ANTIC WRITER MANUAL - PART 2››(Disk operating information for Antic›Writer is at the end of this file.)››ADVANCED FORMATTING››The format statement tells the›computer how to print your document.›To put a format statement into your›text, press [ATARI] [F].  (The F will›show up in inverted video) and then›type in all the parameters you wish›to change from the current printer›setup.  For example, [ATARI] [F]›followed by M6 will change your left›margin from the default value of 10›to 6.  To change the right margin›from the default of 64 to 68, enter›[ATARI] [F] W68.››You can of course use a single format›line to change all the printer setups›you wish to change.››You can also change the line spacing›of your printed document by entering›[ATARI] [F]S, then a number between 1›and 99.››[ATARI] [F]A0 lets you prepare›40-column charts that will print›exactly as they appear on your›screen.  This allows you to line up›your columns.››FORMAT STATEMENTS›[ATARI] [F] followed by:›KEY      FUNCTION            DEFAULT›A0       AS IS›A1-A99   NORMAL FORMATTING        A1›B0       BOTTOM MARGIN OFF›B1-B99   BOTTOM MARGIN            B5›J0       JUSTIFY OFF›J1       JUSTIFY WITH SPACE       J1›J2       JUSTIFY PROPORTIONALLY›L0       PAGING OFF›L1-L99   LINES OF TEXT PER PAGE   L56›M0 -     LEFT MARGIN OFF›M1-M99   LEFT MARGIN              M10›N0 -     PAGE NUMBERING OFF›N1-N99   PAGE NUMBER START        N1›P0       PAGE STOP OFF            P0›P1-P99   PAGES TO PRINT BEFORE›S0       LINE SPACING OFF         S0›S1-S99   SPACING BETWEEN LINES›T0       TOP MARGIN OFF›T1-T99   TOP MARGIN               T5›W0-W99   LINE WIDTH               W64››The above chart would be prepared›properly for Antic Writer by using a›format statement of [ATARI]›[F]A0M20W38.››HEADERS››A header is a line of text that›appears at the top of each printed›page of a document.  [ATARI] [H] will›get you started.  All succeeding›characters on that line are the›header.››DEFAULT››If you do a lot of format changing,›it can be confusing to get back the›original format.  [ATARI] [D]›instructs the computer to do that.›However, you must remember to restore›the current page number, as one of›the defaults is page 1.››PAGE EJECT/START››To force a page to start at a certain›place is easy if you use an [ATARI]›[P], which tells the printer to›finish the current page with blank›lines and start a new page.››REPEAT CHARACTER››To repeat a character across a›printed page that starts at the›current left margin and goes the full›line length, press [ATARI] [R],›followed by any character.››THE PRINTED PAGE››Antic Writer's defaults are set to›print a page on 8 1/2 X 11 sized›paper.  The top and bottom margins›are five lines.  The lines of text›per page is 56 lines.  The line (LINE›WIDTH) is set to 64 characters.››The third line of a page contains the›header.  If you change the top margin›with a format statement you should›also change the lines of text per›page with that same format string.›Antic Writer expects an odd number.›If you give it an even number you'll›have to subtract one line of text per›page to make the page size come out›right.››BOTTOM MARGIN››If you left page numbering turned on,›the third line from the bottom will›have the current page number.  Again,›if you change the bottom margin with›a format statement, you should›compensate by changing the lines of›text per page.››RIGHT JUSTIFY››Right justification simply means›lining up the right margin of a›document.  One way to do this is to›find the spaces in the line and add›an extra space for each one it finds›until the line is long enough.  True›justification consists of having the›computer figure out how much›additional distance is required to›fill out the line, adding very small›increments of space between›characters until the line is long›enough.  SOME LINES CANNOT BE›PROPERLY JUSTIFIED.››EQUATES››Equating is a way to tell the›computer that when you type in›[ATARI] [U], for instance, you want›underlining.  