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Basic Editing Techniques

Cyno's Editor is written to take advantage of Java's cross-platform capability. With this feature in mind, Cyno's Editor may operate differently on distinct operating systems. Fortunately, many operating system follows the standard 'Common User-Interface' (CUI) published by IBM.

Key Functions

The following keys are generally standard in editor and word processors. And they work with OS/2 and Windows. However, your system may be different.

Arrow keys Moves the caret in the corrisponding direction.
CONTROL-LEFT Moves to the beginning of previous word.
CONTROL-RIGHT Moves to the beginning of the next word.
SHIFT-LEFT Mark/unmark previous character. May be used in combination with the CONTROL key.
SHIFT-RIGHT Mark/unmark next character. May be used in combination with the CONTROL key.
SHIFT-UP Mark/unmark previous line.
SHIFT-DOWN Mark/unmark next line.
Home Moves to beginning of theline.
End Moves to end of the line.
Page Up Previous page full of text.
Page Down Next page full of text.

Cut, Copy, and Paste

Unlike other text editors, cut, copy, and paste are not part of Cyno's Editor's 'Edit' pull-down menu. Java virtual machine based on Java 1.0.2 API lacks support in this area. Fortunately, the text component of the Java virtual machine is based on native methods, we can take advantage of the native OS cut, copy, and paste operations.

For example, on OS/2 and Windows, the short-cut keys for cut, copy, and paste is SHIFT-DEL, CONTROL-INS, and SHIFT-INS, respectively. Therefore, you can mark your text, cut, copy, and paste as you would normally perform using these short-cut keys.

On Mac OS the keys for cut, copy, and paste, are CONTROL-X, CONTROL-C, and CONTROL-V, respectively.

Windows 95 and NT also support the short-cuts supported by the Mac OS. In addition, if you click the right button on the text component, a pop-up menu with editing control is displayed. The pop-up menu includes the following operations: Undo, cut, copy, paste, delete, and select all. The pop-up menu works extremely well. And it is so easy to access.



Cyno's Editor, its manual, and its web pages are Copyright (C) 1997 by Chieh Cheng. All Rights Reserved.