Readme file for EDIT by Champion Software

Shareware Notice
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	The unregistered version of EDIT is identical to the registered
	version except it is not possible to save files.  The registration
	fee is $15.00 USD (10.00) and it can be registered by sending a 
	cheque to

		Champion Software
		58 Abbotsham Road
		Bideford
		Devon
		England
		EX39 3AP

	I will then mail you a disk containing an unrestricted version.

	You can also register the sofware on Compuserve by selecting
	GO SWREG.  The registration ID for EDIT is 4239.

	If you have any queries then you can contact me on CompuServe,
	my address is 100271,3155

Overview
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	Edit is a simple DOS text editor which can be used to edit plain
	ASCII text files.  The application supports multiple documents in
	resizeable windows with a clipboard providing cut and paste between
	different windows.  The program was written in Borland Pascal 7.0
	using the Turbo Vision interface.

Starting the Editor
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	To start the editor type EDIT and press enter.  This will launch
	the application with a single untitled editor window.

	Optionally you may type EDIT filename and press enter and the 
	document named will be loaded into an editor window.  You can
	enter several filenames seperated by spaces and the application
	will be launched with each file named loaded into a seperate
	editor window.

	For example EDIT AUTOEXEC.BAT CONFIG.SYS would cause the edit
	application to run with both files loaded and the two editor
	windows cascaded.

	If you enter the name of a file that does not already exist then
	an empty zero length file will be created.

Using the Editor
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	Most of the features and keystrokes will be familiar to anyone
	who has used DOS or Windows.  I have tried where possible to use
	hotkeys that are compatible with the equivalent Windows ones.

	There is usually more than one way of performing a particular task
	for example you can click on the menu or status line with the mouse
	or use Alt and the Highlighted letter to activate an item.  Also all
	functions have a hot key combination shortcut.

The Features
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    File
	New		Creates an untitled editor window
	Open		Allows an existing file to be loaded into a new window
	Save		Saves the file in the active edit window
	Save As		Same as Save but allows renaming of the file
	Exit		Exit from the editor application

    Edit
	Cut		Deletes highlighted text and puts it in the clipboard
	Copy		Copies highlighted text into the clipboard
	Paste		Pastes text from the clipboard into the document
	Delete		Deletes highlighted text
	Undo		Undoes the last edit operation

    Search
	Find		Searches for text from the cursor position
	Find Next	Find next occurence of text
	Replace		Finds and replaces text

    Window
	Close		Close the active editor window
	Maximize	Makes the active editor window full screen
	Size / Move	Allows sizing and moving of the active window
	Next		Switches focus to the next editor window
	Previous	Switches focus to the previous editor window
	Tile		Tiles all editor windows
	Cascade		Cascades all editor windows

    Misc
	DOS Shell	Shells out to the command line prompt
	About		Shows a copyright screen

Special features
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	The editor window consists of an edit area surrounded by a border.

	The border contains several useful features:
	
	At the top left there is a rectangular icon which closes the window 
	when clicked on.

	At the top right there is an icon which maximizes / restores the 
	window size when clicked on.  To the left of this icon is a number 
	which when typed with the Alt key held down causes the window with 
	that number to come to the front.

	There are two scroll bars which scroll the text view.  The arrow
	heads scroll one line, the shaded area scrolls severalines and the
	button can be dragged to any position.

	At the bottom left an asterisk will appear when the window text has
	been modified.  To the right of this are two numbers which indicate
	the current row and column positions of the cursor.

Special Keys
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	When sizing / moving a window use the arrow keys to move it and
	shift with the arrow keys to size it.  Press Enter to end the
	operation and keep the changes or Esc to end the operation and
	discard any changes.
	
	Ins		Switch between insert and overwrite
	Ctrl+PageUp	Jump to start of file
	Ctrl+PageDown	Jumo to end of file
	Shift+Arrow	Highlight text
	Ctrl+Right	Jump one word to the right
	Ctrl+Left	Jump one word to the left

	Some of the WordStar key strokes will also work, for example:
	Ctrl+T		delete the word to the right of the cursor
	Ctrl+K Ctrl+B	start marking a block (cursor keys to continue)
	Ctrl+K Ctrl+K	copy selected text to the clipboard
	Ctrl+K Ctrl+C	past text from the clipboard into the document

The Mouse
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	You can use the mouse to click directly on a menu or status line
	item.  You can also drag across text to highlight it.  The border
	controls and icons can also be activated using the mouse.

	An editor window can be selected by clicking on it and moved by
	dragging the title bar.

	The left button is the only one used.