








                             EdIt! (tm) version 1.2








                                       by

                                SRT Enterprises


























                                www.srtware.com







             This text and program are Copyright (C) 1993-94, 2001
                               by SRT Enterprises
                         All Rights Reserved Worldwide
                   "EdIt!" is a trademark of SRT Enterprises

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                              Table of Contents

          Table Of Contents...................................... i
          Disclaimer & License Agreement........................ ii
          Distribution Information............................. iii
          Definition of Shareware.............................. iii

          Installation & Quick Start............................. 1

          Product Description.................................... 1
          Why Should I Register?................................. 2
          Ordering Information  ................................. 2

          Configuration File..................................... 3

          Command Line Operation................................. 3
               Command Line Options.............................. 3
               Command Line Parsing.............................. 4

          Editing A File......................................... 5
               Key Bindings...................................... 5
               Selecting Text.................................... 6

          Menus And Dialog Boxes................................. 6
               Overview.......................................... 6
               File Menu......................................... 7
               Edit Menu......................................... 9
               Search Menu....................................... 9
               Format Menu...................................... 10
               Window Menu...................................... 11
               Tools Menu....................................... 12
               EdIt! Menu....................................... 14
               Help Menu........................................ 14

          Technical Notes & Troubleshooting..................... 15
               Long File Names.................................. 15
               Can't Use Mouse In Command Prompt Window......... 15
               TSRs............................................. 15

          How To Contact The Author............................. 16

          Special Credits....................................... 16














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            NOTE:  USE OF THIS SOFTWARE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF
                   THE FOLLOWING DISCLAIMER & LICENSE AGREEMENT !

          DISCLAIMER
          ==========
            Users of EdIt! must accept this disclaimer of warranty:

               EdIt! IS SUPPLIED 'AS IS.'  SRT ENTERPRISES (AUTHOR)
          DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
          WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
          OF FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE.  THE AUTHOR ASSUMES NO
          LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT
          LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR
          OTHER DAMAGES) FOR ANY REASON WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE
          OF OR INABILITY TO USE EdIt!.  ALL RISKS ARE ASSUMED BY THE
          USERS OF THIS SOFTWARE.


          LICENSE AGREEMENT
          =================
               Read the following terms and conditions carefully.
          Use of this product constitutes your acceptance of these
          terms and conditions and your agreement to follow them.

               SRT ENTERPRISES (AUTHOR) GRANTS YOU, THE END USER, A
          NONEXCLUSIVE PERSONAL LICENSE TO USE THIS SOFTWARE FOR A
          PERIOD UP TO 30 DAYS IN ORDER TO EVALUATE ITS SUITABILITY
          TO YOUR NEEDS.  AFTER THE EVALUATION PERIOD YOU MUST EITHER
          REGISTER WITH THE AUTHOR OR CEASE USING THE SOFTWARE.  YOU
          MAY USE THE SOFTWARE ON A SINGLE PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM
          AND MAKE AS MANY COPIES AS NEEDED FOR BACKUP AND ARCHIVAL.
          YOU MAY ALSO DISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE, UNMODIFIED AND IN ITS
          ENTIRETY, TO OTHERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN EVALUATING THE
          SOFTWARE AS PER THE FOLLOWING DISTRIBUTION LICENSE.  YOU
          MAY NOT MODIFY, ALTER, TRANSLATE, DISASSEMBLE, DECOMPILE,
          OR LEASE THE SOFTWARE OR THIS MANUAL.  THIS LICENSE IS
          EFFECTIVE UNTIL TERMINATED.  YOU MAY TERMINATE IT AT ANY
          TIME BY DESTROYING THE SOFTWARE.  IT WILL ALSO TERMINATE IF
          YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH ANY TERM OR CONDITION OF THIS
          AGREEMENT.  YOU AGREE UPON SUCH TERMINATION TO DESTROY THE
          SOFTWARE.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF
          THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

               EdIt! is a "Shareware" program (see note below) and is
          provided at no charge to the user for evaluation.  Feel
          free to share this evaluation copy with your friends, but
          you may not give it away altered or as part of another
          program.  The essence of "user-supported" software is to
          provide personal computer users with quality software
          without high prices, and yet provide incentive for
          programmers to continue to develop new products.

               If you find this program useful and find that you are
          using EdIt! and continue to use EdIt! after a 30-day trial
          period, you must register with the author.

