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  1. These are the instructions for EDDIE.
  2.  
  3. EDDIE is a simple text editor which is customized for use by
  4. blind
  5. persons.  After you have started EDDIE by typing:
  6.  
  7. EDDIE FILENAME
  8.  
  9. At the DOS prompt,  the following commands are available.
  10. They are generally the same as the wordstar commands.
  11.  
  12. The following commands are available.  They are laid out in
  13. two columns, first the command, and then the explanation of
  14. what it does.
  15.  
  16.  
  17. Commands for EDDIE:
  18.  
  19.   Command                                   Action
  20.   up arrow                                  line up
  21.   down arrow                                line down
  22.   right arrow                               right character
  23.   left arrow                                left character
  24.   control right arrow                       right word
  25.   control left arrow                        left word
  26.   home                                      beginning of line
  27.   end                                       end of line
  28.   control home                              beginning of file
  29.   control end                               end of file
  30.   page up                                   page up
  31.   page down                                 page down
  32.   insert                                    toggle
  33. insert/typeover mode
  34.   del                                       delete current
  35. character
  36.   RETURN                                    New Line
  37.  
  38.   control F                                 simple Find
  39.   control P                                 Insert control
  40. character
  41.   control N                                 Insert Line
  42.   control I                                 Tab
  43.   control Y                                 Delete Line
  44.   control B                                 Reformat Paragraph
  45.   control L                                 Find Next Occurrence
  46.   control T                                 Delete word
  47.   control U                                 Abort command
  48.   ESC                                       Undo (retrieve last
  49. deleted line)
  50.  
  51.   control Q control I                       Toggle Autoindent
  52. Mode
  53.   control Q control B                       Jump to Beginning of
  54. Block
  55.   control Q control K                       Jump to End of Block
  56.   control Q control J                       Jump to Marker
  57.   control Q control A                       Find and replace
  58.   control Q control F                       Find pattern (with
  59. options)
  60.   control Q control Y                       Delete line right
  61.   control Q 1                               Jump to marker 1
  62.   control Q 2                               Jump to marker 2
  63.   ...                                       ...
  64.   control Q 9                               Jump to marker 9
  65.  
  66.   control K control B                       Begin Block
  67.   control K control D                       Save File and Exit
  68.   control K control K                       End Block
  69.   control K control C                       Copy Block
  70.   control K control V                       Move Block
  71.   control K control Y                       Delete Block
  72.   control K control H                       Hide Block
  73.   control K control R                       Read File
  74.   control K control W                       Write File
  75.   control K control S                       Save File
  76.   control K control T                       Set Tab Width
  77.   control K control M                       Set Marker
  78.   control K control Q                       Quit and abandon file
  79.   control K 1                               Set marker 1
  80.   control K 2                               Set marker 2
  81.   ...                                       ...
  82.   control K 9                               Set marker 9
  83.  
  84.  
  85.   control O control W                       Toggle Wordwrap Mode
  86.   control O control C                       Center Line
  87.   control O control F                       Flip case to end of
  88. line
  89.   control O control I                       Jump to Column
  90.   control O control N                       Jump to Line
  91.   control O control K                       Change Case of
  92. Current Character
  93.   control O control L                       Set Left Margin
  94.   control O control R                       Set Right Margin
  95.   control O control S                       Set UNDO Limit
  96.  
  97.  
  98. Options for the find command include the following letters:
  99.   u                                         ignore case
  100.   b                                         search backwards
  101.   w                                         find whole words only
  102.  
  103.