GETTING STARTED QUICKLY This document is to help you to get started with Unity Programmer's Editor as quickly as possible. As released, Unity is preconfigured for Turbo Pascal 5.x, Turbo Assembler 2.0, Turbo Debug, Turbo Profile, Touch, and Grep. To install a new tool that is included in the automatic configuration database follow these steps. If you are using a compiler or assembler that is not included in the database then skip down this document until you find the section marked "INSTALLING NEW COMPILERS". The automatic configuration database includes information about the following tools (and may have more): Turbo Pascal (5.x or 6.0) Turbo Assembler Turbo C++ Turbo Debugger Turbo Profiler Microsoft Masm QuikByte Pascal & Linker A86 & D86 Grep Touch Oberon-M Realia Cobol To install one of these tools perform the following steps: 1. Run UINST (make sure UNITY.ACG is in the current subdirectory). 2. Select the tool number you wish to install the program as (1-10). 3. Press F2 to list the database contents. 4. Use the cursor keys to highlight the tool you wish to install and press RETURN to select it. 5. Continue from step 2 until you have installed all tools you need. 6. Press ESC to exit tool installation and start keyboard installation. 7. Use the cursor keys to select a command you wish to change the keystroke for (most likely all of the tools you have installed). 8. Press RETURN to edit the keystroke. If a key is already installed use BACKSPACE to remove it. 9. Press the key(s) you wish to active the command. 10. Press RETURN to finish the key editing for that command, ESC to cancel and restore the original values. 11. Repeat from step 7 for all commands you wish to edit. 12. Press ESC to end keyboard installation. 13. Press "U" to save the changes ("Q" to quit without saving the changes). 14. If you wish a keyboard quick reference guide press "Y" to the prompt or "N" if you do not wish one. 15. If UNITY.TXT is in the current directory and you have made any changes the help file (UNITY.HLP) will be rebuilt to reflect the changes. You may want to modify UNITY.TXT to include information about the tools you have installed. 16. If you have an EGA, VGA, or Trident VGA video adapater rename the appropriate video device driver (*.VID) to UNITY.VID. This will allow video modes other than 80x25. ================================================================== INSTALLING NEW COMPILERS If you wish to use Unity with a compiler or assembler that is not already included in the automatic installation database (see above), you may need to do a little programming. Read the document entitled FILTERS.TXT. This explains how to write an error message filte program. Note that FERROR.EXE, which is included with this package, already supports many different compilers and assemblers, including virually all programs produced by Microsoft. I will be happy to assist you in your efforts to create custom error filters, so long as you agree to send me a copy and allow me to make it available to other users of Unity. After creating an error filter read the document UINST.DOC and procede with manual installation of your program. The installation process for non-compiler type tools is much simpilier as an error filter is not required. Simply read UINST.DOC and procede with the simple setup procedure.