Description
ESC ?
| Help
| Displays online help to user.
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^Z
| Save and Exit
| Saves the file / message and exits
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ESC ESC
| Abort
| Aborts the message, no save
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ESC J
| Change Subject
| If editing a message, this will change the subject line.
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ESC T
| Change Recipient
| If writing a message, this will change the person to whom the message is addressed.
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ESC Z
| Prefs
| Enter user preferences editor. See below for details.
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ESC C
| Check Spelling
| If a spelling checker is configured, this will check the spelling.
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^X MI
| Insert Mode
| Toggles editing mode between INSERT (text typed is inserted into file) and OVERWRITE (text
is written over existing text). Default is INSERT.
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^U x
| Repeat x times
| Repeats the command which follows 'x' times.
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^X MW
| Wrap
| Toggles word-wrap on and off.
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^L
| Redraw Screen
| Re-draws the entire screen. Handy if line noise corrupts the display.
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^G
| Abort Command
| Aborts any command sequence currently at a prompt.
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ESC !
| Send broadcast message
| Broadcasts a message to other users using DLG's broadcast manager.
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Navigation | Key
| Function
| Description
Up Arrow ^P
| Move up one line
| Takes the cursor to the previous line.
| Left Arrow ^B
| Move left one character
| Takes the cursor to the previous character.
| Right Arrow ^F
| Move right one character
| Takes the cursor to the next character.
| Down Arrow ^N
| Move down one line
| Takes the cursor to the next line.
| ^A
| Beginning of Line
| Takes cursor to beginning of line
| ^E
| End of Line
| Takes cursor to end of line.
| ESC F
| Forward Word
| Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
| ESC B
| Backward Word
| Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
| ^V
| Forward Page
| Takes the cursor to the next page.
| ESC V
| Backward Page
| Moves cursor to previous page.
| ESC P
| Top of Paragraph
| Takes cursor to beginning of paragraph.
| ESC N
| Bottom of Paragraph
| Move cursor to end of current paragraph.
| ESC <
| Top of File
| Takes cursor to the beginning of the file or message.
| ESC >
| End of File
| Takes the cursor to the end of the file or message.
| ESC G
| Goto
| Go to specified line number.
| Editing Commands | Key
| Function
| Description
^K
| Kill Line
| Deletes the current line from the cursor all the way to the end.
| ^D
| Delete Character
| Deletes the current character under the cursor
| ESC D
| Delete Word Forward
| Deletes the next word
| ESC ^H
| Delete Word Backward
| Deletes the previous word
| ESC A
| Format Paragraph
| Reformats the paragraph under the cursor, wrapping text to fit the screen.
| ESC .
| Set Mark
| Sets a mark at the cursor position.
| ESC W
| Copy
| Copies everything between cursor and mark (mark must be set previously).
| ^W
| Cut
| Cuts all text between cursor and mark (mark must be set previously).
| ^Y
| Paste
| Inserts data from the copy buffer at the cursor position. This includes text that has
been deleted.
| Quoting | Key
| Function
| Description
ESC Q ^Q
| Quote Message
| If replying to a message, this will quote the message being replied to. A quote window
will open and the user can select the text to quote from that window.
| ^X Q
| Quote All
| Quotes the entire message
| Search / Replace | Key
| Function
| Description
ESC S ^S
| Search Forward
| Searches the text from the cursor to end of file.
| ^R
| Search Reverse
| Searches for text from the cursor to the beginning of the file.
| ESC R
| Search and Replace
| Searches for given text, replaces it if found.
| Macros | Key
| Function
| Description
^X (
| Begin recording macro
| Start recording a macro to use at a later time.
| ^X )
| End Macro
| Stop recording the current macro.
| ^X E
| Execute Macro
| Executes a macro
| Sysop Only | Key
| Function
| Description
^X ^I
| Insert File
| Insert a file into the current text. If the file is binary, it may be UUEncoded automatically.
| ^X ^W
| Write File
| Write the file or message to a text file on the hard drive.
| ^X ^P
| Print
| Prints the current message or file to the printer.
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