Textwriter 1000 Enhancements

One of the best word processors around for the ZX/TS computers is TEXTWRITER 1000 by Robert Fingerle (see review in Sync Jan/Feb 84). However, there are a few enhancements that I found which make it even easier to use.

In type mode, screen flicker can be a bit of a problem. If you have a video inverter board (see Popular Electronics 5/83) it is not so bad. The following lines will eliminate screen flicker, enable auto repeat when any key is held down, without affecting the normal operation of the program. Deleting characters will be slightly slower. LOAD “” and after the menu comes up enter STOP (SHIFT-A) to break out of the program. Enter LIST 135 then type and enter 160 to delete the line. Add the following lines.

140 SLOW
173 IF A$="" THEN GOTO 170

The following lines simplify the task of printing multiple copies of your file. If you enter option 4 or 5 from the main menu a prompt will require that you enter the number of copies you want. The familiar prompts requesting the start and final lines will then be displayed. Enter LIST 80 and using the down cursor (SHIFT-6) and edit key (SHIFT-1), renumber line 97 so it is now line 98. Also renumber line 95 so it is now line 97. Add the following lines:

86 IF LN=4 OR LN=5 THEN GOTO 95
88 GOTO 98
95 PRINT AT 16,0;"ENTER NUMBER OF COPIES"
96 INPUT NC

5535 FOR O=1 TO NC
5595 NEXT O

In lines 5535 and 5595 the “O” used as a variable is the letter and not zero. Enter GOTO 35 and select option 3 from the menu to save. DO NOT USE RUN !!

Happy computing!

JOHN EZIKE
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