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fo WSCTRL-Y.INF
Reassigning WordStar's line delete from ^Y to a safer key
� usuall� don'� loo� a� th� key� whe� typin� i� WordSta� an� sometime� �
hi� ^� (delet� line� whe� � mea� t� typ� th� adjacen� key� ^� (delet� word)� �
Thi� ca� b� disastrou� whe� � wan� t� kil� severa� word� i� � ro� an� kil� �
instea� severa� complet� lines.
M� remed� wa� t� mak� ^� d� nothing� Fo� th� line-delet� function� � �
chos� � distant� rarely-use� ke� combination� namel� ^� (1Ch)� I� WordSta� �
3.3� locatio� 054D� i� WS.CO� i� th� on� t� b� changed� � lef� unchange� �
th� othe� tw� occurrence� o� ^� (19h� a� 0526� an� 05AA� whic� correspon� t� �
th� command� ^Q� an� ^KY� respectively.
� perso� familia� wit� DD� o� � public-domai� utilit� suc� a� DU-7� �
coul� probabl� mak� thi� patc� quickl� wit� on� o� thes� programs� I� ca� �
als� b� don� easil� wit� th� 3.� versio� o� WINSTALL� Whe� th� progra� ask� �
fo� you� choic� o� menu� � throug� E� typ� � +� Thi� call� u� a� �
undocumente� patchin� featur� unde� whic� th� progra� wil� as� wha� locatio� �
yo� wan� t� chang� an� the� wha� byt� yo� wan� t� plac� there�
Th� location� give� abov� d� no� appl� t� othe� version� o� WordStar� �
One coul� searc� fo� 19� i� th� keyboar� dispatc� tabl� o� are� USER� i� �
WS.COM� Labe� VTA� i� WINSTAL� mark� th� star� o� thi� table� Accordin� �
t� a� articl� b� Josep� Kat� i� th� Septembe� 198� Microsystems� thi� tabl� �
start� eigh� byte� lowe� i� versio� 3.� an� it� orderin� i� different� Th� �
tabl� i� lon� (1B6� location� i� versio� 3.3)� bu� i� WordSta� 3.� th� 19� �
byt� appear� onl� thre� time� an� i� i� th� secon� occurrenc� tha� shoul� b� �
changed� I� othe� version� diffe� i� thi� respect� � tria� o� tw� wil� sho� �
whic� i� th� correc� locatio� t� patch.
Yo� hav� no� nullifie� th� dangerou� key� bu� th� MAI� MEN� wil� stil� �
sho� th� obsolet� ^� instruction� Yo� ca� correc� thi� i� yo� ar� s� �
incline� b� alterin� WSMSGS.OVR� I� versio� 3.� fo� m� pre-8� Kaypr� II� �
th� locatio� t� chang� [fro� � (59h� t� � (5Ch)� i� 08D7h� Thi� chang� i� �
WSMSGS.OV� canno� b� don� wit� WINSTALL� � use� DU-77.
Fo� som� reaso� tha� � don'� understand� th� complet� MAI� MEN� appear� �
twic� i� WSMSGS.OV� an� paraphrase� ar� als� included� Thu� th� instructio� �
fo� ^� als� appear� a� 0A8Bh� 0CFAh� an� 0EAE� an� ough� t� b� change� t� ^� �
i� thos� message� ar� eve� displayed� Thes� redundan� menu� neve� see� t� �
appea� o� scree� whe� � us� WordSta� wit� m� Kaypr� II� bu� perhap� the� ar� �
use� wit� Kaypro� tha� sho� menu� i� invers� video.
Melvy� L� Halbert
10� Morga� Road
Oa� Ridge� T� 37830
(615) 483-0717
