DP Tool Club 12/CD_ASCQ_12_0294.iso/news/2293/macros.txt

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*
* File: MACROS.TXT  --  Miscellaneous useful macros for use with QEdit
*
* Last revised: 4-November-1993
*
* To use these macros, select the ones you like, copy them to your keyboard
* configuration file (QCONFIG.DAT), (editing the key assignment if need be)
* and then run the configuration program (QCONFIG) to install the new key
* assignments into your copy of QEdit.
*
* Most of these macros assume you are using QEdit 3.0 or greater.
* (Or the equivalent QEdit TSR 3.0 or QEdit for OS/2 3.0 or greater).
*

*
*  Title: Fancy home macro.
*
*  If already at the start of a line, go to the first non-white character
*  on the line; otherwise, if not already at the start of a line, go to the
*  start of the line.
*
Home        BegLine MacroQuitTrue FirstNonWhite

*
*  Title: Block Cut with blank fill
*
*  This does the same thing as Cut <Grey ->, but it fills the original block
*  with spaces.  This is most useful with column blocks, when you don't want
*  the text "around" the block to "fill in" where the removed text was. The
*  macro assumes a block is already marked.  The block will be [Cut] to the
*  clipboard or system scrap buffer. You can then insert the block where you
*  like by pressing the [Paste] key <Grey *>.
*
*  Note: the block must be closed before this macro will work.
*
f10         GotoBlockBeg MacroQuitFalse
            Cut Paste
            FillBlock ' ' Return
            UnmarkBlock

*
* Title: Find with Options prompt removed.
*
* The first one forces a forward case-insensitive search, the second backward.
*
f7          Find Pause Return 'i' Return

#f7         Find Pause Return 'ib' Return

*
* Title: Find next occurrence of the Word sitting at the cursor position
* Note: if cursor is not in a word, we check left and right for a word,
* if we still can't find a word, we quit.
*
@=          MarkWord MacroQuitFalse Copy
            Find Paste Return Return
*
* Title: Find Word at cursor backwards
*
^f1         MarkWord MacroQuitFalse Copy
            Find Paste Return "ib" Return

*
* Title: "Safer" WriteBlock
*
* All the file prompts come up with a default of the last file loaded.
* However, when using WriteBlock, accepting the default could overwrite
* a file you have in the editor.  Here's a macro to replace <Alt W> that
* makes sure the prompt comes up blank, and that the Overwrite/Append always
* comes up defaulted to Append no matter what.
*
@w          WriteBlock DelLine Pause Return
            Jump done:
            EndLine
            done:

*
* Title: Delete to beginning of line
*
^backspace  SplitLine DelLine BegLine

*
* Title: Duplicate "n" Lines
*
* The built in DupLine function duplicates the current line, and moves the
* cursor down onto the duplicate.  This macro does the same thing for X lines
* starting from the cursor line going "UP".  It will stop and prompt for the
* number of lines.  Press ESCAPE twice at the prompt to abort.
*
@d          UnmarkBlock MarkLine AddLine 2 CursorUp
            RepeatCmd Pause Return
            MarkLine GotoBlockEnd CopyBlock GotoBlockEnd
            CursorDown DelLine 2 CursorUp
*
* If "Insert line blocks ABOVE cursor line?" is set to YES, use this instead:
*
*@d         UnmarkBlock MarkLine AddLine 2 CursorUp
            RepeatCmd Pause Return
            MarkLine GotoBlockEnd CursorDown CopyBlock GotoBlockEnd
            CursorDown DelLine 2 CursorUp

*
* Title: Alternate Help File
*
* This allows you to have a help file much larger than one screen, by loading
* it into QEdit into an editing buffer.
*
* Change the directory & filename here to the help or doc file that you use.
*
f1          EditFile 'c:\qedit\help.dat' Return

*
* Title: Load a file whose name is at the cursor
*
* This picks up a filename that is sitting at the cursor position in the
* editor, and loads it into another buffer.
*
^]          AltWordSet MarkWord jFalse done: Copy
            EditFile Paste Return
    done:   DefaultWordSet

