DECwindows (notepad) — VMS 5.5-2H4
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About
=TITLE About =TITLE About the Notepad Editor =INCLUDE Overview DECwindows Notepad Editor © 1988, 1989 by Digital Equipment Corporation. All rights reserved. For more information about the Notepad editor, double click on Overview of the Notepad editor from the list of additional topics below.
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=INCLUDE Overview
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Overview
=TITLE Overview =TITLE Overview of the Notepad Editor =KEYWORD Overview The Notepad is an editor that is useful for everyday tasks such as writing letters or writing programs. The Notepad editor saves your edits in files that you can later print, revise, or incorporate into other files. For more information about using the Notepad editor, double click on an item from the list of additional topics below. For information about using help, choose Using Help from the Help menu above.
Additional information available:
DECBasicsTyping TextOpening exisOpening secondEditing TextSaving file
quittingexitingJournalMenus
DECBasics
=TITLE DECBasics
=TITLE DECwindows Basics
=INCLUDE Overview
=KEYWORD Basics
Information about using DECwindows, such as how to use
windows, dialog boxes, and scroll bars, is available
from Session Manager help. A glossary of DECwindows
terms is also available. To get Session Manager help:
1. Move the pointer to the Session Manager icon (the
icon with your user name and the name of your
system) in the Icon Box.
2. Press mouse button 1 (MB1) twice quickly to display
the Session Manager window.
3. Move the pointer to the Help menu; press and hold
MB1 to pull down this menu.
4. Move the pointer to the Overview menu item and
release MB1 to display information about using
DECwindows.
Typing Text
=TITLE Typing_Text =TITLE Typing and Formatting Text =INCLUDE Overview opening_exis =INCLUDE Overview opening_second =INCLUDE Overview editing_text =INCLUDE Overview Saving_file =INCLUDE Overview quitting =INCLUDE Overview exiting =INCLUDE Overview Journal =INCLUDE Overview Menus =KEYWORD Typing Formatting Editing Text After you give the Notepad editor window input focus, you can type text from the keyboard. The Notepad editor enters the text at the position marked by the text insertion cursor. Use the Tab key, the space bar, and the Return key to arrange text in the Notepad editor window as you want it to appear.
Opening exis
=TITLE Opening_exis =TITLE Opening an Existing File =INCLUDE Overview Typing_Text =INCLUDE Overview opening_second =INCLUDE Overview editing_text =INCLUDE Overview Saving_file =INCLUDE Overview quitting =INCLUDE Overview exiting =INCLUDE Overview Journal =INCLUDE Overview Menus =KEYWORD Files Opening Choose either Open... or Open Selected from the File menu to open an existing file. If you choose Open..., a dialog box appears. Use the scroll bars to view a complete list of files. Move the pointer to the name of the file you want to open and click MB1 or type the name of the file in the text field. Click on the Open button. Alternatively, you can use the mouse to select a file name from anywhere on your screen. For example, you can list the files in a directory while working in a DECterm window and select one of those files. Then choose Open Selected from the File menu. Notepad will open the file that you selected.
Opening second
=TITLE Opening_second =TITLE Opening a Second Notepad Editor Window =INCLUDE Overview Typing_Text =INCLUDE Overview opening_exis =INCLUDE Overview editing_text =INCLUDE Overview Saving_file =INCLUDE Overview quitting =INCLUDE Overview exiting =INCLUDE Overview Journal =INCLUDE Overview Menus =KEYWORD Opening Choose New from the File menu to open a second Notepad editor window. Enter text or open an existing file in the second Notepad editor window. You can copy or move text from one Notepad editor window to another.
Editing Text
=TITLE Editing_Text =TITLE Editing Text =KEYWORD Editing Text The Notepad editor lets you enter text or edit the existing text in the Notepad editor window. To enter text, position the pointer in the appropriate location, click MB1, and begin typing. For specific information about editing operations, double click on an item from the list of additional topics below.
