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  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)
     -----------------------------------------------------
     Box selection and editing        /INTERFACE qualifier
     CONVERT TABS                     /WORK qualifier
     Quick Copy enhancements

     TPU/EVE Version 2.4  (VMS Version 5.3)
     --------------------------------------------------
     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)
     --------------------------------------
     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)
     --------------------------------------------------------------
     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
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