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Moving Around in the File [ HP Browse/XL User's Guide ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


HP Browse/XL User's Guide

Moving Around in the File 

HP Browse allows you to move around in the file quickly and easily.  You
can scroll the file up and down, as well as left and right.  You can go
to a particular line in the file.  You can use place markers to mark
lines and then go to any of the lines you have marked.

Scrolling Forward and Back in the File 

Scrolling Forward.  To scroll forward toward the bottom of the file, do
either of the following:

   1.  Press s.

Or:

   1.  Press the  Position function key.

   2.  Press the  Scroll Forward function key.

Scrolling Back.  To scroll backward, toward the top of the file, do
either of the following:

   1.  Press S.

Or:

   1.  Press the  Position function key.

   2.  Press the  Scroll Backward function key.

Scrolling Left and Right in the File 

Scrolling Left.  To scroll left in the file:

   1.  Press the  Position function key.

   2.  Press the  Next Keys function key.

   3.  Press the  Scroll Left function key.

Scrolling Right.  To scroll right in the file:

   1.  Press the  Position function key.

   2.  Press the  Next Keys function key.

   3.  Press the  Scroll Right function key.

Changing the Number of Lines and Columns Scrolled 

The number of lines or columns scrolled is determined by the scroll size
options.  The default number of lines scrolled up and down is 20.  The
default number of columns scrolled left and right is 60.  To change the
number of lines scrolled up or down, or to change the number of columns
scrolled left or right:

   1.  Press the number indicating how many lines or columns you want to
       scroll.

   2.  Execute the appropriate scroll function.

This changes the scroll amount for all subsequent scrolls.  You can also
use the Set Options function to change this amount.  See the section on
customizing HP Browse for more information.

Moving to the Top and Bottom of the File 

Moving to the Bottom of the File.  To move the cursor to the bottom of
the file, do either of the following:

   1.  Press ).

Or:

   1.  Press the  Position function key.

   2.  Press the  Next Keys function key.

   3.  Press the  Bottom of File function key.

Moving to the Top of the File.  To move the cursor to the top of the
file, do either of the following:

   1.  Press (.

Or:

   1.  Press the  Position function key.

   2.  Press the  Next Keys function key.

   3.  Press the  Top of File function key.

Moving to a Particular Line in the File 

To move the cursor to a particular line in the file, do either of the
following:

   1.  Press g.

   2.  Type the desired line number.

   3.  Press Return.

Or:

   1.  Press the  Position function key.

   2.  Press the  Go To Line/Mrk function key.

   3.  Type the desired line number.

   4.  Press Return.

HP Browse moves the cursor to the specified line number.

Moving to a Particular Marker in the File 

You can set place markers with the  Set Mark function key under the  
Position function key.  (See the section on using place markers for more
information.)  To move the cursor to a line that already has a marker
set, do either of the following:

   1.  Press the number of the marker you want to move to.  (Valid marker
       numbers are 1 through 9.)

   2.  Press g.

Or:

   1.  Press the  Position function key.

   2.  Press the number of the marker you want to move to.  (Valid marker
       numbers are 1 through 9.)

   3.  Press the  Go To Line/Mrk function key.



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