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Preface

I fear this manual will have no better fate than most of the others. It is read much too seldom because it is only consulted - if at all - when online help, trying out, and asking around does not lead anywhere. I have chosen to use a direct form of address, as well as I could, so that the manual will not feel too alien to you, dear reader, at the few times you will turn to it. This form of address is not only meant to be a stylistic element but it is also intended to indicate that, while programming, I was always aware of the fact that my products will be used by human beings. In addition to this, I hope my use of language will also encourage you to contact me concerning questions, hints or suggestions about exaEdit. This is rather important to me because it is a very effective way for me to improve and extend exaEdit.

The manual on hand consists of 5 chapters.

Chapter 1, Survey, provides a rough survey of the editor's features and abilities, leaving out the details.

Chapter 2, First Steps, is a tutorial to learn how to use the editor. It is particularly suitable for private studies because of its numerous pictures and examples. In this chapter, you will only find descriptions of the most important elements of the editor. After you have read this chapter, you will find more comprehensive information in chapter 3 to 4, if needed.

Chapter 3, The Editor and Its Commands, contains a complete description of all the editor's features. This chapter is relevant in all doubtful cases in usage. You should read it through, at least once, if you wish to be able to use the editor supremely well.

Chapter 4, exaEdit Synopsis, is intended for quick reference. Its key words represent functions of the editor (e.g. `delete one line') with descriptions of one or more solutions to them.

Chapter 5, The exaEdit Messages, provides a quite comprehensive list of exaEdit messages, together with page reference(s) to closer explanations of the individual message.

This manual describes exaEdit in version 02.


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