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xedit(1X)
X11R6
NAME
xedit - simple text editor for X
SYNOPSIS
xedit [-toolkitoption...] [filename]
OPTIONS
xedit accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line options (see
X(1X)). The order of the command line options is not important.
filename
Specifies the file that is to be loaded during start-up. This is
the file which will be edited. If a file is not specified, xedit
lets you load a file or create a new file after it has started up.
DESCRIPTION
The xedit program provides a window consisting of the following four areas:
Commands Section
A set of commands that allow you to exit xedit, save the file,
or load a new file into the edit window.
Message Window
Displays xedit messages. In addition, this window can be used
as a scratch pad.
Filename Display
Displays the name of the file currently being edited, and
whether this file is Read-Write or Read Only.
Edit Window Displays the text of the file that you are editing or creating.
EDITING
The Athena Text widget is used for the three sections of this application
that allow text input. The characters typed will go to the Text widget
that the pointer cursor is currently over. If the pointer cursor is not
over a text widget then the keypresses will have no effect on the
application. This is also true for the special key sequences that popup
dialog widgets, so typing Control-S in the filename widget will enable
searching in that widget, not the edit widget.
Both the message window and the edit window will create a scrollbar if the
text to display is too large to fit in that window. Horizontal scrolling
is not allowed by default, but can be turned on through the Text widget's
resources, see Athena Widget Set for the exact resource definition.
The following keystroke combinations are defined:
Ctrl-a Beginning Of Line Meta-b Backward Word
Ctrl-b Backward Character Meta-f Forward Word
Ctrl-d Delete Next Character Meta-i Insert File
Ctrl-e End Of Line Meta-k
Kill To End Of
Paragraph
Ctrl-f Forward Character Meta-q Form Paragraph
Ctrl-g Multiply Reset Meta-v Previous Page
Ctrl-h Meta-y
Delete Previous
Character
Insert Current
Selection
Ctrl-j Newline And Indent Meta-z Scroll One Line Down
Ctrl-k Kill To End Of Line Meta-d Delete Next Word
Ctrl-l Redraw Display Meta-D Kill Word
Ctrl-m Newline Meta-h Delete
Ctrl-n Next Line Meta-H Backward Kill Word
Ctrl-o Newline And Backup Meta-< Beginning Of File
Ctrl-p Previous Line Meta-> End Of File
Ctrl-r Meta-] Forward Paragraph
Search/Replace
Backward
Ctrl-s Search/Replace Forward Meta-[ Backward Paragraph
Ctrl-t Transpose Characters
Ctrl-u Multiply by 4 Meta-Delete Delete Previous Word
Ctrl-v Next Page Kill Previous Word
Meta-Shift
Delete
Ctrl-w Kill Selection Meta-Backspace Delete Previous Word
Ctrl-y Unkill Kill Previous Word
Meta-Shift
Backspace
Ctrl-z Scroll One Lie Up
In addition, the pointer may be used to cut and paste text:
Button 1 Down Start Selection
Button 1 Motion Adjust Selection
Button 1 Up End Selection (cut)
Button 2 Down Insert Current Selection (paste)
Button 3 Down Extend Current Selection
Button 3 Motion Adjust Selection
Button 3 Up End Selection (cut)
COMMANDS
Quit
Quits the current editing session. If any changes have not been saved,
xedit displays a warning message, allowing the user to save the file.
Save
If file backups are enabled (see RESOURCES, below) xedit stores a copy
of the original, unedited file in <prefix>file<suffix>, then overwrites
the file with the contents of the edit window. The filename is
retrieved from the Text widget directly to the right of the Load
button.
Load
Loads the file named in the text widget immediately to the right of the
this button and displays it in the Edit window. If the currently
displayed file has been modified a warning message will ask the user to
save the changes, or press Load again.
RESOURCES
For xedit the available resources are:
enableBackups (Class EnableBackups)
Specifies that, when edits made to an existing file are saved, xedit is
to copy the original version of that file to <prefix>file<suffix>
before it saves the changes. The default value for this resource is
"off," stating that no backups should be created.
backupNamePrefix (Class BackupNamePrefix)
Specifies a string that is to be prepended to the backup filename. The
default is that no string shall be prepended.
backupNameSuffix (Class BackupNameSuffix)
Specifies a string that is to be appended to the backup filename. The
default is to use ".BAK" as the suffix.
WIDGETS
In order to specify resources, it is useful to know the hierarchy of the
widgets which compose xedit. In the notation below, indentation indicates
hierarchical structure. The widget class name is given first, followed by
the widget instance name.
Xedit xedit
Paned paned
Paned buttons
Command quit
Command save
Command load
Text filename
Label bc_label
Text messageWindow
Label labelWindow
Text editWindow
ENVIRONMENT
DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
XENVIRONMENT
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
FILES
<XRoot>/lib/X11/app-defaults/Xedit
specifies required resources
RESTRICTIONS
There is no undo function.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1988, Digital Equipment Corporation.
Copyright 1989, X Consortium
See X(1X) for a full statement of rights and permissions.
SEE ALSO
X(1X), xrdb(1X), Athena Widget Set
AUTHOR
Chris D. Peterson, MIT X Consortium
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