Set Margins...
Lets you set the left and right margins of the current buffer. The
settings apply to new text or to text you reformat with CENTER LINE or
FILL commands.
Steps:
1. Choose Set Margins from the Format menu.
2. To set the left margin, click on Set Left Margin and type the
number you want. Default is 1 (which is the leftmost column).
3. To set the right margin, click on Set Right Margin and type the
number you want. Default is usually 79.
4. To apply the settings, click on APPLY (which keeps the dialog
box displayed) or click on OK (which dismisses the dialog box).
To discard any changes, click on CANCEL.
Usage notes:
o The left margin must be less than the right margin. Also, the sum of
the left margin and the paragraph indent (if any) must be at least 1.
For example, to set the paragraph indent to -4, your left margin must
be at least 5.
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 75; editing a memo in another
buffer, you can use a left margin of 60.
o Setting the margins does not by itself reformat existing text. To
reformat your text according to the new margins, use FILL commnands.
For example, you can set the margins, use FILL PARAGRAPH to reformat
the current paragraph, and then restore the previous margins for
editing the rest of the buffer.
o To set the same margins for all your buffers, use an initialization
file (typically named EVE$INIT.EVE) containing the SET LEFT MARGIN and
SET RIGHT MARGIN commands you want and use that file when you invoke
EVE. See help on Initialization Files.
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Related topics:
FILL SET LEFT MARGIN SET PARAGRAPH INDENT SET RIGHT MARGIN