4EDIT USER'S GUIDE
                                    VERSION 1.01

                                    MARCH 1990











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                               CONTENTS
    


             Limited Warranty                                      1

             Background                                            2

             4EDIT Usage                                           2

             Regarding Registration                                3

             4EDIT Version History                                 4

             4ZIP/4UNZIP                                           4

             Software Registration Form and Order                  5



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                                4EDIT User's Guide
                                  Version 1.01

                               Copyright (C) 1990
                                 I. J. Weinstein

        A.BACKGROUND

             In 1988, I wrote and distributed a shareware program, XDIR, 
        which was one of the first DOS directory programs to attach a 
        comment to each file.  When I first saw 4DOS, I loved it, but 
        I wanted to have the same sort of full-screen editor for directory
        comments (or, in 4DOS terms, Descriptions) that I had in XDIR.

             4EDIT provides this feature.  I think you will find it very
        useful.  Its good practice to comment your files, and often its 
        handy to see the descriptions attached to other files, while you 
        are writing a new one.           


        B. 4EDIT USAGE

             4EDIT Usage is:

                4EDIT [d:][path][filespec] [+ filespec] [+..]

             A directory display similar to that of SELECT will appear
        showing all of the files meeting any of the filespecs. This
        use of include lists is identical to the 4DOS 3.0 DIR and
        SELECT usage.  Note that only the first argument in an include 
        list can have a pathname; subsequent arguments default to the 
        same path.

             You can cursor around the screen using <Up>, <Dn>, <PgUp>, 
        <PgDn>, <Ctrl-PgUp> and <Ctrl-PgDn>.  At any row, you can start 
        typing.  This will automatically start the EDIT mode, and a 
        cursor will appear.  Typing will start at the beginning of the 
        description in Insert mode.  The editor is WordStar compatible 
        and also supports the following:

         <Esc>                        Quit without saving
         <Enter>                      End edit. Save changed Descriptions   

         <PgUp>                       Cursor back one screen
         <PgDn>                       Cursor forward one screen
         <Ctrl-PgUp>                  Cursor to top of first screen
         <Ctrl-PgDn>                  Cursor to end of last screen

         <Left>                       Cursor left one character   
         <Right>                      Cursor right one character   
         <CtrlLeft>                   Cursor left one word   
         <CtrlRight>                  Cursor right one word   
         <Home>                       Cursor to beginning of line
         <End>                        Cursor to end of line


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         <Del>                        Delete character at cursor
         <Bksp>                       Delete character to left of cursor
         <CtrlEnd>                    Delete to end of line
         <CtrlY>,<CtrlX>              Delete entire line
         <CtrlHome>                   Delete from beginning of line
         <CtrlT>                      Delete word to right of cursor
         <CtrlR>                      Restore original contents of line

         <Ins>                        Toggle INSERT on and off. Thin cursor
                                      indicates overwrite mode; thicker 
                                      cursor indicates insert mode (default).


        C. REGARDING REGISTRATION

             4EDIT is ShareWare. The law requires that if you use this
        program, you must register and obtain a license for it.
        The registration fee is $15.

             Registered users will be notified of upgrades to 4EDIT as
        they are released, and will receive the latest version of the
        program.  Online help is available through CompuServe, by
        EasyPlex.  Help is also available by mail. I will try to answer 
        all letters within 48 hours. Non-registered users must include 
        a SASE for a reply. The degree of help available to non-registered 
        users is purely discretionary. Registrations and inquiries should 
        be sent to:

                                 Iram J. Weinstein
                                 XD Systems
                                 1014 Shipman Lane
                                 McLean, VA 22101
                                   Voice (703) 821-3215
                                   CIS 70741,3711

             A registration form is included at the end of this manual.

             Commercial use of 4EDIT without payment of the registration
        fee is prohibited. Site licenses are available for users with
        multiple machines. Please contact me for information.

             The program and its associated documentation are the 
        copyrighted property of the author. Non-commercial users
        are granted the right to use copy and share 4EDIT with the 
        following conditions:

             Shareware distributors and Users Groups may charge a 
        nominal fee for copying and distributing this program
        and Bulletin Board Systems may likewise carry it. Any
        distribution of 4EDIT must include without alteration only the
        files 4EDIT.EXE and 4EDIT.TXT, unchanged.  Permission is
        also given for electronic distribution of archived versions of 
        these files on electronic bulletin boards. 

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        D. 4EDIT VERSION HISTORY

        Ver 0.90 (Beta Test) 12/01/89
          This is the original release.  It used batch files to drive
          4edit and could only run under 4DOS.

        Ver 0.91 (Beta Test) 12/20/89
          4EDIT now stands alone, and can be run under DOS.

        Ver 0.92 (Beta Test) 1/18/90
         Corrected error causing highlighted row to blink on some machines.
         Modified so that EDIT function is always active.
         Correct command line parser so that  C: ==> C:*.*  
         and ABC ==> ABC\*.* if ABC is a directory but ABC.* otherwise.

        Ver 0.93 (Beta Test) 2/04/90 
         This is mostly bug cleanup. 
         1. Entering the editor with a right arrow positioned the cursor 
         to the second character of an existing description, but to the 
         first character of an empty description.  Fixed to always go to 
         the first character position.
         2. Cursor size in Insert mode made larger and easier to 
         distinguish from overstrike mode.
         3. 4EDIT lost descriptions on some files in big directories. Now
         fixed.
         4. Use of wildcard symbols * and ? changed to match 4DOS extended
         features.
         5.Ver 0.92 tried to correct command line parser so that  
         C: ==> C:*.* and ABC ==> ABC\*.* if ABC is a directory but 
         ABC.* otherwise. Got it right this time!
         6. The default state of the editor is insert mode.  This used to be
         reset on each line.  Now 4EDIT remembers if you toggle insert mode
         and starts the next line in the state you left it.

        Version 1.0  3/11/90 
         First public release

        Version 1.01  3/21/90 
         Minor changes in documentation.   

        E. 4ZIP/4UNZIP
        
             Also take a look at 4ZIP and 4UNZIP.  These are also
        utilities for use with 4DOS.  These programs are shells that
        use the PKWare programs PKZIP and PKUNZIP.  They provide a 
        facility for ZIPping and UNZIPping selected files along with 
        the 4DOS directory comments.  Both provide a full screen SELECT
        screen, allowing you to easily pick the files to enter or
        remove from the ZIP file. The 4ZIP/4UNZIP package is shareware, 
        available on Bulletin Boards and from shareware distributors. 
        Registration is $15.  See the order form at the end of this
        manual.

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