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Information about “PEDIT”
PEDIT is a split-screen text editor that can edit up to four files at a
single time. This is a text editor, not a word processor or desktop
publisher and does not have features such as graphics or multiple
fonts. It does, however, have options that programmers need; multiple
buffers, split-screen editing, access to DOS, insert and overstrike
modes and auto-indent, to name a few.
While the purpose of PEDIT is to create and edit text, it has some
features normally associated with word processors such as settable
margins and autowrapping text, text centering between defined margins,
words (or parts of words) capitalized, lower-cased, or upper-cased.
Paragraphs can be filled or reformatted to fit within existing
margins.
PEDIT also supports definable keys, macros, autosave, recall/edit any
previous command, DOS buffer, 43-line mode, and colors. A key feature
of PEDIT is that the file being edited is stored entirely in memory,
which makes accessing any part of the file very fast. Move from the
top to the bottom of any buffer instantaneously. The size of the file
being edited is limited only by the amount of available memory.
If you edit text files, such as computer programs, and want an
extremely fast split-screen editor, then PEDIT is for you.
FILE2352.TXT
Disk No: 2352
Disk Title: pEDIt
PC-SIG Version: S1
Program Title: pEDIT
Author Version: 1.65
Author Registration: $25.00
Special Requirements: None.
PEDIT is a split screen text editor with the ability to edit up to four
files at one time. PEDIT is a text editor, also called a text
processor. It is not a word processor or desktop publisher and does not
have features like graphics, multiple fonts or the like. It does have
things programmers need; multiple buffers, split screen editing, access
to DOS, insert and overstrike modes and autoindent, to name a few.
While the purpose of PEDIT is to create and edit text, it does have
features normally associated with word processors. It has settable
margins and automatically wraps text from one line to the next. Text
can be centered between defined margins and words (or parts of words)
can be capitalized, lower-cased, or upper-cased. Also paragraphs can be
filled or reformatted to fit within existing margins.
PEDIT also supports definable keys, macros, autosave, recall/edit any
previous command, DOS buffer, 43-line mode, and colors. A key feature
of PEDIT is that the file being edited is stored entirely in memory,
which makes accessing any part of the file very fast. You can move from
the top to the bottom of any buffer instantaneously. The size of the
file being edited is limited only by the amount of available memory.
If you edit text files, such as computer programs, and want a full
featured, extremely fast split screen editor, then PEDIT is for you.
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.
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║ <<<< PC-SIG Disk #2352 pEDIT >>>> ║
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║ To begin using the program, type: COPY READ.ME PRN (press ENTER) ║
║ or: TYPE READ.ME (press ENTER) ║
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║ To print manual, type: COPY PEDIT.DOC PRN (press ENTER) ║
║ ║
║ To print registration form, type: COPY REGISTER.DOC PRN (press Enter)║
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(c) Copyright 1990, PC-SIG Inc.
PEDIT.DOC
p E D I T
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the personal EDITor
Version 1.65
April 1990
pEDIT COPYRIGHT 1989, 1990
_______
____|__ | (tm)
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| ____|__ | Association of
| | |_| Shareware
|__| o | Professionals
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|___|___| MEMBER
T. G. Muench
P.O. Box 30651
Phoenix, AZ 85046-0651
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing pEDIT
1. General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Floppy Disk Installation . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. Hard Disk Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Starting Up pEDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Interacting With pEDIT
1. Command Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2. Prompting Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
pEDIT Commands
1. Cursor Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2. Text Manipulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3. Text Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4. Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5. Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6. Buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7. Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8. Key Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
9. Cut and Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
10. Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Error Handling
1. Insufficient Internal Storage . . . . . . . . . 33
2. Out of Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Copyright Notice and Warranty
1. Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2. Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Assoc. of Shareware Professionals . . . . . . . . . . 36
Appendices
1. List of pEDIT Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2. Default Key Bindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3. Default Initialization File . . . . . . . . . . 41
4. Default Help Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5. DOS File Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6. Color Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
I N T R O D U C T I O N
pEDIT is a text editor for the IBM PC, PC-XT, PC-AT, 80386
and compatibles. pEDIT requires PC-DOS/MS-DOS Version 2.1 or
higher and a minimum of 320k of memory; 512k is recommended
as is a hard disk.
pEDIT is a text editor, also called a text processor. It is
not a word processor or desktop publisher and does not have
features like graphics, multiple fonts or the like. It does
have things programmers need: multiple buffers, split screen
editing, access to DOS, insert and overstrike modes and auto-
indent, to name a few.
While the purpose of pEDIT is to create and edit text, it
does have features normally associated with word processors.
It has settable margins and automatically wraps text from one
line to the next. Text can be centered between the defined
margins and words (or parts of words) can be Capitalized,
lower-cased or UPPER-CASED. Also, paragraphs can be 'filled'
or reformatted to fit within the existing margins.
Two files are used to make pEDIT work the way you want it to
work. The Help file contains any screen you want displayed
when the HELP function is invoked. The Initialization file
contains environment settings and key bindings. If these
files are not defined as PEDITHLP and PEDITINI using the DOS
SET command, pEDIT looks for them in the current default
directory.
Every effort has been made to make the editor perform as
efficiently as possible. Because much of the time in an
editor is spent updating the screen, pEDIT uses hardware
scrolling and a minimal screen updating method.
The speed is quite good on an AT (or higher) class machine
with a hard drive. A 100k file can be loaded in about 6
seconds on a 10-MHz 80286 machine with a slow (65 msec.) hard
disk. The time drops to about 4.5 seconds on a PS/2 Model
50Z, which has a zero wait state processor and a fast hard
drive.
Text is stored entirely in memory, which makes accessing any
part of the file very fast. The user can move from the top to
the bottom of any buffer instantaneously. The following table
shows some approximate capacities of pEDIT with different
amounts of memory:
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Total Approximate Maximum Lines
Memory (k) Capacity (k) of Text
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320 64 1400
384 96 2800
448 160 4150
512 192 5500
576 256 6900
640 288 8250
The table assumes 64k is used by DOS, device drivers, TSRs,
etc. If you have more memory than this allocated for these
purposes, the capacity will of course be lower. pEDIT tries
to leave 50-60k free for spawning to DOS. The maximum line
length is 32767 characters.
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I N S T A L L I N G P E D I T
1. General Information
The distribution diskette contains the following files. Those
flagged by (*) are included with the registered version only.
READ.ME
Text file containing information about the INSTALL
program and how to get started with pEDIT
PEDIT.DOC
This document; it is a standard ASCII text file that
can be printed
PEDIT.EXE
The pEDIT executable program
PEDIT.INI
Initialization file containing default key bindings
and environment settings
PED101.HLP
PED84.HLP
Help files for both 101 (Enhanced) and 84 (AT style)
key keyboards
REGISTER.DOC
How to register for pEDIT; registered users receive
the latest version of pEDIT without the opening share-
ware screen and full printed documentation
VENDOR.DOC
Information for shareware vendors regarding require-
ments for distributing pEDIT
INSTALL.EXE
Program to install pEDIT on floppy or hard disk based
systems.
