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Set Tab/elr Tab
The
Print All
key (unshifted-rt4l) turns the printall mode on and off.
allowing keyboard operations and displayed error messages to be
copied to a print all device. Press
Print All
once to set printall "on"
and again to set printall "oW'. An asterisk
(*) appears next to
All
to indicate that printall is "on".
The display's output area is the default printall device at powerup.
BASIC Programm£ng Techn£ques explains how to select other print all
devices.
Press
Print All
to turn on print all mode. Now type in the following
command:
PRINT "THIS IS A KEYBOARD OPERATION"
I
Return
1
Both the PRIl\T command and the message itself are displayed on
the screen, which is the default print all device. Now type:
THIS WILL CAUSE AN ERROR
I
Return
1
Because this is not an executable BASIC statement, an error message
is displayed, both at the bottom of the screen and in the printall
area at the top. This way, a log is produced of all commands typed
and executed at the keyboard, along with any error messages. Press
I
Clear display
1
to clear the display, and press
Print All
to turn off print all
mode.
Set Tab
(unshifted-[]5]) sets a tab at the cursor's current position.
Tabs remain in effect until cleared by either
elr Tab
or the SCRATCH
A statement (explained in BASIC Programm£ng Techn£que).
elr Tab
([]!illD-Q[]) clears a tab previously set at the cursor's position.
Press the space bar to move t he cursor forward a few spaces and
press
Set Tab.
Move the cursor back several spaces using
~,
then
press
I
Tab
I.
Move the cursor forward several more spaces with the
space bar. thf'n press []!illD-1
Tab
I. To clear the tab. move the cursor to
the unwanted tab position and press
elr Tab.
Press
I
Shift
H
Clear line
1
when finished.
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