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               The $19.95 registration fee will license one copy for
          use on any one computer at any one time.  You must treat
          this software just like a book, e.g., this software may be
          used by any number of people and may be freely moved from
          one computer location to another, so long as there is NO
          POSSIBILITY of it being used at one location while it is
          being used at another, just as a book cannot be read by two
          different persons at the same time.  Information on site
          licensing and distribution licenses are available in the
          Ordering Information section on page 2.

               You are encouraged to pass an evaluation copy of
          EdIt! along to your friends for evaluation.  Please
          encourage them to register their copy if they find that
          they continue to use it.  All registered users will receive
          a key for the latest 1.x version of EdIt!, along with the
          other registration benefits outlined on page 2.



          DISTRIBUTION LICENSE AND INFORMATION
          ====================================
               You are hereby granted a limited license to freely
          distribute the evaluation version of EdIt!, subject to the
          following terms and conditions.  Any other use,
          distribution or representation of EdIt! is expressly
          forbidden without the express written consent of the author.

            (1) EdIt!, its documentation, and accompanying files may
                not be altered under any circumstances, and must be
                distributed as a complete unit.  Please contact
                the author for information on obtaining a complete
                copy of the latest version for evaluation and
                distribution if yours is incomplete or has been
                modified.

            (2) Under no circumstances must the purchaser or receiver
                of the software be given the impression that he/she
                is buying or receiving a license to use the software
                itself, but merely an evaluation copy.

            (3) Any disputes concerning this software shall be
                resolved subject to the applicable laws of the United
                States of America and the State of Illinois.

            (4) Failure to abide by these provisions constitutes
                violation of U.S. federal copyright laws, and will be
                prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.



          DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
          =======================
               First, let's consider what Shareware is not.
          Shareware is NOT "free" or "public domain" software, it is

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          a type of distribution method designed to lower costs for
          everyone involved.  Any fee that you may have paid to
          obtain this or any Shareware program from a disk vendor,
          computer bulletin board service, user group, or retailer
          was to cover their cost of getting the program to you.
          Shareware is paid for by registering with the author.

               Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try
          software before buying it.  If you try a Shareware program
          and continue using it, you are expected to register.
          Individual programs differ on details -- some request
          registration while others require it; some specify a
          maximum trial period.  With registration, you get anything
          from the simple right to continue using the software to an
          updated program with printed manual.

               Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial
          software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with
          a few specific exceptions as stated below.  Shareware
          authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial
          authors, and the programs are of comparable quality (in
          both cases there are good programs and bad ones!).  The
          main difference is in the method of distribution.  The
          author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute
          the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific
          group.  For example, some authors require written
          permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
          Shareware.

               Again, Shareware is a distribution method, not a type
          of software.  You should find software that suits your
          needs and pocketbook, whether it is commercial or
          Shareware.  The Shareware system makes fitting your needs
          easier, because you can try the software *before* you buy.
          And because the overhead is low, prices are low also.
          Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee:  if you
          don't use the product, you don't pay for it.  Without
          product registrations, however, programmers receive no
          compensation for their work and thereby are not encouraged
          to continue developing software.  They have trusted you by
          providing a full-featured product, and they expect you to
          reciprocate that trust.














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          INSTALLATION & QUICK START
          ==========================
               Please see the ED-READ.ME file for a list of exactly
          which files should be included in this archive.  If it is
          missing, your copy of EdIt! is incomplete or has been
          altered.

               EdIt! requires no installation, but you may want to
          copy all the files included in this archive to a directory
          that is on your PATH (type PATH at the DOS prompt to
          display your PATH.  This way, EdIt! can be run from any
          directory or disk drive.  That's it!  If you want to put
          EdIt! in another directory, such as C:\UTIL, run EdIt! and
          select the EdIt!|System Files menu item.  In your
          AUTOEXEC.BAT file, find the line that starts "SET PATH=..."
          and add ";C:\UTIL" to the end.  Then reboot your PC.

               For those of you who prefer a "quickie" approach to
          new software, type ED /? at the DOS prompt for a one-page
          command summary, or ED to jump right into the program.  It
          is my hope that EdIt! is easy enough to learn without
          reading this manual.


