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                             THE SVARDOS EDITOR
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                             THE SVARDOS EDITOR
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### WHAT IT IS ###############################################################
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### WHAT IT IS ###############################################################
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The SvarDOS editor (SVED) is designed for basic editing of configuration files
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The SvarDOS editor (SVED) is designed for basic editing of configuration files
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and such. It is NOT meant to be a full-featured text editor. On the pro side,
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and such. It is NOT meant to be a full-featured text editor. On the pro side,
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it has a low memory footprint and is only a couple kilobytes big, which makes
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it has a low memory footprint and is only a couple kilobytes big, which makes
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it a good fit for bootdisks and systems with extremely limited resources.
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it a good fit for bootdisks and systems with extremely limited resources.
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 - runs comfortably on a 8086-class PC with 256 KiB of RAM
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 - runs comfortably on a 8086-class PC with 256 KiB of RAM
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 - auto-detects color and monochrome video modes
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 - auto-detects color and monochrome video modes
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 - supports unusual text modes like 80x43, 80x50, 132x60, 40x25...
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 - supports unusual text modes like 80x43, 80x50, 132x60, 40x25...
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 - multilingual UI
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 - multilingual UI
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 - only 7 KiB of disk footprint
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 - only 7 KiB of disk footprint
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 - screen estate dedicated to text (no stupid frames, menus and such)
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 - screen estate dedicated to text (no stupid frames, menus and such)
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 - loads files larger than 64 KiB
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 - loads files larger than 64 KiB
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 - no line length limit
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 - no line length limit
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 - can load up to 10 files simultaneously
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 - can load up to 10 files simultaneously
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 - COPY/CUT/PASTE between files
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 - COPY/CUT/PASTE between files
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 - handles CR/LF and LF line endings and can convert between them
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 - handles CR/LF and LF line endings and can convert between them
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What SVED does NOT have:
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What SVED does NOT have:
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 - mouse support
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 - mouse support
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 - an integrated file browser
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 - an integrated file browser
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 - undo
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 - undo
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 - search
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 - search
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 - ...
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 - ...
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### USAGE AND KEY BINDINGS ###################################################
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### USAGE AND KEY BINDINGS ###################################################
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Navigation within the text file is achieved through the usual, standard keys:
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Navigation within the text file is achieved through the usual, standard keys:
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 - up, down, right and left arrows
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 - up, down, right and left arrows
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 - PageUp / PageDown
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 - PageUp / PageDown
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 - Home / End
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 - Home / End
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On top of these, the following key bindings are available:
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On top of these, the following key bindings are available:
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ESC        = access the program's menu
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ESC        = access the program's menu
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CTRL+RIGHT = jump to next word
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CTRL+RIGHT = jump to next word
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CTRL+LEFT  = jump to previous word
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CTRL+LEFT  = jump to previous word
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CTRL+C     = copy the current line to clipboard
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CTRL+C     = copy the current line to clipboard
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CTRL+X     = cut the current line and move it to clipboard
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CTRL+X     = cut the current line and move it to clipboard
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CTRL+V     = paste the clipboard content to current location
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CTRL+V     = paste the clipboard content to current location
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SVED can load up to 10 files simultaneously. To switch from one file to
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SVED can load up to 10 files simultaneously. To switch from one file to
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another use the F1..F10 function keys (F1 = file 1, F2 = file 2, etc).
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another use the F1..F10 function keys (F1 = file 1, F2 = file 2, etc).
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### MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT #####################################################
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### MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT #####################################################
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The LNG file contains non-english strings. It should be placed in the same
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The LNG file contains non-english strings. It should be placed in the same
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directory where the program's executable resides. The UI language is
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directory where the program's executable resides. The UI language is
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controlled by the LANG environment variable, for example SET LANG=PL would
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controlled by the LANG environment variable, for example SET LANG=PL would
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make it display polish strings.
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make it display polish strings.
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Following LANG settings are supported: DE EN FR PL RU TR.
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Following LANG settings are supported: DE EN FR PL RU TR.
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If you rename the SVED.COM executable (for example to EDIT.COM), then you need
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If you rename the SVED.COM executable (for example to EDIT.COM), then you need
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to rename the LNG file accordingly (for example to EDIT.LNG).
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to rename the LNG file accordingly (for example to EDIT.LNG).
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You can safely delete the LNG file if you are happy with an english-only UI
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You can safely delete the LNG file if you are happy with an english-only UI
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and wish to free a bit of disk space.
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and wish to free a bit of disk space.
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### CHANGELOG ################################################################
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### CHANGELOG ################################################################
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2023.5 [07 Nov 2023]
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- improved compatibility with MS-DOS 2.x
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2023.4 [27 Aug 2023]
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2023.4 [27 Aug 2023]
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- added german translation, credits to Bernd Boeckmann
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- added german translation, credits to Bernd Boeckmann
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2023.3 [13 Aug 2023]
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2023.3 [13 Aug 2023]
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- added turkish translation, courtesy of Berki Yenigun
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- added turkish translation, courtesy of Berki Yenigun
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2023.2 [07 Aug 2023]
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- added french translations
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- added french translations
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- fixed saving to new file when filename was passed on command-line
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- fixed saving to new file when filename was passed on command-line
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2023.1 [07 Aug 2023]
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- fixed onscreen garbage when opening a non-existent file (sved notexist.txt)
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- fixed onscreen garbage when opening a non-existent file (sved notexist.txt)
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- abort with error when an invalid filename is given as argument (sved *)
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- abort with error when an invalid filename is given as argument (sved *)
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2023.0 [07 Aug 2023]
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- initial release
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- initial release
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### LICENSE ##################################################################
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### LICENSE ##################################################################
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The SvarDOS editor (SVED) is released under the terms of the MIT license.
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The SvarDOS editor (SVED) is released under the terms of the MIT license.
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Copyright (C) 2023 Mateusz Viste
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Copyright (C) 2023 Mateusz Viste
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
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all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
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LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
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OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
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OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
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SOFTWARE.
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SOFTWARE.
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###################################################################### EOF ###
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###################################################################### EOF ###
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