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(*)KEYRATE.COM
Program to set the keyboard repeat rate on AT and
later computers
(*)STAYDOWN.COM
Memory-resident utility from PC Magazine to allow
Ctrl-, Alt- and Shift- commands to be entered as 2
keystrokes
The distribution diskette (write-protected) is a MASTER and
should be used only for making copies. You should NEVER use
the master diskette itself for editing; if something should
happen to it, you will no langer have pEDIT!
The following installation procedures assume you have a basic
knowledge of PC operation and can format a diskette. Refer to
your DOS manual as needed.
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2. Floppy Disk Installation
This procedure assumes you have 2 floppy disks of at least
360kb each. pEDIT will not be very usable with a single 360kb
floppy - there will not be much room for text files.
In a floppy system, Drive A: will contain the program disk
with the pEDIT executable plus help and initialization files.
Drive B: will contain a work disk with your document files,
source programs or other text. There will be only one program
disk; you can have as many work disks as you want.
1. Format two diskettes; make one (the program disk) a system
disk if you want to be able to boot from it; label the
floppies 'pEDIT Program' and 'pEDIT Work'
2. Insert the distribution diskette in Drive A:
3. Determine if your keyboard is a 101-key or 84-key model;
if neither, pick the one that is closest
Decide if you want to install the optional KEYRATE and
STAYDOWN utilities (registered version only)
4. Run the installation program
A>INSTALL<Enter>
pEDIT Installation Program
Hard or Floppy Disk (H,F): F<Enter>
84- or 101-key keyboard (84,101): 101<Enter>
Install STAYDOWN and KEYRATE (Y,N): Y<Enter>
Installation Type = F
Keyboard Type = 101
Install Options = Y
Do you want to continue (Y,N): Y<Enter>
**** Floppy Disk Installation started at 13:14.54
Insert blank formatted disk in Drive B:
Press <Enter> when ready: <Enter>
Copying A:PEDIT.EXE to B:PEDIT.EXE
Copying A:PEDIT.DOC to B:PEDIT.DOC
Copying A:PEDIT.INI to B:PEDIT.INI
Copying A:PED101.HLP to B:PEDIT.HLP
Copying A:REGISTER.DOC to B:REGISTER.DOC
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Copying A:VENDOR.DOC to B:VENDOR.DOC
Copying A:KEYRATE.COM to B:KEYRATE.COM
Copying A:STAYDOWN.COM to B:STAYDOWN.COM
**** Installation completed at 13:17.36
5. Remove the distribution disk from Drive A; move the
pEDIT Program disk to Drive A and insert a pEDIT Work
disk in B:
6. If you want KEYRATE to be run automatically when you
boot, copy KEYRATE.COM to your system disk and add the
following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
KEYRATE FAST
7. If you want STAYDOWN to be installed when you boot, copy
STAYDOWN.COM to the system (boot) diskette and add this
line to AUTOEXEC.BAT:
STAYDOWN
8. If you modified AUTOEXEC, reboot your computer so that
KEYRATE and STAYDOWN can take effect
9. Proceed to "Starting Up pEDIT"
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3. Hard Disk Installation
This procedure assumes you have 1 floppy disk and a hard disk
of any size. You will most certainly want to install pEDIT on
the hard disk for improved speed.
You will need to decide if you want to install pEDIT in its
own directory, in the root (\) directory or in, for example,
a \TOOLS or \UTIL directory. The example assumes pEDIT will
be installed in its own directory (\PEDIT); if not, sub-
stitute your directory name.
1. Insert the distribution diskette in Drive A:
2. Determine if your keyboard is a 101-key or 84-key model;
if neither, pick the one that is closest
Decide if you want to install the optional KEYRATE and
STAYDOWN utilities (registered version only)
3. Run the installation program
A>INSTALL<Enter>
pEDIT Installation Program
Hard or Floppy Disk (H,F): H<Enter>
Hard drive [C]: <Enter>
Hard drive directory [\PEDIT]: <Enter>
84- or 101-key keyboard (84,101): 101<Enter>
Install STAYDOWN and KEYRATE (Y,N): Y<Enter>
Installation Type = H
Drive/Directory = C:\PEDIT
Keyboard Type = 101
Install Options = Y
Do you want to continue (Y,N): Y<Enter>
**** Hard Disk Installation started at 13:14.54
Copying A:PEDIT.EXE to C:\PEDIT\PEDIT.EXE
Copying A:PEDIT.DOC to C:\PEDIT\PEDIT.DOC
Copying A:PEDIT.INI to C:\PEDIT\PEDIT.INI
Copying A:PED101.HLP to C:\PEDIT\PEDIT.HLP
Copying A:REGISTER.DOC to C:\PEDIT\REGISTER.DOC
Copying A:VENDOR.DOC to C:\PEDIT\VENDOR.DOC
Copying A:KEYRATE.COM to C:\PEDIT\KEYRATE.COM
Copying A:STAYDOWN.COM to C:\PEDIT\STAYDOWN.COM
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**** Installation completed at 13:15.36
5. Remove the distribution disk from Drive A:
6. If you want KEYRATE to be invoked automatically when
you boot, copy KEYRATE.COM to the root directory and add
the following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
C:\KEYRATE FAST
7. If you want STAYDOWN to be installed when you boot, copy
STAYDOWN.COM to the root directory and add this line to
AUTOEXEC.BAT:
C:\STAYDOWN
8. Add the pEDIT directory in your DOS path so DOS can find
the program no matter where you are; refer to the DOS
manual for how to use the PATH command.
You will also want to define PEDITHLP and PEDITINI to the
DOS environment so the editor can find them; add these
lines to AUTOEXEC.BAT:
SET PEDITHLP=C:\PEDIT\PEDIT.HLP
SET PEDITINI=C:\PEDIT\PEDIT.INI
9. If you modified AUTOEXEC, reboot your computer
10. Proceed to "Starting Up pEDIT"
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S T A R T I N G U P P E D I T
The program file (PEDIT.EXE) must be in the current default
directory or available through your DOS PATH. The help and
initialization files (PEDIT.HLP, PEDIT.INI) must be defined
to the DOS environment using the SET command or, again, be
present in the current directory.
Note: if you are using a floppy-only system, make sure you
have a copy of COMMAND.COM present. pEDIT must be able to
find this file to use pEDIT's Dos or Spawn commands.
pEDIT can be started in one of two ways - with or without
a file specification. If you don't want to edit an existing
file, enter:
C>PEDIT
The normal way of starting pEDIT would be to specify the name
of a file to be edited:
C>PEDIT D:\PATH\FILENAME.TYP
After entering one of the above commands, the screen will
clear and you will see pEDIT's inverse status line. Next you
will see a message that the initialization file is being read
- provided, of course, that pEDIT can find one. Finally, if a
file was specified, pEDIT will load the file and display the
first screenfull of text. The cursor will be positioned at
the top of the buffer.
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11 | BufferName Mode Direction |
+--------------------------------------------------------+
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22 | BufferName Mode Direction |
+--------------------------------------------------------+
23 Command:
24 <Message> Working . . .
Figure 1
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pEDIT screen
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Figure 1 shows a picture of the pEDIT screen. The editor uses
rows 1-24 for text, status, commands and messages. Note that
the PC's 25th line is not used.
The pEDIT screen will contain 1 or 2 windows. The windows can
be either mapped to a buffer or used to display information.
