Canon Cat Reference Manual page 139

decimal tab
Type of
tab stop used
in typing
columns
of figures.
If
you
type
at
a
decimal
tab, characters emerge
to
the
left
of
the
cursor
while
the cursor stands
still. Normal forward-
moving typing
resumes
when you type
a
tab,
a
return, or
a
decimal
point (period in
USA).
delete
To
remove or
erase.
digits
The numerals
O,
l,
2,
3,
4, 5, 6, 7,
8,
9.
dirty
text
The on-screen text
has
been changed since
it
was last
recorded on disk, and the changed version
has
not been
recorded yet. A
dirty
text is indicated by the
cursor's slow
blink
rate.
disk
What you record your text
on.
Inside
the hard
plastic
covering is
a
delicate
plastic plate coated with
magnet
izable
particles (the
same
sort
of
stuff
as
recording
tape).
The Catrecords text
by
making microscopic
magnetic pat-
terns on the surface
ofthe disk.
DISK
A
command that records text on disks (saves), plays back
text from
a
disk
(loads), transfers
text between disks,
makes
backup disks, andprotects
textfrom
accidental loss.
Use
[DISK]
before you
take
a
disk out of the drive,
use
[DISK]
just after you put
a
disk
in
the
drive
and
your text
will
be
preserved.
If
you get
a
beep, use [EXPLAIN] to
find
out why. Patent
Pending.
disk drive
The device that records and
plays
back
information from
a
disk.
diskette
Another name
for
a
disk.
display
The
screen
you
stare
at
for hours
on end.
The Cat's display
is a special sort
of
TV.
document
Anything
that
you
consider an independent
entity in your
text. Usually requires page
numbering to
start
over
at
"one."
The Cat has no concept
of
document
as
a special
category of text.
document character
Uppercase character
on [PAGE]. Used to
separate
docu
ments; restarts page
numbering. Looks like
a
page charac-
ter.
but thicker.