
				<CLOSE>


	The <CLOSE> function permits you to remove lines, columns

	and areas defined by lines and columns.


	Lines
	-----

	(1)  Pressing

		<CLOSE>

	removes the line on which the cursor is currently located and

	saves it in a buffer.  All lines following the removed line

	move up 1 line.  The cursor remains in the same position.

	For example, if you had typed

		------------
		|horse
		|_
		|cow
		|


	and then decided you wanted the text single spaced instead of double


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	spaced, you move the cursor to the blank line and press <CLOSE> to

	remove it.

		-----------
		|horse
		|cow
		|-


	(2)  Typing

		<ARG> n <CLOSE>

	allows you to remove n lines with one action. If you

		1)  Press <ARG>
		2)  Type 5
		3)  Press <CLOSE>

	you will remove 5 lines starting at the current cursor position.


	If you enter a non-integer argument to a <CLOSE> the

	following message will appear at the bottom left of

	the screen:

		**** Argument must be numeric.

	Repeat the function providing an integer as an argument.
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	If you enter a negative integer as an argument to a <CLOSE>

	the following message will appear:

		**** Argument must be positive.

	Repeat the function providing a positive integer as an argument.

	(3)  Typing

		<beg.pos> <ARG> <end.pos> <CLOSE>

	where <beg.pos> is defined by the current cursor position and

	the <end.pos> is indicated by moving the cursor using the

	cursor motion buttons, also allows you to remove one or more lines.

	The <end.pos> of the cursor MUST be in the same column, different

	line as the <beg.pos>; otherwise an area is removed (see below)

	rather than just lines.


	Partial lines, delimited on the left by the current cursor

	position (<beg.pos>) and on the right by the end of the line,

	may be removed and replaced by the entire following line by
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	typing:

		<beg.pos> <ARG> <CLOSE>

	For example, by placing the cursor under the 'x' below

		------------------------
		|and the dish xyz
		|ran away
		|with the spoon.

	and typing <ARG> <CLOSE>, the following appears:

		-----------------------
		|and the dish ran away
		|with the spoon.

	Columns
	-------

	To remove columns on a line type:

		<beg.pos> <ARG> <end.pos> <CLOSE>

	where <beg.pos> is defined by the current cursor position

	and the <end.pos> is indicated by moving the cursor using

	the cursor motion buttons, <TAB> or <horizontal arrows>.

	The <end.pos> of the cursor MUST be on the same line, different
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	column as the <beg.pos>; otherwise an area is removed (see

	below) rather than just columns.


	Columns may also be removed by using the <INSERT> <GOBBLE>

	functions (see INSERT).  However, once columns are removed

	in this manner they cannot be recovered.  Text removed by

	<CLOSE> can be reinserted as explained below.


	Areas
	-----

	To remove an area of text, type:

		<beg.pos> <ARG> <end.pos> <CLOSE>

	where <beg.pos> is defined by the current cursor position and

	the <end.pos> is indicated by moving the cursor using any of

	the cursor motion buttons, <TAB>, <BACKTAB>, <horizontal/

	vertical arrows>, and <CR>.  The <end.pos> of the cursor

	MUST be in a different column and on a different line than

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	the <beg.pos>; otherwise either lines OR columns are removed

	rather than an area.


	Recovery of Removed Text
	------------------------

	You may remove text using <CLOSE> and then re-insert or recover

	it in case of error.  Typing

		<ARG> <PUT>

	will put back in the file at the current cursor position the

	text last deleted by a <CLOSE>.  If no text has been deleted

	the message

		***Nothing in the CLOSE buffer.

	appears at the lower left of the screen.


	All text CLOSEd and PICKed during the current editing session is

	saved in a special file named '#'.  You may view this file by typing:

		<ARG> # <USE>
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	Type <USE> again to return to your file.



	Wylbur Comparison
	-----------------

	To remove lines, Wylbur uses the command

		DELETE line-number/line-number


	where "line-number/line-number" specifies the range of lines to

	remove.  These lines, once deleted, are not recoverable without

	returning to a previous version of the file, thus losing any

	editing you had accomplished during the current session.


	To delete and re-insert lines as in the Editor's

		<CLOSE> <ARG> <PUT>

	Wylbur uses the command

		MOVE line-number/line-number TO line-number


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	To remove text by column the command

		CHANGE col/col to '' in line-no.

	is used.


	To remove an area of text in Wylbur the command

		CHANGE col/col to '' in range

	is used where range = beginning line-no./ending line-no.



















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