A single window holds 21 lines of text; if two windows are
active, each will contain 10 lines. Figure 1 shows pEDIT with
two windows displayed; the top window uses rows 1-10, the
bottom window rows 12-21.
Each visible window has a reverse video status line at the
bottom. What the status line shows depends on what the window
is used for. If it is a text window, the status line shows
the buffer name, the current mode (Insert/Overstrike) and the
current direction (Forward/Reverse). For an informational
window, the status line indicates the type of information
being displayed - HELP, SHOW, LIST, ERROR, etc.
Think of a window as a viewport into a portion of the text.
Figure 2 shows a text buffer (represented by the large box)
and a window into the text. Note that a window can show no
more than 80 columns of text. pEDIT uses horizontal scrolling
so the window can be into any portion of the text, not just
the leftmost 80 columns. pEDIT can handle lines up to 32767
characters in length.
The command line displayed at row 23 is actually a one line
window without a status line. It is mapped to the COMMAND
buffer whenever the DoCommand key is pressed. The prompt
'Command: ' is displayed when the editor is in command mode.
The message line at row 24 is used to display informational
text, errors, etc. Also shown at the right margin is the
'Working . . .' message that flashes whenever pEDIT is busy
loading a file, searching, etc. The message is erased when-
ever a key is pressed.
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+--------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| +----------------+ |
| Now is |the time for all| good persons to come to the |
| aid of |their country. | |
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| |<--- Window --->| |
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|<----------------------- Buffer ----------------------->|
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Figure 2
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Buffers/Windows
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I N T E R A C T I N G W I T H P E D I T
There are two ways to interact with the editor - command mode
and prompting mode. In either mode, pEDIT will prompt for the
missing parameters if an incomplete command is given. For
example, if you enter "replace" without any parameters, you
will be asked for "Old string" and "New string".
1. Command Mode
Press the DoCommand key to enter command mode. The prompt
"Command: " will be displayed on the command line and the
cursor will be positioned after the colon. At this point you
can issue any valid pEDIT command, for example "write file"
or "set margins 10 70".
It is very important to realize that the command line is a
window into the COMMAND buffer. All defined keys and pEDIT
commands will work as expected - you can move backwards and
forwards, toggle between insert and overstrike mode, etc. The
command prompt is part of the text and can be overwritten or
deleted; be careful to leave the "Command: " portion of each
line intact.
The command window does not have an associated status line.
You will not be able to see the current mode and direction;
use "show buffer" for this information if desired.
2. Prompting Mode
Prompting mode is active whenever pEDIT is asking for input
and the "Command: " prompt is not displayed. In this mode you
will not have access to pEDIT's commands and key definitions.
Only Insert mode is supported; limited line editing is avail-
able using the following keys:
Up Recall the last command entered
BackSpace Erase previous character
Del Erase current character
Left Move left one character
Right Move right one character
Home Position to start of line
End Position cursor to end of line
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P E D I T C O M M A N D S
1. Cursor Movement
Moving the cursor around in the text is among the most basic
of all editing functions. With the following commands you
will be able to move around in your document. The default key
bound to each function is given in parentheses after each
procedure name; refer to the Appendix for key names.
1.1. Move Top (Ctrl-Home)
This command positions the cursor to the first line of the
buffer, scrolling or repainting the screen as necessary.
pEDIT keeps all text in memory, making it very fast to move
to the top of the buffer from any point in the buffer.
1.2. Move Bottom (Ctrl-End)
This function moves the cursor to the dummy last line at the
end of the buffer. Again, the screen will scroll or repaint
as required.
1.3. Move Home (Home)
The action of MoveHome depends on the position of the cursor
within the current line. If the cursor is not at the begin-
ning of the line, it will move there. If it is already at the
start of a line, it will move to the start of the previous
line. Scrolling will take place as necessary toward the
beginning of the buffer.
1.4. Move End (End)
MoveEnd moves the cursor to the end of the current line if it
is not there already. If the cursor is at the end of the
line, it will move to the end of the next line. The screen
will scroll as needed toward the end of the buffer.
1.5. Move Up (Up)
This command is used to move up one line in the current
buffer. Obviously, there can be no action if the cursor is
already on the first line of the buffer. Otherwise, the
cursor will move up a line, scrolling if necessary. Note that
pEDIT attempts to keep the cursor as close to the same column
as possible.
1.6. Move Down (Down)
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MoveDown moves the cursor down one line following logic
similar to that of MoveUp. The cursor can't move if it is
already on the dummy last line of the buffer. Otherwise, it
will move down, scrolling as necessary. Again, pEDIT will
keep the cursor as close as possible to the same column.
1.7. Move Left (Left)
This function moves the cursor left one character position.
The cursor may move more than one column if the character
being crossed is a Tab or control character. If the cursor is
at the beginning of a line, it will wrap to the end of the
previous line.
1.8. Move Right (Right)
This command moves the cursor right one character. Again,
more than one column will be crossed for the Tab and other
control characters. If the cursor is at the end of a line, it
will move to the beginning of the next line.
1.9. Move Word (F2)
MoveWord will move the cursor to the beginning of the next
word in the current direction. If the direction is Forward,
it will move toward the end of the buffer; if the direction
is Reverse, toward the beginning of the buffer.
The screen will scroll or repaint depending on the state of
Select. If Select is active, the screen will be redisplayed.
If Select is not active, scrolling will take place to keep
the cursor on the fourth line from the top or bottom of the
window. Scrolling is much faster than having to repaint the
entire screen.
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P E D I T C O M M A N D S
2. Text Manipulation
The following commands are used to manipulate text, i.e.
insert new text and change the form of existing text.
2.1. Insert Char
There is no 'InsertChar' command; rather, it is the default
when a key other than a defined command key is pressed. These
keys include the typing keys and non-definable keys such as
Tab, BackSpace and Enter. The action taken depends on the
current mode. In Insert mode, the character will be inserted
into the buffer at the current cursor position; text to the
right of the cursor is "shoved over" to make room. In Over-
strike mode, the current character is simply overwritten.
pEDIT uses automatic word wrap to keep text between the
defined margins as you type. If a word will not fit inside
the current right margin, it will be moved to the start of
the next line.
The Tab and control keys require special handling. If the Tab
key is pressed, the cursor will move to the next tab stop.
pEDIT allows only standard tabs at every eighth character
position, i.e. columns 9, 17, 25, 33,... Note that an actual
tab character (Ascii Ctrl-I) is stored in the text. Other
control characters are shown as a caret (^) followed by the
displayable character; for example, Ctrl-A would show as ^A.
2.2. Restore Text (F09)
This command restores the text last deleted by EraseWord or
EraseLine. The text is stored in a special text buffer for
later restoration. This text buffer is rebuilt after every
action so only the very last erasure can be restored.
2.3. Open Line (Ctrl-O)
This function opens up a new (empty) line for text insertion.
The end result is the same as pressing Enter followed by
MoveLeft. If a left margin has been defined the text will be
indented up to this margin.
