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Introduction to EDIT.Pro
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EDIT.Pro was created by Ken Kashmarek of Living Legends Software, and is
being marketed on a "user supported" basis. To receive your copy of the
EDIT.Pro disk, users manual, registration number, and the use of our
Customer Support Line, please send a contribution for $30 or more to:
Living Legends Software
1915 Froude St.
San Diego, Ca. 92107
Overview
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EDIT.Pro runs under ProDOS on any Apple ][ or // series machine, and
clones.
The dowload file [ EDIT.PRO ] on CompuServe DL3 contains only the BASIC
line editor portion of the program. There are a total of seven differ-
ent files that make up the entire EDIT.Pro package, as well as various
subroutine and text files. The main program files are:
EDIT.PRO : contains LIST,XLIST,AUTO,EDIT,FIND,CHANGE,RENUMBER,MOVE,COPY
SPLIT,EXIT and M
DISK : contains MERGE,VIEW,SCAN,PSAVE,TYPE,DUMP,REPRO,XVIEW and EXIT
HEX.MEM : contains HEX,DEC,PEEK,POKE,WPEEK,WPOKE,WHERE,MEM and QUIT
OPTIMIZE : contains XVIEW,XREF,VREF,GREF,LREF and QUIT
DOS : contains DCAT,DLOAD (for loading/editing DOS 3.3 files),QUIT
HELP : installs the online "help" feature
COMPARE : compares two BASIC programs, giving detailed results
All of these files, plus the support routines, take up almost the whole
disk -- which is why I chose not to upload them all here. Not only would
it cost me a fortune to send them here, but you would spend nearly twice
the $30 donation just downloading them from CompuServe -- and you wouldn't
have the manual or support line to show for it!
Editor Command Summary
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The following is a brief summary of the commands available in EDIT.Pro:
LIST [first][,last][,tab][,length][,end][/search/]
XLIST [first][,last][,,length]
AUTO [new][,incr]
EDIT [first][,last][/search/]
FIND [first][,last][/search/]
CHANGE [first][,last]/search/replace/
RENUMBER [first][,last][TO or ,][new][,incr]
MOVE [first][,last][TO or ,][new][,incr]
COPY [first][,last][TO or ,][new][,incr]
SPLIT first TO new /search
EXIT (disconnect EDIT.Pro)
M (enter the monitor -- ^C to return to BASIC)
Most of the commands can be abbreviated -- for instance you could type:
E10 instead of EDIT 10
The control characters used for editing a line of BASIC code are:
control-A Shift lock to allow lower case entry
control-B Move cursor to beginning of line
control-C Cancel editing of current line
control-D Delete character under the cursor
control-F Find next character typed and move cursor to it
control-G Ring ProDOS bell (different than BEEP)
control-H Left arrow or backspace function
control-I Insert character(s) at the cursor
control-L Change case of character under the cursor
control-M Carriage return -- end of line edit
control-N Move cursor to the end of the line being edited
control-O Set insert mode to insert a special (control) character
control-P Pack the line -- remove blanks
control-Q Truncate the line being edited at the cursor, end edit
control-R Restore line to former (pre-editing) state
control-T Same as control-Q
control-U Right arrow or forward space function
control-X Cancel edit, edit range without changing current line
control-Y Same as control-Q
control-Z Zap (delete) characters up to next character typed
ESCAPE Same as control-A
A Few Last Words
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Once you use EDIT.Pro I think you'll find it becoming an indispensable part
of your hackers toolkit. Everyone that we've sent a copy to has nothing but
the highest of praise for the job Ken has done in compiling and creating the
latest in "state-of-the-art" utilities for Apple programmers. Val Golding
called EDIT.Pro "one of the best utilities I've ever seen for the Apple pro-
grammer" -- and we think you'll agree once you've had a chance to put it
through it's paces.
If you have any *brief* questions or comments about EDIT.Pro, leave E-mail
for me [ 75746,2550 ] and I'll get back to you with an answer. If your
question or comment requires some in-depth discussion, *do* *not* leave it
as E-mail on this system!!!
Please direct any lengthy questions or comments (or just general BS!) to our
bulletin board system in San Diego, Cal. The number is (619) 463-0176 and
the password is 'guest'. The ProLine Message System operates 24 hours a day
at 300/1200 baud -- except when Morgan or Joe are updating the software. If
you would rather correspond in a different manner, please write to us at the
address given at the beginning of this message or call us between 9 A.M. and
6 P.M. at (619) 222-6138. Remember we're on the West Coast, and make adjust-
ments as necessary to your calling time...
Thanks for your interest -- hope to hear from you soon!
Jerry Hewett Living Legends Software