          JUST WHAT IS EdIt!, ANYWAY?
          ===========================
               EdIt! is a small, fast replacement for the editor from
          DOS 5.0 and later (and the infamous EDLIN from earlier DOS
          versions!) with the following features and benefits (and
          many more):

             * Potentially save hours updating files across LANs
             * Microsoft and LANtastic network support (NET USE,
               LNET, LNET_MGR)
             * Open multiple files and groups of files, with support
               for wildcards
             * Windowed interface (written in Borland's Turbo Vision)
             * Mouse support
             * Small size -- 135k total! (approx. 1/3 that of DOS's
               EDIT & QBASIC combination, 1/4 the size of Boxer 5.0,
               and 1/10 the size of VED 3.31!)
             * Fast; written in Turbo Pascal and assembler, not BASIC
             * Does not require QBASIC.EXE to run, as does DOS's EDIT
             * Wordwrap
             * Paragraph and document reformatting
             * Variable right margin & tab stop settings
             * Autoindent mode
             * Shell to DOS using as little as 240 bytes of memory
             * 28- and 43/50-line video mode support
             * Convert from and to Unix and Macintosh text formats
             * Text can be centered
             * Jump to specific line numbers and "preset" locations
             * Undo
             * Search & replace
             * Clipboard (cut, copy and paste)

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          WHY SHOULD I REGISTER?
          ======================
               There are several registration incentives.  First and
          foremost, you will know that you are doing the right (and
          legal!) thing by paying for the software you use.
          Registration also encourages authors to continue writing
          software!  When you register, you will also receive:

               * A registration key for the latest 1.x version
               * A discount on future versions (half price or less)
               * No "reminder" screens
               * Notification of the release of new versions
               * When upgrading, newer versions of EdIt! will read
                 older EDIT!.CFG files.

               I would like to ask that if you decide not to register
          and discontinue using EdIt!, please send me a postcard or
          e-mail letting me know why, so that I may implement your
          suggestions in future versions.



          ORDERING INFORMATION
          ====================
               To order EdIt! using your credit card, please visit
          our web site:

          www.srtware.com/EdIt/

               Pricing for EdIt! 1.2 is as follows.  All prices are
          in U.S. Dollars.

                Number of Users          Price Per Copy
                ---------------          --------------
                Single user                $ 19.95
                Site license                199.00
                Distribution license        299.00

               A Site license allows an unlimited number of users for
          one company or organization.  A Distribution license allows
          EdIt! to be included as part of another software program.


          












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          CONFIGURATION FILE
          ==================
               Upon startup, EdIt! will search for its EDIT!.CFG
          file.  EdIt! looks first for an environment variable called
          EDIT! to point it to the proper directory (SET EDIT!=C:\).
          This is done to facilitate multiple configurations--on a
          network, for example.  If the EDIT! variable is not found,
          EdIt! looks in the the current directory, then the
          directory where EDIT!.EXE is located, then in order through the
          user's PATH statement.  If no config file is found, EdIt!
          will still run, but revert to its default configuration
          (the same as the first time you ran EdIt!).  Similarly, if
          a corrupted EDIT!.CFG (or one created by a different
          version of EdIt!) is found, EdIt! will display its
          pathname, warn the user to remove it, and revert to its
          default configuration.  EDIT!.CFG will be saved in the
          directory given by the EDIT! environment variable if none
          is found.



          COMMAND LINE OPERATION
          ======================

          Command Line Options
          --------------------
               There are nine command line options, or switches, for
          EdIt!, which may be used in any order and may be either
          upper or lower case.  The only exception is the one to
          display the help screen, "/?", which must be placed first
          (as in "ED -?").  Options must be prefixed with a "-" or
          "/", with a space between options.  The rest of the options
          are:

            /S:  On startup, opens \AUTOEXEC.BAT and \CONFIG.SYS in
                 the root directory of the default drive (the default
                 is the current drive, unless specified otherwise
                 using the /D option, below).

               (Typing a backslash ("\") before any file or directory
               name as indicated above indicates that the pathname
               begins in the root directory of the drive; i.e.,
               \UTIL\ED.EXE is the same as C:\UTIL\ED.EXE, assuming
               you are on drive C:)

            /W:  On startup, opens \AUTOEXEC.BAT, \CONFIG.SYS,
                 \[Your_Windows_Dir]\WIN.INI and
                 \[Your_Windows_Dir]\SYSTEM.INI.  EdIt! reads its
                 EDIT!.CFG file upon startup to learn what you have
                 set as your Windows directory (in EdIt!, select
                 Tools|Configuration... to set this directory).





