CUTPASTE Documentation
Gerry Boyd, Larry Weiss and Stephen R. Davis
Modifications by Mike Geyer
June 17, 1989
Background
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CUTPASTE is a handy TSR (terminate and stay resident) utility which
"transports" a screen-full or less of ASCII characters between
applications. See the original authors' documentation, reproduced
below, for a fuller description.
Purpose
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This version of CUTPASTE embodies minor enhancements to the original
version written by Boyd, Weiss and Davis. The motivation for this
version was that CUTPASTE would not popup over a couple of programs
when used with my enhanced (101 key) AT-style keyboard. Most
importantly, my AT-compatible would hang if my favorite ASCII
editor, QEDIT v2.07A, was invoked when CUTPASTE was resident.
Functional Enhancements
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o This version works properly with enhanced keyboards -- will
pop up over applications which use the enhanced keyboard
interrupts and will not hang machine
o With this version, it is not necessary to mark an extra
character past the last one that you really want
o When pasting a carriage return, this version inserts a scan
code in addition to the ASCII character number 13 (when the
scan code is omitted, QEDIT does not interpret the carriage
return character properly)
o This version does not paste trailing blanks, even on the
last line.
Keystrokes for Activation
-------------------------
The hot-keys are identical to those for the original version
Alt-Fn9: When in DOS or application, enables CUTPASTE and
places user in the edit mode
When in CUTPASTE, returns user to original program
(DOS or application), with paste buffer empty
Ctl-Fn9: Pastes contents of paste buffer into currently
running program at cursor position.
Keystrokes for Editing
----------------------
I have changed some of the edit mode keystrokes to suit my preferences.
The full set of keystrokes available is:
This
Version Original Function
------- -------- --------
Fn1 End Begin/end marking for paste buffer
PgUp Home Move cursor to top line of screen
PgDn N/A Move cursor to bottom line of screen
Home Return Move cursor to left edge of screen
End N/A Move cursor to right edge of screen
Arrow keys Arrow keys Move cursor one position to left/right/up/down
Ctl-LftArw Ctl-LftArw Move cursor left to beginning/end of word
Ctl-RgtArw Ctl-RgtArw Move cursor right to beginning/end of word
Fn7 PgUp Delete current line
Fn6 Esc Delete text from cursor to end of line
Bksp Bksp Delete one character to left of cursor
Del Del Delete character at cursor position
Ins Ins Insert a blank character at cursor position
Return PgDn Insert a blank line at current cursor line
N/A means not available
Acknowledgement
---------------
The enhancements included in this version are minor. Credit for
usefulness of CUTPASTE should go the original authors. In addition,
they are to be thanked for releasing their source code.
The authors' original documentation follows.
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CutPaste v2.0
The CutPaste utility is a resident, install at bootup,
utility. It is quite small, using less than 6K of memory.
With cut/paste anything which appears on the screen may be
"cut" out and saved for later "pasting" into an application.
CutPaste is installed by executing the CUTPASTE.COM file
from either the command line or the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
Once installed, CutPaste may be brought up at any time by
entering Alt-Fn9. The cursor will move to its position on the
screen when CutPaste was last exited. Use the arrow keys to move
the cursor to any place on the screen. The screen may be edited
using the keys detailed below. Place the cursor at one corner of
the area to be cut out and depress the END key. Notice that the
character underneath the cursor turns to inverse video. Now move
the cursor to the opposite corner of the area to be cut out.
As the cursor is moved the entire area will appear in inverse video.
Depress the END key one more time and the screen returns to normal.
You are now "out" of CutPaste. To paste the cut area into the
application, enter Ctl-Fn9. The box cut previously will be
"typed" into the application, as if reentered from the keyboard,
starting at the upper left hand corner and proceeding to the
lower right hand corner. If you wish to exit CutPaste without
cutting anything, reenter the Alt-Fn9 key.
CutPaste will add block move capabilities to any word
processor (or other program) which using BIOS interrupt 16 for
keyboard input (that's just about everything except XYWRITE).
CutPaste has been tested with many other installables, notably
SideKick and the MicroSoft and Mouse Systems mouse drivers.
(CutPaste works GREAT with a mouse.)
CutPaste only works in alphanumeric mode.
Below is a layout of the keys to which CutPaste assigns editing
meaning. Any key which CutPaste does not understand, it merely
displays as ASCII. Depressing Alt-Fn9 enters and exits CutPaste.
|-----------------------------------------------------------
| | | | |
| | HOME | UP ARROW | PG UP |
| |move to top of| move cursor |delete current|
| RETURN |screen | up | line |
|go to the ---------------|--------------|--------------|
|first char | | | |
|of the next | LEFT ARROW | | RIGHT ARROW |
|line | move cursor | | move cursor |
| | left | | right |
|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| | | |
| END | DOWN ARROW | PG DOWN |
| mark area to | move cursor |insert a blank|
| cut | down |line at cursor|
|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| | |
| INSERT | DELETE |
| insert a blank character | delete current character |
| | |
|-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------
other keys:
|-------------| |----------------|
| | | |
| ESC | | <-- (backspace)|
|delete from | | delete char |
|cursor right | | to left |
|-------------| |----------------|
|-------------| |----------------|
| | | |
|^RIGHT-ARROW | | ^LEFT-ARROW |
|move to next | |move to next |
| spc/nonspc | | spc/nonspc |
| to the right| | to the left |
|-------------| |----------------|
CutPaste is being offered into the public domain. No
remuneration is asked for; however, if any improvements are made
please check with us first. We do not want "buggy" versions
being passed about. Further, we ask that our names not be
removed from the source listings or from the .DOC files.
Thank you.
Gerry Boyd
Larry Weiss
PO Box 831420
Richardson, TX 75083-1420
214-238-9545
Stephen R. Davis
Route 5 Box 107K
Greenville, Tx 75401
214-454-2426
