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QEKeys -- Keyboard Definitions for QEdit
A collection of keyboard definition files for use with
QEdit, the Quick Editor, by SemWare.
Release: 1.00
Date: November 17th, 1989
QEdit and QMac are Copyright (C) 1985-1989 by SemWare.
All Rights Reserved.
DESCRIPTION
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QEdit has an extraordinary capacity for customization. Most every key on the
keyboard can be assigned to any command, to achieve any sort of configuration
the user might desire.
In particular, users switching from another editor to QEdit can install QEdit
to "emulate" the other editor with which the user might be familiar. This
decreases the amount of time spent learning QEdit.
However, setting up a configuration file to emulate another editor can take a
fair amount of time, if the user wants to do it properly. We have provided a
collection of ready-to-use keyboard definition files, to simplify the task of
making QEdit work like a variety of other editors and word processors.
Both a keyboard definition file (QCONFIG.*) and a help file (QHELP.*) are
supplied for most of the emulations, so you can configure both your keyboard
definition and your help screen.
CONTENTS
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The following keyboard emulations are provided:
Brief
QCONFIG.B
Norton Editor 1.3c
QCONFIG.NE
QHELP.NE
IBM Personal Editor II
QCONFIG.PE2
QHELP.PE2
WordPerfect 4.2/5.0
QCONFIG.WP
QHELP.WP
WordStar 3.3 (& SideKick/Borland Environments)
QCONFIG.WS
QHELP.WS
INSTRUCTIONS
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It is strongly recommended that, after choosing your emulation, you print out
all the files associated with it. There are two reasons for doing this.
First, by reading the keyboard definition file, you can see where each and
every key on the keyboard is assigned, as well as the various notes and
comments included inside.
Second, several of the keyboard definition files include instructions on how
to answer the other questions and prompts within the configuration program to
best emulate that editor. You will need a print-out of this information to
refer to while running the QEdit configuration program (QCONFIG.EXE)
Looking at the various help files might also give you some ideas on formatting
a good help screen, if you are customizing your own help.
Here are the steps to follow to install the desired keyboard definition:
1. Put your chosen keyboard definition and help files (example:
QCONFIG.WS and QHELP.WS) in the same directory with Q.EXE and
QCONFIG.EXE.
2. Run QCONFIG, by simply entering the following from your QEdit
directory:
QCONFIG Q
3. Select (K) from the configuration program menu to install (K)eys.
When prompted, enter the name of the desired keyboard definition file
(e.g., QCONFIG.WS).
4. Select (H) from the configuration program menu to install (H)elp.
When prompted, enter the name of the appropriate help file (e.g.,
QHELP.WS).
5. If your keyboard definition file had comments indicating appropriate
settings for other QCONFIG options, then select those menu options
and set them as indicated, or to your preference.
6. Press (S) to (S)ave your modified Q.EXE to disk.
And that's it! You should now be ready to go, with a version of QEdit that
will act "just like" your former editor.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Several of these files were originally submitted by users on
SemWare's BBS. Thanks to Randy Wallin, Steve Lynch, Tim Farley,
and others for their input.
CONTACT
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If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact:
SemWare
4343 Shallowford Road
Suite C-3
Marietta, GA 30062-5003
Voice Phone: (404) 641-9002 9 a.m to 5 p.m. E.T., Mon-Fri.
BBS Phone: (404) 641-8968, 2400 bps, 24 hours, 7 days.
REVISION HISTORY
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Version 1.00 -- 17-Nov-1989
First public release.
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