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          /[#]:  On startup, opens the four files specified in the
                 specified file group (#1, #2, #3, or #4).  In EdIt!,
                 select Tools|Configuration... to set these
                 filenames (see Tools|Configuration, below, for more
                 information).

           /Dd:  Changes the default drive to drive "d".  The default
                 drive is the current drive unless otherwise specified
                 by this option.  This is true both for the above
                 command line options and for their equivalents in the
                 program (see the EdIt! menu).  EdIt! attempts to make
                 sure your choice of drives is valid by accessing the
                 NUL file in the root directory.  With this option,
                 users can set each drive letter to a different
                 server, for example, to easily update files across a
                 network with the file groups discussed above.

            /V:  Starts EdIt! in 43/50-line mode, if available on
                 the user's computer.

            /M:  Starts EdIt! in Monochrome/grayscale mode, instead
                 of color mode.  Useful when the user has a grayscale
                 monitor and a color video adapter.


          Command Line Parsing
          --------------------
               Upon startup, EdIt! first checks to see if the first
          command line option (if present) is "/?".  If so, it
          displays the help screen and quits.

               If not, the program checks to see if a default drive
          was specified using the "/Dd" option, and validates it (see
          Command Line Options).  If two or more "/D"s are specified
          on one line, EdIt! will end up using the last one to set
          the default drive.  At this time, EdIt! also checks for the
          "/V" option on the command line.

               Next, EdIt! will process the command line in order
          from left to right, opening any valid filenames found
          and/or processing any command line options.  Remember,
          wildcards are perfectly OK!  EdIt! will not open any
          executable files (EXE/COM/DLL/OVL) or archive files
          (ZIP/ARJ/ARC/PAK/ZOO/LZH), as they (along with any binary
          file) will probably be corrupted if modified and Saved by
          EdIt!.  This is also to allow better use of wildcards in a
          directory with these files.

               Finally, EdIt! will cascade all open windows on the
          desktop for easy selection.  Note that after eighteen
          windows are open there is no more space in which to cascade
          them; in this event, the remaining windows are opened full
          screen (memory permitting, of course).



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          EDITING A FILE
          ==============

          Key Bindings
          ------------
               In general, there are two "rules" to EdIt!'s hotkeys.
          First, there are at least two keys for almost everything.
          Second, if you know of a hotkey combination, try it--it
          probably works (if it doesn't, let me know about it...if
          enough people ask, I will change it in future versions).

                I have tried to make the key choices as logical as
          possible, and every menu option has its hotkey displayed.
          Keys are bound to some of the traditional WordStar key
          bindings, although a few changes had to be made (the block
          and cut/copy/paste commands come to mind).  Below is a list
          of the key bindings in EdIt!:

          Control +  Command            Control-K +  Command
          ---------  ---------          -----------  ---------
             A       Set tab stops          #        Set place marker
             B       Reformat paragraph     B        Start select
             C       Copy                   C        Paste
             D       Reformat document      D        Save
             E       Center text            F        SaveAs
             F       Find                   H        Hide selection
             G       Find again             K        Copy
             H       Backspace              S        Save
             I       Toggle autoindent      T        Select word
             L       Jump to line numbe     Y        Cut
             M       Set right margin       X        Save & close file
             N       Insert line
             P       Insert page break  Control-J +  Command
             R       Replace            -----------  ---------
             T       Delete word            #        Jump to marker
             U       Undo
             V       Paste              Control-S +  Command
             W       Toggle wordwrap    -----------  ---------
             X       Cut                    #        Set place marker
             Y       Delete line
             Z       Undo               Control-Q +  Command
             Left    Left one word      -----------  ---------
             Right   Right one word         #        Jump to marker
             Home    Top of page            A        Replace
             End     Bottom of page         C        End of document
             PgUp    Start of document      D        End of line
             PgDn    End of document        F        Find
             BkSpace Delete to line start   H        Del to line start
             Delete  Clear                  I        Toggle AutoIndent
             F4      Close file             L        Undo
                                            R        Start of document
            Alt +    Command                S        Start of line
          ---------  ---------              U        Reformat document
             F4      Exit                   Y        Del to line end