Additional information available:
Selecting TextMoving cursorMoving to LineDeleting text
Copying textmoving textUndoing editsSearching stringsearch window
Replacing stringreplace once
Selecting Text
=TITLE Selecting_Text =TITLE Selecting Text =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_cursor =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_to_line =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text deleting_text =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text copying_text =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_txt =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text undoing_edits =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text searching_string =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text search_window =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replacing_string =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_once =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_sele =KEYWORD Selecting Text Select text by pressing and holding MB1, dragging the pointer over the text, and releasing MB1. This highlights the selected text. You can also select text by clicking MB1 two or more times in quick succession. A double click selects a word. A triple click selects a line and a quadruple click selects the entire document.
Moving cursor
=TITLE Moving_cursor =TITLE Moving the Cursor =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text Selecting_text =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_cursor =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_to_line =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text deleting_text =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text copying_text =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_txt =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text undoing_edits =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text searching_string =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text search_window =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replacing_string =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_once =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_sele =KEYWORD Cursor Moving Keys When you type at the keyboard, the Notepad editor editor inserts text at the position marked by the cursor. To move the cursor to any location in the Notepad editor window, move the pointer to that location and click MB1. Press the right arrow key to move the cursor one space to the right, and the left arrow key to move the cursor one space to the left. Press Shift and the right arrow key to move the cursor one word to the right, and Shift and the left arrow key to move the cursor one space to the left. Press the up arrow key to move the cursor up one line, and the down arrow key to move the cursor down one line. Choose Go to Top from the Navigate menu to move the cursor to the top of the Notepad editor window. Choose Go to Bottom from the Navigate menu to move the cursor to the bottom of the Notepad editor window.
Moving to Line
=TITLE Moving_to_Line
=TITLE Moving the Cursor to a Specified Line
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text Selecting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_cursor
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text deleting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text copying_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_txt
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text undoing_edits
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text searching_string
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text search_window
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replacing_string
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_once
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_sele
=KEYWORD Cursor Moving
There are two ways to move the cursor to the beginning
of a specified line.
- Choose Go to Selected Line Number to move the cursor
to the beginning of a specific line if you have
selected that line number in one of the windows on
your screen.
For example, the line number might appear in a
compiler error message displayed in a DECterm
window.
- Choose Go to Line... from the Navigate menu. A
dialog box appears. Enter the line number. Click
on the OK button or press the Return key. The cursor
moves to the beginning of the specified line.
Deleting text
=TITLE Deleting_text =TITLE Deleting Text =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text Selecting_text =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_cursor =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_to_line =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text copying_text =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_txt =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text undoing_edits =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text searching_string =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text search_window =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replacing_string =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_once =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_sele =KEYWORD Text Deleting To delete a character that appears to the left of the cursor, press the Delete key. To delete a character that appears to the right of the cursor, hold down the Shift key and press the Delete key. To delete the word that appears to the left of the cursor, press F13. To delete the word that appears to the right of the cursor, hold down the Shift key and press F13. To delete a large amount of text, first select the text. Press the Delete key.
Copying text
=TITLE Copying_text
=TITLE Copying Text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text Selecting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_cursor
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_to_line
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text deleting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_txt
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text undoing_edits
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text searching_string
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text search_window
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replacing_string
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_once
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_sele
=KEYWORD Text Copying
The Notepad editor lets you copy text from one location
in a text buffer to another location. To copy text in a
text buffer:
1. Select the text you want copied to another location.
2. Choose the Copy menu item from the Edit menu to
store the copied text.
3. Move the text cursor to where you want the selected
text copied by positioning the pointer and clicking
MB1.
4. Choose the Paste menu item from the Edit menu.
The selected text is copied to the new location.
moving text
=TITLE moving_text
=TITLE Moving Text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text Selecting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_cursor
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_to_line
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text deleting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text copying_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text undoing_edits
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text searching_string
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text search_window
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replacing_string
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_once
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_sele
=KEYWORD Text Moving
The Notepad editor saves the last text you selected
and deleted. You can move text you have selected and
deleted from one location in the text buffer to another
location.
To move text in a buffer:
1. Select the text you want to move to another
location.
2. Choose the Cut menu item from the Edit menu.
3. Move the text cursor to where you want to insert the
deleted text by positioning the pointer and clicking
MB1.
