Difference between revisions of "Entering Command Mode"

Revision as of 17:13, 12 December 2016

In the normal Visual Mode of vEdit, you can enter the Command Mode by selecting Command Mode from the Escape (ESC key) menu, or by pressing the keyboard shortcuts for VISUAL EXIT / Command Mode (Exit) or VISUAL ESCAPE / Command Mode (Escape).

Command Mode Visual Exit: This mode will exit Visual Mode and enter the Command Mode and any command macro are currently running they will continue running. The keyboard shortcuts for VISUAL EXIT / Command Mode (Exit) are Ctrl-E and Ctrl-F10.

Command Mode Visual Escape: This mode will exit Visual Mode and enter the Command Mode but any command macro currently running will be stopped. The keyboard shortcuts for VISUAL ESCAPE / Command Mode (Escape) are Ctrl-Shift-E and Alt-F10.

There is no functionality difference between these two modes and you will get the "COMMAND:" prompt with either one, but if a macro is already running Command Mode Visual Exit will let it continue running, whereas Command Mode Visual Escape will stop it. With the exception of locked-in macros, Visual Escape will always give you the "COMMAND:" prompt.

If you already created a Command Mode window, e.g. with Alt-/, the "COMMAND:" prompt will appear in this window. Otherwise your current window will scroll up and the prompt will appear at the bottom of the window. The first few times the "COMMAND:" prompt is displayed, it is preceded with a help line to remind you of a few frequently used commands.

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 In the normal '''Visual Mode''' of vEdit, you can enter the '''Command Mode''' by selecting <kbd>Command Mode</kbd> from the <kbd>Escape (ESC key)</kbd> menu, or by pressing the keyboard shortcuts for VISUAL EXIT / Command Mode (Exit) or VISUAL ESCAPE / Command Mode (Escape).
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 :This mode will exit '''Visual Mode''' and enter the '''Command Mode''' but any command macro currently running will be stopped. The keyboard shortcuts for VISUAL ESCAPE / Command Mode (Escape) are <kbd>Ctrl-Shift-E</kbd> and <kbd>Alt-F10</kbd>.
-There is no difference between these two functions and you will get the "COMMAND:" prompt with either mode, except if a macro is already running [VISUAL EXIT] will let it continue running, whereas [VISUAL ESCAPE] will stop it. With the exception of "locked-in" macros, [VISUAL ESCAPE] will always give you the "COMMAND:" prompt. If you already created a Command Mode window, e.g. with {ESCAPE, Command mode window}, the "COMMAND:" prompt will appear in this window. Otherwise your current window will scroll up and the prompt will appear at the bottom of the window. The first few times the "COMMAND:" prompt is displayed, it is preceded with a help line to remind you of a few frequently used commands.
+There is no functionality difference between these two modes and you will get the "COMMAND:" prompt with either one, but if a macro is already running '''Command Mode Visual Exit''' will let it continue running, whereas '''Command Mode Visual Escape''' will stop it. With the exception of '''locked-in''' macros, Visual Escape will always give you the "COMMAND:" prompt.
+If you already created a '''Command Mode window''', e.g. with <kbd>Alt-/</kbd>, the "COMMAND:" prompt will appear in this window. Otherwise your current window will scroll up and the prompt will appear at the bottom of the window. The first few times the "COMMAND:" prompt is displayed, it is preceded with a help line to remind you of a few frequently used commands.