SpiritEd (Version 1.1) INSTRUCTION MANUALAbout SpiritEd...SpiritEd is a simple GEM-based text editor in the form of a desk
accessory. It is written to provide an ability to take notes and prepare
lessons from within SpiritWare's Bible concordance program. However, you
may find it useful in a wide variety of applications.Like all SpiritWare programs, SpiritEd is designed to be easy to use. If
you have ever used a Macintosh, you already know how to use SpiritEd. Its
use of the mouse, menus, and keyboard conforms as closely as possible to
Macintosh user interface guidelines.It is important to bear in mind that SpiritEd is a text editor and not a
word processor. As a text editor, it provides basic editing capabilities
including cutting, copying, pasting, searching and replacing. It also has
an undo function that allows you to cancel the last operation that was
performed. It does not provide the formatting capabilities of a word
processor. However, text entered into SpiritEd can be saved to a file and
later imported into a full-featured word processor for formatting.About SpiritWare...SpiritWare is produced by servants of our Lord Jesus Christ at Fifteenth
Avenue Bible Church in Seattle, Washington for the edification of His
body. While SpiritWare is copyrighted, permission is granted for unlimited
noncommercial copying and distribution of SpiritWare programs. This
program can and should be freely distributed.Installing SpiritEdTo install SpiritEd, simply copy SPIRITED.ACC from the distribution disk
to the main directory of your boot disk or partition. SpiritEd will be
available from the Desk Accessory menu of the desktop or any GEM-based
program the next time you boot up. It is important to remember that if you
use the standard GEM desktop, you can only have six desk accessories
loaded at one time. If you already have six and you want to add SpiritEd,
you will have to remove one of the others.Opening SpiritEdSpiritEd can only be accessed from the GEM desktop or GEM applications. To
open SpiritEd, select SpiritEd from the desk accessory menu. The SpiritEd
window will appear on the screen.Closing SpiritEdSpiritEd never really goes away, it is always hanging around in memory.
You can make its window disappear by clicking on the go away box in the
upper left corner of the window (or by pressing Control-Q).Moving the SpiritEd WindowLike most GEM windows, the SpiritEd window can be moved to any position on
the screen by dragging the Move Bar.Sizing the SpiritEd WindowThe SpiritEd window can be resized either by clicking on the Full Box in
the upper right corner of the window, or by dragging the Size Box in the
lower right corner of the window. The Full Box allows you to easily toggle
between a full-screen window and a smaller sized window.Using the SpiritEd Menu BarSince desk accessories do not have access to the main menu bar, the menu
bar for SpiritEd appears in its window. This menu bar can be accessed any
time the SpiritEd window is active. Please note that when SpiritEd is
active, the main menu bar becomes disabled. To reactivate the main menu
bar you must click on one of the main application's windows. When the main
menu bar is active, the SpiritEd window and menu bar are inactive.Like the main menu bar, SpiritEd menus drop down when the mouse pointer is
placed over them. Unlike the main menu bar, SpiritEd menus automatically
disappear when the mouse pointer is moved outside of the menu. To select a
menu item, simply click on that item. Most SpiritEd menu items have
keyboard equivalents which are shown on the right side of the menu.
Instead of using the mouse to select a command from a menu, the same
command can be invoked from the keyboard. This is done by holding down the
Control key and pressing the key indicated in the menu. For example, to
open a file from the keyboard, press the Control key and the O key at the
same time.Opening a FileTo open a file, select Open from the File menu. The Atari File Selector
box will appear, allowing you to select the file you would like to edit.
(If you don't know how to use the Atari File Selector, please refer to
your ST owner's manual.)SpiritEd actually only opens the file long enough to copy its contents
into memory. It then closes the file. Any changes that you make to the
text only alter the copy that is in memory, not the original file that is
on disk. These changes stay in memory, even when SpiritEd is not visible
on the screen. To transfer your changes to the original file, you must
save the text (see the next section).The fact that there are two copies of the text (a memory copy, used by
SpiritEd, and a disk copy) present at the same time can sometimes be
confusing. For example, let's say you are using SpiritEd and you open a
text file called MYFILE.TXT. After making some changes in this file, you
decide to print MYFILE.TXT from a desktop publishing program. So you close
SpiritEd, start up the desktop publishing program, and open up MYFILE.TXT.
But none of the changes you made are there! Actually they are, but they
are in SpiritEd's section of memory and not on disk. To solve this
problem, you should open SpiritEd back up, save MYFILE.TXT, and then
reopen MYFILE.TXT from the desktop publishing program. Another problem
that can arise is forgetting to save a file before turning off your
computer. Your file will be lost, since everything in memory disappears
when the computer is turned off. Also, when your computer crashes, usually
everything in memory is lost; therefore, it is wise to save the text
frequently.Saving the TextTo permanently record the changes that have been made, the text must be
saved. When you save, the text that is being edited in memory is copied on
to your disk. To save, select Save from SpiritEd's File menu (or press
Control-S). You will be presented with Atari's File Selector. Check the
entries in the "Directory:" and "Selection:" fields; if they are correct,
press the OK button. If they are not correct, change them and the press
the OK button. (See your ST Owner's Manual for details on how to use the
File Selector).When you use the Save command, the text is saved without carriage returns
at the end of each wrapped line. The only carriage returns that are saved
are the ones that you have actually inserted into the text. This is the
format that SpiritEd expects to find when it opens a file. However, some
word processors expect to find carriage returns at the end of each line.
To save a file in this format, use the Print command and select the Print
to File option. The file will be saved just as it would be printed, with
the left margin padded with spaces as determined by the current Printer
Left Margin setting and the width of the text limited by the current
Printer Text Width setting. (These settings are controlled through the
Options command in the SpiritWare menu.)Viewing the TextLike most GEM applications, you can use the Scroll Bar to view any part of
the text. The small white box within the Scroll Bar, called the Scroll
Box, indicates roughly where you are in the text with respect to the
beginning and end of the text. The Scroll Box itself can be moved by
dragging it up or down. To move to the top of the text, drag the Scroll
Box to the top of the Scroll Bar. Likewise, to go to the bottom of the
text, drag the Scroll Box down to the bottom of the Scroll Bar.The up and down arrows in the Scroll Bar move the text up or down one line
at a time. To move the text up one full screen, click in the gray area
above the Scroll Box; click in the gray area below the Scroll Box to move
the text down one full screen. Scrolling the text one full screen at a
time can also be done from the keyboard. To move down in the text, you can
use either F1 or Control-Down Arrow (i.e., hold the Control key down and
