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HP EDIT Reference Manual

Command Mode 

Key Assignments 

You cannot assign 16-bit Asian characters to a command key.  However,
Japanese users can assign Katakana characters to a command key.

Cursor Movement 

The cursor occupies the full width of a character, whether the character
is 8-bits or 16-bits.  In other words, when the cursor is under an 8-bit
character, it occupies only one column.  When you move the cursor to a
16-bit character, the cursor expands to occupy two columns.

Using the TAB Key 

While in Command Mode the forward -> TAB key always places the cursor on
a full 16-bit character.  However, the back <- TAB key can tab to the
second half of a 16-bit character.

For example, if you back tab to the Asian character "[]" and the tab is
set in the second column that the character occupies ("]"), the cursor
occupies only the second column of the character.  When you issue a
command the cursor expands to occupy both columns of the 16-bit
character.  If you execute the Delete Character command and the cursor is
under the second half of the Asian character, HP EDIT deletes the entire
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