wtm@bunker.shel.isc-br.com (Bill McGarry) (06/06/91)
Index Number: 16006
I have uploaded to SIMTEL20 the following:
<msdos.handicap>
READIT15.ZIP Text file reader with bookmark, etc for speech
This will be available shortly on wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (192.88.110.20)
and on simtel20's mirror, wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4).
This description is from the programs documentation.
ReadIt is an ASCII text file display (reading) program. It was
written by a blind computer programmer/user who uses a
text-to-speech software package to access computers. Our goal
was to create a file reader that was easy to use for both sighted
people and persons using speech software and synthesizers.
Some of ReadIt's features are listed below. Those that might be
particularly useful to persons using speech software are followed
by an S within parenthesis (S).
- Requires only 150k bytes of free memory.
- Allows you to read large files even if the entire file
can not be loaded into memory. Readit loads up as much
as it can in available memory and accesses the rest as
needed.
- Will read up to approximately 460k bytes into memory to
reduce disk accesses and speed up searches.
- Lets you specify file to be read from the DOS command
line or from the file entry window.
- Provides a file pick list that enables you to move
through your hard drives directories and select a file to
be read.
- Has an automatic "smart" line wrap feature which breaks
long lines so that all text is on the screen. There is
no need to scroll the text when reading a file containing
very long lines. Lines are not broken in the middle of
words. (S)
- Lets you search file for specific text.
- Remembers up to five (5) text strings that you enter from
the find panel. You can scroll through this list to
select a string to be searched for.
- Remembers up to five (5) filenames and/or drive
specifications entered in the filename entry panel. You
can scroll through these to select a file to be read or a
drive and or directory to display in the pick list.
- Has a variable speed, continuous scroll mode for hands free
reading of a text file.
- Has switchable display modes (direct or bios). (S)
- Displays a status panel to let you know where you are
and what switches are set. The method for updating this
panel can be set to Bios (except for line numbers) or
direct. (S)
- Enables you to execute DOS commands from the text display
window (if enough memory is free).
- Remembers up to five (5) DOS commands and lets you scroll
back through them to pick one to execute.
- Displays a 2-line help panel that shows some of the
available commands.
- Always displays error messages at the same place on the
screen accompanied by an error tone. No silent error
boxes that might pop up anywhere. (S)
- Has help panels that can be pulled down from anywhere in
the program. These help panels are full-screen width and
always start at the top of the screen. (S)
- Lets you set a "bookmark" in each file that you read.
You can set a bookmark, go somewhere else in the file,
and then return to the bookmark.
- Automatically saves a set bookmark when you leave a file
and automatically takes you to the bookmark the next
time you enter that file.
Bill McGarry
(203) 337-1518
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