
  Edit Meister help file

Edit Meister Help

Edit Meister offers an extensive set of text
editing commands, arranged by category in the list
below.

NOTATION
The "<" and the ">" denote a key or a set of keys
that need to be pressed. <CtrlO><K> would mean you
hold down the Ctrl key and press the O key. You
then press the K key for the rest of the command.

Cursor Movement

<Left>, <CtrlS>
Cursor left one character. Wrap

<Right>, <CtrlD>
Cursor right one character.

<CtrlLeft>, <CtrlA>
Cursor left one word. Wraps to end of previous
line.

<CtrlRight>, <CtrlF>
Cursor right one word. Wraps to beginning of
following line.

<Home>, <CtrlQ><S>
Cursor to beginning of line.

<End>, <CtrlQ><D>
Cursor to end of line.

<Up>, <CtrlE>
Cursor up one line.

<Down>, <CtrlX>
Cursor down one line.

<CtrlW>
Scroll display up one line.

<CtrlZ>
Scroll display down one line.

<PgUp>, <CtrlR>
Scroll display up one page.

<PgDn>, <CtrlC>
Scroll display down one page.

<CtrlHome>, <CtrlQ><E>
Move cursor to top of edit window.

<CtrlEnd>, <CtrlQ><X>
Move cursor to bottom of edit window.

<CtrlPgUp>, <CtrlQ><R>
Move cursor to beginning of file.

<CtrlPgDn>, <CtrlQ><C>
Move cursor to end of file.

<CtrlJ><L>
Prompts the user for a line number, then moves the
cursor to the specified line.


Insertion and Deletion

<Del>, <CtrlG>
Delete character at cursor.

<Bksp>, <CtrlH>, <CtrlBksp>
Delete character to left of cursor. If the cursor
is at the beginning of a line, it will be joined
with the previous line.

<CtrlY>
Delete current line.

<CtrlQ><Y>
Delete from cursor to end of line.

<Enter>, <CtrlM>
Start a new line.

<CtrlN>
Insert a new line at the position of the cursor.

<Tab>, <CtrlI>
Move the cursor to the next tab stop. If insert
mode is on, any text to the right of the cursor is
shifted to the right. When fixed tabs are in
effect, tab stops occur at 8-column intervals (by
default). When smart tabs are in effect, tab stops
are determined by the locations of the words on
the previous line.

<CtrlP>
Insert control character.


File Commands

<F2>, <CtrlK><S>
Save the current file and continue editing. A
back up of your old file is saved with a .BAK
extension. The file with the changes you have made
is saved with the filename and extension visible
on your screen.

<F3>
Load a new file. If the current file has been
changed, you will be asked if you want to save it.

<Esc>, <CtrlK><Q>
Quit editing. If you have changed the file, Edit
Meister will ask you if you want to save your file
before exiting.

<CtrlK><D>
Save the current file and load a new one.

<CtrlK><N>
Save the current file under a new name.

<CtrlK><X>
Save the current file and exit.


Block Commands

<F7>, <CtrlK><B>
Mark the beginning of a block.

<F8>, <CtrlK><K>
Mark the end of a block.

<CtrlK><T>
Mark the current word as a block.

<CtrlQ><B>
Jump to the beginning of the currently marked block.

<CtrlQ><K>
Jump to the end of the block.

<CtrlK><H>
Toggle the display of blocks.

<CtrlK><C>
Copy the currently displayed block to the position
of the cursor. The block markers are placed around
the new copy of the block.

<CtrlK><V>
Move the currently displayed block to the position
of the cursor.

<CtrlK><Y>
Delete the currently displayed block.

<CtrlK><I>
Indent the currently displayed block by one space.
Does nothing if the cursor is not within the
block. If the block covers a partial line then the
whole line will be indented.

<CtrlK><U>
Unindent the block.

<CtrlO><O>
Toggle the case of all characters in the currently
displayed block, or of the character at the cursor
if not within a visible block.

<CtrlO><U>
Converts characters in the current block to upper
case.

<CtrlO><V>
Converts characters in the current block to lower
case.

<CtrlK><R>
Reads a file into the text buffer at the current
position of the cursor and marks it as a block. If
the entire contents of the file will not fit into
the buffer, a warning will be generated and no
data will be read in.

<CtrlK><W>
Writes the currently marked and displayed block to
a file.

<CtrlK><P>
Writes the currently marked and displayed block to
the printer. If the last line of a block is only
part of a line, that line will not show up on the
printer. Subsequent printings will start with that
partial line.  This is because that last line is
stored in the printer's buffer and the buffer will
not empty until an end of line is sent.


Search and Replace

<CtrlQ><F>
Allows the user to search for any string of up to
30 characters. After entering a search string, the
user is prompted for search options, which include
'B' (search Backwards), 'G' (search Globally), 'L'
(search Locally, within marked block), and 'U'
(ignore case).

