This is the file README for the xwpe distribution, version 1.0.1.

xwpe (XWindow Programing Environment) is a programing environment as
well for XWindow-systems (xwpe) as for nongraphic UNIX-terminals (wpe).
You also can use the editor without the programing features (xwe, we).

xwpe includes a mouse oriented editor. It is designed to edit up to 35
files at the same time. Each file will be read into a separate window.
Text can be moved between the different windows. The editor includes a
file-manager and search-functions.

The programing environment (xwpe, wpe) works best with the GNU C-compiler.
But it works also with traditional C-compilers and with compilers for other
programing languages.

There are installed debug-features which work with the GNU Debugger
and the sdb.

See the file xwpe.doc for the full description of the features and 
function keys of xwpe. (only German at this Version). See the file INSTALL 
for installation instructions.

You can get to all menus of xwpe with combination of keys Alt X (X is the
first letter of the menu). There are some problems that may be concern 
your XWindow or UNIX environment:

It is important to note that the Alt-key of xwpe is the internal mod4-key 
of your XWindow-system. If the Alt-key doesn't work for your XWindow-
system, you have to map it to the internal mod4-key, for example:

		xmodmap -e "add mod4 = Alt_L"

You can make it permanently by puting this line into the XWindow 
initialisation file.

The pure UNIX-utilities wpe and we need to emulate the Alt-keys. They
map the <ESC>-key followed by a character to Alt-character:

		<ESC> X  ->  Alt X

The <ESC>-key followed by a <CR> is mapped to the internal <ESC>-key:

		<ESC> <CR>  ->  <ESC>

It may be, that the cursor- and function-keys don't work. Make sure that 
you have set the environment-variable TERM to your terminal-type. Ask your 
local UNIX-guru for the right terminfo or termcap entries.


xpwe is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the 
terms of the GNU General Public License, see the file COPYING.
Copyright (C) 1993 Fred Kruse, Heideweg 14, 29693 Hademstorf, Germany


Please send all comments and bug reports by electronic mail to:
	Fred Kruse <kruse@rrzn-nis.uni-hannover.de>
or	Fred Kruse <kruse@uni-hannover.d400.de>

