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+.\" $XConsortium: xedit.man,v 1.23 94/04/17 20:43:39 matt Exp $
+.\" Copyright (c) 1994 X Consortium
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+.\" $XFree86: xc/programs/xedit/xedit.man,v 1.18 2002/10/12 16:06:48 herrb Exp $
+.\"
+.TH XEDIT 1 __vendorversion__
+.SH NAME
+xedit \- simple text editor for X
+.SH SYNTAX
+.B xedit
+[
+.I \-toolkitoption
+\&.\|.\|. ] [
+.I filename
+\&.\|.\|. ]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I Xedit
+provides a window consisting of the following four areas:
+.IP "Commands Section" 25
+A set of commands that allow you to exit \fIxedit\fP, save the file, or
+load a new file into the edit window.
+.IP "Message Window" 25
+Displays \fIxedit\fP messages. In addition, this window can be also used as
+a scratch pad.
+.IP "Filename Display"
+Displays the name of the file currently being edited, and whether this file
+is \fIRead-Write\fP or \fIRead Only\fP.
+.IP "Edit Window" 25
+Displays the text of the file that you are editing or creating.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.I Xedit
+accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line
+options (see
+.IR X (__miscmansuffix__)).
+The order of the command line options is not important.
+.TP 8
+.I filename
+Specifies the file(s) that are to be loaded during start-up. This is the
+file which will be edited. If a file is not specified,
+.I xedit
+lets you load files or create new files after it has started up.
+.SH 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 has the input focus, or the Text widget that the pointer
+cursor is currently over.
+.PP
+
+The following keystroke combinations are defined:
+.sp
+.nf
+.ta 1.0i 3.0i 4.5i
+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 Keyboard Reset Meta-v Previous Page
+Ctrl-h Delete Previous Character Meta-y 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 Previous Word
+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 Search/Replace Backward Meta-] Forward Paragraph
+Ctrl-s Search/Replace Forward Meta-[ Backward Paragraph
+Ctrl-t Transpose Characters
+Ctrl-u [\fInumber\fP] Multiply by 4 or \fInumber\fP Meta-Delete Delete Previous Word
+Ctrl-v Next Page Meta-Shift Delete Kill Previous Word
+Ctrl-w Kill Selection Meta-Backspace Delete Previous Word
+Ctrl-y Unkill Meta-Shift Backspace Kill Previous Word
+Ctrl-z Scroll One Line Up Meta-z Scroll One Line Down
+Ctrl-_ Undo
+Escape Line Edit Mode
+.sp
+In addition, the pointer may be used to cut and paste text:
+.ta .5i 2.0i
+ 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)
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.SH LINE EDIT MODE
+.I Line edit mode
+enables several shortcut commands for searching and replacing text in a
+xedit buffer.
+.I Line edit mode
+commands have the format:
+.br
+.nf
+
+ [\fIline-number\fP[,\fIline-number\fP]]\fIcommand\fP[\fIparameters\fP]
+
+.fi
+.I Line number
+may be specified as:
+.TP 8
+\&.
+The current text line.
+.TP 8
+$
+The last line of the file.
+.TP 8
+number
+The literal line \fInumber\fP.
+.TP 8
+- or ^
+The previous line. Equivalent to \fI-1\fP.
+.TP 8
+-number or ^number
+The current line minus \fInumber\fP.
+.TP 8
++
+The next line. Equivalent to \fI+1\fP.
+.TP 8
++number
+The current line plus \fInumber\fP.
+.TP 8
+, or %
+From the first to the last line. Equivalent to \fI1,$\fP.
+.TP 8
+;
+From the current to the last line. Equivalent to \fI.,$\fP.
+
+.PP
+.I Command
+may be specified as:
+.TP 8
+s
+Substitute text in the specified lines.
+.TP 8
+/re/
+Search forward for the regular expression pattern \fIre\fP.
+.TP 8
+?re?
+Search backward for the regular expression pattern \fIre\fP.
+
+.PP
+.I Parameters
+may be specified as:
+.TP 8
+/re/
+Works as a parameter to \fIi\fP or as a command.
+.TP 8
+/re/text/
+Search forward for \fIre\fP and substitute by \fItext\fP.
+
+.PP
+.I Options
+may follow or be parameters, known values are:
+.TP 8
+i
+Case insensitive search.
+.TP 8
+g
+\fIGlobal\fP match when replacing text. Unless specified, only the nth,
+that defaults to 1, match will be replaced.
