SET LEFT MARGIN

 Sets the left margin of the buffer to the column you specify.  The setting
 applies to new text or to text you reformat with CENTER LINE or FILL.

 Example:

    The following commands set the left margin to column 5 and then
    reformat the current paragraph according to the new margin:

       Command: SET LEFT MARGIN 5
       Command: FILL PARAGRAPH

 Usage notes:

 o  Default left margin is 1 (which is the leftmost column).  The left
    margin must be less than the right margin.

 o  To find out the margins of the buffer, use SHOW, or with the WPS
    keypad, press the Ruler key (GOLD-R).

 o  Margins are buffer attributes---you can set a different left margin for
    each buffer you edit.  For example, you can edit a source program in
    one buffer using a left margin of 1, and edit a memo in another buffer
    using a left margin of 5.

 o  Changing the margins does not affect existing text.  For example, you
    increase or decrease the left margin, use FILL commands to reformat
    text, and then restore the previous margin for editing the rest of the
    buffer.

 o  To set the same left margin for all your buffers, put SET LEFT MARGIN
    in an initialization file (typically, EVE$INIT.EVE) and use that file
    when you invoke EVE.  For example, if your initialization file has the
    command SET LEFT MARGIN 5, the setting applies to the Main (or first)
    buffer and to an EVE system buffer named $DEFAULTS$, so that each
    buffer you create has the same left margin.  See help on Initialization
    Files.

 o  If you use SET PARAGRAPH INDENT, the sum of the left margin and the
    paragraph indent must be less than the right margin and (in the case of
    a negative indent) at least 1.  For example, if the paragraph indent is
    -4, the left margin must be at least 5.

 Related topics:

    CENTER LINE    FILL    SET PARAGRAPH INDENT    SET RIGHT MARGIN    SHOW