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Tech-Edit (Technical Editor) is a FAST full-featured programmers' editor.
Tech-Edit was written with the idea of creating the fastest multi-window
text editor available for DOS, OS/2 and now Windows NT.

Shareware distribution of Tech-Edit includes a full-featured DOS,
OS/2 or Windows NT version of the editor. Upon registration we will send you:

- Latest Release of
    o DOS version                      o 32 Bit OS/2 version
    o 32 Bit Windows NT version        o Printed Manual
    o Source code (Optional)

Tech-Edit is a general purpose source code editor. It provides a fast
multi-window and multi-file editing environment for programmers.

Tech-Edit uses a unique combination of editing windows and screens.
An  editing  session  can  be  broken up into multiple screens;
in turn, each screen may be broken up into multiple windows
(16 per screen).

The  Technical  Editor  was designed with enough features to make
most editing chores simple. The most noted features:

.   Multiple screens and windows
.   UNDO last 1000 text changes
.   Keyboard re-definition
.   Previously edited file history lists
.   Line and rectangular block marking
.   Selection box for file loading (moves through directories)
.   Auto word search (searches for word under cursor)
.   Binary and read only editing modes
.   Bookmarks (up to 5)
.   Bracket matching
.   Extended ASCII character set
.   File based keymap configurations
.   Window selection list to go from window to window
.   Interactive editor configuration
.   Keyboard macros
.   Regular expression search and replace
.   25,43,50 line modes

Tech-Edit is a shareware product; before using it you must
read the license agreement (license.txt).

Included in the evaluation .ZIP file are:

readme.txt    - General product information.
license.txt   - License agreement
orderfrm.txt  - Order form for Tech-Edit
whatsnew.txt  - Changes made from the last release
t.hlp         - Technical Editor Help file
tdos.exe, tos2.exe, or tnt.exe
              - Technical Editor Executable


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Copy "t*.exe" and "t.hlp" files into a directory included in your "PATH"

Commands for getting started:

F1              HELP
ALT-C           Editor configuration  (change defaults)
Alt-D           Delete current line
Alt-K           Delete to end of line
Alt-L           BLOCKING: Mark lines for Copy/Delete/Cut
Alt-B           BLOCKING: Rectangle mark for Copy/Delete/Cut/Indent
Alt-I           BLOCKING: Paste current cut buffer
Alt-G           Goto line
Ctrl-U          Undo last file modification
Alt-Z           Exit and save all changed files
Alt-X+N         Exit and discard all changed files
Alt-Q           Exit and prompt to save for each changed file
Alt-F+S         Save current buffer
Ctrl-S+F or F3  Search forward
Ctrl-F          Repeat last search
Alt--   or F9   Previous screen
Alt-=   or F10  Next screen
Ctrl-K+D        Key re-define (change action of any given key sequence)
Ctrl-K+S        Save current keymap
Alt-H           History window of previously edited files (last 20)

