The Menu Entries

The File Menu
N File New 	 This starts a new Document in a new instance of the editor.
O File Open 	 This command opens a file. It does this by means of a dialog box which allows the user to navigate the file system.
The dialog operates like a small file manager. Clicking on directories displayed in the central window directs the dialog to enter that directory - displaying its contents. There is an entry/dropdown box which can be used to directly type in the location and name of the file or by clicking the arrow at the side choose from a dropdown list of recently used locations.
Below this is a filter which similarly may have data entered directly or chosen from a drop down list of recent filter types. The filter facility lets only files that meet its specifications be displayed in the central window. If the filter contained text such as *.txt then only files with the txt extension would be visible in the selection window.
The toolbar has left and right arrow buttons that let the user move back and forth through previously selected directories as well as an up arrow button for moving up the directory tree. The button with the little house takes the user to his or her home directory, and the one with the two arrows curved in on each other updates the view of the current directory. The flag button lets the user set a new bookmark at the current directory or go to one that was previously set. The icon of the folder with the sparkle on it, allows you to create a new directory. Finally there is drop down box on the toolbar with a list of some commonly frequented directories.
File Open Recent 	 This is a shortcut to open recently saved documents. Clicking on this item opens a list to the side of the menu with a list of several of the most recently saved files. Clicking on a specific file will open it in - if the file still resides at the same location.
S File Save 	 This saves the current document. If there has already been a save of the document then this will overwrite the previously saved file without asking for the user's consent.
The editor can be configured to make a backup.
If it is the first save of a new document the save as dialog (described below) will be invoked.
File Save As... 	 This allows a document to be saved with a new file name. This is done by means of the file dialog box described above in the Open section of this help file.
W File Close 	 This will close the editor window, if you have more than one instance of running, those instances will not be closed.
P File Print... 	 This opens a simple print dialog allowing the user to specify what, where, and how to print. The user can choose between the standard lpr or a custom command as well as whether to print the whole document or a selected section.
File Mail... 	 This is used to email the current document. It calls a mail dialog whereby the user can enter the address and subject for the message.
Make sure you have checked and if necessary modified the mail command on the Preferences... dialog of the Settings menu.
Q File Quit 	 This closes the editor.

The Edit Menu
Z Edit Undo 	 This is used to eliminate or reverse the most recent user action or operation.
Z Edit Redo 	 This will reverse the most recent change (if any) made using Undo.
X Edit Cut 	 This command deletes the current selection and places it on the clipboard. The clipboard is a feature of that works invisibly to provide a way to transfer data between applications.
C Edit Copy 	 This copies the currently selected text to the clipboard so that it may be pasted elsewhere. The clipboard is a feature of that works invisibly to provide a way to transfer data between applications.
V Edit Paste 	 This will insert the contents of the clipboard at the cursor position. The clipboard is feature of that works invisibly to provide a way to transfer data between applications.
Edit Select All 	 This will select the entire document. This could be very useful for copying the entire file to another application.
F Edit Find... 	 This opens the find dialog which is used to specify the text to Find in the document. There is small text box for entering the search pattern. Two other options are included to make the search more efficient. Selecting Case Sensitive will limit finds to entries that match the case (upper or lower) of each of the characters in the search pattern. Find Backwards directs the search to proceed in an upwardly direction.
F3 Edit Find Next 	 This repeats the last find operation, if any, without calling the find dialog box.
R Edit Replace... 	 This command opens the replace dialog box. The replace dialog is similar to the above-mentioned find dialog but with the addition of a Replace with: text box. Using this dialog the user can specify both the text to be found and text with which to replace it. This dialog also contains two additional buttons. The Replace button allows the user to make one replacement at a time which is useful when not all instances of the searched for text should be replaced. The Replace All button should be used with caution as it will immediately replace every instance of the specified text.
Edit Insert File 	 This opens the FileOpen dialog box whereby the user can insert a complete file in the open document. The file will be entered at the position of the blinking text cursor.
Edit Insert Date 	 This will enter the current date at the position of the blinking text cursor.
Edit Clean Spaces 	 Choosing this item will remove from any selected text any extra spaces and all carriage returns (the code for the end of a paragraph brought about by pressing the Enter key.) In other words, any occurences of two or more spaces will be reduced to one space; and all paragraphs and blank lines will be reduced to one single paragraph.