And when you type›[ATARI] [u], you want it to turn off›the underlining.››[ATARI] [E] starts the process.  For›"underline" on an ATARI 825 or a›CENTRONICS 727 the complete character›string would look like this:››E[U=O][u=N]››For more complete information see the›chapter called "PRINTER EQUATES".››PRINTER EQUATES››[ESCAPE] -- Press [ATARI] FIRST --›then press [ESCAPE] to display the›[ESCAPE] character.››[CONTROL] keys --Press [ATARI] first›to send control codes to the printer.››EQUATE file -- This instruction,›along with a special file on disk,›SYSTEM.PRT, helps you remember proper›control sequences for your printer.›That file can contain the EQUATEs for›your printer and/or FORMAT defaults.››When you first load Antic Writer, the›program checks for SYSTEM.PRT.  If›so, it loads and translates the data›it finds and holds it in memory.  If›it isn't on disk, then the program›uses the defaults built into it and›doesn't recognize EQUATES in your›text unless you type an EQUATE›instruction sequence or GET one from›disk.››You can look at them in your text you›can create as many EQUATE files as›you like, treat them as normal text›files and GET whichever sequence you›want.››If you name a new EQUATE file›SYSTEM.PRT, it will load›automatically when you boot the›version of Antic Writer that you've›copied to that disk and be in the›"background."››There's only one place in memory for›EQUATES.  When printing, Antic Writer›uses the last EQUATE translated -- so›you can define new EQUATEs anywhere›in your text.››DEFINING EQUATES››An EQUATE statement MUST be on its›own line -- all by itself.››To enter an EQUATE statement:››1. Press [ATARI] once.››2. Enter an uppercase [E], which will›be displayed in invertse video.››3. Enter a [LEFT BRACKET], which›tells the computer that the following›data is EQUATE information.››4. Enter the letter that you're›defining.  For instance, [U] for›underline on, [u] for underline off;›[B] for boldface on, [b] for boldface›off.››Note: The translator sets this›character to invertse video the first›time it encounters it.  To set it›yourself, press [ATARI] before›entering the character.››5. Enter an [=].  This lets the›translator know that the printer›control characters are next.››6. Enter each required printer›control character by pressing [ATARI]›before each character.  [ESCAPE],›[CONTROL] and normal keys are all›entered this way and are displayed in›inverse video.  [CONTROL] keys will›be displayed in their graphics form.››7. Enter a [RIGHT BRACKET] to end the›definition.  You can enter as many›EQUATES as will fit a single line.››The following is a printer setup›chart for these printers:››ATARI 827 & CENTRONICS 727››FUNCTION       KEYING SEQUENCE››10 CPI ON  [ATARI] [ESCAPE] [ATARI]›[CONTROL] [S]›17 CPI ON  [ATARI] [ESCAPE] [ATARI]›[CONTROL] [T]›PROPORTIONAL ON  [ATARI] [ESCAPE]›[ATARI] [CONTROL] [Q]›ELONGATE ON  [ATARI] [ESCAPE] [ATARI]›[CONTROL] [N]›ELONGATE OFF  [ATARI] [ESCAPE]›[ATARI] [CONTROL] [O]›UNDERLINE ON  [ATARI] [CONTROL] [O]›UNDERLINE OFF  [ATARI] [CONTROL][N]›ONE LINE UP  [ATARI] [ESCAPE] [ATARI]›[CONTROL] [J]›ONE LINE DOWN  [ATARI] [CONTROL] [J]›1/2 LINE UP  [ATARI],[CONTROL] [+]›1/2 LINE DOWN  [ATARI] [CONTROL] [-]›DOT SHIFT 1-6  [ATARI] [ESCAPE]›[ATARI] [CONTROL] #›NOTE: #=A THRU F DOT SHIFT LEFT››CUSTOMIZING››The ONLY way to change printer›defaults so that [ATARI] [D] will NOT›set the built in parameters is to›have a "SYSTEM.PRT" file with the new›values on the same disk as Antic›Writer when you load it.››Although your printer EQUATES can go›into your foreground by loading a›file that includes an EQUATE›statement, the file clutters the›beginning of your document.  Also, if›you forget to load it when you begin›editing, the mechanics of adjusting›things becomes awkward.