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Definition: XyWrite
Pronounced "zy-write." A venerable text editor and word processing program developed by XyQuest, Inc., which was based in Massachusetts. Introduced for DOS in 1982, XyWrite was used extensively throughout the 1980s and 1990s in the newspaper and magazine industry as well as by professional writers who wanted typographic control over the page layout.
From DOS to Windows to Nota Bene
A Windows version was also created (see XyWrite for Windows). In 1992, XyWrite products were acquired by The Technology Group in Baltimore, Maryland, which closed its doors in 2001. However, XyWrite lives on (see Nota Bene).
XyWrite Format Codes
Command Driven Plus Optional Menus
Totally Customizable
From DOS to Windows to Nota Bene
A Windows version was also created (see XyWrite for Windows). In 1992, XyWrite products were acquired by The Technology Group in Baltimore, Maryland, which closed its doors in 2001. However, XyWrite lives on (see Nota Bene).
This encyclopedia is maintained in a custom-programmed version of XyWrite. Tags are normally hidden (top) but are easily revealed as needed (bottom). Printer tags were adopted for term name (PT6) and text (PT1). For deployment, conversion programs in C turn XyWrite files into HTML and XML for the Web and into a custom format for the Windows version of this encyclopedia. See Windows CDE, HTML and XML.
Although XyWrite is driven by entering codes on the command line, menus can be programmed. The last three lines show some of the programming that created the Search Forward menu. As is apparent, the language is downright cryptic; however, for people willing to learn the codes, it adds invaluable functionality to the software.
XyWrite can be customized in every way possible, and this is the "rather well-used" 640-page programming manual.