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- << EchoDor Visual Editor >>
- << Q u i c k H e l p >>
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- ╒══════< Cursor Movement >══════╤═══< Delete >════╤═════< Miscellaneous >═════╕
- │ ^S Char left ^D Char right │ ^G Character │ ^B Reformat paragraph │
- │ ^A Word left ^F Word right │ DEL Char left │ ^N Insert a RETURN │
- │ ^E Line up ^X Line down │ ^T Word right │ ^O Original msg display │
- │ ^I Tab cursor ^P Line end │ ^Y Line │ ^V Overtype/Insert mode │
- ╞═════════< Scrolling >═════════╡ │ ^Q Quote from Original │
- │ ^C Screen up ^R Screen down │ ^J Join lines │ ESC Save/Abort/Cont menu │
- └───────────────────────────────┴─────────────────┴───────────────────────────┘
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- Use the <ESC> command to get the Save/Abort/Continue Menu
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- [More details on next page]
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- The Echomail Visual Editor provides full-screen visual editing for online
- message entry. Visual editing requires ANSI terminal emulation.
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- Visual editing commands are WordStar-like control characters. If your
- terminal program provides ANSI keyboard emulation you will also be able
- to use the indicated function keys.
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- << Cursor Motion >>
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- Ctrl-S Move left 1 character (Left arrow key)
- Ctrl-D Move right 1 character (Right arrow key)
- Ctrl-E Move up 1 line (Up arrow key)
- Ctrl-X Move down 1 line (Down arrow key)
- Ctrl-A Move left 1 word
- Ctrl-F Move right 1 word
- Ctrl-I Tab cursor to next tabstop (Tab key)
- Ctrl-P Move cursor to line end (End key)
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- << Scrolling >>
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- Ctrl-R Move up a page (PgUp key)
- Ctrl-C Move down a page (PgDn key)
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- << Delete >>
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- Ctrl-G Delete (gobble) character under cursor
- Ctrl-H Delete character to the left of the cursor (Backspace)
- Ctrl-T Delete the word following the cursor
- Ctrl-Y Delete the current line
- Ctrl-J Join current line with next line
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- << Mincellaneous >>
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- Ctrl-B Reformat paragraph. A paragraph ends with the first line that is
- blank or that has leading spaces.
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- Ctrl-L Clear screen and redisplay. (Home key)
- This also scrolls the screen so the cursor line is in the middle
- of the display.
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- Ctrl-N Insert a RETURN. Splits line at the cursor.
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- Ctrl-O Review the text of the Original message you were reading or replying.
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- Ctrl-Q Quote from origional message.
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- Ctrl-V Toggle insert/overtype mode. (Ins key)
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- ESC Exit visual mode and return to the Message Entry Command prompt.
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- [Additional notes and tips on next page]
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- Insert Mode versus Overtype Mode
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- In insert mode, all characters typed are INSERTED before the cursor. The
- ENTER key splits the line and BACKSPACE can re-join lines.
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- In overtype mode, characters "type over" what was on the screen before.
- Overtype mode also disables the automatic line SPLIT / JOIN available in
- insert mode. Use ^N(split) and ^J(join) to manually split and join
- lines while in overtype mode.
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- Keyboard emulation
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- The easiest way to control the cursor in Visual Edit mode is to use your
- cursor keys. Most popular terminal programs provide some sort of
- keyboard emulation. Unfortunately, this emulation is either incomplete
- or requires you to go through an involved configuration process.
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- The WordStar* command set was chosen as a control-character command set
- because it can function on virtually any keyboard and with any terminal
- emulation mode. It also has the advantage of leting you keep your
- fingers on the "home" keys while moving the cursor around.
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