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