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          Selecting Text
          --------------
               The selection can be started by holding down the shift
          key with any of the cursor movement commands, or via the
          mouse.  For those of you familiar with WordStar's block
          commands, they are simulated by copying the information to
          and from the clipboard.  For example, ^K^B will begin
          selecting text.  ^K^K will copy the text to the clipboard.
          ^K^C will paste the contents from the clipboard to the
          editor.  This simulates, quite closely, the keystrokes to
          do the same thing using WordStar bindings.  If text is
          inserted into the editor, either through a key press or
          pasting from the clipboard, the contents of the selection
          are replaced by the inserted text.  If there is no
          selection, the text is inserted at the cursor position.



          MENUS AND DIALOG BOXES
          ======================

          Overview
          --------
               The menu bar, as well as elements in dialog boxes, may
          be selected quickly by simultaneously pressing ALT and the
          highlighted letter of the menu you wish to use.  Menu
          choices may be selected by pressing the highlighted letter
          or by using the arrow keys.  Those menu choices that have
          hot keys have them listed (in general, those hot keys
          having to do with file or global/system operations use the
          ALT key, while text and formatting hot keys use the CTRL
          key).  The F10 key will also activate the menu bar.

               In EdIt!'s dialog boxes, the default button is
          highlighted, and will be pressed upon hitting Enter in the
          dialog.  In most cases, the default is the OK button.  As
          is true throughout EdIt!, highlighted text in dialog boxes
          will be replaced upon typing.  Pressing Escape will always
          clear and cancel the dialog box.  The presence of an arrow
          next to an input line indicates a history list for that
          line, which can be accessed by pressing it with the mouse
          or pressing the down arrow.  The history list stores the
          previous entries for that line during the current execution
          of EdIt! (it is not stored between sessions).

               For consistency, all references to menus in this
          document will be made using vertical bars, e.g., File|Open
          indicates the Open choice under the File menu.








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          FILE MENU:

          File|Open
          ---------
               This dialog may be opened by the ALT-O hot key, the
          menu choice, or the "Alt-O:Open" option on the status line
          using the mouse.  The directory list will display all files
          in the directory using the "*.*" mask.  This mask may be
          changed temporarily by changing the "Name" line in the
          dialog and pressing Enter.  The default button is the OK
          button, and the lower portion of the dialog displays the
          current directory and file information for the highlighted
          file.  The Open Wildcard button will open files matching a
          wildcard in the Name field.  You may switch drives by
          typing the drive letter (or drive and pathname, if you
          wish) in the "Name" field.  Note that any files to be
          opened must be less than 65520 bytes in size.

               After TABbing to the "Files" pane, typing the first
          letters of a filename in lower case will "speed search" to
          that file.  Upper case speed searches to directory names.
          The BackSpace key will search for the first filename
          matching the remaining letters.


          File|Save
          ---------
               Saves the file in the active window.


          File|Save As...
          ---------------
               Works just like the File|Open dialog, above.


          File|Save All
          -------------
               Saves all open files.


          File|Close
          ----------
               Closes the file in the active window, prompting the
          user to save any changes.  This item may be chosen by the
          ALT-C hot key, the menu choice, or the "Alt-C:Close" option
          on the status line using the mouse.


          File|Close All
          --------------
               Closes all open files.





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          File|Change Dir...
          ------------------
               This dialog changes the current directory used for
          opening and saving files, to avoid having to repeatedly
          change directories in the File|Open and File|Save As
          dialogs.  While this dialog's buttons may not be
          immediately obvious, it will be easier to understand once
          you know what each button/element does.  The "Directory
          Name" input line allows the user to type in the directory.
          The "Directory Tree" allows the user to manually select the
          desired directory using the mouse or keyboard; "Drives"
          displays a list of available drives.  The "Chdir" button
          changes to the highlighted directory, while the "OK" button
          confirms that choice and exits the dialog (double-clicking
          the mouse in the Directory Tree has the same effect as the
          "Chdir" button).  "Revert" changes the "Directory Tree"
          back to the way it was when the dialog was first opened.


