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                                                       C:\TTEX\USAGE.DOC

                    Ŀ
                    TerseTEX 3.0 -- Usage Information 
                    


1) Installation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
a) Insert the TerseTEX 3.0 diskette in drive A:. The programs will be
   installed in the subdirectory C:\TTEX\. If this is acceptable go to
   step b).

   If a different subdirectory is desired, create a back-up diskette
   first. Then edit the batch file A:TTEX.BAT and change all occurrences
   of "ttex" (lower-case) to the desired subdirectory (the program name
   TTEX.BAT itself must not be changed!). Then edit the batch file
   A:INSTALL.BAT and change all occurences of "ttex" (lower-case only !)
   to the desired subdirectory. Upper-case "TTEX" must not be changed!.
   Then go to step b).

b) With the TerseTEX 3.0 diskette in drive A: type

                         A:INSTALL c:\path\ <Enter>

   Here "c:\path\" must be a path listed in the "PATH" statement of the
   AUTOEXEC.BAT file. This will guarantee that TTEX can be invoked from
   any working directory. Do not forget the closing backslash \.

c) After the "INSTALLATION COMPLETE" message the diskette may be
   removed.

2) Running TTEX
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After installation TTEX can be run from any directory by typing

                      TTEX "name" <Enter>

If the file "name.TTX" is found in the current directory, it will be
brought up in the built-in editor for entry or editing. Note that the
extension "TTX" is implied and must not be entered on the command line.
After the editing process (type "F1" for help) is complete type "ALT-X"
to exit the editor. The file "name.TTX" will now be converted to a TEX
file "name.TEX" in the same directory, which can then be typeset in the
normal fashion through your TEX system. If errors occur type "X" to exit
the error display and then "Y" to return to the editor or "N" to
terminate.

3) Getting Started
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As a first step it is recommended to copy the file C:\TTEX\DEMO2.TTX to
your working directory and then run it according to section 2) above. It
should run without errors.

If you do not have a copy of the User's Guide yet, run the file
C:\TTEX\MANUAL\TTEXMAN.TTX and typeset the resulting TEX file. Note that
your TEX system needs to have access to TENSOR.STY, since several tensor
examples are included in the user's guide. For convenience a copy of
TENSOR.STY is included in the subdirectory a:\tensor\ of the diskette.

Start writing your own small .TTX files using Table 2 of the User's
Guide appendix as a guide. Note that the preamble, \start{document} and
\end{document} statements are automatically inserted by the TTEX program
and should not not appear in your input.


4) About the Editor.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TTEX uses a third party shareware editor called BINGO as its built-in
editor. This editor is highly configurable and ideally suited for the
task. If you plan to use this program on a regular basis, please
register and pay your fee. Consult the file C:\TTEX\EDITOR\README.DOC
for the registration procedure.

A full manual is found in the file C:\TTEX\EDITOR\BINGO.DOC and help for
the configuration used for TTEX is available on-line by means of the
"F1" function key.

The most frequently used edit functions are described below.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Shift, Ctrl and Alt keys are abbreviated as follows:

   # means Shift        ^ means Ctrl           @ means Alt

^D (for example) means holding down the Ctrl key and then typing the
letter D.

Help: F1                 :
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Exit: @X                 :  Choice: Save Yes/No
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Scrolling: ^<arrow key>  :  ^<right arrow> (for example) scrolls right
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Paragraph Formatting: ^F :  Fits text from cursor position to first
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  blank line into 72 columns
Mark (Select) Line: F6   :  Marks line containing cursor and advances
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mark Line Block: F6      :  F6 on 1st line, then F6 on last ln.of block
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unmark (Deselect): @Z    :  Cancels all marking
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Copy Line Block: F9      :  Copies marked lines ahead of ln.with cursor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Move Line Block: F10     :  Moves marked lines ahead of ln.with cursor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Delete Line Block: ^<Del>:  Deletes marked lines
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mark Character: F5       :  Marks char.(extra stroke reqd.) and advances
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Copy/Move Mk.Ch.: F9/F10 :  Copies/Moves chars.after cursor position
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Find String: @F, options :  Backwards,Ignore case,Marked only,from Top
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~         ~           ~                ~
Find and Replace: @R     :  same options plus: Global(all)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                     ~
German Umlaut:           :  ,,: @A,@O,@U (LC)    ,,: ^A,^O,^U (UC)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Acute Acc.: F2+A,E,I,O,U :  Type F2 (do not hold down) then letter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Grave Acc.: F3+A,E,I,O,U :  Type F3 (do not hold down) then letter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Circonflex: F4+A,E,I,O,U :  Type F4 (do not hold down) then letter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

5) Using your own Editor
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you prefer to use your own editor, edit the batch file TTEX.BAT and
replace the line after the label :beg with a call to the editor of your
choice.