››PRINTER COMMAND CHART››The following chart would be prepared›properly for Antic Writer by using a›format statement of: [ATARI]›DA0M20W38››[ATARI] followed by:›[K]ey       FUNCTION›[C]enter    PRINTS TEXT LINE IN›MIDDLE OF 80 COLUMN PAGE›[D]efaults  RESETS PRINTER FORMATS TO›ORIGINAL›[E]quates   DEFINES CHARACTER›ORIENTED PRINTER COMMANDS SUCH AS›UNDERLINE, BOLDFACE, FONTS, ETC.›[F]ormat    SETS PRINTED PAGES TO A›SPECIFIED LOOK›[H]eaders   ALLOWS THE USER TO ENTER›A LINE OF TEXT THAT COMPUTER WILL›PRINT AT THE TOP OF EACH PRINTED PAGE›[P]age      EJECTS THE CURRENT PAGE›OR STARTS A NEW ONE›[R]epeat    REPEATS THE ENTERED›CHARACTER FROM CURRENT LEFT MARGIN TO›THE CURRENT RIGHT MARGIN›[S]hift     SHIFTS A LINE OF TEXT SO›THAT END WILL BE RIGHT-JUSTIFIED››IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM.PRT FILE››Using DOS, make a system diskette by›formatting and copying DOS files to›it.  If you wish, you may follow this›procedure.››A. Format a disk with DOS.››B. Write DOS files to the formatted›disk.››Copy Antic Writer to the formatted›disk.  You can use the following›procedure:››A. Remove the system diskette you are›generating and insert a disk with›Antic Writer on it.››B. Select item O and press [RETURN].›At the prompt, "NAME OF FILE TO›MOVE?", type "AUTORUN.SYS" and press›[RETURN].  Then insert the source›disk and press [RETURN].  After the›disk drive reads Antic Writer, insert›your formatted disk (with DOS) and›press [RETURN] so that the drive can›write to the new disk.››C. To verify your copy, select item A›and press [RETURN] twice for a›directory.  You should see:››DOS     SYS 039  DUP      SYS 042›AUTORUN SYS 060  566 FREE SECTORS››3. Run your copy of Antic Writer.›You can use the following procedure:››A. Select item [L], press [RETURN].›at the prompt "LOAD FROM WHAT FILE?",›in "AUTORUN.SYS" and press [RETURN].››B. When the screen displays the Antic›Writer menu, load the SYSTEM.PRT›file.››Or:››A. Insert your master Antic Writer›disk into your drive 1.  GET the›SYSTEM.PRT file.››B. To change printer defaults, edit›the FORMAT statement.››5. Save your SYSTEM.PRT file to your›new system diskette.››6. Save the ".LTR" files to your›system diskette.  Your Antic Writer›master comes with sample documents on›it.  Move them to your system disk so›that you can put your master in a›safe place.››7. Rename Antic Writer from›AUTORUN.SYS to something else, but›only if you are sure you want this›done.  Your new Antic Writer system›disk will no longer autoload at boot›time.››FORMATTING TRICKS››Unless you NEVER use the FORMAT›features built into Antic Writer,›it's wise to have a special heading›at the start of any document you›prepare.  At minimum, you should have›[ATARI] [D] (set to defaults) and›[ATARI] [H] (set header) followed by›the date or some other meaningful›string or simply [RETURN] to remove›any leftover header.››The computer always "remembers" the›last special instruction that it has›been given.  Among those special›instructions are formats, headers,›look/change strings, file names,›equates, etc.  So unless you›re-instruct it at the beginning of a›document to start in some KNOWN›state, it may be remembering the›conditions you had set up for a›previously printed document.››HEADER TRICKS››By now you probably know that the top›margin determines where on your page›the header will go.  The header will›"steal" the middle line for itself.›Until the computer has discovered and›processed a header in the act of›printing, it does not know it exists.››You also know that the header can be›CLEARED by simply typing [ATARI] [H]›WITHOUT a header string.››When Antic Writer discovers a header›it PRINTS the top margin with its›embedded header REGARDLESS of where›it is on the page.  There are several›ways to use this, some of which can›be confusing at first, but they let›you do some neat tricks.