FILL PARAGRAPH
Reformats the current paragraph, so that the maximum number of words fits
on a line according to the margins of the buffer.
Typically, you use FILL PARAGRAPH after erasing, removing, or pasting
text, or after changing the margins or paragraph indent.
Steps:
1. Put the cursor anywhere in the paragraph you want to fill.
2. Use FILL PARAGRAPH. The cursor moves to the end of the paragraph.
Example:
The following commands set the left and right margins and reformat the
current paragraph accordingly. You can then restore the previous
margins for editing the rest of the buffer.
Command: SET LEFT MARGIN 5
Command: SET RIGHT MARGIN 60
Command: FILL PARAGRAPH
Usage notes:
o EVE's default paragraph boundaries are any of the following:
* Blank line
* Top or bottom of the buffer
* Page break (form feed at the start of a line)
* RUNOFF command (such as .BREAK;) at the start of a line
* VAX DOCUMENT tag (such as <LE>) at the start of a line
o FILL PARAGRAPH deletes tabs and spaces at the start of each line in the
paragraph, but does not affect tabs and spaces in the middle of a line
or at the end of a line.
o Use SET FILL TAGS to make EVE fill RUNOFF commands or VAX DOCUMENT tags
at the start of a line, that is, remove them from the list of paragraph
boundaries. You may then want to redefine FILL keys, for example the
EDT keypad GOLD-KP8 key, as FILL RANGE. This would avoid accidentally
filling text that does not have blank lines or page breaks---possibly
making your entire buffer hard to read. SET FILL NOTAGS restores RUNOFF
commands or VAX DOCUMENT tags at the start of a line to the list of
paragraph boundaries.
Related topics:
FILL FILL RANGE SET FILL TAGS
SET LEFT MARGIN SET PARAGRAPH INDENT SET RIGHT MARGIN