EVE SET_PARAGRAPH_INDENT — VMS 5.5

 SET PARAGRAPH INDENT

 Sets the number of spaces to be added or subtracted at the start of new
 paragraphs---relative to the left margin of the buffer.  The setting
 applies to new paragraphs or to paragraphs you reformat with FILL.

 Examples:

    Command            Purpose or Effect
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    SET PARA IND 4     Indents the first line of a new paragraph 4 spaces.
                       Thus, if the left margin is 1, the first line of a
                       paragraph starts in column 5, with a shape of like
                       this:

                              xxxxxxxxxxx
                          xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                          xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    SET PARA IND 0     (Default.)  New paragraphs start at the left margin
                       ---no indent.  The shape of your paragraphs is like
                       this, sometimes called a "block" paragraph:

                          xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                          xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                          xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    SET PARA IND -3    Subtracts 3 spaces at the start of a new paragraph
                       ---sometimes called an "outdent" or "hanging"
                       paragraph with the first line left of the left
                       margin.  Thus, if the left margin is 8, the first
                       line of a paragraph starts in column 5.  This is
                       useful to format lists with a number or "bullet" to
                       the left of the text, or to format headings offset
                       to the left of the text.  The shape of your
                       paragraphs is like this:

                          xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                             xxxxxxxxxxxx
                             xxxxxxxxxxxx

 Usage notes:

 o  "Paragraphs" are bounded by any of the following:

       *  Blank line
       *  Top or bottom of the buffer
       *  Page break (form feed at the start of a line)
       *  RUNOFF command (such as .BREAK;) at the start of a line
       *  VAX DOCUMENT tag (such as <LE>) at the start of a line

 o  The sum of the paragraph indent and left margin 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 -3, the left margin must be at
    least 5.  To find out the current settings, use SHOW.

 o  Paragraph indent is a buffer attribute---you can have a different
    setting for each buffer you edit.  For example, you can edit a source
    program in one buffer using a paragraph indent of 0, and edit a memo in
    another buffer using a paragraph indent of 3.

 o  Changing the paragraph indent does not affect existing text.  For
    example, you can increase or decrease the paragraph indent, use FILL
    PARAGRAPH to reformat the current paragraph, and then restore the
    previous setting for editing the rest of the buffer.

 o  To set the same paragraph indent for all your buffers, put SET
    PARAGRAPH INDENT 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 PARAGRAPH INDENT 4, 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 right margin.
    See help on Initialization Files.

 o  Paragraph indent set by command is relative to the left margin of the
    buffer; set with the WPS Ruler key (GOLD-R), it is independent of the
    left margin.

 o  If the paragraph indent is not 0, you cannot use FILL or FILL RANGE to
    reformat a range unless the range starts at the start of a paragraph.

 Related topics:

    Defaults      FILL      SET LEFT MARGIN      SHOW
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EVE SET_PARAGRAPH_INDENT — VMS 5.5
