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HELP on OVERWRITE Version 1.01
==============================
OverWrite is a utility which makes entering repetitive blocks of text much
easier. By entering the required text once into a slot ("macro") within
OverWrite, it can be processed - just as if it had been typed in at the
keyboard - with the click of a button, irrespective of which software package
is being used.
For example, an address which previously had to be typed in at the head of
every letter could be entered into a macro, and then quickly and easily
placed at the top, with a single mouse click, as many times as required.
OverWrite also allows you to simulate key presses, eg. Return and function
keys, so that different functions can be carried out. For example, F3 could
be entered, which is the 'save' hotkey in most applications, along with a
filename, and finally Return. Then, whenever the macro was processed, the
file would be saved under the filename entered.
The accompanying demonstration file, 'egMacros', gives examples of these
and other suggested uses for OverWrite. Load the file, and then view the
definitions as well as processing the macros, to gain an insight into how
OverWrite works.
Interactive help (!Help) is fully supported, and it is suggested that you
use this for on-line instructions, as you use the application.
Loading
-------
Run the '!OverWrite' application in the usual manner. When the program has
loaded and is ready for use, its icon will appear on the icon bar.
Entering/Editing the Macro Definitions
--------------------------------------
Click ADJUST on the OverWrite icon on the icon bar, or select 'Edit' from
the 'Macros' menu from the main window. A window will appear with spaces for
40 macros to be entered.
Entering Text into Macros
-------------------------
Simply type the required text into one of the 40 boxes shown. Where a
carriage return is required, enter the text "|013", or switch the
'Enter Keys' option on, and press Return.
See 'egMacros' macros 1 and 2 as examples.
Entering Keys into Macros
-------------------------
Switch the 'Enter Keys' option on, and press the required keys. A "|"
character and a three figure reference number for the key pressed will be
inserted into the text.
See 'egMacros' macro 3 as an example.
Some keys which cannot be entered in this manner, for technical reasons,
and which must be entered manually, eg. "|021", are:
|008 Delete
|021 Ctrl-U (Delete all text at the box "owning" the caret)
|395 Copy
|396 Cursor left
|397 Cursor right
Linking Macros
--------------
It is possible to link macros together, effectively giving an instruction
to "jump" to another in the course of a macro. Then, when the specified
macro has finished being processed, the one issuing the "jump" instruction
will carry on from where it left off! The second macro can be linked to a
third and so on, and thus although each can only contain 254 characters, it
is possible to create a much larger macro by linking several together in
this manner. See 'egMacros' macro 6 as an example.
Avoid causing "loops" in the macro links, ie. "jumping" to a macro which
will then issue an instruction to jump back to (the start of) the original
macro. See 'egMacros' macros 4 and 5 as an example of a "loop".
When you have finished entering or editing the macros, click on 'Update'.
If you wish to cancel the changes you have made, click on 'Cancel'.
Processing the Macros
---------------------
Click SELECT on the OverWrite icon on the icon bar to open a window strip
with 40 buttons - one for each macro. To "process" a macro (enter the text at
the caret, or simulate the key presses previously entered), simply click on
the button corresponding to that which you wish to process. On each button,
the corresponding number and the first five characters of the definition are
displayed, as a reminder of what the macro does.
Clicking MENU within the main OverWrite window will display a 'Macros' menu
with options for saving and editing the macros, and halting the processing of
a macro. Use this 'Halt' option to stop the processing if you discover you
have caused a "loop" in the macro links.
Saving the Macros
-----------------
Use the 'Save' option available from the 'Macros' menu from the main window
to display a standard save dialogue box.
Reload the macros into OverWrite by running the file, or by dragging it to
the OverWrite icon, or any OverWrite window.
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00000010 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 48 45 4c 50 20 6f 6e 20 | HELP on |
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00000050 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d |================|
00000060 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 0a 0a 20 |=============.. |
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*
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