VATF
                        VIDEO ATTRIBUTE TEXT FORMATTER
                           VATF Software Written by
                                 Jeff Kotula
                            While Student at SCSU

                  Developed on VAX/VMS v4.4 and PASCAL v3.4

 (some of documentation put together by Gordon Schmitt, staff at ACS of SCSU)

   VATF stands for Video Attribute Textual Formatter.  VATF is versatile and 
gives text an easy-to-read environment, as well as video enhancements such
as bolding and reverse video. VATF is a directive interpreting mini-language 
that allows the user to manipulate the screen in many ways. The program
uses SMG_functions, therefore, this works only on VT_series terminals and
ANSII standard terminals defined to use SMG_functions on your VAX.

   VATF was designed to be usable by people with a minimal amount of computer 
literacy or experience.

   Instructions (directives) are imbedded in the text, and VATF interprets them 
as they occur. VATF also displays diagnostic (error) messages when necessary to 
facilitate debugging of the program.

   VATF can be used by instructors who want to write a tutorial, quiz, or any 
other utility that is to be displayed or implemented on a  computer terminal.



                       HOW TO USE AND RUN DEMO PROVIDED

DEMO:

	Print out VATF.DOC, this is a manual for VATF.  It explains all
of the directives and their uses, as demonstrated in the demo. 

	Type in the command "@VID DEMO.VID" and the file DEMO.VID will be
formatted to your terminal screen. DEMO.VID is filled with various VATF
directives. Plain text files can be used as well, they will be put on the
terminal screen one page at a time for easy reading, e.g. "@VID filename".


FILE DESCRIPTIONS:

DEMO.VID         sample text file with VATF output directives
GRAFPAK.PAS      variables and SMG$_procedure calls defined & compiled as envir.
SMG$GRAPHICS.PEN PASCAL enviroment compiled from GRAFPAK.PAS & used in VIDEO.PAS
VATF.DOC         introduction and instruction of VATF directives
VID.COM          com-file that does setup work before running VIDEO
VIDEO.EXE        the program that does VATF, accessed by using VID.COM
VIDEO.PAS        source for VATF
WIDEDOC.DOC      same as VATF.DOC except with wider margins