ANTIC WRITER MANUAL - PART 2(Disk operating information for AnticWriter is at the end of this file.)ADVANCED FORMATTINGThe format statement tells thecomputer how to print your document.To put a format statement into yourtext, press [ATARI] [F].  (The F willshow up in inverted video) and thentype in all the parameters you wishto change from the current printersetup.  For example, [ATARI] [F]followed by M6 will change your leftmargin from the default value of 10to 6.  To change the right marginfrom the default of 64 to 68, enter[ATARI] [F] W68.You can of course use a single formatline to change all the printer setupsyou wish to change.You can also change the line spacingof your printed document by entering[ATARI] [F]S, then a number between 1and 99.[ATARI] [F]A0 lets you prepare40-column charts that will printexactly as they appear on yourscreen.  This allows you to line upyour columns.FORMAT STATEMENTS[ATARI] [F] followed by:KEY      FUNCTION            DEFAULTA0       AS ISA1-A99   NORMAL FORMATTING        A1B0       BOTTOM MARGIN OFFB1-B99   BOTTOM MARGIN            B5J0       JUSTIFY OFFJ1       JUSTIFY WITH SPACE       J1J2       JUSTIFY PROPORTIONALLYL0       PAGING OFFL1-L99   LINES OF TEXT PER PAGE   L56M0 -     LEFT MARGIN OFFM1-M99   LEFT MARGIN              M10N0 -     PAGE NUMBERING OFFN1-N99   PAGE NUMBER START        N1P0       PAGE STOP OFF            P0P1-P99   PAGES TO PRINT BEFORES0       LINE SPACING OFF         S0S1-S99   SPACING BETWEEN LINEST0       TOP MARGIN OFFT1-T99   TOP MARGIN               T5W0-W99   LINE WIDTH               W64The above chart would be preparedproperly for Antic Writer by using aformat statement of [ATARI][F]A0M20W38.HEADERSA header is a line of text thatappears at the top of each printedpage of a document.  [ATARI] [H] willget you started.  All succeedingcharacters on that line are theheader.DEFAULTIf you do a lot of format changing,it can be confusing to get back theoriginal format.  [ATARI] [D]instructs the computer to do that.However, you must remember to restorethe current page number, as one ofthe defaults is page 1.PAGE EJECT/STARTTo force a page to start at a certainplace is easy if you use an [ATARI][P], which tells the printer tofinish the current page with blanklines and start a new page.REPEAT CHARACTERTo repeat a character across aprinted page that starts at thecurrent left margin and goes the fullline length, press [ATARI] [R],followed by any character.THE PRINTED PAGEAntic Writer's defaults are set toprint a page on 8 1/2 X 11 sizedpaper.  The top and bottom marginsare five lines.  The lines of textper page is 56 lines.  The line (LINEWIDTH) is set to 64 characters.The third line of a page contains theheader.  If you change the top marginwith a format statement you shouldalso change the lines of text perpage with that same format string.Antic Writer expects an odd number.If you give it an even number you'llhave to subtract one line of text perpage to make the page size come outright.BOTTOM MARGINIf you left page numbering turned on,the third line from the bottom willhave the current page number.  Again,if you change the bottom margin witha format statement, you shouldcompensate by changing the lines oftext per page.RIGHT JUSTIFYRight justification simply meanslining up the right margin of adocument.  One way to do this is tofind the spaces in the line and addan extra space for each one it findsuntil the line is long enough.  Truejustification consists of having thecomputer figure out how muchadditional distance is required tofill out the line, adding very smallincrements of space betweencharacters until the line is longenough.  SOME LINES CANNOT BEPROPERLY JUSTIFIED.EQUATESEquating is a way to tell thecomputer that when you type in[ATARI] [U], for instance, you wantunderlining.  And when you type[ATARI] [u], you want it to turn offthe underlining.[ATARI] [E] starts the process.  For"underline" on an ATARI 825 or aCENTRONICS 727 the complete characterstring would look like this:E[U=O][u=N]For more complete information see thechapter called "PRINTER EQUATES".PRINTER EQUATES[ESCAPE] -- Press [ATARI] FIRST --then press [ESCAPE] to display the[ESCAPE] character.[CONTROL] keys --Press [ATARI] firstto send control codes to the printer.EQUATE file -- This instruction,along with a special file on disk,SYSTEM.PRT, helps you remember propercontrol sequences for your printer.That file can contain the EQUATEs foryour printer and/or FORMAT defaults.When you first load Antic Writer, theprogram checks for SYSTEM.PRT.  Ifso, it loads and translates the datait finds and holds it in memory.  