          File|Print
          ----------
               This dialog prints either the whole file or a
          highlighted section to the selected port.  An error will
          occur if an attempt is made to print to a port that does
          not exist; however port redirection should be no problem.
          If the printer does not respond, Turbo Vision generates an
          internal error marked by a red band across the bottom of
          the screen.  If this occurs, press "Enter" to continue, or
          "Esc" to exit.  Note that EdIt! does not format the output
          in any way, merely sending the ASCII text to the printer
          directly.  There is an option to send a form feed after
          printing, which is the default.


          File|DOS Shell
          --------------
               This choice will shell to DOS using whichever command
          processor is present on your COMSPEC environment variable
          (if you don't know what this is, don't worry about it).  If
          you start getting out-of-memory errors when running
          programs this may be an indication you have shelled to DOS
          from within another program.  4DOS users also note that
          4DOS initally requires more memory (on the order of 80-90
          KB free) to shell to DOS than does COMMAND.COM.  With
          version 1.2, EdIt! will now occupy 240 bytes of memory or
          less when shelling to DOS, if it can save itself into XMS,
          EMS, or to disk.


          File|Exit
          ----------
               Closes all windows, prompting to save changes, then
          exits the program.  This command may be executed via the
          ALT-X hot key, the menu choice, or the "Alt-X:Exit" option
          on the status line using the mouse.

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          EDIT MENU:

          Edit|Undo
          ---------
               "Undo" will only undo all operations done between
          cursor movements, so as soon as the cursor moves (by the
          cursor keys, etc.), the edits performed are considered
          "accepted" and all undo information is lost.  Note that
          this feature cannot undo wordwrap-related operations.


          Edit|Cut / Copy / Paste / Clear
          -------------------------------
               EdIt! uses both the DOS/Windows 3.0 standard of
          SHIFT-DELETE, CTRL-INSERT, and SHIFT-INSERT as well as the
          Windows 3.1/Macintosh standard of CTRL-X, CTRL-C, and
          CTRL-V for the Cut, Copy, and Paste hot keys,
          respectively.  The easiest way to think of Edit|Clear is as
          "delete," or "cutting without copying to the clipboard."


          Edit|Show Clipboard
          -------------------
               The clipboard contains the last block of text cut or
          copied to it.  This choice is present in case the user
          wishes to paste only part of what was Cut or Copied, or
          wishes to recover text previously Cut out of the file.
          Remember that the text in the clipboard must be highlighted
          before you can Paste into your file.


          SEARCH MENU:

          Search|Find / Replace / Find Again
          ----------------------------------
               The "Find" and "Replace" dialog boxes will search for
          (and replace) a text string, starting at the beginning of
          the document or from the current cursor position.  "Find
          Again" will continue searching for last searched-for string
          from the current cursor position.  To execute a
          search-and-delete leave the "New Text" input line blank,
          and found text will in effect be replaced with nothing.


          Search|Set Jump Marker / Jump To Marker
          ---------------------------------------
               These commands allow the user to invisibly select 10
          "preset" locations or place markers within a document, then
          later Jump To them.  This feature provides an easy way to
          jump back and forth between sections of a document.






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          FORMAT MENU:

          Format|Toggle WordWrap
          ----------------------
               Toggles the wordwrap feature for the active window on
          and off.  The default is off; its status is indicated by a
          "W" in the lower left-hand corner.  The wordwrap feature
          depends on the current location of the cursor, meaning that
          while typing the "wrap" takes place when the cursor reaches
          the right margin.


          Format|Toggle AutoIndent
          ------------------------
              Toggles the autoindent feature for the active window on
          and off.  The default is off; its status is indicated by an
          "I" in the lower left-hand corner.  When in AutoIndent
          mode, paragraph reformatting will end at the first blank
          line (see Format|Reformat Paragraph, below).


          Format|Center Text
          ------------------
               Centers the current line with respect to the document's
          current right margin setting.  Wordwrap does not have to be
          on.


          Format|Insert Page Break
          ------------------------
               Inserts a page break (form feed) control character (an
          ASCII #12 decimal, #0C hex) at the current cursor location.
          This will not print, but will send a form feed to the
          printer.


          Format|Set Tab Stops
          --------------------
               Brings up the tab settings dialog.  The x's indicate
          the location of the stops, i.e., the first stop is in
          column six, so from the left margin upon hitting TAB the
          cursor moves five spaces and stops in column six.  To move
          the tab stop locations, just change the location of the
          x's.