*
* Title: Alternate WrapPara
*
* WrapPara assumes you have moved the cursor to the top of the paragraph
* you wish to wrap.  This macro removes this requirement by moving the
* cursor there for you.  This macro will re-wrap the current paragraph, no
* matter where the cursor is currently sitting in it.
*
@b          CursorDown PrevPara WrapPara NextPara

*
* Title: Wrap entire file
*
* WrapPara only affects the current paragraph.  This macro repeats WrapPara
* from the cursor position to the end of the file, reformatting the entire
* file.  NOTE:  all paragraphs will be reformatted to the same margins, so
* be sure this is what you want.
*
^f6         EndFile
            AddLine
            BegFile
            BegLine
     again: WrapPara    JTrue again:
            EndFile
            DelLine
            CursorUp

*
* Title: Absolutely Quit the Editor
*
* This key, when hit, will absolutely discard all files from the editor,
* and exit to the DOS prompt, no questions asked.
*
* !WARNING!: Be careful with this one-- it will NOT prompt you to save your
*            work.   You will lose all your work if you haven't saved it!
*
^f12 again: Quit        JTrue again:
            Escape

*
* Title: Delete redundant blank lines in entire file
*
* This macro deletes all blank lines that are adjacent to another blank line.
* Useful for cleaning up files or screen captures that have too much excess
* white space in them.
*
^f11 fndnxt:
            EndPara
            CursorDown 2    JFalse end:
     blank: EndLine
            BegLine         JTrue fndnxt:
            DelLine         JTrue blank:
       end:

*
* Title: Worry-free Sort
*
* Sort only works if there is a single, non-zoomed window on the screen.
* Well, rather than worry about that, how about have a macro take care of it:
*
#f3         GotoBlockBeg OneWindow Sort

*
* Title: Reload Current file
*
* QEdit normally never reloads a file from disk once in memory.  But
* sometimes the copy on disk might change while you are inside QEdit, and you
* may want to see the new copy.  (This could happen on a network, or if you
* run a utility that can modify files, from inside QEdit using "Dos").
*
* Hit this key, and no matter the state of the editing buffer, the
* original copy of this file will be reloaded into the editor.  This
* will LOSE any and all changes you haven't saved, so BE CAREFUL!
*
^f2         SplitLine
            EditFile CurrentFilename Return
            NewFile "N" Return

*  Here's a safer version:  this one stops to let you answer the
*  "Save Changes?" prompt.  You will have to hit RETURN to confirm the
*  reload of the file.
*
^f3         EditFile
            CurrentFilename Return
            NewFile

*
* Title: An Editing Log macro
*
* This macro allows you to keep a "log" of the files you have edited with
* QEdit.  This could be useful to keep track of large multi-file projects.
*
* It keeps the log in the file C:\Q.LOG.  When you are "done" with a file,
* hit this key and it will be saved to disk, and the time and date recorded
* in the LOG file.
*
^f5         HorizontalWindow
            EditFile "C:\Q.LOG" Return
            EndFile AddLine BegLine
            InsertDate InsertTime " @" BegLine
            PrevWindow
            FindReplace "@" Return CurrentFilename Return Escape
            NextWindow
            FindReplace Return Return "N" Return
            SaveFile
            CloseWindow
            File

*
* Title: Run a Compiler Macro
*
* As written here, this macro will run the Turbo Pascal compiler (TPC) on the
* current file, and bring the resulting error messages into a window below
* the current one.  Edit where it says "TPC /Q >ERRS.LST " to invoke whichever
* language compiler you most often use.
*
@f9         OneWindow UnmarkBlock DropAnchor
            EditFile 'ERRS.LST' Return
            KillFile Quit
            GotoBlockBeg UnmarkBlock
            Dos 'TPC /Q >ERRS.LST ' CurrentFilename Return Return
            HorizontalWindow
            EditFile Return
            PrevWindow

* Title: Delete all blank lines in a marked block
*
* The cursor should be at the beginning of the block when the macro is
* invoked.
*
#f9         SetScreenOff                    * turn off screen for speed
    begin:  isCursorInBlock                 *
            MacroQuitFalse                  * exit if not in block
            isEmptyLine     jFalse next:    * skip if not empty line
            isLastLine      jTrue  last:    * special handling for last line
            DelLine         jump  begin:    * delete empty lines
    next:   CursorDown      jTrue begin:    * try next line
            MacroQuit                       * that's all, folks!
    last:   DelLine                         * delete the last line

