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    !!YOU MUST READ THE README. FILE!!

    Tech-Edit (Technical Editor) is a FAST full featured programmers' editor.
    Tech-Edit was written with the idea of creating the fastest multi-window
    text editor available for DOS and OS2.

    Shareware distribution of Tech-Edit includes a full featured DOS & OS/2
    version of the editor. Upon registration we will send you:

                        - Latest Release
                            o OS2 version
                            o DOS 808x version
                            o Printed Manual
                            o Source code (Optional)

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     Tech-Edit is a general purpose source code editor. It provides a fast
     multi-window/-file editing environment for programmers.

     Tech-Edit uses a unique combination of editing windows and screens.
     An  editing  session  can  be  broken up into multiple screens;
     in turn, each screen may be broken up into multiple windows
     (16 per screen).

     The  Technical  Editor  was designed with enough features to make
     most editing chores non-laborious.

     The most noted features:

         Virtual memory (XMS support) (Edits any size file)
         25,43,50 line modes (EGA/VGA only)
         Multiple screens and windows
         UNDO last 1000 text changes
         Keyboard re-definition
         Line and rectangular block marking
         Selection box for file loading (moves through directories)
         Auto word search (searches for word under cursor)
         Binary and Read-only editing modes
         Bookmarks (up to 5)
         Bracket matching
         OS environment (single key toggle)
         Extended ASCII character set
         File based keymap configurations
         Go to window selection list for going from window to window
         Interactive editor configuration
         Keyboard macros
         Auto indenting
         Regular expression search and replace

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        Tech-Edit is a shareware product; before using this product you must
    read the license agreement found in the README file.

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                            PACKING LIST
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    readme.1st          What your reading

    readme.             License agreement and registration information

    t.exe               Technical Editor Executable (DOS)

      OR  

    t2.exe              Technical Editor Executable (OS\2)

    t.hlp               Technical Editor Help file

    prob.rep            Form for reporting Tech-Edit problems. (Please use
                        this form whether or not you are a registered user.)

    contact.who         How to communicate with Superior Soft staff.

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                    HELPFUL HINTS FOR INSTALLATION
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Copy "*.exe" and "t.hlp" files into a directory included in your DOS "PATH"

Usage:  t [-prb] file1.ext file2.ext ... filen.ext
          flags and filespecs are optional;
              -p choose file to edit through file pick list
              -r Bring up file in read-only mode (allows no changes)
              -b Bring up file in binary mode (fixed line length and
                 no CR-LF translation)

          Valid wild card characters can be used for file names

Executing "t.exe" without any arguments brings up a pick-list window with
all the files and directories in the current directory.


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Key sequences worth knowing (press F1 for help on all key sequences):

F1              HELP
ALT-C           Editor configuration  (change important defaults)
Alt-D           Delete current line
Alt-K           Delete to end of line
Alt-L           BLOCKING: Mark lines for Copy/Delete/Cut
Alt-B           BLOCKING: Rectangle mark for Copy/Delete/Cut/Indent
Alt-I           BLOCKING: Paste current cut buffer
Alt-G           Goto line
Ctrl-U          Undo last file modification
Alt-Z           Exit and save all changed files
Alt-X+N         Exit and discard all changed files
Alt-Q           Exit and prompt to save for each changed file
Alt-F+S         Save current buffer as "file name"
Ctrl-S+F or F3  Search foreward
Ctrl-F          Perform last search
Alt--   or F9   Previous screen
Alt-=   of F10  Next screen
Ctrl-K+D        Key re-define (change action of any given key sequence)
Ctrl-K+S        Save current key-map
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