4. Choose the Paste menu item from the Edit menu.
The deleted text is copied to the new location.
Undoing edits
=TITLE Undoing_edits =TITLE Canceling and Reinstating Edits =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text Selecting_text =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_cursor =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_to_line =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text deleting_text =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text copying_text =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_txt =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text searching_string =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text search_window =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replacing_string =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_once =INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_sele =KEYWORD Canceling Reinstating Editing The Notepad editor defines a single edit as all keystrokes entered since the last time you either pressed the Delete key or repositioned the cursor by moving the pointer and pressing MB1. Choose Undo... from the Edit menu to cancel the most recent edit. To reinstate this edit, choose Redo from the Edit menu. The Notepad editor also allows you to cancel and reinstate a series of edits. Choose Undo... from the Edit menu. A dialog box appears. Click on the Undo button to cancel one edit at a time. Click on the Redo button to reinstate one edit at a time, beginning with the most recently canceled edit. Click on the Cancel button to remove the dialog box from the screen.
Searching string
=TITLE Searching_string
=TITLE Searching for a Text String
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text Selecting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_cursor
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_to_line
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text deleting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text copying_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_txt
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text undoing_edits
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text search_window
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replacing_string
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_once
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_sele
=KEYWORD Searching Text
To search for a text string:
1. Choose the Next... menu item from the Search menu. A
dialog box appears.
2. Type the text you want to locate.
3. Click on the Next button to initiate a search from
the current position to the end of the file; click
on the Previous button to search from the current
position back to the beginning of the file.
4. Continue to search for occurrences of the text
string by clicking on the Next or Previous button.
By default, the Notepad editor treats uppercase and
lowercase letters differently. Click on the Case
Sensitive button from the Customize menu to make
searches disregard the difference between uppercase
and lowercase occurrences of a letter.
search window
=TITLE search_window
=TITLE Searching for Text on the Screen
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text Selecting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_cursor
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_to_line
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text deleting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text copying_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_txt
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text undoing_edits
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text searching_string
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replacing_string
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_once
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_sele
=KEYWORD Searching Text
To search within Notepad for text that you have
selected from anywhere on your screen:
1. Select the text string
2. Choose the Next Selected or Previous Selected menu
item
Replacing string
=TITLE Replacing_string
=TITLE Replacing a Text String with Another Text String
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text Selecting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_cursor
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_to_line
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text deleting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text copying_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_txt
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text undoing_edits
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text searching_string
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text search_window
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_once
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_sele
=KEYWORD Replacing Text
You can replace a text string with another text string.
This is useful if you have spelled a word incorrectly
throughout a long file and you want to fix every
occurrence of the misspelled word.
To replace a text string with another text string:
1. Choose Replace All... from the Search menu. A dialog
box appears.
2. Enter the text that you want to replace in the text
entry field.
3. Click on the New text entry field. Enter the new
text that you want to substitute.
4. Click on the OK button.
replace once
=TITLE replace_once
=TITLE Replacing a Single Text String
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text Selecting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_cursor
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_to_line
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text deleting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text copying_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_txt
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text undoing_edits
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text searching_string
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text search_window
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replacing_string
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_sele
=KEYWORD Replacing Text
To replace a single text string:
1. Select the text you want to replace. (The first
time you want to make a substitution; for subsequent
replacements Notepad selects the desired target for
you.)
2. Choose Replace Once... from the Search menu.
Notepad searches from the current cursor position
and highlights the first occurrence of the text.
3. Click on the Yes button to replace the text string.
Click on the No button if you decide not to replace
the text string. Notepad then searches for the next
occurrence of the text.
Click on the Cancel button to stop the search
procedure.
Additional information available:
replace sele
=TITLE replace_sele
=TITLE Replacing Text Within a Selected Area
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text Selecting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_cursor
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_to_line
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text deleting_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text copying_text
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text moving_txt
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text undoing_edits
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text searching_string
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text search_window
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replacing_string
=INCLUDE Overview Editing_Text replace_once
=KEYWORD Replacing Text
To replace a text string within a given area:
1. Select the text that you want to replace.
2. Choose Replace Within Selected Area... from the
Search menu.
