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The Last Word 3.0 Reference Manual
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You can get the 80 column display back by performing the same procedure in reverse:
type <SHIFT+CTRL+W>, type “Y” for 80 columns, then press <Return> at the “Width”
prompt.
In this manual, many illustrations depict LW’s 40 column display. This is merely for
reasons of clarity, and operation of the program is essentially identical in 40 and 80
column modes.
On both 40 and 80 column screens, you'll see a tab ruler line along the top (which
scrolls horizontally if you define a screen wider than the limits of the display) below that
a 20 line editing window, and, at the foot of the screen, two lines for status information.
The flashing cursor indicates the current typing position.
Until you press a key, the first line of status information will be the title and version # of
the program; thereafter it will default to the name of the file currently in memory. Until
you load a file or give it a name, it will be called UNNAMED.TXT.
Entering text in LW is easy: just type as you normally would, pressing <RETURN> only
at the end of a paragraph and letting the program wrap words at the ends of lines.
Cursor keys, <DELETE/BK SP>, and <INSERT> keys behave exactly as you would
expect.
In 80 column mode, you’ll notice the editor works more slowly than in 40 column mode.
However, LW still keeps up with your typing and doesn’t “drop” keystrokes. This is
because it has its own type-ahead keyboard buffer. Note that if you’re using
SpartaDOS X and the DOS keyboard buffer (KEY.COM) is turned on when you run
LW, the SpartaDOS keyboard buffer will supersede LW’s built in buffer. To force use of
the LW keyboard buffer (which doesn’t buffer auto-repeated keys, preventing the
cursor from “running away”), simply ensure the SDX keyboard buffer is turned off
(“KEY OFF”) before running LW.
When you're ready to save your text, you can follow one of two procedures, outlined
below.