2.4. Fill Paragraph (Alt-F)
FillParagraph reformats the paragraph the cursor is in to fit
within the defined margins. Use this command after you have
inserted or deleted text or changed margins. A paragraph is
defined as contiguous text bounded by empty lines both above
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and below. pEDIT will not see indented text as a separate
paragraph unless it has at least one empty line separating it
from other text.
FillParagraph should be used sparingly in large documents. It
works by copying the text to a fill buffer, deleting the
current paragraph and then re-inserting the text. This uses
considerable storage space.
2.5. Indent
This function is very useful in programming where you want to
indent a section of code in or out without having to manually
edit every line. A level is 4 character positions or one-half
a tab stop. Indent uses tabs and spaces as needed to indent
the line to the desired offset.
To use indent (1) position the cursor to the start of the
first line, (2) turn Select on, (3) highlight the entire
range of lines to be indented and (4) issue the "INDENT" or
"INDENT n" command. Specify the number of levels (n) as a
positive or negative integer - positive for 'out' (toward
the right), negative for 'in'.
The selected range must start at the beginning of the first
line and end at the end of the last line. Note that Select is
automatically turned off after the function completes.
2.6. Auto Indent (Ctrl-Enter)
This is another function very useful in programming. It is
used to start a new line and automatically indent the line
the same as the previous line. pEDIT uses the same leading
whitespace (spaces and tabs) as the previous line. AutoIndent
is normally used at the end of a line but the command can be
issued anywhere.
2.7. Center Line
This command centers the current line - the line the cursor
is on - between the existing margins. Only spaces are used to
indent the line to the appropriate position.
2.8. Capital Word (Alt-C)
CapitalWord capitalizes the current word starting at the
current position within the word. The case change does not
start at the beginning of the word; this is to allow, for
example, 'Microsoft' to be changed to 'MicroSoft'.
2.9. Lower Word (Alt-L)
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This command converts the current word to lower-case starting
at the current position within the word. All characters from
the cursor to the end of the word will be changed to upper-
case.
2.10. Upper Word (Alt-U)
UpperWord converts the current word to upper-case, again
starting at the current character position and not at the
beginning of the word.
2.11. Quote Char (Ctrl-V)
This function is used to enter special characters into the
text. Whenever you press the QuoteChar key pEDIT prompts you
with "Press key to be added: "; at this point press one of
the special keys. For example, to insert a form feed (Ctrl-L,
Ascii 12) press Ctrl-V followed by Ctrl-L. The character will
show as '^L' on the screen.
The feature can also be used with Find and Replace. To find a
line feed (Ctrl-J, Ascii 10) for example, press the DoCommand
key and enter "FIND ^V^J".
Note that extended keys such as the PC keypad and function
keys cannot be quoted. These keys return two bytes - a null
followed by a displayable character. pEDIT uses the null
character (Ascii 0) to denote end of line and so nulls cannot
be used.
The PC graphics characters - those above Ascii 127 - are
inserted in a special way. Hold down the Alt key and enter
the decimal value of the character using the numeric keypad
only; release the Alt key when done. This is documented in
some DOS manuals.
2.12. Trans Char (Alt-T)
This command transposes (swaps) two characters of text within
a line. The cursor must be on the second character when you
issue the command. The cursor cannot be positioned past the
end of the line.
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3. Text Deletion
These commands are used to delete (erase) existing text. You
can delete by character, word or line.
3.1. Erase Char (Ctrl-D)
This command deletes the current character - the character
the cursor is on. The action taken depends on the current
mode. In Insert mode, the character is deleted and text to
the right of the cursor is shifted left to "fill in the
hole". In Overstrike mode, the character is replaced by a
space.
3.2. Erase Prev (Backspace)
This function deletes the previous character - the character
to the left of the cursor. In Insert mode, the character is
deleted and text to the right of the cursor is again shifted
toward the left. In Overstrike mode, the character is again
replaced by a space.
ErasePrev is permanently bound to the Backspace key. The
Backspace key cannot be redefined.
3.3. Erase Word (F04)
EraseWord deletes text from the current position in a word to
the end of the word. Deletion does not start at the beginning
of the word. The current direction (Forward/Reverse) does not
affect the action; deletion is always toward the end of the
word.
The current mode also has no effect on EraseWord. The entire
word (or portion of a word) will be erased.
3.4. Erase Line (Ctrl-K)
This command erases an entire line or a portion of a line
depending on the position of the cursor. If the cursor is at
the beginning of a line, the entire line - including the new
line (end of line) marker - is erased and stored in the text
buffer. If the cursor is not at the start of a line, deletion
is from the current position to the end of the line.
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4. Searching
The search commands are used to search for (find) text, and
to replace one text string by another. You will find that
pEDIT's replace function is very powerful and flexible.
4.1. Find (F01)
The "Find" command is used to search for a specified text
string. You can either press the Find key and respond to the
prompt "String to find: " or press DoCommand and enter the
command "FIND <text>". If the target string is all lowercase,
the operation will be case-insensitive, that is 'pedit' will
match 'pedit', 'pEDIT' and 'PEDIT'. If instead the target
contains any uppercase characters, the match will be exact;
'pEDIT' will match only 'pEDIT'.
The direction of the search will of course follow the current
direction. The screen will scroll or repaint depending on the
Select state; the action taken will be the same as it is for
MoveWord.
4.2. Find Next (F03)
This command will find the next occurrence of the last search
string you specified. It is advisable to have FindNext bound
to a key so only a single key press is required to repeat the
last search operation.
4.3. Replace (Alt-R)
pEDIT has a very powerful search and replace function. Some
editors force you to do replacements one-at-a-time or replace
every occurrence without giving you a choice. To use Replace,
either press the Replace key and reply to the "Old string :"
and "New string: " prompts, or press DoCommand and enter a
command of the form "REPLACE old new".
pEDIT will search for each occurrence of 'old' and prompt you
with "Replace (Y)es (N)o (A)ll (L)ast (Q)uit: ". Enter one of
the following:
Enter - replace this occurrence
Y - replace this occurrence
N - skip this replacement
A - replace all occurrences from this point
L - make this the last replacement and quit
Q - quit.
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Matching the old string will follow the rules listed for the
Find command above. However, the replacement will always
substitute the specified new string. For example, the command
"REPLACE pedit pEDIT" will substitute 'pEDIT' in all cases.
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5. Files
These commands involve reading and writing disk files.
5.1. Get File (Alt-G)
This command loads in a new file for editing. pEDIT will
create a buffer for the file, create a window and map the
window to the buffer. The status line will reflect the new
buffer name and the first screen of text, if any, will be
displayed. If no file exists, pEDIT will display "Creating
file" and present you with an empty screen.
You must specify a complete file name. pEDIT does not support
path name completion or supply a list of matching filenames.
Also, pEDIT does not validate file names; be sure and provide
a valid name.
pEDIT allows 4 user buffers. The number of lines and amount
of text space depends on available memory.
5.2. Include File (Alt-I)
This function reads in the specified file from disk and
inserts it in the buffer starting at the current cursor
location. The screen will repaint to show the new text. The
end result is the same as if the user typed in the text
contained in the file.
Include File should be used only for relatively small files.
The function uses the normal InsertChar routine, not the much
faster GetFile which loads text directly into memory.
