XEDIT(1) SysV XEDIT(1)
NAME
xedit - simple text editor for X
SYNTAX
xedit [ -toolkitoption ...] [ filename ]
OPTIONS
Xedit accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line options (see
X(1)), plus:
filename
Specifies 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
Xedit provides a window consisting of the following three areas:
Commands Menu Lists editing commands (for example, Undo or
Search).
Message Window Displays xedit messages. In addition, this
window can be used as a scratch pad.
Edit Window Displays the text of the file that you are
editing or creating.
COMMANDS
Quit Quits the current editing session. If any
changes have not been saved, xedit displays a
warning message and allows you to save the file.
Save Stores a copy of the original, unedited file in
file.BAK. Then, overwrites the original file
with the edited contents.
Edit Allows the text displayed in the Edit window to
be edited.
Load Loads the specified file and displays it in the
Edit window.
Undo Undoes the last edit only.
More Undoes each edit previous to the last edit,
which must first be undone with the Undo
command.
Jump Advances the cursor from the beginning of the
file to the text line that corresponds to the
selected line number.
<< Searches from the cursor back to the beginning
of the file for the string entered in the Search
input box. If you do not enter a string in the
Search input box, xedit automatically copies the
last string that you selected from any X
application into the Search input box and
searches for that string.
Search >> Searches from the cursor forward to the end of
the file for the string entered in the search
input box. If you do not enter a string in the
Search input box, xedit automatically copies the
last string that you selected from any X
application into the Search input box and
searches for that string.
Replace Replaces the last searched-for string with the
string specified in the Replace input box. If
no string has been previously searched for,
searches from the insert cursor to the end of
the file for the next occurrence of the search
string and highlights it.
All Repositions the cursor at the beginning of the
file and replaces all occurrences of the search
string with the string specified in the Replace
input box.
X DEFAULTS
For xedit, the available class identifiers are:
ButtonBox
Command
Scrollbar
Text
For xedit, the available name identifiers are:
All
Edit
EditWindow
Jump
Load
MessageWindow
More
Quit
Replace
Save
Undo
xedit
For xedit, the available resources are:
EnableBackups Specifies that, when edits made to an existing file
are saved, xedit is to copy the original version of
that file to file.BAK before it saves the changes.
If the value of this option is specified as off, a
backup file is not created.
background Specifies the background color to be displayed in
command buttons. The default is white.
border Specifies the border color of the xedit window.
borderWidth Specifies the border width, in pixels, of the xedit
window.
font Specifies the font displayed in the xedit window.
foreground Specifies the foreground color of the xedit window.
The default is black.
geometry Specifies the geometry (window size and screen
location) to be used as the default for the xedit
window. For information about the format of the
geometry specification, see X(1).
internalHeight Specifies the internal horizontal padding (spacing
between text and button border) for command
buttons.
internalWidth Specifies the internal vertical padding (spacing
between text and button border) for command
buttons.
KEY BINDINGS
Each specification included in the .XtActions file modifies a key setting
for the editor that xedit uses. When defining key specifications, you
must use the following resource specification: text.EventBindings:
.XtActions
Each key specification assigns an editor command to a named key and/or
mouse combination and has the format:
key: function
key Specifies the key or mouse button that is used to invoke
the named function.
function Specifies the function to be invoked when the named key is
pressed.
For more information about specifications in the .XtActions file, see
X(1).
FILES
~/.XtActions
/usr/lib/X11/.XtActions
SEE ALSO
X(1), xrdb(1)
RESTRICTIONS
Large numbers of certain edit functions (for example, Undo or More) tend
to degrade performance over time. If there is a noticeable decrease in
response time, save and reload the file.
BUGS
It is not clear how to select a line number for the Jump command.
The string searches don't work properly.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1988, Digital Equipment Corporation.