SET BOX SELECT
Enables box editing, making SELECT, REMOVE, INSERT HERE, and other
commands or keys the same as the corresponding BOX commands.
Example:
The following commands enable box selection, making SELECT and REMOVE
the same as BOX SELECT and BOX CUT respectively:
Command: SET BOX SELECT
Command: SELECT
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Command: REMOVE
Usage notes:
o SET BOX SELECT makes the following commands (or defined keys or menu
items) work like BOX commands:
Commands Effects with SET BOX SELECT
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INSERT HERE or PASTE BOX PASTE
REMOVE or CUT BOX CUT
RESTORE SELECTION RESTORE BOX SELECTION
SELECT BOX SELECT
STORE TEXT or COPY BOX COPY
For example, you can select and cut a box by using the SELECT and
REMOVE keys. The setting also applies to pending delete operations and
to some EDT and WPS keys, such as the EDT Append key and the WPS Cut
and Paste keys. See help on Ranges And Boxes.
o SET BOX SELECT also affects editing a found range. Editing operations
such as COPY, FILL, REMOVE, or UPPERCASE use the start and end of a
found range as the diagognally opposite corners or a box.
o If you use SET BOX SELECT, you cannot select a standard, linear range.
Typically you use SET BOX SELECT when you are frequently cutting and
pasting columns, such as in editing tables, and do not want to define
or redefine keys for box editing. In effect, the command redefines
keys for you.
o Default is SET BOX NOSELECT, which lets you select standard, linear
ranges.
o SET BOX SELECT is a global attribute, applying in all buffers. To save
your setting for future editing sessions, use SAVE ATTRIBUTES to create
a section file or to create or update a command file (see help on
Attributes). However, in general you should save SET BOX NOSELECT (the
default setting) so you can edit linear ranges as well as boxes.
Related topics:
Attributes Ranges And Boxes SET BOX NOSELECT SET BOX PAD