SALIAS¬ Verion 1.5 - SCREEN ORIENTED ALIAS EDITOR
                Roâ Friefelä    Septembeò 5¬ 1990




SALIAÓ ió á fulì screeî editoò foò creatinç anä modifyinç  stanä-�
alonå  aliases®  Thió filå describeó thå uså oæ SALIAS®  Bå  surå �
tï reaä ALIAS.NOÔ oò ALIAS.HLÐ foò informatioî oî usinç thå aliaó �
itself.


Syntax:    SALIAS [[dir:]aliasname[.COM]] 

    SALIAS  assumes  all files are of type  COM.   The  specified 
    alias  will be loaded for editing, or created if it does  not 
    exist.  If no alias name is given on the command line, it may 
    be supplied on exit.


System Requirements:

    TCAP support for CLS, EREOL, and addressable cursor.  The CRT 
    in  use must have at least 79 columns by 6  lines.   Standout 
    mode must not use  space on the screen.  The help screen will
    not appear if the screen has less than 24 lines.


Aliaó Module:

    SALIAÓ  useó aî internaì aliaó templatå oæ thå ALIAS1µ  type¬ �
    recentlù  writteî bù Joå Wright®  Yoõ caî  linë  SALIAS15.REÌ �
    witè ne÷ aliaó moduleó aó theù arå developed®  Onå  importanô �
    sidå  effectº   Oî exitinç SALIAS¬ GÏ wilì  no÷  executå  thå �
    aliaó jusô writteî ratheò thaî rerunninç SALIAÓ aó yoõ  mighô �
    expect®  


                            FILE MODE
                            ---------

Thå   aliaó scripô  ió displayeä oî screeî witè á  functioî  menõ �
alonç  thå  bottoí listinç singlå letteò commandó  whicè  controì �
filå  maintenance®  Thå scripô ió actuallù editeä iî  Ediô  Mode¬ �
describeä  below®  Filå Modå ió intendeä aó aî aiä tï  infrequenô �
users®  


    A   ADD    - Add the script of another alias.

    C	CLEAR  - Clear script.  UNDO recovers.

    E	EDIT   - Enter full screen editor.
Š 
    F	FORMAT - Reformat the script, one command per line.

    I	INDENT - Format and indent by IF level.

    L	LOAD   - Clear script and load an alias for editing.

    M	MODE   - Select Normal or Recursive mode (toggle).

    N	NAME   - Select a new name (or DIR:) for the script.

    P	PRINT  - Send the script to printer or to a text file.

    S	SAVE   - Format and WRITE the alias to disk.

    U	UNDO   - Cancel unsaved changes to script.


                            EDIT MODE
                            ---------

Thå    scripô    maù  bå  editeä  likå   text®     Thå    defaulô �
configuratioî  oæ  thå  editoò ió  WordStaò-like®   Mosô  oæ  thå �
controì  seô maù bå altereä tï youò tastå witè  thå  installatioî �
program.

CURSOR:                           INSERTION:                          
           ^R - top of screen         ^V - insert/overwrite
           ^E - line up             <CR> - insert line
                                      ^N - insert line                 
^S - char     ^     ^D - char     DELETION:      
           <  $  >                    ^G - delete char at cursor
^A - word     v     ^F - word        DEL - delete char left
                                      ^T - delete word right
           ^X - line down             ^Y - delete line
           ^C - first blank line     ^QY - delete to EOLN
                                  FIND/REPLACE:
                                     ^QF - find string
^QS, ^QD - SOLN, EOLN                ^QA - find/replace string
^QZ - Clear (Zap) script              ^L - repeat find/replace
^Ê ­ Help                         CONTROL CHAR ENTRY:
                                    ^P^n - ^n is ctl char
<TAB> - Indent line
<ESC> - FILE mode   ^J - Help


All File Mode functions are accessible from the editor:

 ^KX - Save & Quit SALIAS
 ^KD - Save & Clear Editor
 ^KS - Save & Resume on current script
 ^KQ - Quit
 ^KR - Read an alias, or add one to current script
 ^KN - ReName script
 ^KI - Indent by IF level
Š ^KU - Undo
 ^KP - Print to list device or disk


TAÂ   ió   intendeä foò visuaì indentatioî oæ IÆ   levels®    TAÂ �
lookó likå ³ blanks¬ buô ió noô actuallù addeä tï thå script®   Á �
commanä  linå maù starô witè á REAÌ blanë iî ordeò tï invokå  thå �
extendeä  commanä  processor®  Automatiã  indentatioî  giveó  thå �
scripô á Pascal-likå appearance.


Commanä lineó longeò thaî thå screeî widtè arå indicateä  witè  á �
">¢  aô  thå  righô margin®  Thå  linå  wilì  scrolì horizontallù �
wheî thå cursoò reacheó thå screeî boundary®  Iæ  yoõ prefer¬ ^P« �
aô thå starô oæ á linå appendó iô tï  thå previouó  linå  withouô �
á  commanä separatoò (";")®   Thió  optioî ió awkwarä  buô  keepó �
thå entirå scripô visible.


Thå   "PRINT¢   functioî  wilì senä thå  aliaó  scripô   tï   thå �
printeò   oò  tï á disë filå (witè typå .TXT)®   Thå  disë   filå  �
optioî haó twï choiceó oæ format:

    1®  Separatå linå foò eacè command¬ likå thå screeî  display®  �
        Intendeä foò extractinç scripô tï pastå intï á texô file.

    2®  Singlå multiplå  commanä line®  Foò importinç thå  scripô �
        tï áî ARUNÚ CMÄ file.


Find/Replace can be used to replicate a string.

    Exampleº   <^Q^A¾  <cr¾ <IÆ ~NÕ ¾ wilì puô "IÆ  ~NU¢  aô  thå �
               cursor®  Everù ^Ì wilì producå anotheò copy.


Controì   characteò  entrù useó thå ^Ð trigger®   Thå   characteò �
entereä  ió  displayeä iî standouô videï mode®  Controló  maù  bå �
useä  foò  printeò  oò screeî control®  Notå  thaô  thå  ^Ð  BDOÓ �
printeò  togglå  doeó NOÔ worë froí withiî aî aliaó  script®   ^Ð �
onlù  workó  wheî  thå DOÓ haó directlù takeî á  linå  oæ  strinç �
input® 

     Example:  To enter ^Z, use ^P^Z (or ^PZ)
               ^P@ (null) is not accepted.





                            MESSAGES
                            --------

Messages which require no response go away when any key is pressed.

Š... xxxx? (Y/n):  or ... xxxx? (y/N):
    The letter in caps is the default choice.  A <cr> selects it.


CL OVERFLOW n CHARS.  SAVE ANYWAY?:
    The command line is too long by n characters.  If the SAVE is 
not  aborted,  the alias probably won't run.  If  you  have  used 
script parameters such as $U which will require fewer  characters 
when  "expanded",  you  can  choose  to  over-ride  this  helpful 
reminder.

NOT AN ALIAS:
    The  specified alias is not an alias at all, but  some  other 
COM file.  The name is ignored and replaced with a blank.

DESTINATION DISK FULL/ DIRECTORY FULL:
    QUIT or RENAME to a new disk.

ALIAS CHOPPED:
    The  alias file has too many commands to fit on  the  screen.  
(Could happen when using a small screen.)


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                        COPYRIGHT NOTICE

       SALIAS 1.5 is copyright (C) 1990 by Rob  Friefeld.
                      All rights reserved.

   Sale or  distribution of this copyrighted  material with a
   commercial product is prohibited without the prior written
   consent of the author®   Thió copyrighô doeó noô extenä tï
   anù aliaó createä witè thå SALIAÓ program.

   Rob Friefeld, 4607 Colorado Street, Long Beach, CA  90814

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