WordStar Emulator
You can still use the Word and Windows standard shortcut commands, except where they clash with WordStar commands that are supplied by the WordStar Command Emulator. ^C for example is changed from Copy to Page Down (in this case ALT+C has been substituted for the standard Windows ^C, Copy command).
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Word doesn't provide a facility to track the cursor position. To implement this would need quite a lot of code and the insertion of markers every time you moved the cursor. ^QP will, however, take to to the start position of all navigational jumps except for ^QP itself, although this may be added later. A full description of the commands ^QP returns to is available here.
In WordStar you need to block mark an area of underlined text by typing ^PS at either end of the text. This could have been done, but would have added unnecessary complications and screen updates. The WordStar Command Emulator works in a subtly different way, as follows:
To underline a single word, place the cursor within the word and type ^PS. You can also use F8 to mark the start of a larger area, navigate to the end, and type ^PS to underline the whole block. This is a cross between WordStar and Word methods of working. If you change your mind, press ESC to unmark the block.
To toggle underline on/off as you type, type ^PS then the text you want underlined, then ^PS to continue in normal text.
The same applies to ^PB (bold), and ^PY (italics).
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In WordStar you need to block mark an area of italic text by typing ^PY at either end of the text. This could have been done, but would have added unnecessary complications and screen updates. The WordStar Command Emulator works in a subtly different way, as follows:
To italicise a single word, place the cursor within the word and type ^PY. You can also use F8 to mark the start of a larger area, navigate to the end, and type ^PY to italicise the whole block. This is a cross between WordStar and Word methods of working. If you change your mind, press ESC to unmark the block.
To toggle italics on/off as you type, type ^PY then the text you want in italics, then ^PY to continue in normal text.
^PI has also been assigned to do the same as ^PY.
The same applies to ^PB (bold), and ^PS (underscore).
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In WordStar you need to block mark an area of bold text by typing ^PB at either end of the text. This could have been done, but would have added unnecessary complications and screen updates. The WordStar Command Emulator works in a subtly different way, as follows:
To make a single word blod, place the cursor within the word and type ^PB. You can also use F8 to mark the start of a larger area, navigate to the end, and type ^PB to make the whole block bold. This is a cross between WordStar and Word methods of working. If you change your mind, press ESC to unmark the block.
To toggle bold face on/off as you type, type ^PB then the text you want in bold, then ^PB to continue in normal weight text.
The same applies to ^PY (italic), and ^PS (underscore).
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