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Chapter 36

The Text Editor


Describes how to create text items and how to use text inserters.

Overview
Text Editor Features
Opening the Text Editor
Setting the Minimum Width of the Editing Area
Entering Text
Entering Text Within the Text Editor
Entering Text by Selecting Visible Text
Entering a Class Name
Controlling the Number of Classes that G2 Displays
Undoing and Redoing the Last Edit
Controlling the Number of Edits You Can Undo
Correcting Errors in the Editor
Ending the Editing Session
Using the Search Facility
Searching for Text
Using the Scrollable Text Editor
Using the Clipboard and Scrapbookt
Interacting with the Scrapbook Directly
Controlling the Amount of Text in the Scrapbook
Performing Other Edit Operations
Cutting/Pasting Between G2 and Other Applications
Using the Clipboard for Text Exchange
Text Source
Displaying Unicode Characters
Dragging Text Between G2 and Other Applications
Transferring Text From G2
Transferring OLE Text into G2
Dragging and Dropping G2 Items
Using Unicode and Special Characters
Entering Unicode Character Codes
Entering Special Characters
Keystroke Commands
Displaying Help
Moving the Cursor
Deleting Text
Inserting Tabs and Line Breaks
Controlling Tab Settings
Controlling the Editing Session
Inserting Prompts by using the Keyboard
Text Editor Buttons
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