3. Enter the old text that you want the Notepad editor
to replace in the Old text entry field.
4. Click on the New text entry field. Enter the new
text that you want substituted.
5. Click on the OK button.
Saving file
=TITLE Saving_file
=TITLE Saving All Changes Made to a File
=INCLUDE Overview Typing_Text
=INCLUDE Overview opening_exis
=INCLUDE Overview opening_second
=INCLUDE Overview editing_text
=INCLUDE Overview quitting
=INCLUDE Overview exiting
=INCLUDE Overview Journal
=INCLUDE Overview Menus
=KEYWORD Saving Files Editing
Choose Save to save all the changes you make to an
existing file.
You can save all the changes you make to a Notepad
window that is not yet associated with a file name as
follows:
1. Choose Save As... from the File menu; a dialog box
appears.
2. Enter the file name and click on the OK button.
You can also save all changes and end a Notepad session
by choosing Exit from the File menu. Notepad prompts
you for a file name.
quitting
=TITLE quitting =TITLE Quitting from the Notepad Editor =INCLUDE Overview Typing_Text =INCLUDE Overview opening_exis =INCLUDE Overview opening_second =INCLUDE Overview editing_text =INCLUDE Overview Saving_file =INCLUDE Overview exiting =INCLUDE Overview Journal =INCLUDE Overview Menus =KEYWORD Quitting Choose Quit from the File menu to end a Notepad session. If you did not specify a file when you started Notepad and you did not make changes to that file, the Notepad session ends. If you choose Quit after you have made changes to a file, Notepad displays a dialog box that asks you whether you want to save the changes you made. Click on Yes to quit and save the changes, click on No to quit and not save the changes, or click on Cancel to continue editing the file. If you click on the Yes button, Notepad displays the Save As... dialog box that allows you to enter a file name. Click on OK to save the file. Click on Cancel to leave the save operation.
exiting
=TITLE exiting =TITLE Exiting from the Notepad Editor =INCLUDE Overview Typing_Text =INCLUDE Overview opening_exis =INCLUDE Overview opening_second =INCLUDE Overview editing_text =INCLUDE Overview Saving_file =INCLUDE Overview quitting =INCLUDE Overview Journal =INCLUDE Overview Menus =KEYWORD Exiting Choose Exit from the File menu to exit from Notepad and save your edits. If you have modified a file, the Notepad editor creates a new version of the file. The new version has the same file name and file type as the original version, with the version number incremented by 1.
Journal
=TITLE Journal
=TITLE Using Journal Files
=INCLUDE Overview Typing_Text
=INCLUDE Overview opening_exis
=INCLUDE Overview opening_second
=INCLUDE Overview editing_text
=INCLUDE Overview Saving_file
=INCLUDE Overview quitting
=INCLUDE Overview exiting
=INCLUDE Overview Menus
=KEYWORD Journaling Files
Notepad creates a journal file containing a record of
all edits performed during an editing session. If an
editing session ends because of a system failure, the
Notepad editor saves the journal file.
When you attempt to edit a file that has an associated
journal file, the Notepad editor displays a dialog box
asking whether you want the previous edits restored.
Click on the Yes button to perform the recovery. Click
on the No button to delete the old journal file.
If your editing session is interrupted before you
create a file the Notepad editor saves your keystrokes
in a journal file and assigns the untitled buffer a
file name. To recover the editing session:
1. Choose Open... from the File menu.
2. Select the journal file you want to recover. A
dialog box is displayed.
3. Click on the Yes button.
Menus
=TITLE Menus =TITLE Notepad Editor Menus =KEYWORD Menus The Notepad editor has six menus that allow you to edit files and get help using the Notepad editor. The menus are as follows: - File - Edit - Search - Navigate - Customize - Help
Additional information available:
FileEdit menuSearch menuNavigate menucustoms menu
Help menu
File
=TITLE File =TITLE The File Menu =KEYWORD Menus Files The File menu allows you to manipulate files. It contains the following menu items: - New - Open... - Open Selected - Include... - Save - Save As... - Revert - Quit - Exit
Additional information available:
NewOpen undOpen selincludeSaveSave asRevert
QuitExit
New
=TITLE New =TITLE New =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Open_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus File open_sel =INCLUDE Overview Menus File include =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save_as =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Revert =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Quit =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Exit =KEYWORD Menus Opening Choose New to open a second Notepad editor window. You can enter text or open an existing file in the second Notepad editor window. You can copy or move text from one Notepad editor window to another.
