Atari XL - Manual (Page 68)

The Last Word 3.0 Reference Manual
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10.3 MACRO COMMANDS
The following commands are only available from within macros and are entered in
inverse video.
COMMAND
FUNCTION
INV CTRL
A Macro Ask command. Follow with prompt message ending in return
and optional default input string. Follow with an Accept Line command
<INV CTRL+L>.
INV CTRL
B Branch Macro <macro key>. Selects a macro to run after negative
confirm, a macro load, negative find string/next/goto marker. Also runs
the selected macro if a load operation results in an incomplete (linked)
load.
INV CTRL
C Confirm (Y/N). Continues macro if "Y" pressed, else aborts or runs pre-
selected macro.
INV CTRL J Macro Menu <menu text><RETURN>. Prints message and runs macro
attached to next key press.
INV CTRL
K Wait for a key from user
INV CTRL
L Accept Line Mode. Accepts keyboard input until <RETURN> is
pressed. Also works in input dialogues.
INV CTRL
V Print message <message><RETURN>.
INV CTRL
X Execute macro <macro key>.
INV CTRL
Z Set options/test conditions <option>. Follow with one of the following
characters (in normal video) to set various options and test various
conditions:
U
L
R
N
I
O
H
V
1
2-0
X
B
M
S
C
A Uppercase
Lowercase
Inverse
Normal
Insert Mode
Over-Type Mode
Hide screen updates
Make screen visible
Select Main Text Bank
Select Extended banks 2-10
Clear Edited Text Flag
Switch to text bank editor was in when macro was called
Test for block marking (even if nothing selected: precede with
branch command)
Check for selected text (precede with branch command)
Check for changes to text since last save (precede with branch
command)
Check if file has already been saved (precede with branch
command)