          Format|Set Right Margin
          -----------------------
               Allows the user to define the right margin for the
          active window, which is used for the wordwrap, centering,
          and reformatting features.  The default right margin is 76.





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          Format|Reformat Paragraph
          -------------------------
               Reformats the current paragraph to fit to the right
          margin, starting from the line the cursor is on.  The
          "current paragraph" is considered to end at the first line
          beginning with a tab or space character, or the first blank
          line.  Note that it is easy to indent blocks of text by
          indenting the first line and turning on the AutoIndent
          feature before reformatting that paragraph; however, the use
          of AutoIndent mode automatically causes EdIt! to default to
          having the "current paragraph" end only at the first blank
          line.  Reformatting will work even if WordWrap is off at the
          time.  It will not work, however, if the first word on the
          line is beyond the right margin.


          Format|Reformat Document
          ------------------------
               Reformats the document paragraph by paragraph as
          above, optionally starting from the current line.


          Format|Convert
          --------------
               Allows the user to convert between text file formats.
          DOS uses a CRLF (carriage return & line feed) to indicate an
          end-of-line.  Unix uses only LF, while the Macintosh system
          uses only CR.  While the DOS/Unix conversion is rather
          obvious (the "Unix format" file will appear all on one
          line), the "Macintosh format" will appear not to change the
          file.  However if you save the file you will note the file
          size changes since all the LF characters have been removed.


          WINDOW MENU:

          Window|Size/Move
          ----------------
               Allows the user to move the active window via the
          arrow keys, and also allows resizing of the window by
          holding down SHIFT and using the arrow, HOME, END, PageUp,
          and PageDown keys.  Press Enter to "drop" the window.


          Window|Zoom
          -----------
               Toggles the active window between full screen and the
          current size, or whatever size at which the window was
          originally opened.







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          Window|Tile
          -----------
               Tiles all open windows, allowing as much as possible
          of each window to show, i.e., if four windows are open,
          each would receive a fourth of the screen.  After 12 or so
          windows are open, some begin to overlap due to the minimum
          window size requirements.


          Window|Cascade
          --------------
               Stacks the windows, allowing the title bar and left
          border of each to be seen.  The active window at the time
          of the cascade is placed on top.


          Window|Next / Previous
          ----------------------
               Switches to the next/previous window.


          Window|Close / Close All
          ------------------------
               See "File|Close" and "File|Close All".


          TOOLS MENU

          Tools|Toggle 28-Line Video
          -----------------------------
               Toggles between 25-line and 28-line video mode for
          VGA displays.  Has no effect on other displays.


          Tools|Toggle 43/50-Line Video
          -----------------------------
               Toggles between 25-line and 43/50-line video mode for
          EGA and VGA displays.  Has no effect on other displays.


          Tools|Toggle Monochrome Video
          -----------------------------
               Toggles between color and monochrome/grayscale video
          mode.  Useful if the user has a grayscale monitor and color
          video card.


          Tools|Configuration
          -------------------
               This dialog allows the user to choose which files will
          be used as Group files, as well as the path in which EdIt!
          should find the WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI files.  You can use
          these groupings to open up to four files at once.  It is OK
          to specify drive letters and wildcards in the input lines,
          and filenames from each group may be left blank.  The groups

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          each have some files already in order to provide an
          example.

               The "Right Margin" setting controls the default setting
          that EdIt! will use for its right margin when opening or
          creating files.

               The "Make Backup Files on Save" option makes a backup
          of the file being saved if a previous version exists on
          disk already, adding .BAK as the file extension.

               "Save Desktop File On Exit" optionally saves the file
          EDIT!.DSK first in the directory given by the EDIT!
          environment variable, or the current directory if none
          exists.  EdIt! always reloads its desktop.  The desktop
          file consists of all open files, their positions, and the
          video mode.

               "Wordwrap On" and "AutoIndent On" control the default
          settings EdIt! will use when opening or creating files.

               The configuration file, whose pathname is in the
          dialog's title, is saved when the user presses the OK
          button or any of the Group buttons.


          Tools|Default Drive
          -------------------
               Allows the user to select a default drive for the
          commands in the EdIt! menu (see "Command Line Options
          (/Dd)").  Additionally, the user has the option of
          assigning a drive letter to a network resource.  EdIt! will
          automatically try the LANtastic and Microsoft commands to
          disconnect and reconnect the selected drive letter.