Open und
=TITLE Open_und =TITLE Open... =INCLUDE Overview Menus File New =INCLUDE Overview Menus File open_sel =INCLUDE Overview Menus File include =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save_as =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Revert =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Quit =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Exit =KEYWORD Menus Opening Choose Open... to open an existing file. A dialog box appears. Use the scroll bars to view a complete list of files. Move the pointer to the name of the file you want to open and double click on the file name.
Open sel
=TITLE Open_sel =TITLE Open Selected =INCLUDE Overview Menus File New =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Open_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus File include =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save_as =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Revert =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Quit =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Exit =KEYWORD Menus Opening Choose Open Selected to open a file whose name you have selected anywhere on your workstation screen.
include
=TITLE include
=TITLE Include...
=INCLUDE Overview Menus File New
=INCLUDE Overview Menus File Open_und
=INCLUDE Overview Menus File open_sel
=INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save
=INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save_as
=INCLUDE Overview Menus File Revert
=INCLUDE Overview Menus File Quit
=INCLUDE Overview Menus File Exit
=KEYWORD Menus Including Files
Choose Include... to include an existing file in the
text buffer that you are currently editing.
To include an existing file:
1. Move the text cursor to where you want the included
file inserted.
2. Choose Include... from the File menu. A dialog box
is displayed.
3. Select the file from the files listed in the
dialog box or type the name of the file you want
to include.
4. Click on the OK button.
The contents of the included file are inserted in the
editing window at the current cursor position.
Save
=TITLE Save =TITLE Save =INCLUDE Overview Menus File New =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Open_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus File open_sel =INCLUDE Overview Menus File include =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save_as =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Revert =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Quit =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Exit =KEYWORD Menus Saving Choose Save to save all the changes made to a Notepad window that contains a file name.
Save as
=TITLE Save_as =TITLE Save As... =INCLUDE Overview Menus File New =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Open_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus File open_sel =INCLUDE Overview Menus File include =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Revert =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Quit =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Exit =KEYWORD Menus Saving Choose Save As... to save all changes to a Notepad editor window that does not contain a file name. A dialog box appears. Enter a file name and click on the OK button to save the file.
Revert
=TITLE Revert =TITLE Revert =INCLUDE Overview Menus File New =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Open_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus File open_sel =INCLUDE Overview Menus File include =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save_as =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Quit =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Exit =KEYWORD Menus Reverting Choose Revert to reinsert a file. When you revert a file, the Notepad editor cancels all edits made to the file during an editing session.
Quit
=TITLE Quit =TITLE Quit =INCLUDE Overview Menus File New =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Open_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus File open_sel =INCLUDE Overview Menus File include =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save_as =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Revert =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Exit =KEYWORD Menus Quitting Choose Quit to discard the edits from an editing session and close the editing window.
Exit
=TITLE Exit =TITLE Exit =INCLUDE Overview Menus File New =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Open_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus File open_sel =INCLUDE Overview Menus File include =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Save_as =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Revert =INCLUDE Overview Menus File Quit =KEYWORD Menus Exiting Choose Exit to save your edits and close the editing window. If you have modified a file, the Notepad editor creates a new version of the file. If you have not yet named the file, a dialog box appears. Enter the file name in the text entry field and click on the OK button.
