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- T h e A u r o r a E d i t o r Q u i c k R e f e r e n c e
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- This Quick Reference briefly summarizes all The Aurora Editor library
- functions documented in The Aurora Editor Users Guide (A.DOC). For
- documentation on native macro language functions, see "The Aurora
- Macro Language Guide".
-
- Library functions are listed by category. Each library function is
- followed by the default key definition (if any), and a brief
- description. User-specified arguments to library functions are
- enclosed in [bracket] characters.
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-
- File
- ────
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- newf <Ctrl-N> new edit window
- askopen <Alt-E> open prompt
- askopenins <Alt-I> insert file prompt
- askopenb open binary prompt
- openlast <Alt-Z> open last window
- wrdlod CSetB <Ctrl-]> open file at cursor
- refresh refresh file from disk
- askname <Alt-N> rename prompt
- name [filename] rename filename
- open [filespec] [options] open filename/directory
- opena [filename] open a .A file
- save <F3> save current file
- save [filename] save filename
- asksaveas save-as prompt
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- fmgr <F4> display file manager
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- quit %p close file & window
- gquit %p <Alt-X> close all windows
- quit %f save file and close window
- gquit %f save file and close all windows
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- wquit %p <Ctrl-K-Q> close window
- fquit %p <Alt-Q> close file
- fquit %f <Ctrl-X> save and close file
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- fnex <Ctrl-Del> next file
- fpre <Ctrl-Ins> prev file
- flis <Alt-Hyphen> display file list
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- about display about box
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- hlp [major] [minor] display User's Guide
- qref <Shift-F1> display Quick Reference
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- Window
- ──────
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- wlis <Alt-W> display window list
- wres restore window
- wkey <Ctrl-F5> move/size window
- wkey %p <Ctrl-F6> pan video background
- wmin minimize window
- wmax <Ctrl-Z> maximize window
- wnex <Ctrl-A> next window
- wpre prev window
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- wcopy <Ctrl-C> copy window
- wspl %h <Alt-H> split window horizontal
- wspl %v <Alt-V> split window vertical
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- wcasc <Shift-F5> cascade windows
- wtileh <Shift-F4> tile windows horizontally
- wtilev <Shift-F3> tile windows vertically
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- wtool <Ctrl-F8> display tool bar
- winsty <Ctrl-F7> change window style
- wppt change prompt style
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- wrtv %p <cursorup> retrieve prev prompt
- wrtv %n <cursordown> retrieve next prompt
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- Menu
- ────
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- menb <Esc>, <F10> to last menu bar item
- men <Alt-F10> to last pull-down menu
- menh <F1> help pull-down
- men2 <Alt-T> to last tool bar control
- mens [submenu] display submenu
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- Cursor Movement
- ───────────────
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- left <cursorleft> move cursor left
- right <cursorright> move cursor right
- up <cursorup> move cursor up
- down <cursordown> move cursor down
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- cptop <Ctrl-Home> to page top
- cpbot <Ctrl-End> to page bottom
- cmov @ 1 <Ctrl-PgUp> to file top
- cmov @ (qtexend) <Ctrl-PgDn> to file bottom
- cmov [x] [y] to [x], [y] (abs or rel)
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- chome <Home> to column one
- ceol <End> to end of line
- clast <Ctrl-Hyphen> to last cursor position
- ctab <Tab> tab right
- ctab %l <Shift-Tab> tab left
- cwrd %l CSet <Ctrl-Left> find left word
- cwrd %r CSet <Ctrl-Right> find right word
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- ladj @ -1 <Keypad-5> center cursor
- ladj @ 1 <Ctrl-F9> scroll to page top
- ladj @ (qwinp @ %y1d) <Ctrl-F10> scroll to page bottom
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- askbset set bookmark prompt
- bset <Ctrl-2> quick bookmark
- bset [bookmark] set bookmark
- askbget go to bookmark prompt
- bget <Ctrl-6> to previous bookmark
- bget [bookmark] go to bookmark
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- askglin <Ctrl-J> go to line prompt
- glin [line] go to line
