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LORE ("Line ORiented Editor")
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Text entry in the line editor can be as simple as the average line editor:
enter text continuously, hit return only at the end of paragraphs, and use
backspace to erase & correct errors. Words will automatically be wrapped
to the next line if the line nears your screen's width, so you need not hit
return anywhere except the ends of paragraphs. (If you hit return at the
end of each line, the message may not be formatted correctly for someone
with a different screen width from yours.)
However, this editor also allows full usage of Falcon's fairly versatile
prompt-editing commands. Available are: (NOTE: "^X" would mean Ctrl-X)
Simple VT100 Local Function
------- -------- -------- --------
^S Left Left Move left one character on the line if possible
^D Right Right Move right one character on the line if possible
^A SH-Left SH-Left Move left one word on the line if possible
^F SH-Right SH-Right Move right one word on the line if possible
^Q Home Home Move to start of line
^I = Tab,End Tab,End Move to end of line
^W Up Up Move to previous line in message if available *
^Z Down Down Move to next line in message if available *
^H = BackSp. BackSp. Delete character behind cursor **
(127) = Del Del Delete character under cursor
^Y Erase to end of line
^X,^C Erase entire line
* These are normally line-history-retrieval commands.
** Using backspace at the start of a line moves to the end of the previous
line, and if that line was the end of a paragraph, deletes the paragraph
break.
When you are finished entering text, or you want to do something like
listing the message, you can either hit return on a blank line, or use
ESC-ESC if that would be inconvenient (ie. editing the middle of a
paragraph). That will take you to the Edit Menu (where you should be right
now), which has its own help text and therefore won't be discussed here.
However, I will note that using I)nsert Text to move the cursor to a
certain line may put you on the line before it if that line wraps. It
makes sense if you think about it.
Use "<space><return>" if you want to enter an actual blank line into
your message.
About entering text in the middle of the message: If you have moved the
cursor into the middle of your message, remember that you are _inserting_
the text, not overwriting. So you can add a paragraph to the middle of
a message or text to the middle of a paragraph.
Finally, you might note that the line number is followed by either a ":" or
a ">". If it's followed by a ">", this is the start of a new paragraph
(ie. you hit return on the last line), and if it's a ":", then this is a
continuation of the previous line. Simple, huh?
Note that if you are logged off for some reason, the message will be saved
with a note to that effect at the bottom.