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         DATE:    MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1982

         FROM:    Allen Watson

         TO:      11/70 programmers



                   SUBJECT:  EDT macro  for  inserting  VT100  mode

                   commands

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         I have created an EDT macro for people who would like to insert mode

         control  sequences  into  command  files for fancy typeout but don't

         quite know how, or, like me, can't be bothered sometimes to look  up

         the exact VT100 escape sequences for doing so.



         The macro is stored in [1,5]MODES.EDT.  If you simply copy  it  into

         your EDTINI.EDT file it will do the following:



              1.  Set up five buffers containing  the  escape  sequences  for

                  altering the VT100 display mode.  These buffers are called:

                  1.  OF -- turns extra display modes off (back to normal).

                  2.  BO -- turn on the bold display attribute.

                  3.  UN -- turn on the underscore display attribute.

                  4.  BL -- turn on the blink display attribute.

                  5.  RE -- turn on the reverse display attribute.



                  Only the REverse and OFf sequences work on VT100's  without

                  advanced  video, but almost all our terminals have advanced

                  video.  One exception is the computer room VT100.

              2.  Set up CNTL/M as a macro that will prompt you for  a  mode.

                  When  you hit CNTL/M you are asked to enter "Mode:  ".  You

                  enter one of the two character  buffer  names  above.   For

                  example,  to  insert  the  escape  sequence  for bold, type

                  CNTL/M and when prompted, type "BO" and  then  ENTER.   The

                  correct sequence will be inserted at the cursor.



         Remember that once an attribute is set  on,  it  stays  on  for  all

         output  to  the terminal, even if the command file exits, so be sure

         to do CNTL/M OF at the end of your command file.



         Modes may be combined by simply  using  CNTL/M  twice:   e.g.   bold

         blink, bold reverse, blink reverse, etc.