5.3. Write File (F10)
WriteFile is used to save the contents of the current buffer
to disk. The file name used will be the one specified when
the buffer was created. If no file name has been selected,
pEDIT will ask for one.
You can change the name of the file at any time by using a
command of the form "WRITE FILE filespec" where filespec is a
valid DOS file specification; see the section Error Handling.
Caution: pEDIT will overwrite any existing file. If the
editor runs out of disk space during the save operation, you
will be advised of the situation and told to free up space on
the current drive or use "WRITE FILE filespec" to switch to
another drive.
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6. Buffers
These commands affect how text is viewed and manipulated. You
can pick which buffer(s) to view, set the mode and direction,
etc.
6.1. Show Buffer
ShowBuffer displays detailed information about the current
buffer. This includes the buffer name, associated file
specification, current mode, current direction, number of
lines of text, characters of text, etc.
6.2. List Buffers
This function lists a summary of all defined buffers - the
two system buffers (COMMAND and DOS) plus up to 4 user
buffers. The following items are displayed: buffer name,
number of lines in the buffer, buffer type (System or User),
whether or not the buffer has been modified and the name of
the file associated with the buffer.
6.3. Buffer (Alt-B)
This command lets you switch between buffers. You will be
presented with a BUFFER window containing the names of all
buffers - System and User. The cursor will automatically be
positioned on the first User buffer. Use the up and down
arrow keys to highlight the desired buffer name; press Enter
to select that buffer.
6.4. Change Mode (F05)
The ChangeMode command is used to toggle between Insert and
Overstrike modes. If the mode is Insert when the command is
given, it will change to Overstrike and vice versa.
6.5. Change Dir (F06)
Use this command to toggle between the Forward and Reverse
directions. Note that the buffer direction applies only to
the Find, FindNext, Replace and MoveWord functions.
6.6. Mark
This function is used to 'mark' a particular place in a
buffer so you can return to it at some later time. There can
be only one marker in each buffer. pEDIT tries to stay as
close as possible to the original mark as text is inserted
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and deleted.
6.7. Goto Mark
Issue this command to move to the position defined by the
last Mark command. The screen will scroll or repaint as
necessary.
6.8. Line
The Line command is used to display the current line number
or move to a particular line in the buffer. Enter "LINE" by
itself to display the current line and number of lines; use
"LINE nn" to move to line number nn.
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7. Windows
The window functions control the number of windows on screen
and let you select the current window. In addition, you can
move the window up and down or left and right.
7.1. One Window (Alt-1)
The OneWindow command 'unsplits' the screen. If there are 2
windows on screen, OneWindow will make the current window -
the one the cursor is in - the only window. The screen will
be repainted to show a full 21 lines of text. The line the
cursor was on when the command was issued becomes the top
line of the window.
7.2. Two Windows (Alt-2)
TwoWindows 'splits' the screen. If there is only one window,
the screen will be split into two windows. Both windows will
be mapped to the current buffer and will initially show the
same 10 lines of that buffer. The cursor will move to the
other window anticipating that you want to load in another
file.
When two windows are mapped to the same part of the same
buffer, each must reflect the current state of the buffer.
pEDIT will update both windows as necessary to keep the
display correct.
7.3. Other Window (Alt-O)
If the screen is split, this command will move the cursor to
the other window. The cursor will move to the row and column
stored the last time the cursor was in the window.
7.4. Prev Screen (PgUp)
PrevScreen scrolls the screen up (towards the beginning of
the buffer) by the number of rows currently on screen - 21 or
10 depending on the window size. The current direction has no
effect on this command.
If the screen cannot scroll the full amount, the cursor will
move up until it hits the first line of the buffer.
7.5. Next Screen (PgDn)
NextScreen scrolls the screen down by the number of rows
currently on screen - 21 or 10 as above. Here 'down' means
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towards the end of the buffer with the current direction
having no effect.
Again, if the screen cannot scroll the full amount the cursor
will move until it hits the dummy line at the end of the
buffer.
7.6. Shift Left (Ctrl-Left)
The Shift commands provide for horizontal scrolling - the
ability to see text beyond column 80. ShiftLeft shifts the
window to the left (toward the left margin) 20 columns. Many
text editors only let you see 80 (maybe 132) columns; pEDIT
lets you see any portion of any line.
7.7. Shift Right (Ctrl-Right)
ShiftRight scrolls the screen to the right 20 columns. How
far the window can be shifted is limited only by pEDIT's
maximum line length of 32767 characters.
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8. Key Macros
pEDIT's key macro facility lets you automate repetitive
tasks. With the following commands you can start a "learn"
sequence and pEDIT will remember all keystrokes until you
give the Remember command. Use the Execute command to play
back the keystrokes.
8.1. Learn (F07)
The Learn command is used to start recording keystrokes. The
recording will continue until the Remember command is given.
pEDIT will store all typing keys, function keys and other
special keys such as control keys.
Anything that requires user input cannot be used with Learn.
When the macro is executed, pEDIT will not know where to get
its input from; it always assumes the keyboard. There are
ways around this; for example, if you want to use Find in a
macro, first do a Find and specify the search string. Then,
simply use the FindNext key in the macro.
8.2. Remember (Ctrl-R)
Remember is used to end the keystroke recording started by
Learn. pEDIT will ask for a key to bind to; press any of the
definable keys described in the Appendix. You cannot bind to
the Tab, Enter or Backspace or Abort (Ctrl-C) keys. Only one
macro can be defined at a time.
A macro must not be bound to a key that is contained within
the macro. If this happens, the macro routine will go into a
loop and probably crash the system. It is recommended that
you reserve one key for macros; F12 on the enhanced keyboard
has been left open for this purpose.
8.3. Execute
This command executes the key macro defined by Learn and
Remember. Whenever the key you selected is pressed, the
keystrokes are 'replayed' as if you entered them.
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9. Cut and Paste
These commands are used for electronic "cut" and "paste".
RemoveText deletes a portion of text which is saved in a
paste buffer. Conversely, InsertHere copies from the paste
buffer into a text buffer. pEDIT also has a "store" function
which copies text to the paste buffer without removing it
from the text.
9.1. Select Text (Alt-S)
SelectText is a toggle that turns the select state on/off. If
select is off, it will be turned on and vice versa. When it
is active, selected text is highlighted in reverse video as
the cursor is moved. Select is automatically turned off after
any RemoveText or StoreText command. To cancel the selection,
simply issue the command again.
9.2. Remove Text (Del)
This command removes the selected text from the buffer and
stores it in the paste buffer. The paste buffer is built
every time RemoveText is invoked so only the most recently
deleted text is available. The screen is updated as necessary
to show the state of the buffer after the removal.
9.3. Store Text (F11)
StoreText is similar to RemoveText except that the text is
not removed from the buffer. The paste buffer is rebuilt to
contain the selected text. Use this command whenever you want
to make a copy of some text without removing it.
9.4. Insert Here (Ins)
This function inserts text from the paste buffer into your
text starting at the current cursor position. Again, the
screen is updated to show the new text. InsertHere can be
invoked more than once to make multiple copies of the stored
text.
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10. Miscellaneous
The following are commands that don't fall into any other
general category.