<CtrlQ><A>
Works like Search, except that the user is asked
for a replacement string of up to 30 characters.
In addition to the search options available for
ccSearch, 'N' may be used to indicate that
replacements are to be made without asking for
confirmation. If 'N' is not selected, each
replacement must be confirmed: yes (make the
replacement), no (don't make it), all (make this
replacement and continue making replacements
without further confirmation), and quit (stop the
whole operation).

<CtrlL>
Repeat the last search or replace operation.


Text Markers

<CtrlK><0>..<CtrlK><3>
Sets one of the four text markers at the position
of the cursor.

<CtrlQ><0>..<CtrlQ><9>
Moves the cursor to a text marker set with one of
the SetMarkX commands.

<CtrlK><M>
Toggle the display of text markers.

<CtrlQ><P>
Jump to the last cursor position before the cursor
was moved to the current line.


Text Formatting

<CtrlB>
Reformat the current paragraph. Does nothing if
word wrap is off.

<CtrlK><G>
Reformat the entire text buffer. Use with caution!
Paragraphs that are not separated by an empty line
will be formatted together.

<CtrlO><C>
Center the current line between column 1 and the
right margin.


Mode Toggles and Option Settings

<Ins>, <CtrlV>
Toggle insert mode on or off. A fat cursor
indicates insert mode; a thin cursor indicates
overtype mode.

<CtrlO><I>
Toggle auto-indent mode on or off. In auto-indent
mode, pressing <Enter> will cause the new line to
have the same indentation as the previous line.

<CtrlO><W>
Toggle word wrap on or off.

<CtrlO><F>
Toggle the tab mode between smart tabs and fixed
tabs.

<CtrlO><T>
Prompts the user for the number of columns between
tab stops (1-10).

<CtrlO><R>
Prompts the user for a new right margin.

Enter a character number (80 characters maximum)
to indicate the right margin. Adjust this number
until the margin meets your needs or is visually
pleasing. Though the left margin is not adjustable
in the same manner, you may physically adjust it
by moving the paper in your printer to the left or
right. The standard margin is one inch. Once
you've established the left margin by moving the
paper, you should adjust the right margin to match
by using this command.

HINT: You may also affect the way copy prints by
using any of your printer's built-in options such
as condensed type, various cpi (characters per
inch) settings, different fonts, etc. Experiment
until you find the settings you like best. The
forms provided with this program have a right
margin of 73 and were printed at 10 cpi in
non-condensed text, producing equal margins of
5/8-inch (or six characters wide), for testing
purposes.

WARNING!
The right margin defaults to 79 every time a new
document is loaded. If you had a document designed
with a different right margin, you will have to
reset the right margin and use <CtrlK><G> to
reformat the whole document.

<CtrlO><B>
Prompts the user for the number of spaces to
indent/unindent marked blocks. The default value
is 2.


Other

<CtrlQ><L>
Restore original contents of the current line.

<F1>, <ClickBoth>
Request help.

<ClickLeft>
Moves the cursor to the position indicated by the
mouse, or choose one of the quick keys from the
bottom row.

<F5>
Print the whole file. Make sure your printer is
turned on and has enough paper.

<Esc>
Quits the program.  If you have changed the
current document, you will be asked if you want to
save it.



Quick Keys

For quick reference, the most commonly used
editing commands are:

Block Begin ................<F7>

Block Copy  ..........<CtrlK><C>

Block End   ................<F8>

Block Move  ..........<CtrlK><V>

Center Line ..........<CtrlO><C>

Delete Line .............<CtrlY>

Delete Word .............<CtrlT>

Insert Mode Toggle ........<Ins>

Reformat Paragraph ......<CtrlB>

Replace ..............<CtrlQ><A>

Search ...............<CtrlQ><F>

Set Right Margin .....<CtrlO><R>

Tab Size (chars.) ....<CtrlO><T>

Toggle Word Wrap .....<CtrlO><W>


PAGE LENGTH
Edit Meister has a default page length (number of
lines per page) of 60 lines. At times it may be
necessary to insert Page Break characters into
long, multi-section documents to assure proper
form. Insert the cursor in front of the copy that
should print to the next page, type "Ctrl-P,
Ctrl-L" and a red "L" symbol should appear on the
screen at the cursor. When you print, the copy
following the Page Break character will print at
the top of the next page.

HINT: The standard top and bottom margins are one
inch (six lines equal one inch). Edit Meister's
default page length gives you 1/2-inch top and
bottom margins. Press the Enter or Return key
three times at the top of a page to increase the
margin to one inch. To achieve a one-inch margin
at the bottom of the page, insert a Page Break
character as outlined above at the beginning of
line 58 on each page.

