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  MOVE_HORIZONTAL

  Moves the active editing position left or right in the current buffer by
  the number of characters specified.  MOVE_HORIZONTAL is bound to the text
  in the buffer and will wrap to the next or previous line if necessary.

  Syntax

     MOVE_HORIZONTAL (integer)

  Parameters

     integer    The number of characters the editing position moves.
                Positive values are to the right.  Negative values are to
                the left.

  Example

  The following procedure moves the editing position by eight-line sections
  and puts the cursor at the start of a line:

     PROCEDURE user_move_by_lines
        IF CURRENT_DIRECTION = FORWARD
           THEN
              MOVE_VERTICAL (+8);           ! down a section
           ELSE
              MOVE_VERTICAL( -8);           ! up a section
        ENDIF;
        MOVE_HORIZONTAL (-CURRENT_OFFSET);  ! go to start of line
     ENDPROCEDURE;

  Related topics

     CURSOR_HORIZONTAL    MOVE_VERTICAL
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