          Network pathnames take the form: "\\[server]\[resource]",
          as in "\\SERVER1\PUBLIC".  Note that the LNET.EXE file,
          usually found in the \LANTASTI\WIN95 directory, must be in
          your PATH statement in order to use the LNET USE command.


          Tools|Run Net...
          ----------------
               Runs the LANtastic program LNET.EXE.  EdIt! assumes it
          is in a directory on the user's PATH.


          Tools|Run Net Manager...
          ------------------------
               Runs the LANtastic program LNET_MGR.EXE.  EdIt! assumes
          it is in a directory on the user's PATH.





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          EdIt! MENU:

          EdIt!|System Files / Windows Files / File Group [#]
          ---------------------------------------------------
               Works the same as the "/S," "/W," and "/[#]" command
          line options, respectively (see "Command Line Options").


          HELP MENU:

          Help|About
          ----------
               Displays version, copyright, serial number, and
          registration information, as well as the number of days this
          evaluation copy of EdIt! has been in use.


          Help|Open EDIT!.TXT
          -------------------
               Opens EDIT!.TXT if it is located in the directory
          given by the EDIT! environment variable, the current
          directory, or the same directory as either the ED.EXE file
          or the EDIT!.CFG file.


          Help|Registration Info...
          -------------------------
               Displays a dialog containing a short description of
          shareware along with an option to open this EDIT!.TXT file,
          as in Help|Open EDIT!.TXT.


          Help|Enter Registration Key
          ---------------------------
               Displays a dialog so the user can enter his/her
          registration information and "unlock" EdIt!.  Values must be
          entered exactly as they were provided to the user.


          Help|Print Registration Form...
          -------------------------------
               Opens a dialog to print the registration form for
          EdIt!, which is formatted just like this document (59 lines
          per page, 60 characters wide plus a 10 character margin).












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          Technical Notes/Troubleshooting
          ===============================

          Long File Names
          ---------------
               As a DOS program, EdIt! will only see short file names
          under Windows 95/98/Me and NT/2000/XP.  On NTFS drives the
          files are actually stored with a long name format (on
          FAT/FAT32 drives they are not) so no short name appears in a
          DIR listing.  However you can still open files with long
          names from the command line using wildcards (ED long*.txt).


          Can't Use Mouse In Command Prompt Window
          ----------------------------------------
               Some versions of Windows, such as Windows 2000 Pro,
          default to having "QuickEdit Mode" enabled in a command
          prompt window.  Windows 98 SE has this option but it is
          disabled by default.  With this enabled, when the user
          clicks on a menu option in EdIt! Windows starts selecting
          text.  You can disable this temporarily by clicking the
          window's command menu (or ALT+Spacebar), and selecting
          Properties, Options tab, and unchecking QuickEdit Mode.
          Windows 98 has this option on the Misc tab.  Make the
          setting permanent by changing the setting in the Properties
          of the icon for the command prompt.


          TSRs
          ----
               EdIt! should work with most TSRs, although there are
          bound to be a few exceptions.  One appears to be a file
          named CALC.COM dated 6-1-88 at 12:00, a resident
          calculator.  This TSR causes the machine to hang when
          popped up over EdIt!.  Some TSRs may "trap" certain keys
          and prevent them from working, such as Close-Up v4.01's
          Customer program.  PCs with Norton's SmartCan TSR may beep
          twice when running EdIt!, usually when first loading or
          printing.  This is SmartCan beeping, I am told, to indicate
          a problem deleting a file.  Since EdIt! does not delete any
          files during these operations, I do not have a solution. If
          you find any other conflicts, please contact Support.














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          HOW TO CONTACT THE AUTHOR
          =========================

          E-MAIL:  sales@srtware.com
                   support@srtware.com

          WEB:     www.srtware.com/EdIt/

          MAIL:    Steve Yates
                   SRT Enterprises
                   2S782 Timber Drive
                   Warrenville, IL  60555-2728



          SPECIAL CREDITS
          ===============
               SRT Enterprises would like to thank the following
          people for their contributions:

          Al Andersen, Alec Bergamini, Ed Jordan, Teddy Matsumoto

          This product uses the SPAWNO routines by Ralf Brown
          to minimize memory use while shelling to DOS and
          running other programs.

          Also, thank you (the users) for all your suggestions
          and support!




                           Thank you for using EdIt!





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