Library /sys$common/syshlp/EVE$HELP.HLB  —  Set Margins
  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
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