BOX SELECT

  Selects a box rather than a standard, linear range---useful to edit tables
  and lists. In the BUFFER LIST, lets you view the a buffer without having
  to type the buffer name.

  Steps:

     1.  Put the cursor where you want to select text---typically
         where you want the the upper left corner of the box.

     2.  Use BOX SELECT---or if SET BOX SELECT is in effect, you can use
         SELECT. (For example, on DECwindows you can drag M1---see help on
         Mouse.)

     3.  Move the cursor to where you want the diagonally opposite corner
         of the box. Text that cursor crosses is highlighted in bold video.

     4.  To edit the selection, use a command or key that works on a box,
         such as COPY, BOX CUT, FILL, REMOVE, or UPPERCASE---see help on
         Ranges And Boxes.

  Example:

     Typically you start a box selection where you want the upper left
     corner of the box, and then move the cursor to where you want the lower
     right corner. In the following example, BOX SELECT highlights from
     "Him" to the end of the second line (that is, after the period). Note
     that the cursor ([]) is outside the box. Also, all of the second line
     would be highlighted in bold video, but the first four words are not
     part of the box.

                     start +------------------------+
                           |Him there they found    |
        Squat like a toad, |close at the ear of Eve.[] end (cursor
                           +------------------------+      position)
  Usage notes:

  o  To cancel the selection, use RESET (GOLD-SELECT) or repeat SELECT or
     BOX SELECT. If the selection was done with mouse clicks, moving the
     cursor out of the select range cancels the selection.

  o  In the Buffer List, SELECT or BOX SELECT lets you view a buffer whose
     name the cursor is on, without having to type the buffer name:

        1.  Use the SHOW BUFFERS command to list the buffers you created.
        2.  Put the cursor on the name of the buffer you want to view.
        3.  Use BOX SELECT, SELECT, or RETURN to view that buffer.

  o  When the $CHOICES$ buffer is displayed and you are in the list of
     choices, pressing a key defined as BOX SELECT copies a choice onto the
     command line (see help on Choices Buffer).

  o  On DECwindows, if you select text, the pop-up menu contains COPY, CUT,
     FILL RANGE, case changes, and other commands for editing a selection.
     You display the pop-up menu by clicking M3. See help on Menus.

  +----------------------------------------------------------------+
  | Box-editing operations are slow with very long box selections, |
  | particularly if buffer-change journaling is in effect (which   |
  | is the default).                                               |
  +----------------------------------------------------------------+

  Related topics:

     Pending Delete    Ranges And Boxes   RESET    SELECT    SET BOX SELECT