››To change the header "on the flly,"›follow a page eject ([ATARI] [P])›with [ATARI] [H] for a new header,›which could be a new date, so that›your material is always geared toward›when you entered it:››[ATARI] [P]››[ATARI] [H]July 4, 1985››DISK STUFF››To format a diskette:››1. Remove any write-protect tab.››2. Put a disk in the drive.››3. Press [CONTROL] [F].››4. The prompt will read "FORMAT DISK›(Y/N)?  IN D1".  If D1 is the drive›the disk is in, push [Y].››5.  After the disk is formatted, the›program will return to EDIT mode.››To check, press [CONTROL] [G] (Get›file).  The screen will display "707›FREE SECTORS".  Push [ESCAPE]to›return to where you left off in EDIT›mode.››FILE NAMES››On a formatted disk, you can have 65›files (limited by disk size).  To›save a file and get it later, each›file must have a unique name of up to›eight (upper case) alphanumeric›characters, the first of which MUST›be a letter.››A filename can be extended by adding›a period and up to three capital›letters or numbers in any order.››NAMING FILES››To name a file for the first time,›press [CONTROL] [N] (Name file).  The›prompt will say D1:TEMP.WPC, which is›the default name for a text file.›Unless you plan to have only one›document on disk, you'd be safe to›use a new name.  To change the name,›press [DELETE] for each character to›delete, type in the new filename, and›press either [RETURN] or [ESCAPE] key›to return to EDIT.  To directly save›it, press [CONTROL] [S] (Save text)›instead.››DISK DIRECTORY››Press [CONTROL] [G] (Get file) to get›a disk directory, then cursor to the›filename you want and push [RETURN]›to load it.  That name is moved into›computer memory and used for all disk›accesses until you press [CONTROL]›[N] or [CONTROL] [G] again.››If you just want to CHECK the›directory, press [ESCAPE] to return›to EDIT mode.››DELETING DISK FILES››Press [CONTROL] [K].  After the›computer displays the directory,›cursor to name of the file you want›to delete and press [RETURN].  At the›prompt say "KILL THIS FILE (Y/N)?",›[Y] delete the file, and any other›key [Y] returns you to EDIT TEXT.››SAVING FILES››When you press [CONTROL] [S] (Save›file), the resulting prompt has the›drive number and filename.  If either›or both must be changed, pressing›[DELETE] puts you into NAME mode.›After you've made changes, press›[RETURN] to go back into SAVE file›mode.››GETTING FILES››The default drive is D1.  To change›that, press [CONTROL] [N] (Name›file).  Backspace to the drive number›and enter a new one.  The new drive›number will be used for all disk›accesses until you change it with›another NAME mode operation or reload›Antic Writer.››LOADING A FILE FROM ANOTHER WORD PROCE›SSOR››This is tricky and requires some time ›and patience:››1. Boot the other word processor.››2. Load the file.››3. PRINT the file to disk with a top›margin of 0, left margin 0 and right›margin 38.››4. Load the PRINTED version of this›file and remove extraneous carriage›returns -- at the end of the document,›as well as between "pages."››5. SAVE this file to disk.››6. Boot Antic Writer.››7. GET the file.››8. If the prompt line says "ALIEN›FILE," don't worry.  If there's a›carriage return at the end of each›screen line -- as there MUST be in an›Antic Writer file -- the computer will›rapidly scroll through the file and›return you to the edit mode.  However,›if those carriage returns aren't›there, it'll scroll through slowly,›and word-wrap will be off.››9. To avoid the "ALIEN FILE" prompt,›you need to put an ESCAPE character at›the beginning of the file while you're›using the other word processor.  This›may be difficult, so just make sure›you've followed steps 1-8 and you›should be all right.››QUIT››Press [CONTROL] [Q].  If you retain›the name AUTORUN.SYS for at least›some of your system disks, they'll›work well with that command.  Each›time you quit, insert your next›tailored Antic Writer disk with the›name AUTORUN.SYS and it will load›itself.  If you insert a system disk›(with DOS on it) WITHOUT an›AUTORUN.SYS file, you will come up in›DOS.››THE END›