 Command:  File/Write File                              < FW >
 Purpose:  Word processor for editing note files
 Information:
     The new Patternland File Writer is a mini word processor which
     contains numerous features controlled by Function keys or
     the Wordstar (tm) command set.  This help file ("Editword.hlp")
     contains detailed information on the editor commands and can
     be printed by the editor itself by choosing File/Write and 
     specifying "Editword.hlp"; then F10 to print.  Since no help is 
     available while editing, you may find a printout useful--at least 
     hit the PrtScr key to print the Function key map below. 

     See the context help for File/Write-File for a discussion of the
     filename paths used, and the steps needed to include a note file 
     outline format. 

     The editor does not recognize mice.


   CONFIGURING THE EDITOR

     The Editor Command Set is fully configurable to your 
     requirements.  A program on Disk I called "PWSEdIns" can modify 
     the editor command set contained in the Patternland PWS.EXE file 
     itself.  You can, for example, add or change function key 
     assignments to work like they do in your primary word processor.  
     To run the installer, make sure you are on the \PWS directory 
     (hard disk) or put the working Startup Disk in the A drive 
     (floppy system).  To load the installer, type 

                               PWSEdIns

     Installer commands are displayed on-screen; at the first prompt, 
     you will probably want to respond <N> to the question offering to 
     reconfigure the entire keyboard.  Then the process simply 
     consists of picking the feature you want to customize and adding 
     or modifying the secondary (or even primary) command option.  
     After you press ESC to exit, choose W to write out the changes. 
     
 
   ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS DOCUMENT:

     The caret key ( ^ ) means HOLD the CONTROL key and press and
     release the indicated key one time.  "F1" means to press Function 
     Key 1. 


   EDITOR STATUS LINE

       ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
       │ ^Key  Line xxx  Col xxx Insert Indent Tab d:filename │
       └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

     ^Key: shows the first key of a two key control sequence.  For
           example:  ^K^D to save and exit.

     Line xx: Shows current cursor line number.

     Col xx:  Shows current cursor column number.

     Insert:  If the word "Insert" shows, Insert Mode is on.  In
              this mode, existing characters are pushed to the
              right as new ones are typed.  If "Insert" doesn't
              show on the screen, OverWrite is active and new
              characters erase old ones.  Press INS key to toggle.

     Indent:  Shows if Indent Mode is On.  If it is, the Enter key
              returns the cursor to the beginning of the previous
              line.  ^V toggles On/Off.

     Tab:     If "Tab" shows, Fixed tabs are On; otherwise Smart Tabs 
              are active.  Fixed tabs are col 9 and every 8 columns 
              thereafter.  Smart Tabs are determined by the beginning 
              of every word in the line above the cursor. 

     d:file:  The drive and file name are displayed--Not the path.


   COMMAND SUMMARY

     Character left              ^S       Left arrow
     Character right             ^D       Right arrow
     Word left                   ^A      ^Left arrow
     Word right                  ^F      ^Right arrow
     Line up                     ^E       Up arrow
     Line down                   ^X       Down arrow
     Scroll up                   ^W
     Scroll down                 ^Z
     Page up                     ^R       PageUp
     Page down                   ^C       PageDown
     Beginning of file           ^QR     ^PageUp
     End of file                 ^QC     ^PageDown
     Beginning of line           ^QS      Home
     End of line                 ^QD      End
     Top of screen               ^QE     ^Home
     Bottom of screen            ^QX     ^End
     Top of block                ^QB
     Bottom of block             ^QK
     Jump to marker 0-3          ^Q0-^Q3
     Set marker 0-3              ^K0-^K3
     Previous cursor position    ^QP
     New Line                    ^M       Enter
     Insert line                 ^N
     Insert control character    ^P
     Force new printed page      ^P^L
     Tab                         ^I       Tab
     Delete current character    ^G       Del
     Delete character left       ^H       Backspace
     Delete word                 ^T
     Delete to end of line       ^QY
     Delete line                 ^Y
     Find                        ^QF
     Find and replace            ^QA
     Find next                   ^L
     Interrupt operation         ^U
     Mark begin block            ^KB      F7
     Mark end block              ^KK      F8
     Copy block                  ^KC      F3
     Move block                  ^KV      F6
     Delete block                ^KY      F4
     Hide block                  ^KH
     Mark current word as block  ^KT
     Read block from file        ^KR      F5
     Write block to a file       ^KW      F9
     Print block or document     ^KP      F10
     Toggle insert mode          ^KV      Ins
     Toggle autoindent mode      ^OI
     Toggle fixed tabs           ^OT
     Restore line                ^QL
     Exit and save file          ^KD      F1
     Exit without saving file    ^KQ      F2


  FIND OPTIONS

     B   Searches backward from current position
     L   Limits search to current block
     n   n=any number.  Find nth occurance
     U   Ignore upper/lower case
     W   Whole words only

  ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR FIND AND REPLACE 

     G   Search globally throughout file
     N   No, don't ask; just replace


  FUNCTION KEY MAP

                     Save, Print, and Block Operations
      ┌─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┬─────┐
      │ F1  │ F2  │ F3  │ F4  │ F5  │ F6  │ F7  │ F8  │ F9  │ F10 │
      ├─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┤
      │Save │Undo/│Copy │Erase│Read │Move │Mark │Mark │Write│Print│
      │File │Quit │Block│Block│Block│Block│Block│Block│Block│Block│
      │and  │     │     │     │into │     │Begin│End  │to   │or   │
      │Quit │     │     │     │File │     │     │     │File │File │
      └─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┴─────┘


 COMMENTS:
     The Editor does NOT have fixed margins, and hence no word wrap.  
     Press Enter at the end of each line.  The status of Insert 
     determines whether you create a new line or simply go to the next 
     existing line.  Lines can be up to 255 characters long--which 
     allows you to have very wide notes on a wide carriage printer.  

     The Weave/Format command determines whether Weave/Print Note File 
     prints the file before or after the pattern draft (except that 
     Laser graphics always print the note file AFTER the graphic).  
     For a short note, this works fine; however, if you want the note 
     on a page by itself, you can Force a new page with ^P^L.  This 
     inserts a form feed character which appears in the text as a 
     highlighted "L".  Place the form feed at the top of the file if 
     you use Patternland format 1 or 4 and at the end of your note if 
     you use Formats 2 or 3.  Of course, you can also simply print the 
     file from the editor with F10 if you want it on its own page, 
     and leave the Weave/Print Note File option OFF. 
      
 See Also:  File/Write File

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