The Go Menu
Go Go to Line... 	 This opens the goto line dialog box which is used to have the cursor jump to a particular line (specified by number) in the document. The line number may be entered directly into the text box or graphically by clicking on the up or down arrow spin controls at the side of the text box. The little up arrow will increase the line number and the down arrow decrease it.

The Tools Menu
Tools Spelling... 	 This initiates the spell checking program - a program designed to help the user catch and correct any spelling errors. Clicking on this entry will start the checker and bring up the speller dialog box through which the user can control the process. There are three text boxes lined up vertically just to the left of center with their corresponding labels further to the left. Starting at the top they are:
Misspelled Word: 	 Here, the spell checker indicates the word currently under consideration. This happens when the checker encounters a word not in its dictionary - a file containing a list of correctly spelled words against which it compares each word in the editor.
Replacement: 	 If the checker has any similar words in its dictionary the first one will be listed here. The user can accept the suggestion, type in his or her own correction, or choose a different suggestion from the next box.
Suggestions: 	 The checker may list here a number of possible replacements for the word under consideration. Clicking on any one of the suggestions will cause that word to be entered in the Replacement: box, above.
On dialog box are 8 buttons that allow the user to control the spell check process. They are:
Replace 	 This button has the checker replace the word under consideration in the document with the word in the Replacement: box.
Replace All 	 This button causes the checker to replace not only the current Misspelled Word: but to automatically make the same substitution for any other occurences of this Misspelled Word: in the document.
Ignore 	 Activating this button will have the checker move on without making any changes.
Ignore All 	 This button tells the checker to do nothing with the current Misspelled Word: and to pass over any other instances of the same word.
This only applies to the current spell check run. If the checker is run again later it will stop on this same word.
Add 	 Pressing this button adds the word in the Misspelled Word: box to the checker's dictionary. This means that in the future the checker will always consider this word to be correctly spelled.
Help 	 This invokes the help system starting at the help pages (this document).
Stop 	 This button stops the spell check process.
Cancel 	 This button cancels the spell check process.
Located horizontally along the bottom of the spell check dialog is a progress bar. As the checking process proceeds the bar will fill from left to right providing a graphical representation of how far along in the document the process has reached.
A numerical display of the spell check process is simultaneously displayed in the status bar of the editor. The status bar is the horizontal strip at the bottom of the editor just outside of the text entry area.

The Settings Menu
Settings Show Toolbar 	 When checked, this displays a movable toolbar containing buttons used to initiate frequently used commands. The toobar is most commonly located at the top of the editor just under the menu. When unchecked the toolbar is hidden. Clicking on the striated grip will hide or unhide the bar. Clicking and dragging on this grip allows the user to move the bar.
Settings Show Statusbar 	 When checked, this displays a small bar at the bottom of the editor containing information about the status of the current document. When unchecked the statusbar is hidden.
Settings Save Settings 	 This saves the current editor settings to be used for future documents.
Settings Configure Shortcuts... 	 This command opens a dialog box whereby the key bindings may be changed. A display window at the top of the dialog box shows the list of commands available. Below the display are three radio buttons. The user may choose between No Key, Default Key, and Custom Key.
Note that a set of radio buttons only allows the selection of one of the offered items - in the way that buttons on a car radio only offer the selection of one preset station. Also, the Default Key selection is only available for those commands that actually have a default shortcut.)
Selecting the Custom Key option activates the three check boxes and key button at the bottom of the dialog. The user may then select a combination of keys for the command in question by means of the check boxes and key button. For example, with the About command selected in the display window, the user could select and , click on the key button, and then press the K key on the keyboard. This would mean that anytime he or she held down the and buttons and pressed K (while using ) the About display box would be called.
Settings Configure Toolbars... 	 This will open the dialog whereby the toolbar configuration may be changed. The user can choose which shortcut buttons should appear on the toolbar, as well as whether and where any text should appear with the buttons. Other choices include button (icon) size and toolbar location (top, left, right, floating, or flat.) Flat causes the toolbar to be retracted. A click on the striated grip icon will extend it for use and another click retract it again. A display window on the left lists the commands available to be placed on the toolbar. A display on the right lists those commands already on the toolbar. A set of four arrow buttons between the two displays manipulates the selections. The right pointing arrow places any command selected in the left pane onto the right pane, , it is added to the toolbar. The left arrow does just the opposite, removing any action selected in the right window from the toolbar. The up and down pointing arrows change the position of an action selected in the right window which changes the position of its button in the toolbar.
Settings Configure KEdit... 	 This menu item opens a dialog whereby several different settings may be adjusted.

The Help Menu