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From: Marck D Pearlstone [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Richard Evans on TBUDL [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 00:03:18 +0100
Subject: Re: Editor issue
Enter a line of headings, spaced like you want them.
*Now* use tabs on the *next* (and subsequent) lines.
Your
Hey Allie,
My MUA believes you used The Bat! (v1.60m)
to write the following on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 2:38:59 PM.
TM How do you switch the text selection modes?
ACM Three ways:
Thanks!
TM Also, how do you ndent whole text blocks and paste text indented?
ACM To indent text blocks
ACM
Hello Allie!
On Thursday, May 23, 2002 at 1:20:59 AM you wrote:
IOW's, autoformat isn't an option that should be disabled except for
in the most exceptional of circumstances.
Auto-Wrap?!
Not Auto-Format.
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Dierk Haasis [DH] wrote:
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IOW's, autoformat isn't an option that should be disabled except for
in the most exceptional of circumstances.
DH Auto-Wrap?!
DH Not Auto-Format.
Oops, yes. Thanks for that vital correction. :-)
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Richard Evans [RE] wrote:
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DH Try this and be awed. ;-)
RE Sorry I don't understand what should I be awed at (or am I just
RE being dim ?)
With SmartTab disabled, tabbing will move you 4 characters forward.
(TB!'s editor doesn't support true
Hi TBUDL,
On Wed, 22 May 2002, at 10:16:42 [GMT +0200] you wrote:
DH Hello John!
DH On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 9:41:01 AM you wrote:
Thanks. What are Smart Tabs?
DH The best way to see it is to enable them and then try to make a table:
DH 12 3
DH 45 6
DH
On 23 May 2002, 11:49, Richard Evans wrote:
Sorry I don't understand what should I be awed at (or am I just being
dim ?)
~~~
Smart tabs are wonderful for creating ASCII tables. For example, in
this table:
COL 1 COL 2 COL 3
= ==
Hello Richard!
On Thursday, May 23, 2002 at 12:49:46 PM you wrote:
Sorry I don't understand what should I be awed at (or am I just being
dim ?)
Ok, awed may be a hyperbole.
It should have shown you how easy it is to create tables and
indentation with SmartTabs on.
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Hi TBUDL,
On Thu, 23 May 2002, at 15:12:28 [GMT +0200] you wrote:
DH Ok, awed may be a hyperbole
I am constantly awed by The Bat and the knowledge of TBUDL 'ers
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Current Ver: 1.60m
Hi TBUDL,
On Thu, 23 May 2002, at 15:12:28 [GMT +0200] you wrote:
DH It should have shown you how easy it is to create tables and
DH indentation with SmartTabs on.
Sorry I still don't understand !
If I type 1 (tab) 2 (tab) 3(return)
4 (tab)5 (tab) 6 return
and so on
the table is aligned
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Hi Richard,
@23 May 2002, 21:10:23 +0100 Richard Evans wrote in
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If Smart tabs is checked the 3 is too close to the 2 and the
alignment goes to pot when I hit double figures. Could one of you
please
Hello Lone,
On Wed, 22 May 2002 15:04:27 +1000 GMT (22/05/02, 12:04 +0700 GMT),
Lone Wolf wrote:
LW How can I get the Bat! editor to act ~normally~ when I compose a
LW post, or cut paste, etc.?
What's normal? g
LW I mean, why do the scroll bars go;
They disappear? Sometimes they do that
Hello Thomas
You wrote On Wed, 22 May 2002, at 13:27:08 [GMT +0700] (16:27:08 Wednesday, 22 May
2002 where I live):-
To make the change (unchecked auto-format) permanent, go to the main
window, choose Options / Editor Preferences and tick/untick to your
heart's content.
Thanks. What are
Hello Lone!
On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 7:04:27 AM you wrote:
How can I get the Bat! editor to act ~normally~ when I compose a post, or cut
paste, etc.?
It does.
I mean, why do the scroll bars go; why do cut pastes reformat, etc. etc.
Because it is still a free caret concept?
Why
Hello John!
On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 9:41:01 AM you wrote:
Thanks. What are Smart Tabs?
The best way to see it is to enable them and then try to make a table:
12 3
45 6
7 8 0
Try this and be awed. ;-)
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http://www.Write4U.de
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Thomas F [TF] wrote:
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TF Because you have activated auto-format. Go to Utilities in the
TF editor and uncheck it. Also uncheck auto-wrap in the process.
I wouldn't uncheck autowrap. Have you tried that and seen what it
does? :-)
Yes, uncheck
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Lone Wolf [LW] wrote:
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LW How can I get the Bat! editor to act ~normally~ when I compose a
LW post, or cut paste, etc.?
Because it isn't a 'normal' editor. :-) It works differently. It's a
free caret editor.
LW I mean, why do the scroll bars
Hello Allie
You wrote On Wed, 22 May 2002, at 06:36:41 [GMT -0500] (21:36:41 Wednesday, 22 May
2002 where I live):-
I'm not saying that TB!'s editor is perfect either, but there's a lot
to it that isn't initially appreciated.
Just a short note to thank all who replied - think I am on top
Hey Allie,
My MUA believes you used The Bat! (v1.60m)
to write the following on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 7:36:41 AM.
ACM There are also some other very nifty capabilities like column vs
ACM stream vs linear text selection modes, the ability to indent
ACM whole text blocks and paste text
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Tim Musson [TM] wrote:
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TM How do you switch the text selection modes?
Three ways:
- - In the editor's status bar, right click the block selection (the
space occupied by the word 'stream') and a context menu should appear
from where you can
Hello Allie,
On Wed, 22 May 2002 06:22:48 -0500 GMT (22/05/02, 18:22 +0700 GMT),
Allie C Martin wrote:
ACM I wouldn't uncheck autowrap. Have you tried that and seen what it
ACM does? :-)
Now let's see. Assuming this is a long line, I will just keep writing until I run out
of words. And mind
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Thomas F [TF] wrote:
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TF Now let's see. Assuming this is a long line, I will just keep
TF writing until I run out of words. And mind you, this takes time.
TF Well, I see the line is pretty long. Let's see how it arrives.
TF You just may have a
Hello fellow Bat! fans.
How can I get the Bat! editor to act ~normally~ when I compose a post, or cut
paste, etc.?
I mean, why do the scroll bars go; why do cut pastes reformat, etc. etc.
Why can't life be simple?
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John Phillips Sydney, Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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