New Features
Here is a list of the new features in EVE Version 3.1. For detailed
information, see the EVE Reference Manual or see help on the relevant
commands or other topics.
On VMS, you can define the EVE$KEYPAD logical name to select an EVE
keypad. Valid names are EDT, EVE, NUMERIC, VT100, and WPS. If you do
not define the logical name, the keypad defaults to EVE which gives the
VT100 keypad on VT100 terminals or the NUMERIC keypad on VT200 and
later terminals. This logical name is useful if you want to use the
same keypad for all editing sessions. The logical name overrides any
keypad setting saved in a section file. You can override the effect of
the logical name by setting the keypad in your initialization file or
in your command file.
If you extend EVE with your own keypad, you can also define the logical
name to be the name of your keypad. For example, assume you have
created a keypad named SIMPLE, and have a procedure named
EVE_SET_KEYPAD_SIMPLE that sets the keypad. If you define the logical
name to be SIMPLE, EVE will invoke your keypad during startup.
On ULTRIX, you can select an EVE keypad in the same manner by setting
the environment variable EVEKEYPAD to EDT, EVE, NUMERIC, VT100, WPS, or
your private keypad name.
Here is a list of the new features in EVE Version 3.0. For detailed
information, see the EVE Reference Manual or see help on the relevant
commands or other topics.
VMS or ULTRIX
You can run EVE on VMS or ULTRIX. A section file created on one system
will work on the other system. Most EVE commands are the same on either
system, except for way you specify files, directories, and so on. For
more information, see help on VMS Differences and on ULTRIX
Differences.
MOTIF Window Environment
You can run EVE using the MOTIF windowing environment on your
workstations. The Motif environment provides scroll bars, menus, dialog
boxes, clipboard support, and global selection support.
SET WILDCARD Commands
Default wildcards match the system you are using. Thus, on VMS, the
default is SET WILDCARD VMS; on ULTRIX, it is SET WILDCARD ULTRIX. The
setting applies only to WILDCARD FIND and SHOW WILDCARDS---it does not
affect wildcards in file names, which are determined by the operating
system.
DCL or SHELL Command
EVE treats the DCL or SHELL commands as synonyms appropriate to the
system you using---VMS or ULTRIX. Thus, on VMS, you can use DCL or
SHELL to execute a DCL command, such as DIRECTORY; on ULTRIX, it
executes a command for the command shell you are using, such as ls.
GLOBAL REPLACE Command
The GLOBAL REPLACE command replaces all occurrences of the old string
with the new string without prompting you for confirmation.
SET [NO]FILE BACKUP Commands
The SET FILE BACKUP command enables making backup copies of existing
files on ULTRIX before overwritting them. This is the default setting
on ULTRIX when you write a file or save a section file. The SET NOFILE
BACKUP command disables making backup copies of files before
overwritting them. Keystroke recovery requires the original version of
file to correctly recover your edits. If you are using keystroke
journaling and issue the SET NOFILE BACKUP command, you will receive a
message warning that keystroke recovery may fail.
SET BACKUP CONTROL STRING Command
The SET BACKUP CONTROL STRING command enables you to customize how EVE
creates backup files on ULTRIX. ULTRIX provides no automatic file
backups or version numbers for your files. By default, when you write a
file or save a section file, EVE first copies the existing file to a
backup file, and then overwrites the original file. The default backup
file is written to the same directory as your original file, but with a
period (".") and a version number appended to your original file name.
GET WILDCARDED FILES Command
The GET WILDCARDED FILES command creates a buffer for each file you
specify. You can open more than one file at a time by specifying a
wildcarded file specification. EVE puts into the current window the
last file that matches your wildcarded file specification.
GET Command
The GET command has been added as a synonym for the GET FILE command to
distinguish it from the new GET WILDCARDED FILES command.
SET FILL [NO]TAGS Commands
The SET FILL TAGS command lets FILL commands wrap lines that start with
a RUNOFF command (such as .BREAK;) or VAX DOCUMENT tag (such as <LE>).
If you use this command, you may want to redefine FILL keys as FILL
RANGE to avoid accidentally filling a large block of text (or entire
buffer) containing no blank lines or page breaks, making the text hard
to read. The default EVE behavior is to not fill RUNOFF commands and
VAX DOCUMENT tags at the start of a line. You can enable the default
behavior by issuing the SET FILL NOTAGS command.
SET SELECTION GRAB FOCUS/SELECTION Commands
The SET SELECTION GRAB FOCUS command enables grabbing the DECwindows
primary selection only when you give EVE input focus. The SET SELECTION
GRAB SELECTION command enables grabbing the DECwindows primary
selection only when you select text. This is the default setting in the
Motif environment.
SPELL
On the SPELL command line you can now specify qualifiers for the VMS
DECspell utility, or options for the ULTRIX spell checker.
/NOWORK qualifier
When you invoke EVE, you can use the /NOWORK qualifier to prevent TPU
from creating a work file. This reduces consumption of system resources
and makes startup faster. In general, you can use the /NOWORK qualifier
unless your system has limited memory or unless you edit very large
files or large numbers of files.
The following is a brief summary of the major changes in previous versions
of EVE. For detailed information, see the EVE Reference Manual.
TPU/EVE Version 2.6 (VMS Version 5.4)
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Box selection and editing /INTERFACE qualifier
CONVERT TABS /WORK qualifier
Quick Copy enhancements
TPU/EVE Version 2.4 (VMS Version 5.3)
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Attribute saving DEFINE MENU ENTRY
Buffer-change journaling UNDEFINE MENU ENTRY
Paragraph and FILL boundaries PREVIOUS BUFFER
ALT key combinations SET FIND CASE [NO]EXACT
Shifted function keys SET FUNC KEYS [NO]DECWINDOWS
TPU/EVE Version 2.2 (VMS Version 5.2)
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DECwindows interface NEW
"Hot" status line NEXT BUFFER
Pending delete OPEN SELECTED
FIND SELECTED SET PARAGRAPH INDENT
TPU/EVE Version 2.0 (VMS Version 5.0)
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Bound or free cursor FILL RANGE and FILL PARAGRAPH
Buffer List RESET
EDT and WPS keypads RESTORE LINE and so on
GOLD key sequences SET FIND [NO]WHITESPACE
Initialization files STORE TEXT
Multiple windows SET SCROLL MARGINS
Tab mode and visibility SET [NO]WRAP
Wildcard searches SPELL
Related topics:
List Of Topics New User VMS Differences ULTRIX Differences