Edit menu
=TITLE Edit_menu =TITLE The Edit Menu =KEYWORD Menus Editing Files The Edit menu allows you to edit files. It contains the following menu items: - Undo - Redo - Undo... - Cut - Copy - Paste - Clear - Select All
Additional information available:
UndoRedoUndo sequenceCutCopyPaste
ClearSelect All
Undo
=TITLE Undo =TITLE Undo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Redo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Undo_sequence =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Cut =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Copy =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Paste =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Clear =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Select_All =KEYWORD Menus Undoing Editing Files Choose Undo to cancel the most recent edit. You can cancel only a single edit by choosing Undo. Choose Undo... to cancel a series of edits. The Notepad editor defines a single edit as all keystrokes entered since the last time you either pressed the Delete key or repositioned the cursor by moving the pointer and pressing MB1.
Redo
=TITLE Redo =TITLE Redo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Undo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Undo_sequence =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Cut =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Copy =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Paste =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Clear =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Select_All =KEYWORD Menus Redoing Editing Files Choose Redo to reinstate the most recently canceled edit. You can reinstate only a single edit by choosing Redo. Choose Undo to cancel your most recent edit. The Notepad editor defines a single edit as all keystrokes entered since the last time you either pressed the Delete key or repositioned the cursor by moving the pointer and pressing MB1.
Undo sequence
=TITLE Undo_sequence =TITLE Undo... =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Undo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Redo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Cut =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Copy =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Paste =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Clear =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Select_All =KEYWORD Menus Undoing Editing Files Choose Undo... to cancel a number of edits. A dialog box appears. Click on the Undo button to cancel one edit at a time. Click on the Redo button to reinstate one edit at a time, beginning with the most recently undone edit. Click on the Cancel button to remove the dialog box from the screen.
Cut
=TITLE Cut =TITLE Cut =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Undo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Redo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Undo_sequence =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Copy =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Paste =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Clear =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Select_All =KEYWORD Menus Cutting Editing Text Choose Cut to remove selected text from the file. You can insert the text in another location or in another VMS DECwindows window by moving the cursor to the new location and choosing Paste.
Copy
=TITLE Copy =TITLE Copy =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Undo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Redo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Undo_sequence =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Cut =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Paste =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Clear =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Select_All =KEYWORD Menus Copying Editing Text Choose Copy to copy selected text from one location to another. A copy of the text remains at the current location. You can insert the text in another location or in another VMS DECwindows window by moving the cursor to the new location and choosing Paste.
Paste
=TITLE Paste =TITLE Paste =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Undo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Redo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Undo_sequence =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Cut =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Copy =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Clear =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Select_All =KEYWORD Menus Pasting Editing Text Choose Paste to insert text at the current cursor location. You must have previously cut or copied this text by choosing Cut or Copy.
Clear
=TITLE Clear =TITLE Clear =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Undo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Redo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Undo_sequence =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Cut =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Copy =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Paste =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Select_All =KEYWORD Menus Clearing Editing Text Choose Clear to erase a selected portion of text.
Select All
=TITLE Select_All =TITLE Select All =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Undo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Redo =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Undo_sequence =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Cut =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Copy =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Paste =INCLUDE Overview Menus Edit_menu Clear =KEYWORD Menus Selecting Text Choose Select All to select all the text within the Notepad window.
Search menu
=TITLE Search_menu =TITLE The Search Menu =KEYWORD Menus Searching The Search menu allows you to search for text strings, and to replace test strings with other text strings. It contains the following menu items: - Next Selected - Previous Selected - Next... - Previous... - Next Incremental... - Previous Incremental... - Replace Once... - Replace Within Selected Area... - Replace All....
Additional information available:
Next selePrevious selenext undPrevious undNext incPrevious incReplace once
Replace selReplace all
Next sele
=TITLE Next_sele =TITLE Next Selected =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_once =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_sel =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_all =KEYWORD Menus Selecting Choose Next Selected to move through the file to the next occurrence of a selected string.
Previous sele
=TITLE Previous_sele =TITLE Previous Selected =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_once =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_sel =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_all =KEYWORD Menus Selecting Choose Previous Selected to move through the file to the previous occurrence of a selected string.
next und
=TITLE next_und =TITLE Next... =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_once =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_sel =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_all =KEYWORD Menus Searching Choose Next... to search for the next forward occurrence of a text string. A dialog box appears. Type the text that you want to search for and click on the Next button. The Notepad editor searches from the current cursor position and highlights the first occurrence of the text string. Click on the Next button to find the next occurrence of the string. Click on the Previous button to find the previous occurrence of the string. By default, the Notepad editor treats uppercase and lowercase letters differently. Click on the Case Sensitive button from the Customize menu to make searches disregard the difference between uppercase and lowercase occurrences of a letter.