+.TP 8
+c
+\fIConfirm\fP before replacing text.
+.TP 8
+number
+Replace only the occurrence referenced by \fInumber\fP.
+.PP
+
+Commands accept some variations, examples:
+.br
+.nf
+ /pattern/i
+ i/pattern/
+ i/pattern
+.fi
+Search forward for \fIpattern\fP.
+.br
+.nf
+
+ ,sc/pattern/text
+ ,sc/pattern/text/
+ ,s/pattern/text/c
+.fi
+Search the entire buffer and ask confirmation to replace \fIpattern\fP
+with \fItext\fP.
+.br
+.nf
+
+ ,s/pattern/text/number
+.fi
+Replace the match \fInumber\fP in the text line. If not specified,
+defaults to the first occurrence.
+
+.PP
+When searching for text, type <Return> to go to the next match.
+When interactively replacing text, type \fIy\fP or \fIY\fP to accept the
+change, and \fIn\fP or \fIN\fP to ignore it and go to the next match.
+
+.SH COMMANDS
+.IP Quit 8
+Quits the current editing session. If any changes have not been saved,
+.I xedit
+displays a warning message, allowing the user to save them.
+.IP Save
+If file backups are enabled (see RESOURCES, below)
+.I xedit
+stores a copy of the
+original, unedited file in <prefix>\fIfile\fP<suffix>,
+then overwrites the \fIfile\fP with the contents of the edit window. The
+filename is retrieved from the Text widget directly to the right of
+the \fILoad\fP button.
+.IP Load
+Loads the file named in the text widget immediately to the right
+of the this button and displays it in the Edit window.
+.SH RESOURCES
+For \fIxedit\fP the available resources are:
+.TP 8
+.B enableBackups (\fPClass\fB EnableBackups)
+Specifies that, when edits made to an existing file are saved,
+.I xedit
+is to copy the original version of that file to <prefix>\fIfile\fP<suffix>
+before it saves the changes. The default value for this resource is
+``on,'' stating that backups should be created.
+.TP 8
+.B backupNamePrefix (\fPClass\fB BackupNamePrefix)
+Specifies a string that is to be prepended to the backup filename. The
+default is that no string shall be prepended.
+.TP 8
+.B backupNameSuffix (\fPClass\fB BackupNameSuffix)
+Specifies a string that is to be appended to the backup filename. The
+default is to use ``~'' as the suffix.
+.TP 8
+.B positionFormat (\fPClass\fB Format)
+Specifies a format string used to display the cursor position. This
+string uses printf(3) like notation, where
+.B %l
+prints the line number,
+.B %c
+prints the column number,
+.B %p
+prints the insert position offset, and
+.B %s
+prints the current file size. It is also allowed to specifie field sizes,
+with the notation
+.B %\-?[0\-9]+
+\&. The default format string is ``L%l'', which shows the character ``L''
+followed by the line number.
+.TP 8
+.B hints (\fPClass\fB Hints)
+Specifies a list of strings, separated by new lines, that will be
+displayed in the bc_label window.
+.TP 8
+.B hintsInterval (\fPClass \fBInterval)
+Specifies the interval in seconds, which the hint string in the bc_label
+window will be changed.
+.TP 8
+.B changedBitmap (\fPClass \fBBitmap)
+Specifies the name of the Bitmap that will be displayed in the fileMenu, when
+the file being edited is changed.
+.TP 8
+.B autoReplace (\fPClass \fBReplace)
+This resource is useful to automatically correct common mispelling errors, but
+can also be used to create simple macros. The format is
+\fI{non-blanks}{blanks}[{string}]\fP. Fields are separeted by newlines.
+Example of use:
+\"
+.br
+.nf
+nto not\\n\\
+/macro some long string with \\\\\\n newlines \\\\\\n
+.fi
+\"
+.br
+Will automatically replace the word \fInto\fP by \fInot\fP, and \fI/macro\fP
+by \fIsome long string with
+ newlines
+\fP
+when you type that words.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.dictionaries (\fPClass \fBispell.Dictionary)
+Specifies a list of dictionary names, separeted by spaces, available to the
+ispell program. The default value is \fI"american americamed+ english"\fP.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.dictionary (\fPClass \fBispell.Dictionary)
+Specifies the default dictionary to use.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell*<DICTIONARY>.wordChars (\fPClass \fBispell*Chars)
+Specifies a set of characters that can be part of a legal word. The
+\fI<DICTIONARY>\fP field is one of the dictionaries specified in the
+\fIdictionaries\fP resource.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.ispellCommand (\fPClass \fBispell.CommandLine)
+The path to the ispell program, and possibly, additional arguments. You don't
+need to specify the ``-w'' option, neither the ``-a'' option.
