The CDE text editor is a full screen
graphical text editor that supports a mouse and can be used to edit
files. It is equivalent to the Windows Notepad. As with vi, this editor does not put any special formatting
characters into the file and is suitable for creating system
environment and script files. To start the CDE Text Editor, click on
the Text Note subpanel from the Front Panel and open a Text Editor
window.
The default name for the file which opens will be UNTITLED as shown in
Figure .
You can type any text into the Text
Editor window. If you want to insert characters into an area where you
have already typed, position the pointer where you want to insert
text, then click the left mouse button.
By default, Text Editor is in insert
mode. That is, when you type, the characters will be automatically
inserted into the text rather than overwriting any existing characters
to the right of the pointer. You can change from insert to overwrite
mode at any time while working with Text Editor by clicking on the
Options menu and selecting Overstrike.
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