10.1. Recall (Ctrl-B)
The Recall command is used to recall the last command given
via DoCommand. The end result is the same as pressing the
DoCommand key followed by the up arrow. However, there is one
difference; the previous command is copied to the current
command line. The command can of course be edited.
10.2. Do Command (Esc)
DoCommand is used to directly issue commands to pEDIT. The
editor will respond with the 'Command: ' prompt; at this
point you can enter any valid pEDIT command. Note that
commands must be entered in full with spaces in between
words. No pEDIT command contains more than 2 words.
The Command line is really a one-line window into the COMMAND
buffer. All defined keys can be used on the command line for
editing the current line or recalling previous commands. Use
MoveUp and MoveDown to scroll up and down through the stored
commands.
It is very important that a DoCommand key be defined! If it
is not, you will not be able to issue any commands to pEDIT.
10.3. Refresh Screen (Ctrl-W)
This command is used to clear and repaint the screen. Use
RefreshScreen if, for any reason, the screen should be over-
written or otherwise obliterated. Everything - including
reverse video - will be redrawn.
10.4. Define Key (Alt-K)
This function is used to dynamically define a key during an
editing session. pEDIT will ask for a procedure name and a
key press. The procedure name is any valid pEDIT command
entered in full (no abbreviations) with a space in between
words. The procedure can be bound to any definable key.
Generally it is best to put key bindings in the init file so
they are automatically defined when the editor is invoked.
10.5. Show Key
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ShowKey is used to show what procedure is bound to a key.
pEDIT will prompt for a key press and display the name of the
procedure, if any, bound to that key.
10.6. List Keys
ListKeys lists all definable keys and the procedures bound to
them. pEDIT will pause in between screens; press Enter to
continue to the next screen.
10.7. Spawn
This function spawns or shells you to DOS. A second copy of
COMMAND.COM is loaded into memory to process commands. You
may then enter DOS commands and do anything you can do at the
operating system level. Type 'EXIT' to return to the editor
exactly as you left it.
If you have a floppy-only system, COMMAND.COM must be avail-
able or the spawn will fail. Also, some versions of DOS prior
to 3.x have a problem with the "SHELL" command and may not
function properly.
pEDIT tries to keep 50-80k of memory free for the Spawn and
Dos commands; this will not leave sufficient memory to run
all programs. Most of the DOS resident commands work; other
large transient commands will give an error but will not
cause a problem. Some user-written programs may hang the
system and force a reboot.
10.8. Repeat (F08)
Repeat lets you repeat any key press up to 32767 times. Only
the next key press - typing, function, Ctrl, Alt - is
repeated. Again, you cannot repeat functions that ask for
keyboard input.
The repeat count is shown by 'Repeat: ' on the message line.
Use the BackSpace key to correct the count; set it to zero if
you wish to cancel.
You can end a repeat loop by pressing the Abort (Ctrl-C) key.
10.9. Set Autosave
pEDIT has an 'autosave' function that automatically saves
your work to disk. If autosave is on, pEDIT will periodically
do a WriteFile if changes have been made. The 'Working . . .'
message will appear and the disk access light will come on.
You will be told how many lines were written.
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10.10. Set Color
SetColor lets you choose foreground and background colors on
a color (CGA/EGA/VGA) monitor. For monochrome, the only legal
combinations are "SET COLOR blk wht" and "SET COLOR wht blk".
Here 'blk' and 'wht' refer to the mono colors whatever they
may be - black and white, green and black, etc.
If you issue the command as "SET COLOR" pEDIT will prompt for
the foreground and background colors.
See the Appendix for valid color code names.
10.11. Set Lines
SetLines lets you switch between 25 and 43 line mode on an
EGA or VGA monitor. These advanced monitors can show more
than the normal 25 lines of text. Note that screen writing
and scrolling is generally much slower in 43-line mode. The
SetLines command cannot be given when the screen is split.
The VGA 50 line mode is not supported.
10.12. Set Margins
This command lets you set left and right text margins. The
default margins are 1 and 80. The left margin must be greater
than zero and the right margin has to be greater than the
left. The format of the command is "SET MARGINS left right";
if "SET MARGINS" alone is used, pEDIT will prompt for the
values.
Paragraphs are not automatically reformatted when margins are
changed. Use FillParagraph for this.
10.13. Dos
The Dos function spawns or "shells" a command to DOS for
execution. The output from the command will be placed in the
DOS buffer. If only one window is on-screen, pEDIT will spilt
the screen and map the DOS buffer to the other window.
The program must load a second copy of COMMAND.COM into
memory to handle the request. See Spawn for a discussion of
limitations and cautions.
10.14. Help (Alt-H)
Help clears the screen and displays the information contained
in the help file you specify. pEDIT looks for an environment
variable called 'PEDITHLP' or the file named PEDIT.HLP in the
current directory.
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A common use of Help is to display a list of defined keys
customized for your keyboard.
10.15. Quit (Alt-Q)
Use the Quit command to abort an editing session. Abort means
abort - any changes you have made will be lost. If any User
buffers have been modified, pEDIT gives you the option of not
quitting by displaying "Buffer(s) modified - quit (Y/N)? ".
Enter Y to abort, N to cancel the abort and resume editing.
10.16. Exit (Ctrl-Z)
The Exit command terminates the editing session and returns
you to DOS. The current buffer is automatically written to
disk if it has been modified. If any other user buffers have
been altered, pEDIT asks you one at a time if you want to
write them. Answer Y to save the buffer, N to skip it.
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E R R O R H A N D L I N G
pEDIT gives you a chance to recover from (1) insufficient
internal storage space and (2) running out of disk space when
saving a file. In either case an "ERROR" window will appear
and notify you of the problem.
1. Insufficient Internal Storage
When pEDIT is first started it checks to see how much free
memory is available; from this it computes the maximum number
of lines and characters of text it can handle. Based on these
values, it then dynamically allocates memory to hold the text
and line structures.
If 99% of either of these values is reached, pEDIT informs
you it can't allocate a line and advises you to "Save your
work and exit". You can continue to work; however, you will
get the warning every time more text is added. If you ignore
the warnings and exceed the allocated space, the program will
abort.
There is no recovery from this other than to exit (be sure to
save your files!) and start over. pEDIT cannot free up memory
once it has been allocated.
2. Out of Disk Space
When saving a file that currently exists on disk, DOS first
truncates the file to length zero and then starts to write
the new sectors. pEDIT does not attempt to verify there is
sufficient disk space to hold a file being saved. However, it
can detect "disk full" as it writes a block of text. If this
does happen, you will be advised to "Increase available space
on current drive or change drive via WRITE FILE newfile".
The current file is still in memory and has not been lost;
however, any file that was on disk is gone - it is imperative
that you save the stored text! If possible, Spawn out to DOS
and delete files to free up additional space. Alternately,
you can switch to a different diskette that has more room. If
this isn't possible, use "WRITE FILE filespec" where filespec
specifies another drive. For example, if the current file is
A:MYFILE.TXT, save the file as B:MYFILE.TXT.
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C O P Y R I G H T N O T I C E
A N D W A R R A N T Y
This document, other accompanying written and disk-based
specifications, and all referenced and related program
files are copyrighted by T. G. Muench.
IBM and PC-DOS are registered trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation. MS-DOS is a trademark of
Microsoft Corporation.
