TEXT READING PROGRAM By ASDE Inc. Optimized to read ST Report online Shareware Number 4 January 1989 (c)ASDE Inc. 151 Jolicoeur Hull, Quebec J8Z 1C8 CANADA The accompanying program is a shareware contribution Copyrighted by ASDE Inc. Simply double click on READ_TXT.PRG and choose a text to read. The program has online help at all points. The program permits very quick loading of text files so that it is almost as quick to use as the desk top option. It is however vastly more sophisticated than the desk top reader, since it permits you to go back and forth from one page to the next or previous page. It also permits you to jump forward or back to any page number. The program does not scroll a page on screen but displays it all at once, this greatly diminishes eye fatigue while reading long texts. The title of the text being read as well as the present page number and last page number are displayed on the last line of the screen. A book like frame has been added around the text to create an more pleasant reading environment. Page changes, either forward or backward are graphically displayed by a figurative page flipping of the right or left topmost corner. For text files other than ST REPORT, you may find that the cover page created by the program is not quite right. You can simply overlook this as it will not affect reading the text later. If you prefer, you can correct the cover page by changing the first few lines of the text to be read so that they follow a format similar to the first page of ST REPORT. The program neglects blank lines left in the first page. If you enjoy this program and would like to sample our other fine ST/Mega programs, send $5.00 and a blank disk together with a self adressed envelope. In return I will send you a functional demonstration version of GEOGRAPHY TUTOR the Electronic Atlas and GFA_BILD the program building utility which makes your GFA BASIC enormously more flexible and easy to use. The source file for this text reading program is also available on request. Feel free to distribute this program together with this file. Enjoy! MR