ZIP File list:

Q1.mac
Q28.bat
dummy.txt

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To patch Qedit 2.1x to show 28 lines (in 43/50 mode) and start up as 28 lines:
(You =must= have a VGA monitor and should use the newest Qedit version)

1. Hex edit a =backup copy= of Qedit.exe using any of the hex editors out  *(A)
there that has a search feature. (g ibmff, keywords: Hex, Edit)

        Locate pattern:  12 11 B3 00 CD 10 and replace 12 with 11.

2. copy the 2 files from the ZIP file into your Qedit directory (dummy.txt,
   and q1.mac)

3. Start up Qedit with a command line macro using the dummy file 'dummy.txt'.

        At the DOS command line:

        C:\q dummy /eq1.mac            ;the /e is a new feature in ver 2.15
                                       ;allowing a startup macro when
                                       ;loading a file

        or as a line in a batch file:

  (see) Q28.bat

*(you must have a copy of dummy.txt - a file with one character in it, a
space, and the q1.mac file in the current directory.)

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What is q1.mac?

It is an edited macro file that will bypass the main screen and invoke a
ctrl-F1.  This switches to the new 28 line mode.  For convenience the macro
continues and prompts you for a file from a list in that directory.  Since
I could not record a macro from within Qedit that would end on a 'prompt
for files window', I had to write the macro in Hex.  To do this I ran and
recorded several macros and examined the code.


Enjoy!!

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*(A)
Using Debug:
 for QEDIT 2.15:  Change byte at 693E from 12 hex to 11 hex

 REN Q.EXE Q.BIN
 DEBUG Q.BIN <Enter>
 -E 693E 11  <Enter>
 -W <Enter>
 -Q <Enter>
 REN Q.BIN Q.EXE