Ifit isn't on disk, then the programuses the defaults built into it anddoesn't recognize EQUATES in yourtext unless you type an EQUATEinstruction sequence or GET one fromdisk.You can look at them in your text youcan create as many EQUATE files asyou like, treat them as normal textfiles and GET whichever sequence youwant.If you name a new EQUATE fileSYSTEM.PRT, it will loadautomatically when you boot theversion of Antic Writer that you'vecopied to that disk and be in the"background."There's only one place in memory forEQUATES.  When printing, Antic Writeruses the last EQUATE translated -- soyou can define new EQUATEs anywherein your text.DEFINING EQUATESAn EQUATE statement MUST be on itsown line -- all by itself.To enter an EQUATE statement:1. Press [ATARI] once.2. Enter an uppercase [E], which willbe displayed in invertse video.3. Enter a [LEFT BRACKET], whichtells the computer that the followingdata is EQUATE information.4. Enter the letter that you'redefining.  For instance, [U] forunderline on, [u] for underline off;[B] for boldface on, [b] for boldfaceoff.Note: The translator sets thischaracter to invertse video the firsttime it encounters it.  To set ityourself, press [ATARI] beforeentering the character.5. Enter an [=].  This lets thetranslator know that the printercontrol characters are next.6. Enter each required printercontrol character by pressing [ATARI]before each character.  [ESCAPE],[CONTROL] and normal keys are allentered this way and are displayed ininverse video.  [CONTROL] keys willbe displayed in their graphics form.7. Enter a [RIGHT BRACKET] to end thedefinition.  You can enter as manyEQUATES as will fit a single line.The following is a printer setupchart for these printers:ATARI 827 & CENTRONICS 727FUNCTION       KEYING SEQUENCE10 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 LEFTCUSTOMIZINGThe ONLY way to change printerdefaults so that [ATARI] [D] will NOTset the built in parameters is tohave a "SYSTEM.PRT" file with the newvalues on the same disk as AnticWriter when you load it.Although your printer EQUATES can gointo your foreground by loading afile that includes an EQUATEstatement, the file clutters thebeginning of your document.  Also, ifyou forget to load it when you beginediting, the mechanics of adjustingthings becomes awkward.PRINTER COMMAND CHARTThe following chart would be preparedproperly for Antic Writer by using aformat statement of: [ATARI]DA0M20W38[ATARI] followed by:[K]ey       FUNCTION[C]enter    PRINTS TEXT LINE INMIDDLE OF 80 COLUMN PAGE[D]efaults  RESETS PRINTER FORMATS TOORIGINAL[E]quates   DEFINES CHARACTERORIENTED PRINTER COMMANDS SUCH ASUNDERLINE, BOLDFACE, FONTS, ETC.[F]ormat    SETS PRINTED PAGES TO ASPECIFIED LOOK[H]eaders   ALLOWS THE USER TO ENTERA LINE OF TEXT THAT COMPUTER WILLPRINT AT THE TOP OF EACH PRINTED PAGE[P]age      EJECTS THE CURRENT PAGEOR STARTS A NEW ONE[R]epeat    REPEATS THE ENTEREDCHARACTER FROM CURRENT LEFT MARGIN TOTHE CURRENT RIGHT MARGIN[S]hift     SHIFTS A LINE OF TEXT SOTHAT END WILL BE RIGHT-JUSTIFIEDIMPLEMENT A SYSTEM.PRT FILEUsing DOS, make a system diskette byformatting and copying DOS files toit.  If you wish, you may follow thisprocedure.A. Format a disk with DOS.B. Write DOS files to the formatteddisk.Copy Antic Writer to the formatteddisk.  You can use the followingprocedure:A. Remove the system diskette you aregenerating and insert a disk withAntic Writer on it.B. Select item O and press [RETURN].At the prompt, "NAME OF FILE TOMOVE?", type "AUTORUN.SYS" and press[RETURN].  Then insert the sourcedisk and press [RETURN].  After thedisk drive reads Antic Writer, insertyour formatted disk (with DOS) andpress [RETURN] so that the drive canwrite to the new disk.C. To verify your copy, select item Aand press [RETURN] twice for adirectory.  You should see:DOS     SYS 039  DUP      SYS 042AUTORUN SYS 060  566 FREE SECTORS3. 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 AnticWriter menu, load the SYSTEM.PRTfile.Or:A. Insert your master Antic Writerdisk into your drive 1.  GET theSYSTEM.PRT file.B. To change printer defaults, editthe FORMAT statement.5. Save your SYSTEM.PRT file to yournew system diskette.6. Save the ".LTR" files to yoursystem diskette.  Your Antic Writermaster comes with sample documents onit.  Move them to your system disk sothat you can put your master in asafe place.7. Rename Antic Writer fromAUTORUN.SYS to something else, butonly if you are sure you want thisdone.  Your new Antic Writer systemdisk will no longer autoload at boottime.FORMATTING TRICKSUnless you NEVER use the FORMATfeatures built into Antic Writer,it's wise to have a special headingat the start of any document youprepare.  