Introduction Getting Started CED Features CED Commands Index

Overview What's New Publication Information

Documentation Update
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Product:   Comet Editor (CED)

Version:   96.01

Date:      October 24, 1996

The following changes were made in Version 96.01 of the Comet
Editor (CED):

1.    Version 96.01 is intended for Comet 504 and higher.

2.    The CED release includes a large library of on-line help
      messages along with a hypertext browser program developed by
      Topspin Computers (Huntington Beach, California). You launch
      the on-line help screens by pressing the F1 key or by typing
      HELP on a blank line.

      The help screens contain text along with numerous hypertext
      "links" -- these are displayed as highlighted words or phrases.
      You can use the up/down arrows to position the cursor on a
      link word, and then press the Enter key to jump to the
      associated page(s).

      Our 5 megabyte hypertext library includes comprehensive MTB
      documentation (updated for 504, including many new sample
      programs), an on-line version of the Instant Reference Guide,
      documentation for The Reporter's command language and the
      QACCESS command language, a full description of the CED
      commands, and information on using the hypertext browser.

      If you press the F1 key (or type HELP) on a blank line, the
      browser displays the "home page" (which is the main menu for
      the help files). If you press F1 on a line containing MTB
      statements, the browser analyzes the contents of the line,
      looking for an MTB keyword. If a keyword is found, the browser
      displays the associated page (i.e., documentation for the
      specific MTB keyword). You'll find this very helpful when
      writing code.

      This context-sensitive feature is configurable (i.e., you can
      turn it off). The version we're shipping is configured to be
      context sensitive. See the on-line help screens in CED for
      more information.