The usual supplied ae.zip
file should be expanded using
unzip ae
on a UNIX machine, or unzip -a ae
on a PC.
If you got your package from Hobbes, it probably only has the PC executables.
You get a selection of executables, and the one to pick depends upon which operating systems you wish to run :-
ae_dos.exe
ae_dos32.exe
ae_o16.exe
ae_os2.exe
ae_o16.exe
but only runs on 32 bit OS/2.
ae_win.exe
ae_dos.exe
, ae_dos32.exe
or ae_o16.exe
as it is a native Win32 Console API application,
and so is faster.
Also, NTs emulation of DOS and 16 bit OS/2 is not very flexible
when it comes to screen modes.
ae.nlm
ae.efi
ae_aix4
ae_linux
ae_hpux
ae_sun
ae_dos.exe
or ae_dos32.exe
to
ae.exe
, somewhere on the path.
ae.ini
to the same directory as ae.exe
so it
can be found.
ae.txt
to wherever you keep documentation.
ae.ini
, and use it as a quick reference card.
COMSPEC
in config.sys
points
to command.com
or some other command processor.
This ensures 'shelling' out will work,
as AE uses system
to call up other programs.
files=10
or above in your config.sys
.
ae_os2.exe
, ae_o16.exe
or
ae_dos.exe
to ae.exe
, somewhere on the path.
ae.ini
to the same directory as ae.exe
so it
can be found.
ae.txt
to wherever you keep documentation.
ae.ini
, and use it as a quick reference card.
ae.ico
to the same directory as
ae.exe
.
This allows AE to have a cute icon when running in the Workplace shell.
ae.ini
can be found.
ae_win.exe
, ae_o16.exe
or
ae_dos.exe
to ae.exe
, somewhere on the path.
ae.ini
to the same directory as ae.exe
so it
can be found.
ae.txt
to wherever you keep documentation.
ae.ini
, and use it as a quick reference card.
ae.nlm
to somewhere on the path.
ae.ini
to the same directory as ae.nlm
so
it can be found.
ae.txt
to wherever you keep documentation.
ae.ini
, and use it as a quick reference card.
ae.efi
to a suitable directory.
ae.ini
to the same directory as ae.efi
so
it can be found.
ae.txt
to wherever you keep documentation.
ae.ini
, and use it as a quick reference card.
AE for AIX is currently compiled on a 4.1.5 system.
AE for Linux is currently an Intel binary, compiled ELF, on a RedHat 6.1 system.
AE for HP/UX is a PA 2.0 binary.
AE for SunOS is compiled on version 2.6.
ae_aix4
, ae_linux
ae_hpux
or ae_sun
executable to a file called
ae
in a directory like /usr/bin
,
/usr/local/bin
, ~/bin
, or wherever on the path
you consider appropriate.
ae.ini
file to wherever you put ae
.
If you have a ~/.aerc
file, then this is used in preference
to the default ae.ini
.
ae.txt
to wherever you keep documentation.
ae.ini
, and use it as a quick reference card.
If you wish to improve your terminal support, perhaps to add colour, see the TERMINFO package on my home page.
All you need to know to start using AE is the following :-
^X Means Ctrl+X ~X Means Shift+X @X Means Alt+X
And when the unmodified configuration is used :-
F3
Enters a fold.
F4
Exits a fold.
@X
Exits the editor.
A test which is as good as any, is to go to the directory with
ae.txt
in it and type :-
ae ae.txt
On NetWare 4 and earlier, you have to type :-
load ae ae.txt