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- Full Screen Editor - Keyboard Help
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-
- To use PCBoard's full screen editor you need to familiarize yourself with the
- functions listed below utilizing the PC's keyboard (or control sequences in
- case your system does not support the PC's specialized keyboard):
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- Cursor Movement PC Keyboard Control Keys ANSI codes
- --------------------- ----------- ------------ ----------
- Move Left a Character Left Arrow Ctrl-S ESC[D
- Move Right a Character Right Arrow Ctrl-D ESC[C
- Move Left to Previous Word Ctrl-Left Arrow Ctrl-A
- Move Right to Next Word Ctrl-Right Arrow Ctrl-F
- Move To Next Tab Stop Tab Key Ctrl-I
- Move To Start of Line Home Key Ctrl-W ESC[H
- Move To End of Line End Key Ctrl-P ESC[K
- Move Up a Line Up Arrow Ctrl-E ESC[A
- Move Down a Line Down Arrow Ctrl-X ESC[B
- Move Up a Page PgUp Key Ctrl-R
- Move Down a Page PgDn Key Ctrl-C
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- Edit Function PC Keyboard Control Keys
- --------------------- ----------- ------------
- Toggle Insert Mode Ins Key Ctrl-V
- Reformat Paragraph Ctrl-B Ctrl-B
- Join a Line Ctrl-J Ctrl-J
- Insert a Line Ctrl-N Ctrl-N
- Delete a Line Ctrl-Y Ctrl-Y
- Delete to End of Line Ctrl-End Ctrl-K
- Delete Char Del Key Ctrl-G
- Delete Char to the Left Backspace Ctrl-H
- Delete Word to the Right Ctrl-T Ctrl-T
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- Special Functions PC Keyboard Control Keys
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- Exit Full Screen Editor ESC Ctrl-U
- Redisplay Screen Ctrl-L Ctrl-L
- Quote or List Original Ctrl-O Ctrl-O or Ctrl-Q
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- Using the above keystrokes
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- All systems should be able to use the Control Key method of performing the
- above functions (press and hold the CTRL key while typing the letter key that
- follows it in the above table).
-
- The more familiar PC Keyboard keys, such as the arrow keys, will work while on
- locally. They will also work if your communications program is capable of
- either sending the actual keystroke (keyboard scan code) or an ANSI escape code
- equivalent through to the host system.
-
- An example would be calling in from remote using Qmodem to connect to PCBoard
- and utilitizing either the 'Doorway Mode' or the 'Keyboard Emulation' in Qmodem
- so that keystrokes are passed directly on to PCBoard.
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- The ANSI escape codes are an alternate means of telling PCBoard to move the
- cursor around on the screen. Qmodem's "Keyboard Emulation" feature makes use
- of these ANSI codes without the need for Doorway Mode. Other comm packages
- may be able to program the ANSI escape codes into function keys.
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- Insert Mode
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- While in 'Insert Mode' it should be noted that characters to the right of the
- cursor will be pushed one character to the right as each letter is typed.
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- Additionally, pressing the (Enter) key while in Insert Mode will cause a new
- line to be inserted.
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- NON-PC KEYBOARD USERS PLEASE NOTE!
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- Some modems and packet switch environments will filter out CTRL-S keystrokes
- and interpret them to mean "stop sending data". In these environments
- pressing CTRL-S will not move the cursor as expected - in fact it will
- appear to do nothing. You will need to press CTRL-Q to get going again.
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- You can work around this by using CTRL-A which means move left to previous
- WORD rather than moving a character to the left.
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- Those of you who can send either an ESC[D or the PC scan code for the Left
- Arrow will not encounter this problem and will never have to worry about it.
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