF support) and is imbedded into the executable image for speed.
- All of the environment variables and features (and limitations) of the GO32
- extender apply to this editor.
-
- The default keypad layout is as follows (bindings in the PC.ED file). Note
- that NumLock is treated as the keypad key GOLD and not a toggle key.
-
- +-------+-------+-------+ +-------+-------+-------+-------+
- | | | [PAGE]| | [Num |WINDOW | FIND | UNDL |
- | [INS] | [HOME]| [UP] | | Lock]| [/] | [*] | [-] |
- | | BOL | PG UP | | GOLD | CLONE |FINDNXT| DELL |
- +-------+-------+-------+ +-------+-------+-------+-------+
- | UNDC | | [PAGE]| |COMMAND| FILL |REPLACE| |
- | [DEL] | [END] | [DOWN]| | [7] | [8] | [9] | |
- | DELC | EOL | PGDWN | | PAGE |SECTION|APPEND | UNDW |
- +-------+-------+-------+ +-------+-------+-------+ [+] |
- |BOTTOM | TOP | PASTE | DELW |
- | [4] | [5] | [6] | |
- | FORW | BACKW | CUT | |
- +-------+ +-------+-------+-------+-------+
- | RETURN| |CHGCASE|DELEOL |SPECINS| SUBST |
- | [UP] | | [1] | [2] | [3] | |
- | UP | | WORD | EOL | CHAR | |
- +-------+-------+-------+ +-------+-------+-------+[Enter]|
- | SCRLL | MARK | SCRLR | | OPENLINE | RESET | |
- | [<-] | [DOWN]| [->] | | [0] | [.] | |
- | LEFT | DOWN | RIGHT | | NEXTLINE |SELECT | ENTER |
- +-------+-------+-------+ +---------------+-------+-------+
-
- The grey Insert, Home, PageUp, End, and PageDown keys may be defined as
- desired. They do not have a GOLD state. Keys F1 to F12 may also be defined
- as desired. They do not have a GOLD state either. The only keys which GOLD
- may be applied to are the keypad keys, arrows, and Grey Delete (which takes
- the place of the keypad [,] key on DEC type keypads). GOLD is also valid
- for the Alpha and Numeric Keys. If you don't like this setup you are welcome
- to change it with the -z qualifier to define your own keypad mapping.
-
- NumLock is forced into the "ON" state so that the keypad 0 Ins key will
- autorepeat. If this causes problems you may suppress this behavior by
- placing the following line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT: SET ED_NUMLK=N
- This is useful on notebook computers and under OS/2 DOS emulation.
- It is required if you want clipboard support to work under Windows, since
- the clipboard tries to turn off NumLock and ED turns it back on after
- each key. This makes each alpha key appear as "gold" alpha (a command or
- eight bit character) unless you SET ED_NUMLK=N.
-
- Emulation of a 387 (only needed if you don't have a coprocessor and want to
- use the calculator) can be provided by adding the following line to your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT: SET GO32=emu c:\edc\emu387
- This will unfortunately not work under Windows or DPMI, in which case you
- can't use the calculator.
-
- The PC.SET file assumes you are installing the editor in C:\EDC directory.
- If you do otherwise, you must change PC.SET, the .BAT files, and
- symbols listed above. The PC.SET also enables some non-EDT type behavior
- that you may not like; in particular you may want to turn off "Auto tabs"
- and "C friendly". EDT.SET has settings that most closely resemble EDT.
-
- The default "colors" built into the image are suitable for either color or
- monochrome video systems. If you have a color system and would like to
- change the text colors, use the image setcolor. It has built in usage
- information.
-
- Special DOS limitations:
-
- The BOOKMARK command is not supported due to file naming conventions under DOS.
- The ftp remote file editing commands and newsreader are also not supported. It
- is suggested that users be careful (or avoid!) using the CD command, and avoid
- changing directories inside a subprocess window. Any changes in default
- directory (or disk) under the subprocess window will be reflected in the default
- directory for the editor, and the exit (and write) commands may not put
- output files where you expect them to go.
-
- The source code for ED is freely available, and should be available where you
- got this binary distribution. If you didn't get the source, and would like
- a copy contact:
-
- Charles Sandmann (email: sandmann@clio.rice.edu)
- 527 Asheboro
- Katy, TX 77450
-
- Or FTP to riceng.rice.edu, username rhrsoft, password rhrsoft.
-
- I will provide an FTP site, UUENCODED distribution, or even mail you diskettes.
- While you are not required to do so, it is requested you return improvements
- to me for inclusion in future versions. If you want to be notified of
- future releases, or just have a question, please send me a message.
-
- If you would like to get a copy of DJGPP (or the sources for the EMU387 and
- GO32.EXE distributed/imbedded in this package) first check simtel sites
- (such as oak.oakland.edu) in the pub/msdos/djgpp directory. The source
- modifications for GO32 are available on riceng.rice.edu, but not required for
- ED to work (they just fix a few minor bugs not currently in V1.11's GO32.EXE).
-
- (For the legal types, this is distribution under COPYING section 3c, and you
- MUST distribute this readme.dos unless you provide source, with me providing
- section 3b distribution from riceng.rice.edu plus extra methods of distribution
- above if convenient.)
-
- Please report all bugs (save the traceback!), enhancement requests, and
- requests for the source code to the address or email above. There are no
- known bugs at this release, so if you see one I don't know about it. Bugs
- won't get fixed unless you report them!
-
- The source will compile on all machines available for testing at this point,
- so if you have a need for your RS6000, SUN, HP, NEXT or Alpha AXP machines ED
- will look exactly like what you see here. The universal editor with source!
-
- If you like ED, the best thing you can do is spread the word. Give away
- copies to everyone you know. Rush wanted it to be useful.
-
- Planned enhancements:
-
- The planned enhancements include highlighting of select areas, mouse support,
- and direct X windows display support (for unix systems). Other requests will
- be considered too, but I don't have a lot of time to work on them.
-
-
- Copyright (C) 1992 by Rush Record
- Copyright (C) 1993, 1994 by Charles Sandmann (sandmann@clio.rice.edu)
-
- ED is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
- of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-
- ED is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
- without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
- PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See COPYING (GNU General Public License) for more details.
-
- You can receive a copy of the GNU General Public License by writing to the
- Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-