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From: Jeff.Salzberg@f729.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Jeff Salzberg)
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Subject: Re: SQWINT
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Date: 13 Nov 90 17:56:07 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 DS> What exactly is squint?  Is it a large print program?
 DS> Also, what is the name of the file?

 SQWINT is a file lister, similar in nature to Vernon Buerg's
 "list.exe", with the major difference being that SQWINT was
 specifically written to work well with speech.

 It has forward and backward search (which can be case-sensitive or
 not).  It has a capture routine that prints the captured text either to
 a printer or to a file on disk.  It has some basic DOS functions such
 as file copy and delete.  Eventually, it will have a file search
 feature, too, so you won't have to know what directory the target file
 is in.

 One feature (the one I'm proudest of, because I don't think any other
 file lister has it) is one that allows you to specify your editor of
 choice, shell to it, edit the file, and return to SQWINT.

 The file to be viewed can be selected from the command line, from an
 initial prompt, of from a directory.  The printer port and the ditor
 pathname can be passed through the command line.

 The documentation is on-line, accessible by pressing "H" (for "help").
 The latest version is 2.72.  The filename is "sqwnt272.zip", and it's
 available on BlinkLink.

 As always, I'd appreciate any user feedback.  I'm not a commercial
 operation, just a guy sitting in his spare room cranking out code; your
 comments mean a lot to me.

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