Library /sys$common/syshlp/EVE$HELP.HLB  —  FILL
  FILL

  Reformats a range, box, or paragraph so the maximum number of words fits
  on a line (same as FILL RANGE or FILL PARAGRAPH).

  Typically, you use FILL after erasing, removing, or pasting text, or after
  changing the margins or paragraph indent.

  Key:   EDT keypad        WPS keypad
         ----------------------------
         GOLD-KP8          GOLD-KP5

  Steps:

     1.  Optionally, select or find the text to reformat (see help on SELECT
         or FIND), or put the cursor anywhere in the paragraph to reformat.

     2.  Use the FILL command (see key list above).

  Usage notes:

  o  Filling a range or paragraph uses the current margins of the buffer.
     For example, you can select several lines or paragraphs (or even all of
     the buffer) and then use FILL to reformat the selected text.

  o  Filling a box rewraps the text within the box, independent of the
     margins of the buffer, using the limits of the box as margins. Thus,
     you can reformat a list or part of a table without affecting adjacent
     text. If SET BOX SELECT is in effect, FILL (or any key defined for it)
     treats a found range like a box selection---see help on Ranges And
     Boxes.

  o  If you do not select or find text, FILL reformats the current paragraph
     and moves the cursor to the end of that paragraph. EVE's default
     paragraph boundaries are any of the following:

        *  Blank line
        *  Top or bottom of the buffer
        *  Page break (form feed at the start of a line)
        *  RUNOFF command (such as .BREAK;) at the start of a line
        *  VAX DOCUMENT tag (such as <LE>) at the start of a line

  o  Filling a range or box keeps blank lines and page breaks as paragraph
     boundaries, so you can select several paragraphs or the entire buffer
     for reformating. For example, if your selection contains lines
     beginning with RUNOFF commands or DOCUMENT tags, FILL by default does
     not reformat those lines, but does reformat the other lines in the
     range.

  o  FILL deletes tabs and spaces at the start of each line in the range or
     paragraph, but does not affect tabs and spaces in the middle or at the
     end. If the range begins in the middle of a line, FILL does not delete
     tabs and spaces at the start of that line. Filling a box converts tab
     characters to spaces in the box or to the right of the box, to keep the
     column alignment of text.

  o  Use SET FILL TAGS to make EVE fill RUNOFF commands or VAX DOCUMENT tags
     at the start of a line, that is, remove them from the list of paragraph
     boundaries. You may then want to redefine FILL keys, for example the
     EDT keypad GOLD-KP8 key, as FILL RANGE. This would avoid accidentally
     filling text that does not have blank lines or page breaks---possibly
     making your entire buffer hard to read. SET FILL NOTAGS restores RUNOFF
     commands or VAX DOCUMENT tags at the start of a line to the list of
     paragraph boundaries.

  o  If the paragraph indent is not 0, you cannot fill a range unless it
     starts at the start of a paragraph.

  Related topics:

     Ranges And Boxes    BOX SELECT              FILL PARAGRAPH
     FILL RANGE          SELECT                  SELECT ALL
     SET FILL TAGS       SET LEFT MARGIN         SET PARAGRAPH INDENT
     SET RIGHT MARGIN
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