The Last Word 3.0 Reference Manual
<CTRL+N> | Entered in a filename dialogue will enter name of current file |
| without device. |
<CTRL+B> | When pressed in ANY input dialogue (unless preceded by |
| <CTRL+ESCAPE>), <CTRL+B> will place the contents of the |
| paste buffer (or as much of it as will fit) into the input line. Using |
| this method, if you previously captured text with the Ask for |
| Input command, it can be transferred into any LW command |
| which requires input. Similarly, you could cut text from the |
| document and feed it into an LW command. Note that if the |
| input dialogue is associated with a filing operation, the string |
| will appear in uppercase. |
<CTRL+L> | Will insert the name of the last file loaded in any bank (see |
| “Linked Files”). |
In order to make these new commands as flexible as possible, the device/path/name and path/name variables are now accessible from ANY input dialogue. Precede them with <CTRL+ESCAPE> to type them literally.
7.4.3 ENTERING OTHER COMMANDS FROM MACROS
While <ESCAPE> is used to start macros from the editor, from within a macro, <CTRL+X> does this job. This means that FROM MACROS, <ESCAPE> PERFORMS ITS USUAL JOB OF PRECEDING CONTROL CHARACTERS. If you want to enter any command code from within a macro as part of your text rather than as a command, just precede it with an <ESCAPE> character in the macro. Many LW commands are attached to <SHIFT+CTRL> key combinations. Obviously these have no ASCII equivalents, so how are these commands denoted in macros? Simple - from a macro, just think <INVERSE CTRL> instead of <SHIFT+CTRL>. So, to enter the<SHIFT+CTRL+F>ind string command from within a macro, you would type an:<INVERSE CTRL+F>instead, or:<SELECT+CTRL+F>This is why the special macro commands use only those characters that relate to illegal <CTRL+SHIFT> key presses.
When a macro is running, the only keys read from the keyboard are get key commands, confirm commands, text entered during accept line mode, and characters pressed during printing when page wait is on. The "Press a key" prompt after a file view/print operation requires a keystroke from the active macro to clear it and return to the editor.
7.4.4 THE SPECIAL MACRO FONT
The font MACRO.FNT/MACRO.F80 font on the distribution disk can be loaded by typing:
<SHIFT+CTRL+N> New font, typing MACRO <RETURN>. This works in both 80 and 40 column modes. These fonts define all the control keys as special, heavy characters instead of international characters in order to make editing macros a little easier.
7.4.5 KEYBOARD CONVENTIONS FOR MACROS
Understanding how the keys in LW work may seem complex at first, so before we step through some example macros, let's recap:
