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Full Screen Editor - Keyboard Help
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To use PCBoard's full screen editor you need to familiarize yourself with
the functions listed below utilizing the PC's keyboard (or control sequences
in case your system does not support the PC's specialized keyboard):
Cursor Movement PC Keyboard Control Keys ANSI codes
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Move Left a Character Left Arrow Ctrl-S ESC[D
Move Right a Character Right Arrow Ctrl-D ESC[C
Move Left to Previous Word Ctrl-Left Arrow Ctrl-A
Move Right to Next Word Ctrl-Right Arrow Ctrl-F
Move To Next Tab Stop Tab Key Ctrl-I
Move To Start of Line Home Key Ctrl-W ESC[H
Move To End of Line End Key Ctrl-P ESC[K
Move Up a Line Up Arrow Ctrl-E ESC[A
Move Down a Line Down Arrow Ctrl-X ESC[B
Move Up a Page PgUp Key Ctrl-R
Move Down a Page PgDn Key Ctrl-C
Edit Function PC Keyboard Control Keys
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Toggle Insert Mode Ins Key Ctrl-V
Reformat Paragraph Ctrl-B Ctrl-B
Join a Line Ctrl-J Ctrl-J
Insert a Line Ctrl-N Ctrl-N
Delete a Line Ctrl-Y Ctrl-Y
Delete to End of Line Ctrl-End Ctrl-K
Delete Char Del Key Ctrl-G
Delete Char to the Left Backspace Ctrl-H
Delete Word to the Right Ctrl-T Ctrl-T
Special Functions PC Keyboard Control Keys
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Exit Full Screen Editor ESC Ctrl-U
Redisplay Screen Ctrl-L Ctrl-L
Quote or List Original Ctrl-O Ctrl-O or Ctrl-Q
Using the above keystrokes
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All systems should be able to use the Control Key method of performing the
above functions (press and hold the CTRL key while typing the letter key
that follows it in the above table).
The more familiar PC Keyboard keys, such as the arrow keys, will work while
on locally. They will also work if your communications program is capable
of either sending the actual keystroke (keyboard scan code) or an ANSI
escape code equivalent through to the host system.
An example would be calling in from remote using Qmodem to connect to
PCBoard and utilitizing either the 'Doorway Mode' or the 'Keyboard
Emulation' in Qmodem so that keystrokes are passed directly on to PCBoard.
The ANSI escape codes are an alternate means of telling PCBoard to move the
cursor around on the screen. Qmodem's "Keyboard Emulation" feature makes
use of these ANSI codes without the need for Doorway Mode. Other comm
packages may be able to program the ANSI escape codes into function keys.
Insert Mode
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While in 'Insert Mode' it should be noted that characters to the right of
the cursor will be pushed one character to the right as each letter is
typed.
Additionally, pressing the (Enter) key while in Insert Mode will cause a
new line to be inserted.
NON-PC KEYBOARD USERS PLEASE NOTE!
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Some modems and packet switch environments will filter out CTRL-S keystrokes
and interpret them to mean "stop sending data". In these environments
pressing CTRL-S will not move the cursor as expected - in fact it will
appear to do nothing. You will need to press CTRL-Q to get going again.
You can work around this by using CTRL-A which means move left to previous
WORD rather than moving a character to the left.
Those of you who can send either an ESC[D or the PC scan code for the Left
Arrow will not encounter this problem and will never have to worry about it.
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