1. Disclaimer
pEDIT is supplied as is. The author disclaims all war-
ranties, expressed or implied, including, without
limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness
for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for
damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the
use of pEDIT.
2. Registration
pEDIT is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge
to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your
friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part
of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software
is to provide personal computer users with quality software
without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for
programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find
this program useful and find that you are using pEDIT and
continue to use pEDIT after a reasonable trial period, you
must make a registration payment of $25 to T. G. Muench.
Commercial users of pEDIT must register and pay for their
copies of pEDIT within 30 days of first use or their license
is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by
contacting T. G. Muench.
Anyone distributing pEDIT for any kind of remuneration must
first contact T. G. Muench at the address below for
authorization. This authorization will be automatically
granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering
to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such
distributors may begin offering pEDIT immediately. However,
T. G. Muench must still be advised so that the distributor
can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of pEDIT.
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You are encouraged to pass a copy of pEDIT along to your
friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register
their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered
users will receive a copy of the latest version of the pEDIT
system plus full printed documentation. Note the registered
version does not have the opening shareware screen.
Your comments and suggestions are welcomed by writing to
the author at the address given below. ONLY written
communications will be accepted. Be sure and reference the
version number of your copy of pEDIT (use the SHOW BUFFER
command).
To register, complete the registration form included in the
disk file REGISTER.DOC. Then, print it and mail it with $25
to:
T. G. Muench
P.O. Box 30651
Phoenix, AZ 85046-0651
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A S S O C I A T I O N O F
S H A R E W A R E P R O F E S S I O N A L S
This program is produced by a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP has established stringent
standards for its members. The primary goals of the ASP are:
- To inform users about shareware programs and about
shareware as a method of distributing and marketing
software;
- To encourage broader distribution of shareware through
user groups and disk dealers who agree to identify and
explain the nature of shareware;
- To assist members in marketing their software;
- To provide a forum through which ASP members may
communicate, share ideas, and learn from each other;
- To foster a high degree of professionalism among
shareware authors by setting programming, marketing,
and support standards for ASP members to follow.
ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works
for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related
problem with an ASP member by contacting the member
directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member,
but does not provide technical support for members'
products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at P.O. Box
5786, Bellevue, WA 98006 or send a Compuserve message via
Easyplex to: ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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A P P E N D I C E S
1. List of pEDIT Commands
MOVE TOP
MOVE BOTTOM
MOVE HOME
MOVE END
MOVE UP
MOVE DOWN
MOVE LEFT
MOVE RIGHT
MOVE WORD
INSERT CHAR
RESTORE TEXT
OPEN LINE
FILL PARAGRAPH
INDENT
AUTO INDENT
CENTER LINE
CAPITAL WORD
LOWER WORD
UPPER WORD
QUOTE CHAR
TRANS CHAR
ERASE CHAR
ERASE PREV
ERASE WORD
ERASE LINE
FIND
FIND NEXT
REPLACE
GET FILE
INCLUDE FILE
WRITE FILE
SHOW BUFFER
LIST BUFFERS
BUFFER
CHANGE MODE
CHANGE DIR
MARK
GOTO MARK
LINE
ONE WINDOW
TWO WINDOWS
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OTHER WINDOW
PREV SCREEN
NEXT SCREEN
SHIFT LEFT
SHIFT RIGHT
LEARN
REMEMBER
EXECUTE
SELECT TEXT
REMOVE TEXT
STORE TEXT
INSERT HERE
RECALL
DO COMMAND
REFRESH SCREEN
DEFINE KEY
SHOW KEY
LIST KEYS
SPAWN
REPEAT
SET AUTOSAVE
SET COLOR
SET LINES
SET MARGINS
DOS
HELP
QUIT
EXIT
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A P P E N D I C E S
2. Default Key Bindings
Key Name Procedure
-------- ----------------------
Esc DO COMMAND
BackSpace ERASE PREV(*)
Tab INSERT CHAR(*)
Enter INSERT CHAR(*)
F01 FIND
F02 MOVE WORD
F03 FIND NEXT
F04 ERASE WORD
F05 CHANGE MODE
F06 CHANGE DIR
F07 LEARN
F08 REPEAT
F09 RESTORE TEXT
F10 WRITE FILE
F11 STORE TEXT
F12
Home MOVE HOME
End MOVE END
Pgup PREV SCREEN
Pgdn NEXT SCREEN
Up MOVE UP
Down MOVE DOWN
Left MOVE LEFT
Right MOVE RIGHT
Ins INSERT HERE
Del REMOVE TEXT
Ctrl-Home MOVE TOP
Ctrl-End MOVE END
Ctrl-Left SHIFT LEFT
Ctrl-Right SHIFT RIGHT
Ctrl-Pgup
Ctrl-Pgdn
Ctrl-Enter AUTO INDENT
Ctrl-A
Ctrl-B RECALL
Ctrl-C ABORT(*)
Ctrl-D ERASE CHAR
Ctrl-E
Ctrl-F
Ctrl-G
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Ctrl-H BackSpace
Ctrl-I Tab
Ctrl-J AUTO INDENT
Ctrl-K ERASE LINE
Ctrl-L
Ctrl-M Enter
Ctrl-N
Ctrl-O OPEN LINE
Ctrl-P
Ctrl-Q
Ctrl-R REMEMBER
Ctrl-S
Ctrl-T
Ctrl-U
Ctrl-V QUOTE CHAR
Ctrl-W REFRESH SCREEN
Ctrl-X
Ctrl-Y
Ctrl-Z EXIT
Alt-A
Alt-B BUFFER
Alt-C CAPITAL WORD
Alt-D
Alt-E
Alt-F FILL PARAGRAPH
Alt-G GET FILE
Alt-H HELP
Alt-I INCLUDE FILE
Alt-J
Alt-K
Alt-L LOWER WORD
Alt-M SET MARGINS
Alt-N
Alt-O
Alt-P
Alt-Q QUIT
Alt-R REPLACE
Alt-S SELECT TEXT
Alt-T TRANS CHAR
Alt-U UPPER WORD
Alt-V
Alt-W
Alt-X
Alt-Y
Alt-Z
Alt-1 ONE WINDOW
Alt-2 TWO WINDOWS
(*) These keys cannot be redefined
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A P P E N D I C E S
3. Default Initialization File
pEDIT comes with a sample initialization file, PEDIT.INI.
This file must be in the current directory or be defined to
the DOS environment as PEDITINI.
A pEDIT initialization file is a simple ASCII text file and
can be edited. The editor ignores blank lines and treats
anything after an exclamation point as a comment. Only two
commands are recognized: DEFINE_KEY() and SET(). Note the
underscore in DEFINE_KEY and the use of parentheses. The init
file commands can be uppercase, lowercase or mixed.
DEFINE_KEY defines a key to pEDIT when the editor is invoked.
Obviously, no one would want to have to define every key
every time they wanted to edit something. For example, the
line DEFINE_KEY(Alt-G, Get_File) would bind the key Alt-G to
the procedure GetFile. The underscore is required for any
pEDIT command that is made up of 2 words.
