Prompts And Responses

  If an EVE command or defined key requires more information, such as a file
  name or other parameter, EVE prompts you to type the required information
  on the command line. Prompts appear in the command window, below the
  status line, near the bottom of the EVE screen layout.

  (Menu items requiring additional information typically use a dialog box.)

  Example:

     The INCLUDE FILE command prompts you with, "File to include:" and you
     can do one of the following:

        *  To complete the command, type the required information
           (in this case the file name) and press RETURN.

        *  To cancel the operation, simply press RETURN or DO
           without typing anything---see help on Canceling.

        *  To recall your previous responses---that is, scrolling
           the $PROMPTS$ buffer---press CTRL/B or the UP arrow.

  Usage notes:

  o  Scrolling through the $PROMPTS$ buffer lets you review what you did
     earlier in the session---for example, to check previous search strings
     for FIND, GLOBAL REPLACE, or REPLACE, numbers for SET RIGHT MARGIN or
     SET TABS, command strings for DEFINE KEY, and so on.

  o  If you let FIND or WILDCARD FIND prompt you for the search string, you
     can use a direction-setting key as a terminator to make the search
     begin in a particular direction, independent of the direction of the
     buffer:

        1.  Use the FIND or WILDCARD FIND command.
        2.  At the Find: or Wildcard Find: prompt, type the search string.
        3.  Press a key defined as one of the following:

            Key definitions      Search begins in...
            -----------------------------------------------------
            CHANGE DIRECTION     Opposite direction of the buffer
            FORWARD              Forward direction (right and down)
            REVERSE              Reverse direction (left and up)
            WPS Advance (KP0)    Forward direction (right and down)
            WPS Backup  (KP1)    Reverse direction (left and up)
            RETURN               Current direction of the buffer

     For more information, see help on FIND or WILDCARD FIND.

  o  To cancel an operation, press CTRL/C. However, if you are using
     keystroke journaling (instead of buffer-change journaling), CTRL/C is
     not recorded in the keystroke journal file. After using CTRL/C, you
     should immediately exit, to save your edits. Otherwise, if the system
     fails, you may not be able to recover your work. This restriction does
     not apply with buffer-change journaling, which is the EVE default.

  o  To cancel a selection or found range, use the RESET command
     (GOLD-SELECT). You can also cancel a selection by repeating the SELECT
     or BOX SELECT command, and you can cancel a found range by moving the
     cursor out of the found text. See help on Ranges And Boxes.

  Related topics:

     Canceling     Choices Buffer     Dialog Boxes     Message Buffer