A Wimp Front End for the Basic Editor
by Mike Summerton

Note: Before using this program you must save a copy of the Basic Editor module in !BEdit with the name BasicEdit. The Basic Editor can be found in the Modules directory on Applications Disc 2.

This program provides easy access to the Basic editor via an icon on the icon bar which is installed when the program is run. Dragging a Basic program icon into the Basic editor will result in the program being loaded into the editor, while clicking on the icon bar icon enters the editor with a blank program. Alternatively, holding down Shift while dragging a file to the icon or clicking on the icon results in Basic being entered rather than the editor.

Four function keys are set up for use from within the editor. Ctrl-Shift-F4 returns to the Desktop; Ctrl-Shift-F12 exits to Basic and runs the program; Ctrl-Shift-F5 runs the PCol utility to print the program in two columns on an Epson FX-80 compatible printer, and Ctrl-Shift-F8 runs the StepNum utility which renumbers the program with the main program starting at line 100 and functions/procedures starting at 1000. The modified program should be saved from within the editor; this may require the current directory to be changed.
Both PCol and StepNum are included within the !BEdit application directory.