SET is used to define the editing environment. If you wanted
pEDIT to always come up in color using blue on a white back-
ground, your would put SET (COLOR, BLU, WHT) in the init
file. The above example would be the same as entering the
command "SET COLOR BLU WHT" from within pEDIT.
You don't have to use the initialization file supplied with
the editor. You can set up any keyboard mapping you want -
make pEDIT work like WordStar, Emacs, whatever.
4. Default Help Files
The editor requires a file named PEDIT.HLP be available to
use the Help command. When Help is invoked, pEDIT displays
the contents of PEDIT.HLP in a HELP screen. Again, this file
must be in the current directory or be defined to the DOS
environment as PEDITHLP using the SET command.
pEDIT comes with two sample help files. PED101.HLP is for the
101-key (also called the extended or enhanced) keyboard and
PED84.HLP is for the 84-key or standard keyboard. The 84-key
model was the original IBM AT keyboard and does not have
additional keys between the typing keys and numeric keypad.
These are text files and can be edited as necessary to fit
your configuration. If the provided files don't match what
you have, copy the one that is closest and edit it as needed.
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A P P E N D I C E S
5. DOS File Specification
The following is a brief discussion of the PC/MS-DOS file
specification. For more detail, refer to the DOS manuals.
A full DOS file specification is of the format:
D:\PATH\FILENAME.TYP
D: = drive (A,B,C)
\PATH = path (directory, subdirectory)
FILENAME = file name (max. 8 characters)
TYP = file type (max. 3 characters)
DOS uses a hierarchial directory structure made up of a root
directory and underlying sub-directories. This is sometimes
called an inverted tree structure:
\ (root)
|
-------------------------
| | |
\DOS \TOOLS
|
-------------
| |
\BASIC \C
Subdirectory names are separated by the backslash character
(\). The root on drive C: is denoted as C:\ while the others
above would be
C:\DOS C:\TOOLS
C:\TOOLS\BASIC
C:\TOOLS\C
The full file name need not be specified. DOS will 'fill in'
any missing parts with your current, default directory. For
example, if you are in the directory C:\TOOLS and give the
name MYBATCH.BAT, it is the same as C:\TOOLS\MYBATCH.BAT.
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A P P E N D I C E S
6. Color Codes
BLK Black
BLU Blue
GRN Green
CYN Cyan
RED Red
MAG Magenta
BRN Brown
WHT White
GRY Grey
LBL Light Blue
LGR Light Green
LCY Light Cyan
LRD Light Red (Pink)
LMG Light Magenta
YEL Yellow
BWH Bright White
The light colors are sometimes called 'bright'
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REGISTER.DOC
pEDIT - the personal EDITor
pEDIT COPYRIGHT 1989, 1990
_______
____|__ | (tm)
--| | |-------------------
| ____|__ | Association of
| | |_| Shareware
|__| o | Professionals
-----| | |---------------------
|___|___| MEMBER
This document, other accompanying written and disk-based
specifications, and all referenced and related program
files are copyrighted by T. G. Muench.
DISCLAIMER
pEDIT is supplied as is. The author disclaims all war-
ranties, expressed or implied, including, without
limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness
for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for
damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the
use of pEDIT.
REGISTRATION
pEDIT is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge
to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your
friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part
of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software
is to provide personal computer users with quality software
without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for
programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find
this program useful and find that you are using pEDIT and
continue to use pEDIT after a reasonable trial period, you
must make a registration payment of $25 to T. G. Muench.
Commercial users of pEDIT must register and pay for their
copies of pEDIT within 30 days of first use or their license
is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by
contacting T. G. Muench.
Anyone distributing pEDIT for any kind of remuneration must
first contact T. G. Muench at the address below for
authorization. This authorization will be automatically
granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering
to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such
distributors may begin offering pEDIT immediately. However
T. G. Muench must still be advised so that the distributor
can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of pEDIT.
You are encouraged to pass a copy of pEDIT along to your
friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register
their copy if they find that they can use it. All
registered users will receive, on IBM 5.25" DSDD disk, the
latest version of the pEDIT software (without the opening
shareware screen) plus full printed documentation.
HOW TO ORDER
To order pEDIT, fill out the order form at the end of this
documentation, and send a check or money order (in US funds
only) to:
T. G. Muench
P.O. Box 30651
Phoenix, AZ 85046-0651
pEDIT costs $25 per copy. Purchase discounts are available
in the form of corporate site licenses. Write to the author
for more information.
Please add $5.00 for shipping to Alaska, Hawaii and Canada,
and $10.00 for shipping to Europe and other overseas
locations.
pEDIT Order Form
Name: ______________________________________
Address: ______________________________________
______________________________________
City: ______________________________________
State: _______________________ Zip: _________
Telephone: ( )_______________________________
Item Quantity Total
--------------------------------------------------------------
Copies of pEDIT @$25 |_____________|________
Shipping Charges: U.S.: $ 0.00
Canada: $ 5.00
Overseas: $10.00 |____________|_________
Total: |_________
Payment Type: [ ] Check
[ ] Money Order
Comments _____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Mail Completed Form to:
T. G. Muench
P.O. Box 30651
Phoenix, AZ 85046-0651
VENDOR.DOC
pEDIT - the personal EDITor
pEDIT COPYRIGHT 1989, 1990
_______
____|__ | (tm)
--| | |-------------------
| ____|__ | Association of
| | |_| Shareware
|__| o | Professionals
-----| | |---------------------
|___|___| MEMBER
This document, other accompanying written and disk-based
specifications, and all referenced and related program
files are copyrighted by T. G. Muench.
Disk Vendors who wish to distribute pEDIT must satisfy one
of the following requirements:
1) The vendor must have been accepted as an associate
member of the Association of Shareware Professionals;
or
2) The vendor must agree to abide by the standards for
disk vendors, as set forth by the Association of
Shareware Professionals.
Vendors who do not meet these requirements are not per-
mitted to distribute pEDIT.
For information on obtaining ASP-approved status, contact:
Vendor Membership Coordinator
Association of Shareware Professionals
PO Box 5786
Bellevue, WA 98006
Under no circumstances may pEDIT be distributed without all
accompanying documentation files (including this file), all
programs, and other materials provided with the official
copies from T. G. Muench.
Following is the full description of pEDIT to be used if
space permits:
Full featured split screen editor with ability to edit up
to 4 files at one time. Definable keys, insert/overstrike
modes, key macros, repeat, auto-indent, horiz. scrolling,
autosave, WP features like settable margins, word wrap,
center line, change case. Recall/edit any previous com-
mand, spawn to DOS, DOS buffer, 43-line mode, colors.
File size limited only by memory. Includes full documen-
tation and installation program.
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #2352
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
READ ME 806 4-15-90 4:05p
PEDIT DOC 80983 4-26-90 10:10p
PEDIT EXE 129246 5-08-90 8:22p
PEDIT INI 2089 2-06-90 7:03p
PED101 HLP 1527 8-14-89 9:21p
PED84 HLP 1350 11-12-89 9:43p
REGISTER DOC 5134 4-24-90 9:07p
VENDOR DOC 2395 4-26-90 9:52p
INSTALL EXE 7818 4-26-90 7:55p
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GO TXT 786 10-05-90 2:45a
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