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1992-04-04
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Hit [Enter] on a blank line to get LineEd's options prompt. This
summarizes your options:
[Q]uit......Quit or Abort message/file entry.
[S]ave......Save a completed message/file.
[>]Quote....If you are replying to a message, will load quotes from it.
[D]elete....Delete a range of lines.
[I]nsert....Insert a line or lines. Insertion stops when you hit
[Enter] on a blank line.
[M]ove......Move a range of lines from one location to another.
[C]ontinue..Keep adding to what you've already typed.
[R]ead......Read (list) the message/file so far entered.
[N]ewbuff...Get a fresh buffer (delete all text).
Re[T]ype....Retype a line you've already entered.
[E]dit......Search-and-replace type edit of a line of text.
[F]orm......Reforms a paragraph. Stops at the first blank or indented line.
[H]elp......Reads this file to you (so will [?]).
[!]Stats....Gives you information such as time left, bytes free, and so
on. If you are replying to a message, allows you to change
the Subject and To fields.
Special Control Codes:
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Note that XBBS's control-codes are in effect when entering text. These
are:
CTRL-U...Delete character from buffer.
CTRL-V...Insert space into buffer.
CTRL-W...Retrieve word from buffer.
CTRL-X...Retrieve character from buffer.
CTRL-Y...Retrieve line from buffer.
CTRL-Z...Delete word from line (text stays in buffer).
In the case of control codes, the buffer is any text you have already
entered on a given line. You may therefore backspace (or CTRL-Z) to a
point, edit a portion, then retrieve characters already entered on the
line.
Note that Delete, Insert, ReType and Read default to the last line.
Entering 0 for a line number will abort a command if you hit it by
accident.
To enter a blank line, type one space before hitting [Enter].
Valid MCI commands (where available):
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^A#...........Change screen colors and attributes for ANSI users.
Possible values for #, and results:
0...restore normal attributes (bright green on black)
1...bright
2...dim
3...flash on
4...reverse on
5...red
6...green
7...yellow
8...blue
9...magenta
A...cyan
^B............Ring a bell (CHR$(7)'s).
An example line: This will ring the console bell.^B
^D............Print current date in BASIC format (MM/DD/YYYY).
An example line: The date is now ^D.
^Hx...........Print x number of deletes. x must be 1-9.
An example line: I'll overprint THIS^H4with this.
^Px...........Pause x tenths of a second. Only one pause per line,
and pause is activated at *start* of line.
^R............Time remaining.
^S............Slowprint this line.
^T............Print current time in BASIC format (HH:MM:SS).
An example line: The current time is ^T.
^U............Print current user's name.
Example lines: Your full name is ^U.
Your first name is ^U1, your last name is ^U2.
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NOTE: ^ is carat character (followed by a letter), ->not<- a
Control-Character sequence.