Category : Science and Education
Archive   : NASBIBLE.ZIP
Filename : HELP.BIB

KEYBOARD CONTROLS

[ESC] - Exits from a task and returns to the menu.
[Enter] - When pressed at a menu prompt, it allows the user
to access the ten previous entries for that prompt.
The entries will be displayed in a window. Use the
arrow keys to scroll through them & select one with [Enter].
[TAB] - Toggles between windows if the screen is split.
The window with the "*" is active. Any reads,
searches or saves are performed in the active window.
Up arrow - Scrolls back to preceding verse.
Down arrow - Scrolls next verse to the top line.
[Page Up] - Displays the five preceding verses.
[Page Dn] - Displays the next page of verses beginning with bottom verse.
[Home] - Displays the beginning of the current chapter. When pressed
thereafter, it displays verse 1 of the NEXT chapter. In the
search mode, it displays the first verse that contains the
search pattern.
Ctrl[Home] - Displays verse 1 of the PRECEDING chapter or back to verse 1
of the current chapter if currently in another part of it.
[End] - Displays the last verse of the current chapter. In the
search mode, it displays the last verse that contains the
search pattern and the next verse when in display context.
Ctrl[m][s] - Allows one to perform a function of any other menu without
leaving the current menu level. For example, to divide
the text window from the Search submenu, hold down the [Ctrl]
key and press [W] to select "Window". Then, let go of [Ctrl]
and press [D] to select "Divide" (in Window menu).
FUNCTION KEYS

F1=Help - Provides help. F5=Last - Display book's last verse.
F2=Info - Displays extra information. F6=Clear - Clears the text
F3=Books - Displays the books of the window and search information.
Bible and their abbreviations. F7=Display mode - Toggles between
F4=First - Displays the first verse of verses, context and excerpt
the current book; however, if verse 1 modes, during a search.
of a book is already at the top of F8=Repeat - Repeats the last
the text window, it will display the search (unless cleared by F6).
beginning of the NEXT book. F9=Verse save - Writes the top
Ctrl F4 - Displays verse 1 of the verse to the printer or saves
PRECEDING book or beginning of current it to the open file.
book while reading any part of it. F10=Quit - Exit and close files.
MAIN MENU

Read - Prompts for a three letter book abbreviation followed by the chapter
and verse separated by a colon (i.e. MAT 1:1). Entering the three word
abbreviation by itself--e.g., "LUK"--will display the beginning of
that book. Entering the abbreviation plus "*:*" will display
the last verse of that book--e.g., "LUK *:*".
Verse save - If no disk file has been opened then the verse positioned at
the top of the active window will be sent to the printer, in which
case the text that appears highlighted on the screen will be
underlined when printed on the printer. Otherwise, the verse is
sent to the disk file.
Quit - All open files are closed and the program exits back to DOS.

SEARCH MENU


Find - Searches for word(s) as specified by the user (see the "Search
Parameters" section below) and displays the corresponding verses
on the screen with the word(s) highlighted.
Write all - Saves all the verses found in a search to a file. The user
is prompted to enter a file name, if no file was previously opened.
Define block - Defines the block range for a search. When starting up the
NASCB program, this range is set as GEN 1:1 - REV 22:21 and remains so
until reset through "Define block." Then, as long as it is running,
the program retains the most recent block range setting.
To conduct a search in two or more books that are next to each
other, simply type the book abbreviations. For example, to search
Matthew and Mark, enter "MAT" as the starting point and "MAR" as the
end of the range.
To conduct a search in one whole book, enter the book abbreviation
twice.
Block save - Saves the defined block to a file, or allows the user to
select a different block to save. (Changing the block under "Block
save" will not alter the defined block.)


Search Parameters

I. Wildcarding

A. The asterisk [*] allows you to enter a root word, prefix or
suffix (etc.) at the "Find" prompt in order to obtain a listing
of all variations (that are in the NASB). For example, enter:
*GOD*
and the following list will appear:
Gudgodah ungodliness ungodly
Enter:
GOD*
and the following words appear:
GOD God God's
God-fearing god goddess
godless godlessness godliness
Press [Enter] to select one search word from the list.

