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manual:chapter2:cmdline [2019/11/25 13:08]
jojo1973 Reformatted |
manual:chapter2:cmdline [2019/11/25 13:15]
jojo1973 [Modes of operation] |
| To switch between ''C'' and ''L'' modes, press the **AL** key once. A second press of **AL** without pressing any other key in between will disable alphanumeric mode, and return to the previous mode. To temporarily alternate between ''C'' and ''L'', press **AL<sup>hold</sup>**, and the cursor will change from ''C'' to ''L'' or vice versa. This change is only temporary while holding **AL** and pressing other keys. When releasing **AL** the mode will revert back. | To switch between ''C'' and ''L'' modes, press the **AL** key once. A second press of **AL** without pressing any other key in between will disable alphanumeric mode, and return to the previous mode. To temporarily alternate between ''C'' and ''L'', press **AL<sup>hold</sup>**, and the cursor will change from ''C'' to ''L'' or vice versa. This change is only temporary while holding **AL** and pressing other keys. When releasing **AL** the mode will revert back. |
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| Alphanumeric mode can also be used temporarily. When in any other mode, press **ALPHA<sup>hold</sup>** key and the cursor will change to 'C' or 'L'. Without releasing **ALPHA** you can type letters and symbols. Upon releasing **ALPHA**, the editor will return back to the previous mode of operation, ending alphanumeric mode. | Alphanumeric mode can also be used temporarily. When in any other mode, press **AL<sup>hold</sup>** key and the cursor will change to ''C'' or ''L''. Without releasing **AL** you can type letters and symbols. Upon releasing **AL**, the editor will return back to the previous mode of operation, ending alphanumeric mode. |
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| ==== Navigation ==== | ==== Navigation ==== |
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| The clipboard is also shared with the stack, so objects from the stack can be pasted into the editor and text from the editor can be pasted into the stack. | The clipboard is also shared with the stack, so objects from the stack can be pasted into the editor and text from the editor can be pasted into the stack. |
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| ==== Using the menus while in the editor ==== | ==== Using the menus while in the editor ==== |
| * Most commands in the menu will insert the command name to the command line. When the editor is in algebraic mode ''A'', some commands will be inserted as a function, including opening and closing parenthesis; | * Most commands in the menu will insert the command name to the command line. When the editor is in algebraic mode ''A'', some commands will be inserted as a function, including opening and closing parenthesis; |
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| * if the menu is showing variables, using the menu tab will insert the name of the variable in the editor; | * if the menu is showing variables, using **{A/L}** will insert the name of the corresponding variable in the editor; |
| * when using **LS** or **RS** (which normally do ''[[manual:chapter6:dirs:cmd_sto|STO]]'' and ''[[manual:chapter6:dirs:cmd_rcl|RCL]]'' respectively), the ''[[manual:chapter6:dirs:cmd_sto|STO]]'' or ''[[manual:chapter6:dirs:cmd_rcl|RCL]]'' will also be inserted; | * when using **LS-{A/L}** or **RS-{A/L}** (which normally do ''[[manual:chapter6:dirs:cmd_sto|STO]]'' and ''[[manual:chapter6:dirs:cmd_rcl|RCL]]'' respectively), the ''[[manual:chapter6:dirs:cmd_sto|STO]]'' or ''[[manual:chapter6:dirs:cmd_rcl|RCL]]'' will also be inserted; |
| * finally, when using **RS<sup>hold</sup>-menukey** the content of the variable will be inserted as text in the editor. | * finally, when using **RS<sup>hold</sup>-{A/L}** the content of the corresponding variable will be inserted as text in the editor. |
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| * If the menu tab is displaying a directory, the menu key will change to the directory instead of inserting its name. This allows traversing directories while editing text, transparently. The **LS-UP** (''[[manual:chapter6:dirs:cmd_updir|UPDIR]]'') and **LS<sup>hold</sup>-UP** (''[[manual:chapter6:dirs:cmd_home|HOME]]'') shortcuts are also active during the editing session. | * If the menu tab is displaying a directory, the menu key will change to the directory instead of inserting its name. This allows traversing directories while editing text, transparently. The **LS-UP** (''[[manual:chapter6:dirs:cmd_updir|UPDIR]]'') and **LS<sup>hold</sup>-UP** (''[[manual:chapter6:dirs:cmd_home|HOME]]'') shortcuts are also active during the editing session. |
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