Help Index :: Misc :: Editor SYNTAX you are currently editing new text the specified line phr on the specified line phrase2 (be careful with search and replaces...editor will replace ALL cases it finds) current buffer buffer number some editor functions that only work for a specific subject, so make sure to read the help on you haven't already. It is often simplest to write your message one sentence at a time. This is so that you can insert lines of text between what you have already written (use even line numbers for this) and format it afterwards, using will make your sentences into organized paragraphs. If you want to insert a line of text which happens to be the same as one of the editor commands (e.g. "note spell"), use a line number ("note 5 spell"). Each player has two text buffers--the undo buffer and the paste buffer--which can be used to make text editing easier. The undo buffer holds the last state of the message prior to the last editor command, even if it was just " undo" simply copies this buffer into the current message. This allows copying of an entire message from one place to another. For example, if you have a mail message you want to copy into a new note: note new The paste buffer is used by the cut, copy, and paste (+) commands. Cut and copy place portions of the current message into the paste buffer. Paste (" indicated. The paste buffer is not cleared when a new message is selected, so it can be used to move or copy sections from one message to another. > desc 1 This is a test This adds "This is a test" as the first line of your description. The line number isn't really necessary if you are adding the first line, or appending lines to your description. > journal The mage in Chiiron asked me to bring him a cookie. This simply appends this information to your journal. |