Applesoft BASIC - Editing Features

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Applesoft BASIC - Editing Features

I'm a REAL newbie to Apple II's Applesoft BASIC editing features. Also, for the example below, I'm using AppleWin.

I'm using the "Applesoft Programmer's Reference Manual" to help me learn the features of just entering a program and then editing it. I'm trying to get to grips with editing a line. I'm used to Atari and Commodore BASIC that have full-screen editors. Applesoft BASIC seems to have something sort of between full-screen and a line editor. I have to use the ESC key and then a letter to move the cursor around. Is there a way to enter into an Escape Mode (like in Vi)? This way I don't have to press Esc and THEN (for example) D to move up. This requires two keys to be pressed to move one space (in any direction). Also I seem to have to cursor to the end of a line before pressing Enter on my keyboard. If I don't, then the rest of the line is deleted. Is this the way that it works on a real Apple II?

Are there any editing tips to make editing easier, or is using Esc something that BASIC programs just have to get used to doing? Are there any program editors for Apple II's. Is there a way to type a program on my Windows PC and then import it into the emulator?

Thanks.

Adam

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Re: Applesoft BASIC - Editing Features

Paste is your friend. Shift-Insert on your PC. Or on my Mac which doesn't have an insert key, AppleWin's Configuration "Input" tab has a "Paste From Clipboard" button.

When editing on the Apple II, the I (up) J (left) K (right) and M (down) keys will stay in "escape" mode. Having to cursor over to the end of the line is a pain. You might look into a program like the GPLE (Global Program Line Editor.)

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Re: Applesoft BASIC - Editing Features

Adam,

From your other post I gather that you've been using ADTPro and can make disks.
If you go to the Beagle Bros. web site you can copy over G.P.L.E. from the site and make a usable disk for your II. Smile

Here is the URL for the Software Repository: http://beagle.applearchives.com/

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