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- From: les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell)
- Subject: Re: Column Editor ??
- Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 23:31:09 GMT
- Message-ID: <C1Fnzy.EMv@chinet.chi.il.us>
- References: <C1BKK6.5DA@chinet.chi.il.us> <richard.727862762@dutepp13> <1993Jan25.174143.26098@Princeton.EDU>
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- In article <1993Jan25.174143.26098@Princeton.EDU> bvaughan@sheps.Princeton.EDU (Barbara Vaughan) writes:
- [WP->ascii save]
- >Yes, it does. F10, then one of the options shown (Save DOS text, I think).
- >However, WP column editing ability is strictly limited to columns you've
- >predefined before setting up the data file. And moving between columns is
- >a pain.
-
- Tables are much nicer than columns if you are really doing tabular data,
- but you can also use tabstops for the same effect. In fact it's kind
- of non-intutive the way you have to quote a tab within a table to
- make it be interpreted as a tab instead of "move to the next table field"
- and you sometimes need decimal tabs to make things line up the way you
- want even in tables.
-
- BTW, the way to move between columns is <ctl-home> (goto) arrow.
-
- Les Mikesell
- les@chinet.chi.il.us
-