- askgcol go to column prompt
- gcol [column] go to column
- mloc @ %t <Ctrl-B> find top of block
- mloc @ %b find bottom of block
- cfld <Alt-7> go to next fold
- cfld %r go to prev fold
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- finm <Alt-F3> find matching char
- finc <Alt-F7> go to compiler error
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- Scrolling
- ─────────
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- scry (- (ypagsiz)) <PgUp> scroll up
- scry (ypagsiz) <PgDn> scroll down
- scry (- (/ (ypagsiz) 2)) scroll up 1/2 page
- scry (/ (ypagsiz) 2) scroll down 1/2 page
- scry -1 <Ctrl-Up> scroll up one line
- scry 1 <Ctrl-Down> scroll down one line
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- scrx (- (xpagsiz)) <F7> scroll left
- scrx (xpagsiz)) <F8> scroll right
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- Modifying Text
- ──────────────
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- cmtog <Ins> toggle insert mode
- enteredit <Enter> enter key
- delch <Del> delete character
- baksp <Backspace> delete left character
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- undo <Ctrl-U> undo last change
- undo %r <Ctrl-Y> redo last change
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- lins %a <Ctrl-Enter> insert line w/autoindent
- lins %c insert line
- ldel <Ctrl-Backspace> delete line
- lspl <Alt-S> split line
- ljoin <Alt-J> join line
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- leol <F6> erase to end of line
- leol %l <Alt-F6> erase to beginning of line
- wrddel CSet <Ctrl-T> delete right word
- wrdcas [options] [CSet] change case of a word
- ldup <Alt-4> duplicate line
- lswp <Alt-5> swap line
- lcen <Alt-6> center line
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- lcom <Alt-F1> comment/uncomment line (//)
- lcom [string1] [string2] comment/uncomment line
- lit <Ctrl-[> enter literal character
- wasc <Alt-=> display ascii chart
- txt [string] enter a string at the cursor
- stamp <Ctrl-K-T> date/time stamp
- exptab <Ctrl-K-X> expand tabs
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- OS Commands
- ───────────
-
- askoscmd %ck <Alt-F9> DOS command prompt
- os [cmd] [options] execute DOS command
- askoscap <Alt-F8> DOS capture prompt
- oscap [cmd] [options] capture DOS command output
- osshell <F9> exit to DOS
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- Marking
- ───────
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- mset %l <Alt-L> mark line
- mset %r <Alt-B> mark column
- mset %s <Alt-A> mark character
- wrdmrk CSet <Alt-1> mark word
- meol <Alt-2> mark to end of line
- mpgh %tb <Alt-3> mark paragraph
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- mdes <Alt-U> unmark
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- Block
- ─────
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- mcpy <Alt-C> copy block
- mcpyp <Alt-C> copy block to prompt
- mmov %o <Alt-O> overlay block
- mmov <Alt-M> move block
- mmov %of <Ctrl-M> move block over
- mdel <Alt-D> delete block
- mshf 1 <Shift-F8> indent block
- mshf -1 <Shift-F7> unindent block
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- askmfill <Ctrl-K-F> fill block prompt
- mrfl %b <Alt-R> reflow block
- mrfl %br <Alt-Y> reflow & right justify block
- msave <Ctrl-K-S> save block
- msave %a append block
- msrt <Ctrl-K-O> sort block
- mcase %l change block to lower case
- mcase %u <Ctrl-K-U> change block to upper case
- mcase %ul flip case of block
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- mjust %l left justify block
- mjust %c <Ctrl-K-C> center block
- mjust %r right justify block
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- print %m <Alt-P> print block
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-
- Clipboard
- ─────────
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- clpcpy %d <Grey-> cut
- clpcpy %ad <Ctrl-Grey-> cut append
- clpcpy <Grey+> copy
- clpcpy %a <Ctrl-Grey+> copy append
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- clppst <Grey*> paste
- clppst %o <Ctrl-Grey*> paste over
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- clpclr <Ctrl-Grey/> clear clipboard
- askclp clipboard name prompt
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- Folding
- ───────
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- lfld %b <Alt-8> fold next line
- lfld %t fold prev line
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- mfld %f <Alt-F> fold block
- mfld %uaf fold block flat
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- lfld %u <Alt-G> unfold line
- lfld %ua unfold line flat
- lfld %bs <Alt-9> unfold next line
- lfld %ts unfold prev line