B. The question mark [?] functions the same as the asterisk EXCEPT
it allows you to specify the exact length of the words you want.
For example, enter:
LOVE??
and the following list of six-character words will be displayed:
love's lovely lovers

C. The open parenthesis [(] automatically searches for all variations
of the word or partial word entered. The format is as follows
(using "GOD" as an example).

1. (GOD* - finds all words begin with "GOD".
2. (GOD???? - finds all words beginning with "GOD" that are
seven characters in length.

II. Logical Operators

Symbol Logical Name Description
------ ------------ -----------
A. [space] AND E.g., upon entering:
JOHN THE BAPTIST
the NASCB will search for verses
containing all three words, not
necessarily together or in that order.
(To search for the phrase JOHN THE
BAPTIST, see "Conducting a Phrase
Search" below.)

B. # NOT E.g., upon entering:
JOHN #BAPTIST
the program will search for verses
containing JOHN without BAPTIST.

C. | OR E.g., upon entering:
JOHN |BAPTIST
the program will search for verses
containing either JOHN or BAPTIST
(or both).

III. Appending to a Search

The plus [+] symbol is used strictly for appending to the
current search. Say, for example, you have already searched
for JOHN. Some possible appendages to this search are shown here:
1. +BAPTIST Eliminates verses from the search
which do not contain BAPTIST.
2. +#BAPTIST Eliminates verses containing BAPTIST
from the search.
3. +|BAPTIST Adds to the search those verses which
contain BAPTIST (but not JOHN).

IV. Conducting a Phrase Search

The double quote ["] symbol signals the NASCB program to
search for a specific phrase. E.g., upon entering:
"JOHN THE BAPTIST
the NASCB will search for verses containing that exact phrase.
FILES MENU

Open - Opens a file to which verses may be saved. This is an ASCII format
(.TXT) file which may be read by a word processor. If the file
already exists then verses may be added to it.
Close - Closes an open file and saves it to the disk. It will only appear
in the menu if a file is open.
Remove - Permanently removes a file from your disk.
Editor - Opens a small text editor, for adding notes to a .TXT file. If
a file is currently open, it will automatically use that file.
Use [TAB] to toggle between the editor and the text.
The editor will put in temporary carriage returns (s)
for display purposes; then, when the text file is saved, the
NASCB strips out all single s. (Consecutive s are kept.)
Print - Prints the contents of a .TXT file to the printer.
Directory - Lists all the files with the extension TXT in the data drive.
Access DOS - Creates a DOS window to allow the user to perform DOS
functions. To exit the DOS window and return to the NASCB
screen, type EXIT.


WINDOWS MENU

Divide - Splits the screen into two halves. The [TAB] key is used to move
back and forth between windows. The active window will have an
* above it. The windows are independent of each other.
Combine - Combines the two text windows into one text window, and retains
only the contents of the active text window (see "Divide,"
above). Thus, the contents of the other (inactive) text
window will be dropped.
Synchronize scroll - Allows verses in both windows to be scrolled
simultaneously.

OPTIONS MENU

Color - If you are using a color monitor then you may alter the color
configurations. This command will always re-draw the screen for
monochrome and color monitors.
Data drive - Allows you to name the directory to which your files will be
saved. If you have a word processor it is recommended that the
subdirectory of you word processor files be used. An example
would be (C:\WP\DATA\).
Format printer - Allows the user to enter margins and printer codes.
The option to underline the search pattern is set here also. The
decimal control sequence to enable underline for the printer must
be entered. The format for the sequence is :
#[code value]+#[code]+ ... +#[code]
where the "#" is needed and designates that code value is decimal.
The default control sequence is for OKIDATA printers. The control
code sequence can be found in your printer's manual.
Save changes - Saves all the option selections to the program's CONFIG.BIB
configuration file.