At minimum, you should have[ATARI] [D] (set to defaults) and[ATARI] [H] (set header) followed bythe date or some other meaningfulstring or simply [RETURN] to removeany leftover header.The computer always "remembers" thelast special instruction that it hasbeen given.  Among those specialinstructions are formats, headers,look/change strings, file names,equates, etc.  So unless youre-instruct it at the beginning of adocument to start in some KNOWNstate, it may be remembering theconditions you had set up for apreviously printed document.HEADER TRICKSBy now you probably know that the topmargin determines where on your pagethe header will go.  The header will"steal" the middle line for itself.Until the computer has discovered andprocessed a header in the act ofprinting, it does not know it exists.You also know that the header can beCLEARED by simply typing [ATARI] [H]WITHOUT a header string.When Antic Writer discovers a headerit PRINTS the top margin with itsembedded header REGARDLESS of whereit is on the page.  There are severalways to use this, some of which canbe confusing at first, but they letyou 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 thatyour material is always geared towardwhen you entered it:[ATARI] [P][ATARI] [H]July 4, 1985DISK STUFFTo 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 drivethe disk is in, push [Y].5.  After the disk is formatted, theprogram will return to EDIT mode.To check, press [CONTROL] [G] (Getfile).  The screen will display "707FREE SECTORS".  Push [ESCAPE]toreturn to where you left off in EDITmode.FILE NAMESOn a formatted disk, you can have 65files (limited by disk size).  Tosave a file and get it later, eachfile must have a unique name of up toeight (upper case) alphanumericcharacters, the first of which MUSTbe a letter.A filename can be extended by addinga period and up to three capitalletters or numbers in any order.NAMING FILESTo name a file for the first time,press [CONTROL] [N] (Name file).  Theprompt will say D1:TEMP.WPC, which isthe default name for a text file.Unless you plan to have only onedocument on disk, you'd be safe touse a new name.  To change the name,press [DELETE] for each character todelete, type in the new filename, andpress either [RETURN] or [ESCAPE] keyto return to EDIT.  To directly saveit, press [CONTROL] [S] (Save text)instead.DISK DIRECTORYPress [CONTROL] [G] (Get file) to geta disk directory, then cursor to thefilename you want and push [RETURN]to load it.  That name is moved intocomputer memory and used for all diskaccesses until you press [CONTROL][N] or [CONTROL] [G] again.If you just want to CHECK thedirectory, press [ESCAPE] to returnto EDIT mode.DELETING DISK FILESPress [CONTROL] [K].  After thecomputer displays the directory,cursor to name of the file you wantto delete and press [RETURN].  At theprompt say "KILL THIS FILE (Y/N)?",[Y] delete the file, and any otherkey [Y] returns you to EDIT TEXT.SAVING FILESWhen you press [CONTROL] [S] (Savefile), the resulting prompt has thedrive number and filename.  If eitheror both must be changed, pressing[DELETE] puts you into NAME mode.After you've made changes, press[RETURN] to go back into SAVE filemode.GETTING FILESThe default drive is D1.  To changethat, press [CONTROL] [N] (Namefile).  Backspace to the drive numberand enter a new one.  The new drivenumber will be used for all diskaccesses until you change it withanother NAME mode operation or reloadAntic Writer.LOADING A FILE FROM ANOTHER WORD PROCESSORThis 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 topmargin of 0, left margin 0 and rightmargin 38.4. Load the PRINTED version of thisfile and remove extraneous carriagereturns -- 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 "ALIENFILE," don't worry.  If there's acarriage return at the end of eachscreen line -- as there MUST be in anAntic Writer file -- the computer willrapidly scroll through the file andreturn you to the edit mode.  However,if those carriage returns aren'tthere, 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 atthe beginning of the file while you'reusing the other word processor.  Thismay be difficult, so just make sureyou've followed steps 1-8 and youshould be all right.QUITPress [CONTROL] [Q].  If you retainthe name AUTORUN.SYS for at leastsome of your system disks, they'llwork well with that command.  Eachtime you quit, insert your nexttailored Antic Writer disk with thename AUTORUN.SYS and it will loaditself.  If you insert a system disk(with DOS on it) WITHOUT anAUTORUN.SYS file, you will come up inDOS.THE END