xedit(1X)xedit(1X)NAMExedit - simple text editor for X
SYNOPSISxedit [-toolkitoption...] [filename]
OPTIONSxedit accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line options (see
X(1X)). The order of the command line options is not important. Speci‐
fies the file that is to be loaded during start-up. This is the file
which will be edited. If a file is not specified, xedit lets you load a
file or create a new file after it has started up.
DESCRIPTION
The xedit program provides a window consisting of the following four
areas: A set of commands that allow you to exit xedit, save the file,
or load a new file into the edit window. Displays xedit messages. In
addition, this window can be used as a scratch pad. Displays the name
of the file currently being edited, and whether this file is Read-Write
or Read Only. Displays the text of the file that you are editing or
creating.
EDITING
The Athena Text widget is used for the three sections of this applica‐
tion that allow text input. The characters typed will go to the Text
widget that the pointer cursor is currently over. If the pointer cur‐
sor is not over a text widget then the keypresses will have no effect
on the application. This is also true for the special key sequences
that popup dialog widgets, so typing Control-S in the filename widget
will enable searching in that widget, not the edit widget.
Both the message window and the edit window will create a scrollbar if
the text to display is too large to fit in that window. Horizontal
scrolling is not allowed by default, but can be turned on through the
Text widget's resources, see Athena Widget Set for the exact resource
definition.
The following keystroke combinations are defined:
Ctrl-a Beginning Of Line Meta-b Backward Word
Ctrl-b Backward Character Meta-f Forward Word
Ctrl-d Delete Next Character Meta-i Insert File
Ctrl-e End Of Line Meta-k Kill To End Of Para‐
graph
Ctrl-f Forward Character Meta-q Form Paragraph
Ctrl-g Multiply Reset Meta-v Previous Page
Ctrl-h Delete Previous Char‐ Meta-y Insert Current
acter Selection
Ctrl-j Newline And Indent Meta-z Scroll One Line Down
Ctrl-k Kill To End Of Line Meta-d Delete Next Word
Ctrl-l Redraw Display Meta-D Kill Word
Ctrl-m Newline Meta-h Delete
Ctrl-n Next Line Meta-H Backward Kill Word
Ctrl-o Newline And Backup Meta-< Beginning Of File
Ctrl-p Previous Line Meta-> End Of File
Ctrl-r Search/Replace Back‐ Meta-] Forward Paragraph
ward
Ctrl-s Search/Replace Forward Meta-[ Backward Paragraph
Ctrl-t Transpose Characters
Ctrl-u Multiply by 4 Meta-Delete Delete Previous Word
Ctrl-v Next Page Meta-Shift Kill Previous Word
Delete
Ctrl-w Kill Selection Meta-Backspace Delete Previous Word
Ctrl-y Unkill Meta-Shift Kill Previous Word
Backspace
Ctrl-z Scroll One Lie Up
In addition, the pointer may be used to cut and paste text:
Button 1 Down Start Selection
Button 1 Motion Adjust Selection
Button 1 Up End Selection (cut)
Button 2 Down Insert Current Selection (paste)
Button 3 Down Extend Current Selection
Button 3 Motion Adjust Selection
Button 3 Up End Selection (cut)
COMMANDS
Quits the current editing session. If any changes have not been saved,
xedit displays a warning message, allowing the user to save the file.
If file backups are enabled (see RESOURCES, below) xedit stores a copy
of the original, unedited file in <prefix>file<suffix>, then overwrites
the file with the contents of the edit window. The filename is
retrieved from the Text widget directly to the right of the Load but‐
ton. Loads the file named in the text widget immediately to the right
of the this button and displays it in the Edit window. If the cur‐
rently displayed file has been modified a warning message will ask the
user to save the changes, or press Load again.
RESOURCES
For xedit the available resources are: Specifies that, when edits made
to an existing file are saved, xedit is to copy the original version of
that file to <prefix>file<suffix> before it saves the changes. The
default value for this resource is “off,” stating that no backups
should be created. Specifies a string that is to be prepended to the
backup filename. The default is that no string shall be prepended.
Specifies a string that is to be appended to the backup filename. The
default is to use “.BAK” as the suffix.
WIDGETS
In order to specify resources, it is useful to know the hierarchy of
the widgets which compose xedit. In the notation below, indentation
indicates hierarchical structure. The widget class name is given
first, followed by the widget instance name.
Xedit xedit
Paned paned
Paned buttons
Command quit
Command save
Command load
Text filename
Label bc_label
Text messageWindow
Label labelWindow
Text editWindow
ENVIRONMENT
to get the default host and display number. to get the name of a
resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the
RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
FILES
specifies required resources
RESTRICTIONS
There is no undo function.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1988, Digital Equipment Corporation.
Copyright 1989, X Consortium
See X(1X) for a full statement of rights and permissions.
SEE ALSOX(1X), xrdb(1X), Athena Widget Set
AUTHOR
Chris D. Peterson, MIT X Consortium
xedit(1X)