Previous und
=TITLE Previous_und =TITLE Previous... =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_once =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_sel =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_all =KEYWORD Menus Searching Choose Previous... to search for a text string and for the previous occurrence of that string. A dialog box appears. Type the text string that you want to search for in the text entry field and press Return. The Notepad editor searches from the current cursor position and highlights the previous occurrence of the text string. Click on the Previous button to continue to search for a previous occurrence of the string. By default, the Notepad editor treats uppercase and lowercase letters differently. Click on the Case Sensitive button from the Customize menu to make searches disregard the difference between uppercase and lowercase occurrences of a letter.
Next inc
=TITLE Next_inc =TITLE Next Incremental... =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_once =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_sel =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_all =KEYWORD Menus Searching Choose Next Incremental... to search for a character pattern. A dialog box appears. Type the pattern that you want to search for in the Pattern text entry field. You can add characters or delete characters from the search string during the search operation, and the Notepad editor returns to the initial search position in the buffer and looks again for the modified pattern. The Notepad editor searches from the current cursor position and highlights the first occurrence of the pattern. Click on the Next button to find the next occurrence of the pattern. Click on the Previous button to find the previous occurrence of the pattern.
Previous inc
=TITLE Previous_inc =TITLE Previous Incremental... =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_once =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_sel =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_all =KEYWORD Menus Searching Choose Previous Incremental... to search for a previous character pattern. A dialog box appears. Type the pattern that you want to search for in the Pattern text entry field. You can add characters or delete characters from the search string during the search operation, and the Notepad editor returns to the initial search position in the buffer and looks again for the modified pattern. The Notepad editor searches from the current cursor position and highlights the first occurrence of the pattern. Click on the Next button to find the next occurrence of the pattern. Click on the Previous button to find the previous occurrence of the pattern.
Replace once
=TITLE Replace_once =TITLE Replace Once... =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_sel =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_all =KEYWORD Menus Replacing Text Choose Replace Once... to replace a text string with another text string. A dialog box appears. Type the string you want to replace in the Old text entry field. Enter the new string in the text entry field labeled New. Click on the Yes button.
Replace sel
=TITLE Replace_sel =TITLE Replace Within Selected Area... =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_once =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_sel =KEYWORD Menus Replacing Text Choose Replace Within Selected Area... to change some text throughout a section of your Notepad buffer. Select the area where you want to make the change. Type the text you want to replace in the text entry field labeled Old. Enter the new replacement string in the text entry field labeled New. Click on the OK button.
Replace all
=TITLE Replace_all =TITLE Replace All... =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_sele =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Next_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Previous_inc =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_once =INCLUDE Overview Menus Search_menu Replace_sel =KEYWORD Menus Replacing Text Choose Replace All... to replace all occurrences of the text string in the Notepad editor window. A dialog box appears. Type the string you want to replace in the text entry field labeled Old. Enter the new string in the text entry field labeled New. Click on the OK button.
Navigate menu
=TITLE Navigate_menu =TITLE The Navigate Menu =KEYWORD Menus Navigating The Navigate menu allows you to move the cursor to specific locations in the file. It contains the following menu items: - Go to Top - Go to Bottom - Go to Selected Line Number - Go to Line... - Split View - Delete View
Additional information available:
TopBottomSelected lineLine undsplt viewdel view
Top
=TITLE Top =TITLE Go to Top =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Bottom =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Selected_line =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Line_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu splt_view =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu del_view =KEYWORD Menus Navigating Choose Go to Top to move the cursor to the top of the Notepad buffer.
Bottom
=TITLE Bottom =TITLE Go to Bottom =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Top =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Selected_line =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Line_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu splt_view =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu del_view =KEYWORD Menus Navigating Choose Go to Bottom to move the cursor to the bottom of the Notepad buffer.
