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3.6 USER OPTIONS
Several options and toggles are accessed using:
<SHIFT+CTRL+U> User Options
This command presents a list of options which are either switched on or off. The
current state of the item appears to the right of the prompt.
Option
Meaning
Default
Match case [N] (Y/N)?
Differentiate between upper
and lowercase characters
when searching
Off
Warnings [Y] (Y/N)?
Display warning before
abandoning file edits or
overwriting an existing file
On
Wildcards [Y] (Y/N)?
Use “?” as a wildcard
character in search and
replace operations
On
False spaces [N] (Y/N)?
Display false spaces in the
editor
On
Doc mode [N] (Y/N)?
Operate in document mode
Off
To leave an option as it is and step on to the next, press <Return>. Press <Y> to
switch the option ON, <N> to switch it off, and <Esc> to return to the editor at any
point.
3.7 EDITING MULTIPLE FILES
On expanded memory machines, LW allows you to edit several files at once. Setting
up LW for your memory configuration is explained later in Configuring LW (section 8).
Using DOS 2.5, MyDOS or SpartaDOS X without a custom LW.SYS file which sets up
expanded memory, LW will use any RAM banks not in use by RAMdisks. You can
control which and how many banks LW uses by creating a suitable LW.SYS
configuration file. This step is essential when using a DOS not directly supported by
LW: with an unsupported DOS, LW will work out how much memory is attached to the
machine, but won’t use any banks unless told to do so. This way, you can set up a
RAMdisk to use certain banks, and tell LW to use the rest. The supplied SYS files
incorporate various sample memory set-ups. To use them, rename the config file you
want to use to LW.SYS and reload LW from DOS. If you use one of the supported
DOSes, however, LW does all the work for you.
You can access extended text banks with:
<SHIFT+CTRL+n> Select memory bank
where <n> is a number from 1 to 9, or 0, which denotes 10. Note that banks beyond 5
can only be accessed when LW is configured for machines expanded to 192K and
beyond (see section 7: Configuring LW). Bank 1 (main memory) is ALWAYS the main
bank, so you can see that a maximum of 9 banks of expanded RAM can be made