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StarInfo/L-Jones/!Quotes/!Help/Text
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| Filename: | StarInfo/L-Jones/!Quotes/!Help/Text |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 079A bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
Help for Smart Quotes
Before you use the front end, you must load the module
�SmartQuote�. It would be nice if you could get the
computer to load it for you. Alas, I have tried
everything, but Acorn�s Obey thingumy just simply
refuses to allow it. Sorry! If anyone finds a neat way
of doing it then let me know, please!
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This application intercepts key presses and attempts
to intelligently convert any quotation marks which are
typed into their open or closing counterparts.
For instance:
"Hello, what's that?"
Would be converted into:
�Hello, what�s that?�
The application loads the module SmartQuotes when it
is booted. This shouldn�t (in theory) do anything
until either the main program is loaded, or �Quotes
ON� is typed at the command line.
When the program is loaded you can use Interactive
Help to find out about what it does. Basically, select
on the icon toggles the quote conversion on and off,
while adjust will bring up a window containing
quotation marks which can be inserted directly at the
caret by clicking on them (a bit like !Chars).
If the application is Quit it turns conversion off and
quits the module. If �Hide� is selected from the menu,
the front end program will be quit, but it will leave
conversion on if this was the most recent state.
When the application is quit, the module still accepts
the commands:
Quotes On
Quotes Off
To turn conversion On and Off.
Personally, I leave the module in my boot file and
don�t use the front end at all.
The program unfortunately is not totally foolproof,
and so will not always give you the quotation marks
which you actually want. If this happens the only
thing you can do is go back and change them youself. I
hope it works correctly most of the time though!
One last thing, The program only works when you are
in the desktop. If you leave the desktop, the program
will de-activate itself as soon as it realises!
The Flying Pig!
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A| 000000a0 6c 61 73 2c 20 49 20 68 61 76 65 20 74 72 69 65 |las, I have trie| 000000b0 64 0a 65 76 65 72 79 74 68 69 6e 67 2c 20 62 75 |d.everything, bu| 000000c0 74 20 41 63 6f 72 6e 91 73 20 4f 62 65 79 20 74 |t Acorn.s Obey t| 000000d0 68 69 6e 67 75 6d 79 20 6a 75 73 74 20 73 69 6d |hingumy just sim| 000000e0 70 6c 79 0a 72 65 66 75 73 65 73 20 74 6f 20 61 |ply.refuses to a| 000000f0 6c 6c 6f 77 20 69 74 2e 20 53 6f 72 72 79 21 20 |llow it. Sorry! | 00000100 49 66 20 61 6e 79 6f 6e 65 20 66 69 6e 64 73 20 |If anyone finds | 00000110 61 20 6e 65 61 74 20 77 61 79 0a 6f 66 20 64 6f |a neat way.of do| 00000120 69 6e 67 20 69 74 20 74 68 65 6e 20 6c 65 74 20 |ing it then let | 00000130 6d 65 20 6b 6e 6f 77 2c 20 70 6c 65 61 73 65 21 |me know, please!| 00000140 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |.. | 00000150 20 20 20 20 20 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d | -----------| 00000160 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 0a 54 68 69 73 20 61 70 70 6c 69 |----..This appli| 00000170 63 61 74 69 6f 6e 20 69 6e 74 65 72 63 65 70 74 |cation intercept| 00000180 73 20 6b 65 79 20 70 72 65 73 73 65 73 20 61 6e |s key presses an| 00000190 64 20 61 74 74 65 6d 70 74 73 0a 74 6f 20 69 6e |d attempts.to in| 000001a0 74 65 6c 6c 69 67 65 6e 74 6c 79 20 63 6f 6e 76 |telligently conv| 000001b0 65 72 74 20 61 6e 79 20 71 75 6f 74 61 74 69 6f |ert any quotatio| 000001c0 6e 20 6d 61 72 6b 73 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 61 72 |n marks which ar| 000001d0 65 0a 74 79 70 65 64 20 69 6e 74 6f 20 74 68 65 |e.typed into the| 000001e0 69 72 20 6f 70 65 6e 20 6f 72 20 63 6c 6f 73 69 |ir open or closi| 000001f0 6e 67 20 63 6f 75 6e 74 65 72 70 61 72 74 73 2e |ng counterparts.| 00000200 0a 46 6f 72 20 69 6e 73 74 61 6e 63 65 3a 0a 22 |.For instance:."| 00000210 48 65 6c 6c 6f 2c 20 77 68 61 74 27 73 20 74 68 |Hello, what's th| 00000220 61 74 3f 22 0a 57 6f 75 6c 64 20 62 65 20 63 6f |at?".Would be co| 00000230 6e 76 65 72 74 65 64 20 69 6e 74 6f 3a 0a 94 48 |nverted into:..H| 00000240 65 6c 6c 6f 2c 20 77 68 61 74 91 73 20 74 68 61 |ello, what.s tha| 00000250 74 3f 95 0a 0a 54 68 65 20 61 70 70 6c 69 63 61 |t?...The applica| 00000260 74 69 6f 6e 20 6c 6f 61 64 73 20 74 68 65 20 6d |tion loads the m| 00000270 6f 64 75 6c 65 20 53 6d 61 72 74 51 75 6f 74 65 |odule SmartQuote| 00000280 73 20 77 68 65 6e 20 69 74 0a 69 73 20 62 6f 6f |s when it.is boo| 00000290 74 65 64 2e 20 54 68 69 73 20 73 68 6f 75 6c 64 |ted. 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If t| 00000670 68 69 73 20 68 61 70 70 65 6e 73 20 74 68 65 20 |his happens the | 00000680 6f 6e 6c 79 0a 74 68 69 6e 67 20 79 6f 75 20 63 |only.thing you c| 00000690 61 6e 20 64 6f 20 69 73 20 67 6f 20 62 61 63 6b |an do is go back| 000006a0 20 61 6e 64 20 63 68 61 6e 67 65 20 74 68 65 6d | and change them| 000006b0 20 79 6f 75 73 65 6c 66 2e 20 49 0a 68 6f 70 65 | youself. I.hope| 000006c0 20 69 74 20 77 6f 72 6b 73 20 63 6f 72 72 65 63 | it works correc| 000006d0 74 6c 79 20 6d 6f 73 74 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 |tly most of the | 000006e0 74 69 6d 65 20 74 68 6f 75 67 68 21 0a 0a 4f 6e |time though!..On| 000006f0 65 20 6c 61 73 74 20 74 68 69 6e 67 2c 20 54 68 |e last thing, Th| 00000700 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 77 |e program only w| 00000710 6f 72 6b 73 20 77 68 65 6e 20 79 6f 75 20 61 72 |orks when you ar| 00000720 65 0a 69 6e 20 74 68 65 20 64 65 73 6b 74 6f 70 |e.in the desktop| 00000730 2e 20 49 66 20 79 6f 75 20 6c 65 61 76 65 20 74 |. If you leave t| 00000740 68 65 20 64 65 73 6b 74 6f 70 2c 20 74 68 65 20 |he desktop, the | 00000750 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 0a 77 69 6c 6c 20 64 65 2d |program.will de-| 00000760 61 63 74 69 76 61 74 65 20 69 74 73 65 6c 66 20 |activate itself | 00000770 61 73 20 73 6f 6f 6e 20 61 73 20 69 74 20 72 65 |as soon as it re| 00000780 61 6c 69 73 65 73 21 0a 0a 54 68 65 20 46 6c 79 |alises!..The Fly| 00000790 69 6e 67 20 50 69 67 21 0a 0a |ing Pig!..| 0000079a
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