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from: DONALD ROBERTS
date: 1996-10-05 18:52:00
subject: Novice user questions

Hello Qedit Users,
About a week ago, I posted the following to the Compuserve address
shown in the Qedit docs.  As I received no response, I am posting
it here as I just noted this echo on my local Bbs.  The repost follows:
Date: 09-27-1996 21:11:13
To: 75300.2710@compuserve.com
From: donald.roberts@postoffice.worldnet.att.net
CC: droberts@joshuanet.com
Subject: Novice Qedit questions
  
Hello,
I recently downloaded Qedit 3.0 advanced but am as yet unable to 
perform two rather basic functions.
First, I hope to create a macro which will start at the beginning of
a text file and reformat each paragraph in that file.  Implicit in
designing such a macro is the ability to search for two consecutive
enter commands.  Even using the control p literal followed by a control
m, another control p and another control m, I get the "not found"
message.  I am obviously missing something but thus far have not figured
it out.
Second, I am somewhat confused about the print command.  Specifically,
I wish to print (not save) a disc file.  By doing so, I assumed that
there would be the designated left margin, right margin, top margin
and bottom margin.  Not so.  What I get is a file where the text 
begins on line 1, not on line 6 as I had expected.  There is a 10-space
left-hand margin as I wished.  However, instead of a 10-space right-
hand margin as I had wished, the file is the same width as before,
merely moved ten spaces to the right because of the ten-space left
margin mentioned previously.  Here again, I am doing something wrong.
I thank you in advance for any assistance you may be able to offer.
If it is less difficult and more convenient for you to respond with
a voice message, please do so at 916-896-2519.  If you opt to respond
email, please do so at the address from which this message is posted.
Sincere thanks.
Don Roberts
Amateur Radio Callsign: KA7OJT
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... A bird in hand is better than one overhead.
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