Atari XL - Manual (Page 18)

The Last Word 3.0 Reference Manual
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3 ADDITIONAL EDITOR FEATURES
LW includes many features to aid in the editing of text, such as place markers,
pagination guides, and tabulation. The range of facilities available makes LW one of
the most complete word processors for the Atari.
3.1 COUNTING WORDS
LW's fast word count will instantly tell you how many words are in the current
document.
<CTRL+N>
Will display the position of the cursor in the file and the number of
bytes in the file (in the form n of n). It also displays the number of
words in the file and a byte count (if text is marked, it will display
the number of words and bytes in the marked text).
Unlike many other word processors, LW's word count only counts actual text and not
embedded printer commands. Anything typed in reverse video is ignored by the word
count. Unfortunately this does mean that header/footer definitions and filename
arguments are still counted, since these are typed in normal video, so you will need to
allow for this when counting words.
3.2 EDITED TEXT INDICATOR
If text in any LW memory bank has been changed without being saved, an asterisk will
appear to the left of the filename on the message line. This is to remind you to save
any vulnerable work. The reminder will vanish once your text has been saved.
3.3 TABULATION
LW's tab ruler can be set up with your own tab stops, which can then be saved with
the configuration file. These are the commands for editing the tab ruler:
<SHIFT+TAB>
Set tab at cursor position.
<CTRL+TAB>
Clear tab at cursor position.
<SHIFT+CTRL+TAB> Reset default tab stops.
<SHIFT+CTRL+E> Erase ALL tab stops.
3.3.1 TABULATION MODES
In insert mode, the <TAB> key will insert as many spaces as necessary to get to the
next tab stop. In over-type mode, <TAB> will just skip over existing text and on to the
next tab stop.