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VDE161 COMMAND MODE QUICK REFERENCE
----- Eric Meyer, 3541 Smuggler Way, Boulder, CO 80303 USA -----
A concise HELP MENU is available in Command mode by pressing ^J or
[F1], and then A,E,K,O,P,Q for Alt, Esc, ^K, ^O, ^P, and ^Q commands.
I. COMMAND LINE options:N,A,W,W5,WP,C,;<FN>.VDP OR VDF OR VDK
II. CONTROL KEYS: single keystroke commands.
WordStar arrow-key diamond:
^E = up. ^D = right. ^F,^A = move to word right, left.
^X = down. ^S = left.
^W,^Z = scroll back, forward one line.
^R,^C = page back, forward one screen.
^G = delete character at cursor. ^Y = delete current line.
^T = delete word to right.
^U = undo last deletion (character, word, line, or block).
^V = toggle Insert mode on/off. ^N = insert [Ret] (break line).
^] = toggle Word Insert on/off. ^_ = insert a space.
^P = insert special code: ^PZ = place mark
^P- = soft hyphen ^P# = numbering marker
^PB,D,S,Y,T,V,A,N,Q,W,E,R = print toggles and switches.
^^ = (ctrl+shft+6) toggle case (upper/lower) of character at cursor.
^B = reformat paragraph. ^L = repeat last find/replace.
III. FILE AND BLOCK COMMANDS: first press ^K, then the key shown.
^KI = file/memory Information. ^KP = Print the text.
^KF = disk File browser. ^KR = Read a file into text.
^KL = Load new file(s) to edit. ^KJ = delete a disk file.
^KE = rEname current work. ^KS = Save to disk, and continue.
^KD = Done: save & load new file. ^KX = eXit: save & quit to DOS.
^KA = set Autosave interval. ^KQ = Quit to DOS, abandoning file.
^KB = mark start of a Block. ^KK = mark end of a block.
^KH = unmark the block. ^KY = Delete the marked block.
^KC = Copy block at cursor location. ^KV = moVe block to cursor location.
^KZ = Zoom into the marked block. ^KW = overWrite block to a disk file.
^K# = automatically number ^KW +<filename> = append block to
items in the block. file "filename."
^K",',^ = uppercase ("), lowercase ('),
or switch case (^) of block text.
* A new method of marking blocks has been added: move the cursor to the
start or end of the desired text; depress and hold Shift; use the PC keypad
keys (arrows, [Home, End, PgUp/Dn]) to move the cursor to the other end of
the block; and release Shift when finished.
IV. QUICK COMMANDS: first press ^Q, then the key shown.
^QS,^QD,Home,End = go to beginning, end of line.
^QE,^QX,^Up,^Down = go to top, bottom of screen.
^QR,^QC,^Home,^End = go to top, end of file.
^QB,^QK = go to beginning, end of block.
^QL,^QN = go to last, next page. ^QI = go to specified page or line.
^QZ = go to next place marker.
^QP = go to Previous position in file (before last sizable move).
^QF = find a string. ^QA = find and replace a string.
^QY = delete from cursor to end of current line.
^Q[Del] = delete from cursor to beginning of current line.
^QT = delete up to specified character.
V. ONSCREEN COMMANDS: first press ^O, then the key shown.
^OR,^OL = set Right, Left margin. ^OX = toggle Margin Release on/off.
^OC = Center current line. ^OF = make line Flush right.
^OQ = header display on/off. ^OT = ruler line display on/off.
^OB = hard CR display on/off.
^OD = page preview (control codes hidden, pagebreaks displayed)
^OA = Auto indent on/off. ^OM = auto forMat on/off.
^OG = paraGraph indent.
^OH = Hyphenation on/off.
^OK = proportional spacing on/off. ^OS = double Spacing on/off.
^OV = tab mode hard/Variable.
^OI,^ON = set, clear variable tab stop(s).
^OP = set page length (0 turns off pagination).
^OE = (or ^UpArrow) make current line top of screen.
^OW = split Window to show two different portions of the file.
^OZ = temporarily blank the entire screen; ESC key to restore.
VI. ALT-KEY COMMANDS: press [Alt] and the key shown.
(Or [Esc] twice, then the key shown)
AltI = show VDE version Information.
AltL = Load an additional file. AltB = move Back to previous file.
AltW = split Window with 2 files. AltN = move forward to Next file.
AltF = move to other File in window.
AltC,P = Cut and Paste a block from one place or file to another.
AltM = Match up the two files on screen, showing differences.
AltX = eXit (^KX) from all files. AltQ = Quit (^KQ) from all files.
AltR = Run DOS command (or shell). AltS = Split up a large file.
AltT,D = enter the current system Time or Date in the file.
AltG = enter an IBM Graphics character into text.
AltE,A = EGA/VGA screen (43/50/57 lines), wide screen (132 columns).
AltO = move with Overview bar. AltV = change printer driVers.
AltU = Use (load or save) macro/function key file or printer driver.
VII. ESC-KEY COMMANDS: first press [Esc], then the key shown.
(In MenuBar mode, access via {Misc:Escape}.)
Esc[Tab] = variable tab forward (even in hard tab mode).
Esc[<],[>] = shift screen horizontally 32 columns.
Esc[^],[v] = shift screen vertically 1/4 screen.
Esc? = switch to MenuBar mode. (In macro mode: call up MenuBar.)
Esc[ = define a macro string of commands; Esc[0..9],[A..Z] useable;
^P + Code to enter a control code (e.g.^P^L for formfeed).
Esc" = record a macro from keystrokes; end recording with another
Esc"; 65 keystroke limit.
Esc] = store macro on alphanumeric key for later recall.
Esc0...Z = use stored key. (In macro mode: jump label.)
Esc!,=,~,$ = jumps and loops, used in macro programming (see MACROS).
Esc* = universal toggle set.
Esc(),+,- = counter, used in macro programming.
Esc; = brief pause, during macro execution only.
Esc& = chain to another macro.
VII. PRINTING (^KP) - The ^KP command Prints the file from memory. You will be
asked for a set of "Options:", at which point you may enter one or more of
the following, in any order:
'...' sends a string of printer control commands before printing
begins. These must be entered in ASCII format: type in the ACTUAL
characters or control codes. If the command is "Esc A" (1B 41
hex), type "Esc","A". (For control codes, 01 = ^A, 02 = ^B, etc.
Some will require the ^P prefix: 00 (^@) = ^P@, etc. You may
find an ASCII table helpful; see PRINTER INSTALLATION.)
Tnn sets a TOP MARGIN skip of nn lines. [The default margins can
Lnn sets a LEFT MARGIN skip of nn columns. be set with VINST.]
D DOUBLESPACES the printout.
^ FILTERS control codes (like ^X) so they print out as text "^X".
*nn prints the entire job out nn TIMES (nn=1...255).
P PAUSES for your keystroke before each page prints (sheet feed).
B prints only the currently marked BLOCK.
(FILENAME) redirects printer output to a disk file. All print
control codes will go into the file just as they would have been
sent to your printer. If you want to append the output to an
existing file, type a "+" before the name: (+FILENAME).
A ENVELOPE addressing - mark block, insert envelope in printer.
N NUMBERS pages sequentially, at top right.
C numbers pages at bottom CENTER.
"..." uses the quoted string as a HEADER. The string will print at
the top right unless it begins with a "<" character, in whic