+Refer to the \fIispell\fP(1) manpage for more information on ispell options.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.formatting (\fPClass \fPispell.TextFormat)
+Specifies which text formatting to use while spell checking the file. The
+available formats are \fItext\fP and \fIhtml\fP.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell*text.skipLines (\fPClass \fBispell*text.Skip)
+Lines starting with one of the characters in this string will not be spell
+checked. This resource is only used in \fItext\fP mode.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.terseMode (\fPClass \fBispell.Terse)
+When enabled, runs ispell in terse mode, not asking user interaction for words
+generated through compound formation (when using the ispell ``-C'' option), or
+words generated through affix removal. The default value is False.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.lookCommand (\fPClass \fBispell.CommandLine)
+The path to the program to search for alternate words, and possibily,
+additional arguments. The default program used is \fI/usr/bin/egrep\fP.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.wordsFile (\fPClass \fBispell.Words)
+The path to the file[s] to search for alternate words. The default file is
+\fI/usr/share/dict/words\fP.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.guessLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
+String displayed in the ispell status bar when ispell returns a guess list
+of one or more words. The default value is \fIGuess\fP.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.missLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
+String displayed in the ispell status bar when ispell returns a list of one
+or more words to match a mispelled one. The default value is \fIMiss\fP.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.rootLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
+String displayed in the ispell status bar when the word is not in the dictionary,
+but it can be formed through a root one. The default value is \fIRoot:\fP, and is
+followed by a space and the root word.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.noneLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
+String displayed in the ispell status bar when there is no near misses. The default
+value is \fINone\fP.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.compoundLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
+String displayed in the ispell status bar when the word being checked is formed by
+concatenation of two words. The default value is \fICompound\fP.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.okLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
+String displayed in the ispell status bar when the checked word is in the dictionary.
+This string is only displayed when using the \fIcheck\fP button in the xedit ispell
+interface. The default value is \fIOk\fP.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.eofLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
+The string displayed in the ispell status bar when the end of the file is reached.
+The default value is \fIEnd Of File\fP.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.repeatLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
+The string displayed in the ispell status bar when two indentical words are found
+together in the file. The default value is \fIRepeat\fP.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.lookLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
+The string displayed in the ispell status bar after displaying the results of
+the \fILook\fP command. If no results are found, the value of the
+\fIispell.noneLabel\fP resource is shown.
+.TP 8
+.B ispell.workingLabel (\fPClass \fBispell.Status)
+The string displayed in the ispell status bar while xedit is communicating with
+ispell. The default value is \fI...\fP.
+.SH WIDGETS
+In order to specify resources, it is useful to know the hierarchy of
+the widgets which compose \fIxedit\fR. In the notation below,
+indentation indicates hierarchical structure. The widget class name
+is given first, followed by the widget instance name.
+.sp
+.nf
+.ta .5i 1.0i 1.5i 2.0i
+Xedit xedit
+ Paned paned
+ Paned buttons
+ Command quit
+ Command save
+ Command load
+ Text filename
+ Label bc_label
+ Text messageWindow
+ Label labelWindow
+ Text editWindow
+.fi
+.sp
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+.PP
+.TP 20
+.I DISPLAY
+to get the default host and display number.
+.TP 20
+.I XENVIRONMENT
+to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
+stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
+.SH FILES
+.TP 20
+.I __apploaddir__/Xedit
+specifies required resources
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.IR X (__miscmansuffix__),
+.IR xrdb (1),
+.I "Athena Widget Set"
+.SH RESTRICTIONS
+Xedit is not a replacement to Emacs.
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+Copyright 1988, Digital Equipment Corporation.
+.br
+Copyright 1989, X Consortium
+.br
+Copyright 1998, The XFree86 Project
+.br
+See
+.IR X (__miscmansuffix__)
+for a full statement of rights and permissions.
+.SH AUTHORS
+Chris D. Peterson, MIT X Consortium
+.br
+Paulo Cesar Pereira de Andrade, The XFree86 Project