Category : Word Processors
Archive   : TDE32A.ZIP
Filename : TDECFG.DOC

tdecfg
a configuration utility for
tde, version 3.2a
November 13, 1993
Frank Davis


Usage:

If you would like to customize tde to suit your tastes, you may use this
program to change the colors, key definitions, default modes, help
screen, and permanent macros.

At the command line type:

tdecfg


Option 1. Change Colors

Function Keys:

F2 = Load default colors
This function changes the colors back to the original color scheme
used by the distribution version of tde.

F3 = Quit
Abandons any changes made in the color scheme.

F10 = Write colors to tde.exe
Stores the new color scheme in the tde executable file. tde will use
the new color scheme each time a file is edited.

ESC = Quit



Option 2. Redefine keys

Function Keys:

F3 = Quit
Abandons any changes made in the key definition list.

F5 = Change Function
Brings up a window of available functions. Currently, 230 keys are
recognized as function keys by tde. There are no restrictions on
what function you may assign or reassign to a key. You may assign a
key to the null function, seen as "* * *". A key assigned to the
null function no longer performs any editor function.

Press to reassign the hilited key to the hilited function.
Press to quit the function, no changes are made.

An asterisk is placed beside all keys that have been redefined.

Note: See the list of available functions with definitions at end of
tde.doc.

F7 = Print to file
Print the current key assignments to a file.

F8 = Print to printer
Print the current key assignments to the printer.

F10 = Write Changes
When you press this key, all function key assignments are written to
the tde executable file. The changes are permanent until you
redefine the keys.

When you redefine the keys, you should also change the help screen to
show what functions are assigned to what keys.

ESC = Quit
No changes are written to the tde executable file.


Option 3. Install new help screen

Function keys:

none

This utility assumes that you have already created or modified a file
that contains the image of the new help screen. Sample.hlp is included
with the distribution files to show you what the initial help screen
looks like. You may modify the sample help screen or copy it to a new
file and make the changes in the new file. By choosing option 1, the
configuration utility prompts for the file name with the help screen
image. The changes are written to the tde executable file.

If you enter a file name that doesn't exist, the configuration utility
sorta gracefully exits this function. I didn't do anything fancy with
this option. You can't press ESC to quit out; however, if you decide
you want to quit, just enter a fictitious or outrageous file name. A
harmless error message with be displayed and you may continue with the
configuration utility having made no changes to the tde executable file.


Option 4. Set Default Editor Modes

Function Keys:

F3 = Quit
Abandons any changes made to the default modes.

F10 = Save and Quit
When you press this key, the default editor modes are written to the
tde executable file. The changes are permanent until you redefine
the modes.

ESC = Quit


Option 5. Install permanent macros

Function keys:

none

This utility assumes that you have already created a macro definition
file. The only way to create a macro definition file is to use the
"save macro" function in tde.exe. Once you have created your favorite,
most useful macros, just save them to a macro file and make them
permanent by saving the macro file in tde.exe.

If you enter a file name that doesn't exist, the configuration utility
sorta gracefully exits this function. I didn't do anything fancy with
this option. You can't press ESC to quit out; however, if you decide
you want to quit, just enter a fictitious or outrageous file name. A
harmless error message with be displayed and you may continue with the
configuration utility having made no changes to the tde executable file.


Option 6. Read in a configuration file

Function keys:

none

Finally got around to implementing a utility to read in a configuration
file. Any function key, editor mode, or color field may be assigned
a new setting in the config file. The default configuration file
distributed with tde is tde.cfg.

If you enter a configuration file name that doesn't exist, the
configuration utility sorta gracefully exits this function. I didn't
do anything fancy with this option. You can't press ESC to quit out;
however, if you decide you want to quit, just enter a fictitious or
outrageous file name. A harmless error message with be displayed and
you may continue with the configuration utility having made no changes
to the tde executable file.