Re: Beagle Bothers 'Program Writer'

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Lockar wrote:
>   
>     Is there a place where I can get a copy of Beagle Brothers 'Program
> Writer'?  I am working a big project and Program Writer would help me
> out big time.  However I do not know how to keep the program advancing
> lines. Once I get to the bottom of the screen it stops advancing the
> line, and i can't figure out how to get to advance.
>
>      I own a legal copy of the program but I can't find my manual, any
> help here?

That's normal behavior, since you can't scroll below the last line of
the program.

OA-A will start autoomatic line numbering in mid-screen, IIRC.

Here's the command summary from the docs:

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Appendix C

Command Chart

Editor Commands

*    A-A:      Auto line numbering
*    A-C:      Copy (use with Paste)
*    A-D:      Delete lines
     A-E:      Change cursor mode
*    A-F:      Find text
*    A-G:      Get macros
     A-H:      Print screen
     A-I:      Insert line
     A-J:      Jump to line number
     A-L:      Convert to lower case
*    A-M:      Edit macros
     A-N:      No spaces
     A-O:      Override
*    A-P:      Paste (use with Copy)
     A-Q:      Quit editor
*    A-R:      Replace text
*    A-S:      Save macros
*    A-T:      Split into two lines
     A-U:      Convert to upper case
*    A-V:      List program variables
*    A-W:      Toggle Find Word mode
     A-X:      40/80 columns
     A-Y:      Clear to end of line
     A-Z:      Remove editor

     0-Z:      Resume after quit

     A-1 thru A-9: Position in program

*    A-!:      Copy lines to clipboard
*    A-@:      Copy lines from clipboard
*    A-#:      Renumber
     A-,:      Beginning of line
     A-.:      End of line
     A-<:      Decrease margin
     A->:      Increase margn

     ESC:      Restore line, stop macro, quit macro editor, redisplay 
screen
     TAB:      Move to next tab stop
     A-TAB:    Move to previous tab stop
     RETURN:   Next line, accept input
     DELETE:   Delete to left of cursor
     A-DELETE: Delete at cursor

     A-Left:   Previous word
     A-Right:  Next word
     A-Up:     Previous screen
     A-Down:   Next screen

Macro Commands

     ctrl-A:   Execute editor command
     ctrl-Z:   Execute macro


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-michael

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