[net.micro.cbm] SpeedScript

schneids@ssc-vax.UUCP (Jim Schneidewind) (12/26/83)

   The January issue of "Compute!'s Gazette" contained an excellant word

processor program.  This is by far the best WP I've used on the C64.  It is

written in machine language - so it's very fast compared to Heswriter.  It is

also compatable with the "Card?" printer interface -- Heswriter wasn't

completely compatable with that interface - so I was always running into

problems.

   It supports the following format commands:

            left margin
            right margin
            top margin
            bottom margin
            define header
            define footer
            underline toggle (I haven't tried this yet)
            center a line
            edge right (only works on the lines you specify)
            page number
            9 user defined ASCII codes (such as chr$(27) for ESC)

   It supports the following editing commands:

            Change case (upper/lower)
            change background color
            delete (word, sentence, or paragraph)
            erase (word, sentence, or paragraph)
            hunt (for words or strings)
            insert mode
            clear buffer
            change letter color
            print
            recall buffer
            verify (stored text)
            go to end of document
            go to top of document
            disk directory
            send dos command
            next/previous word, sentence, or paragraph
            load/save
            5 space tab

   You can send the same dos commands that are in the dos wedge, except you

use an up-arrow instead of the at sign.

   The only feature I didn't find that I would have liked to see, was right

justify the text.  This makes letters and text appear much more professional.

But, for the cost of a magazine and about 6 hours of hacking at the keyboard

--- it was definitely worth it!!!  I highly recommend it to everyone but the

nit-picky.


          Schneids
          ssc-vax!schneids

geoffs@brl-sem.ARPA (Geoffrey Sauerborn ) (11/27/85)

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	Hi!

	Has anyone ever heard of SpeedScript. (VIC-20 version).

	I got an OLD issue of Computes! Gazette (jan 1984) to be exact, and
type in the whole mess by hand. Lo and behold the program crashes
everytime I hit the DELETE key [at least this bug is on an infrequently
used key! :-) ].

	Is this an act of God or a recognized glitch which was fixed in
a later issue of Computes! Gazette? (By the way, the C-64 version works
OK).

					Any info, (even Rumors and lies)
					will be MOST appreciated!

						Geoff