Library /sys$common/syshlp/EVE$HELP.HLB  —  SET_LEFT_MARGIN
  SET LEFT MARGIN

  Sets the left margin of the buffer to the column you specify. The setting
  applies to new text or text you reformat with CENTER LINE or FILL.

  Example:

     The following commands set the left margin to column 5 and then
     reformat the current paragraph according to the new margin:

        Command: SET LEFT MARGIN 5
        Command: FILL PARAGRAPH

  Usage notes:

  o  Default left margin is 1 (which is the leftmost column). The left
     margin must be less than the right margin.

  o  To find out the margins of the buffer, use the SHOW command, or with
     the WPS keypad, press the Ruler key (GOLD-R).

  o  Margins are buffer attributes---you can set a different left margin for
     each buffer you edit. For example, editing a source program in one
     buffer, you can use a left margin of 1; editing a memo in another
     buffer, you can use a left margin of 5.

  o  To set the same left margin for all your buffers, use an initialization
     file (typically named EVE$INIT.EVE) containing the SET LEFT MARGIN
     command you want and use that file when you invoke EVE. See help on
     Initialization Files.

  o  If you use SET PARAGRAPH INDENT, the sum of the left margin and the
     paragraph indent must be less than the right margin and (in the case of
     a negative indent) at least 1. For example, to set the paragraph indent
     to -4, your left margin must be at least 5.

  Related topics:

     CENTER LINE                 FILL PARAGRAPH          FILL RANGE
     SET PARAGRAPH INDENT        SET RIGHT MARGIN        SHOW
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