Selected line
=TITLE Selected_line
=TITLE Go to Selected Line Number
=INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Top
=INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Bottom
=INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Line_und
=INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu splt_view
=INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu del_view
=KEYWORD Menus Navigating
Use Go to Selected Line Number to move the cursor to
the beginning of a specific line whose number appears
somewhere on the workstation screen.
To go to the beginning of a specific line:
1. Use the mouse and select the line number in any
window on the screen.
2. Choose Go to Selected Line Number. The cursor moves
to the beginning of the line.
Line und
=TITLE Line_und =TITLE Go to Line... =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Top =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Bottom =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Selected_line =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu splt_view =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu del_view =KEYWORD Menus Navigating Choose Go to Line... to move the cursor to the beginning of any line. A dialog box appears. Enter the line number in the text entry field. Click on the OK button or press the Return key. The cursor moves to the beginning of the line.
splt view
=TITLE splt_view =TITLE Split View =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Top =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Bottom =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Selected_line =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Line_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu del_view =KEYWORD Menus Viewing Choose Split View to cause the Notepad window to split into two view areas. If more than one view exists, the view area that has input focus is split into two.
del view
=TITLE del_view =TITLE Delete View =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Top =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Bottom =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Selected_line =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu Line_und =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu splt_view =KEYWORD Menus Viewing Choose Delete View to delete a view from a Notepad window that has multiple views.
customs menu
=TITLE customs_menu =TITLE The Customize Menu =KEYWORD Menus Customizing The Customize menu allows you to specify how the Notepad editor performs search and word wrap operations. It contains the following menu items: - Case Sensitive Searches - Word Wrap - Font... - Save Attributes - Restore Attributes
Additional information available:
case serchwrd wrpfontsSve attrrest attr
case serch
=TITLE case_serch =TITLE Case Sensitive Searches Button =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu wrd_wrp =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu fonts =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu sve_attr =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu rest_attr =KEYWORD Menus Case Searching By default, the Notepad editor treats uppercase and lowercase letters differently. Click on the Case Sensitive Searches button to make searches disregard the difference between uppercase and lowercase occurrences of a letter.
wrd wrp
=TITLE wrd_wrp =TITLE Word Wrap Button =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu case_serch =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu fonts =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu sve_attr =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu rest_attr =KEYWORD Menus Word_Wrap Click on the Word Wrap button to perform the word wrap operation. By default, the Notepad editor has word wrap set.
fonts
=TITLE fonts =TITLE Font... =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu case_serch =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu wrd_wrp =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu sve_attr =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu rest_attr =KEYWORD Menus Fonts The Notepad includes several font types that you can use. Choose the Font... menu item in the Customize menu to change the font type in the Notepad editor window. When you choose the Font... menu item, Notepad displays the Font Attributes dialog box. The dialog box contains list boxes that allow you to choose the font type, size, width, and several other features. Click on an attribute to change your current settings. The Notepad displays the change in the Sample Text list box. If you want to make the change to your file, click on the Apply button.
Sve attr
=TITLE Sve_attr =TITLE Save Attributes =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu case_serch =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu wrd_wrp =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu fonts =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu rest_attr =KEYWORD Menus Settings Attributes Choose the Save Attributes item when you make changes to the Notepad display and you want to permanently save the new settings.
rest attr
=TITLE rest_attr =TITLE Restore Attributes =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu case_serch =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu wrd_wrp =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu fonts =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu sve_attr =KEYWORD Menus Settings Choose Restore Attributes when you want to restore the Notepad editor default display settings. Any changes you made to Notepad attributes will no longer take effect.
Help menu
=TITLE Help_menu =TITLE The Help Menu =INCLUDE Overview Menus edit_menu =INCLUDE Overview Menus search_menu =INCLUDE Overview Menus Navigate_menu =INCLUDE Overview Menus customs_menu =KEYWORD Menus Help The Help menu allows you to display help for the Notepad editor. It contains two menu items, Overview and About. Choose Overview to display an overview of the Notepad editor and to access additional help for the Notepad editor. Choose About to display copyright information for the Notepad editor.