The Autotyper (Text Editor)

 

The Autotyper is Portal©'s integrated editor.  It allows you a direct interface to the client and many simple, yet powerful features normally found only in high-powered word processors.  It is called the “Autotyper” because of its main feature - the ability to “autotype” text directly from itself into the game with the press of one button.  It has many more features that are detailed below.

 

Autotyper Elements

 

 

Menu Items

The Menu Items for the Autotyper are defined below

 

Toolbar

The Autotyper’s toolbar displays a myriad of buttons that correspond to the Menu Items.  Each function is defined in the Menu Items Section below.

 

File Tabs

The Autotyper allows up to four different files to be opened at any time.  To work with a specific file, simply click on the associated tab.  You can also switch to a specific tab via the keyboard by pressing the function key associated with the file (F9-F12).

 

Widthbar

This bar (if visible) displays 80 numbers.  It is useful in formatting mails, notes and such when dealing with the game’s display, which is 80 columns wide.  The appearance of the Widthbar is customizable under the Options Menu.

 

Editor

This is the main display for the Autotyper.  You can use either the mouse or arrow keys to move around and manipulate the text.  Following is the list of key functions within the Autotyper.

 

Autotyper Cursor Movement

Move Right                                Right

Move Left                                  Left

Move Up                                    Up

Move Down                                Down

Move One Word Right                Ctrl+Right

Move One Word Left                   Ctrl+Left

Move to Beginning of Line           Home

Move to End of Line                    End

Cuts Text into the Clipboard        Shift+Delete or Ctrl+X

Copies to Clipboard                    Ctrl+Insert or Ctrl+C

Pastes Text from Clipboard         Shift+Insert or Ctrl+V

 

Select text by holding down the Shift key and moving the cursor using one of the above key combinations.  The same can be accomplished by dragging the mouse pointer over the desired text while holding down the left button.

 

In addition to the above cursor movements, the Autotyper follows the standard Windows rule for moving the cursor within a text field.

 

Statusbar

The Statusbar lists some basic information about the document in each of its fields.

 

Field 1    Displays the current line number the cursor is on / total lines

Field 2    Indicates if the current file has been modified

Field 3    Displays the fly-by hints for the Toolbar buttons and such

 

Autotyper Menu Items

Just like the Main Screen, the Autotyper has a set of menu Hotkeys that quickly access the menu functions.  These are listed below.

 

Autotyper Menu Hotkeys

Esc                  Return focus to the Main Screen

Ctrl+U               Autotype

Ctrl+O               Open

Ctrl+S               Save

Ctrl+P               Print

Ctrl+Z               Undo

Ctrl+A               Select All

Ctrl+X               Cut

Ctrl+C               Copy

Ctrl+V               Paste

Ctrl+Y               Delete Line

Ctrl+F               Find/Replace Text

Ctrl+G or F3      Find Next

F1                    Help

 

File Menu

Autotype (Ctrl+U)

This will type all text contained in the current Autotyper file directly to the server.

 

New

Clears the current file with a brand new slate.

 

New Template

Like the previous menu item, but instead of a clean slate, it will be of one of the pre-existing formats:

 

·         Bulletin Board Note

·         Mail – Single Recipient

·         Mail – Multiple Recipient

 

Open (Ctrl+O)

Opens an existing file into the current file of the Autotyper.

 

Reopen

Reopens a previously edited Autotyper file into the current file.

 

Save (Ctrl+S)

Saves the current Autotyper file.

 

Save As

Saves the current Autotyper file as a different name.

 

Replace Contents of Download with Autotyper

Identical to the main menu item which takes the latest Portal©-downloaded file and opens it in the current Autotyper file.

 

Print (Ctrl+P)

Prints the current Autotyper file.  The filename (if any) will be printed at the top of the first page.

 

Close Autotyper

Closes the Autotyper.

 

Edit Menu

Undo (Ctrl+Z)

Undo the last editing change made to the current Autotyper file.

 

Select All (Ctrl+A)

Selects all the text currently in the current Autotyper file.

 

Clear All Text

Clears all text from the current Autotyper file.

 

Cut (Ctrl+X or Shift+Del)

Cuts the currently selected text to the clipboard.

 

Copy (Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Ins)

Copies the currently selected text to the clipboard.

 

Paste (Ctrl+V or Shift+Ins)

Pastes any text currently in the Clipboard into the current Autotyper file.

 

Delete Line (Ctrl+Y)

Deletes the current line in the current Autotyper file.

 

Search Menu

Find/Replace Text (Ctrl+F)

Use this dialog to find specific text within the current Autotyper file and/or replace it with other text.

 

Find Next (Ctrl+G or F3)

Finds the next occurrence of the desired text within the current Autotyper file.

 

Option Menu

Show Widthbar

Toggles display of the Widthbar.

 

Autotyper Save Alert

If this option is checked, and you try to close the Autotyper (or the program with the Autotyper still open) while there is an unsaved file in the Autotyper, you will be prompted for confirmation.

 

Clear Autotyper on Autotype

If this option is checked, the Autotyper will be cleared of text upon Autotyping.

 

Ask for Save on Empty Autotyper

If this option is checked, the Autotyper save alert will not be asked if there is no text currently in the Autotyper file.  For this option to function, the Autotyper Save Alert option must also be checked.

 

Enable Word Wrap

If this option is checked, the Autotyper will word wrap text.

 

Keep Autotyper on Top

If this option is checked, the Autotyper will remain on top of other windows.

 

Reduce Font

Reduces the size of the current Autotyper font by 1 point (not to go below 6pt).

 

Increase Font

Increases the size of the current Autotyper font by 1 point (not to exceed 20pt).

 

Choose Font

Chooses the font used by the Autotyper.

 

Check Spelling

Checks the spelling of words in the current Autotyper file.

 

Thesaurus

Brings up the thesaurus for the word the editing cursor is currently focused upon.

 

Help Menu

Autotyper Help (F1)

Opens this file