*
* Title: WordStar-like cursor left/right
*
* Left and Right cursor definitions that wrap to previous/next line
* like WordStar does
*
cursorleft  CursorLeft                       * try to go left
            MacroQuitTrue                    * succeed!  then we are done
            CursorUp                         * else try to go to prev line
            MacroQuitFalse                   * if fail, then at top of file. done
            EndLine                          * jump to end of previous line.

cursorright isEndLine       jTrue Down:      * are we at end of line? Go down
            CursorRight                      * else right one
            MacroQuit                        * Quit macro
      Down: CursorDown                       * try to go to next line
            MacroQuitFalse                   * if not goto end
            BegLine                          * else goto beginning of line

*
* Title: repeat GetPrev down
*
* A very useful QEdit command, GetPrev, copies a character from the line
* immediately above the cursor line, onto the cursor line.  Often it is
* necessary to copy this character to several succeeding lines in the
* same column.  The GetPrev command, used in a macro, makes this
* function easy.  Assign this macro to the <Alt 4> key (for example) in
* QCONFIG.DAT as follows:
*
@4          GetPrev CursorLeft CursorDown

*
* Title: enhanced AddLine/DelLine
*
* QEdit's AddLine and DelLine commands do not change the cursor
* position.  Many would prefer that the cursor move to column one when
* these commands are executed.  A solution is to change the QCONFIG.DAT
* file as follows:
*
* Default QCONFIG.DAT file:
*
* f2    AddLine
* ^y    DelLine
*
* Customized QCONFIG.DAT file:
*
f2          AddLine BegLine

^y          DelLine BegLine

*
* Title: Enhanced Copy/Move block
*
* QEdit's CopyBlock and MoveBlock commands leave the copied or moved
* Block marked.  Many would prefer the Block to be unmarked.  A solution
* is to change the QCONFIG.DAT file as follows:
*
* Default QCONFIG.DAT file:
*
* @c    CopyBlock
* @m    MoveBlock
*
* Customized QCONFIG.DAT file:
*
@c          CopyBlock UnmarkBlock

@m          MoveBlock UnmarkBlock

* Title: Alternate DropAnchor
*
* QEdit's DropAnchor command ends or extends a Block if executed after a
* Block has been initially or entirely marked.  Some editors have a
* similar command, except that it acts as a toggle.  That is, if you are
* already marking a Block, and you press DropAnchor again, the Block is
* unmarked and marking begins again at the current cursor position.  To
* implement this behavior, change the QCONFIG.DAT file as follows:
*
* Default QCONFIG.DAT file:
*
* @a    DropAnchor
*
* Customized QCONFIG.DAT file:
*
@a          UnmarkBlock DropAnchor


* Title: Load sorted list of files in the current directory.
*
* This macro allows you to edit a sorted list of files of the current
* directory.  Assign this macro to the <Alt 5> key (for example) in
* QCONFIG.DAT as follows:
*
@5          Dos "dir *.* | sort>filedir.tmp" Return Return
            EditFile "filedir.tmp" Return
            DelLine 4

*
* Title: Transpose character
*
* macro to "twiddle" the character at the cursor, and the one to the right
* of the cursor
*
@f10        UnMarkBlock DropAnchor
            StoreScrBuff "%%%" return
            DelCh CursorRight
            GetScrBuff "%%%" return
            UnMarkBlock CursorLeft

*
* Title: PE2 like joinline
*
* Macro to make QEdit's joinline act line PE's joinline, e.g., force
* QEdit's joinline to always concatenate the next line to the end of the
* current line, regardless of the current cursor position.
* Notes:  Requires QEdit 2.1.
* Must be on one line if processed by qconfig.exe.
* Works better if "removing trailing spaces=yes" (our default) in qconfig.exe
*
@j          isLastLine       * force blank removal, and check for eof
            MacroQuitTrue    * if at eof, we can get out now
            CursorRight      * force some movement that we can easily undo
            EndLine          *
            JoinLine         * concatenate the lines
            PrevPosition     * back to where we were before the endline
            CursorLeft       * and undo the cursorright

*
* Title: Copy line above to EOL
*
@f1   top:  GetPrev     JTrue top: