Library /sys$common/syshlp/EVE$HELP.HLB  —  BOX_COPY
  BOX COPY

  Copies a box, without removing it, so you can paste it elsewhere.

  Steps:

     1.  Select or find the text to copy. Typically, you use BOX SELECT.

     2.  Use BOX COPY----or if SET BOX SELECT is in effect, you can use
         STORE TEXT or COPY. A message tells you the copying is completed.

     3.  To paste the text elsewhere, use BOX PASTE.

  Usage notes:

  o  With a standard, linear range, BOX COPY uses the start and end of the
     range as diagonally opposite corners. Thus, you can use BOX COPY with
     SELECT, FIND, or WILDCARD FIND---see help on Ranges And Boxes.

  o  Copying a box converts tab characters to spaces, to the right of the
     box or overlapping the box (see help on CONVERT TABS) and adds spaces
     (if necessary) to the start and end of lines in the copied box to keep
     its rectangular shape.

  o  Depending on your setting, the copied text is stored in the INSERT HERE
     buffer or the DECwindows clipboard, replacing what you previously cut
     or copied to that storage area. Default is SET NOCLIPBOARD.

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  | Box-editing operations are slow with very long box selections, |
  | particularly if buffer-change journaling is in effect (which   |
  | is the default).                                               |
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  Related topics:

     Ranges And Boxes    BOX CUT           BOX PASTE       BOX SELECT
     SELECT              SET BOX SELECT    SET CLIPBOARD
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