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- mfld %u unfold block
- mfld %ua unfold block flat
- mflda %ua <Alt-0> unfold all
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- Search and Replace
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- askfind <Ctrl-F>, <F5> find prompt
- askrpl <Ctrl-G> replace prompt
- search [string] find/replace
- finl <Ctrl-L> do last find/replace
- askscan <Ctrl-S> scan prompt
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-
- Printing
- ────────
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- print <Ctrl-P> print
- print %d <Ctrl-P> print file mgr contents
- print %m <Alt-P> print block
- prtstr [string] print string
- askprtset print settings prompt
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- prtfil [filename] print filename
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-
- Settings
- ────────
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- wmwrap <Ctrl-W> word wrap toggle
- wmautoi autoindent toggle
- wmvtab variable tabs toggle
- wmsmtab smart tabs toggle
- wmmat match character toggle
- wmbak file backup toggle
- wmtran <Alt-F4> text translation toggle
- wmdraw <Ctrl-D> line draw toggle
- sdraws [0/1/2/3/4] line draw style
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- asktabw tab width prompt
- asktabv variable tabs prompt
- asklmrg left margin prompt
- askrmrg right margin prompt
- askind paragraph indent prompt
- askdefx file extensions prompt
- askbin binary line length prompt
- askdlm line delimiter prompt
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- vfont %t <Ctrl-F1> toggle video mode
- vfont [columns] [rows] change video mode
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- setsav save current settings
- setres restore settings
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-
- Key Macros
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- krec <Ctrl-R> record key macro toggle
- kplay <Ctrl-E> play scrap key macro
- kdel <Ctrl-I> erase scrap key macro
- kdel %a erase all key macros
- askkopen key macro open prompt
- kopen [filename] open key macro file
- askksav key macro save prompt
- ksav [filename] save key macros to filename
- kcat assign scrap key macro to key
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- Macros
- ──────
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- opena %acfg display configuration (ACFG.A)
- opena %akbd display key defs (AKBD.A)
- opena %amen display menu defs (AMEN.A)
- opena %atrn <Alt-F5> display translate defs (ATRN.A)
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- askmcmd <Ctrl-V> macro command prompt
- askmrun run macro prompt
- askminc include macro prompt
- askmcom compile macro prompt
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- mcmd [expression] evaluate macro expression
- mrun [filename] evaluate macro file
- minc [filename] include macro file
- mcom [filename] compile macro file
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- Miscellaneous Functions
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- say [message] [options] display message on title bar
- mbox [title] [message] [options] display message box
- ask [prompt] [title] [width] user prompt for string
- askbox [title] [options] menu box prompt
- keyx [key prefix] define compound key prefix
- askkrep <Ctrl-Q-Q> repeat last key command
- dn get fmgr filename at cursor
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- moubegmrk [x] [y] [options] begin mouse mark
- moumovmrk [x] [y] extend mouse mark
- mouendmrk [x] [y] end mouse mark
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- winsizt [l] [t] [r] [b] [reps] [options] resize current window
- qwrd [char set] get the word at the cursor
- qwinmin test if window is minimized
- qwinmax test if window is maximized
- qtimdat return date/time
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- File Manager
- ────────────
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- fpar <Ctrl-Backspace> parent directory
- fopen <Enter>,<e>,<o>,<z> open file/directory
- fopen %b <b> open binary file
- fopenk <k> open key macro file
- fmov <m> move file
- fcpy <c> copy file
- fdel <d>, <Del> delete file
- fren <n> rename file
- frun %c <r> run program/batch file
- fprt <p> print file
- fatt <a> change file attributes
- ftch <t> touch file
- fcred create new directory
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- fmtog <Space Bar> mark/unmark file
- fmrk <Alt-M> mark all files
- fumrk <Alt-U> unmark all
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- fsrt %n <Alt-N> sort by name
- fsrt %s <Alt-S> sort by size
- fsrt %d <Alt-D> sort by date
- fsrt %o <Alt-O> no sort (DOS order)
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