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# eurotext.htm
EuroText for Linux
EuroText for Windows

EuroText is a program from the collection EuroTool used as a viewer of text files in arbitrary encodings (UTF, OEM, ANSI).

Input file name can be specified as an argument on command line, e. g. `eurotext "Input.txt"` or `eurotext /InputFile="Input.txt"`.
In Windows version it can also be selected with a common dialog, by pressing the key `O`.

Encoding of the input file will be autodetected (default) or it may be selected explicitly as an argument on command line, e. g. `eurotext "Input.txt" /InputEncoding=IBM852` or shortly `eurotext "Input.txt" -ie=IBM852`

Long lines may overflow behind the right border of the window unless we select the option wrap by the key `W`.
Current position of character in the file {row}[column] pointed to by the mouse is indicated in the status line above the document, right behind the file name. This happens at the right mouse button click.

Some options are available in Window version only: copying to clipboard, searching for a text string, changing the font size, choosing encoding from menu.

EuroText never changes the file which is viewed. It may be edited while EuroText is still viewing the original version of the same file.
Pressing the key `Esc` terminates the program.

Example of EuroText launched with `eurotext.exe alphabet.txt`:

> How does the program work:
> 1. EuroText reads the global configuration (`%AppData%\eurotool\eurotext.ini` in Windows or `/etc/eurotool/eurotext.ini` in Linux) if it exists. It does not try to create the configuration file when it did not exist.
> 2. Then it reads arguments from the command line. If an input file is specified, EuroText tries to open it, otherwise it displays the help screen.
> 3. EuroText will convert encoding of the input text to a temporary output file. In Windows version it will be encoded to UTF-16LE and temporarily stored as `%TEMP%\input.txt.lst`.
>    Its temporary index will be stored as `%TEMP%\input.txt.lst.index`.
> 4. In Linux version of EuroText the temporary output file will be converted to UTF-8 and stored as `/tmp/input.txt.lst`.
>    Its temporary index will be stored as `/tmp/input.txt.lst.index`.
> 5. The text is now viewable. The key `W` will switch the wrapping on|off.
>    Pressing `Esc` terminates the program EuroText.

### Source code | linker script

↑ EuroText

  Both programs in this source file have the name eurotext . The linked executable file for Linux has the name eurotext.x and the version for Windows has the name eurotext.exe.

  Both executables will be built with the command `euroasm eurotext.htm`.

  Linux GUI version works with ANSI terminal in character pseudo graphic mode.

  Common configuration and argument processing for both Linux and Windows version:

             EUROASM CPU=X64, Unicode=No, NoWarn=0563
             INCLUDE argument.htm  ; Assemble the common module argument.htm.

↑ EuroText for Linux

             INCLUDE textling.htm  ; Assemble the module textling.htm (Linux pseudographic subsystem).
    eurotext PROGRAM Format=ELFX, Width=64, Entry=Main
              LINK textling.obj, argument.obj        ; Link two modules to the final eurotext.x.
             ENDPROGRAM eurotext

↑ EuroText for Windows

             INCLUDE textwing.htm  ; Assemble the module textwing.htm (Windows graphic subsystem).
    eurotext PROGRAM Format=PE, Width=64, Entry=Main, Subsystem=con, IconFile=eurotext.ico
              LINK textwing.obj, argument.obj        ; Link two modules to the final eurotext.exe.
             ENDPROGRAM eurotext

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