ttchar
Description
Used to move the cursor around the current stream, the unit of movement being a single character.
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Any attribute change or end of paragraph sequence is also treated as a single character.
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Example 296. Move the cursor forward by one character
ttchar 1
Example 297. Move the cursor forward by 10 characters
To move the cursor forward by a specified number of characters, repeat the macro by preceding it with the required number. The example below will move the cursor forward by 10 characters:
10 ttchar 1
Syntax
ttchar code:n?
ttchar
[no parameter]
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Select the character to the right of the cursor.
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code
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–1
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Move the cursor backward by one character.
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If there is text selected the selection is reduced by one character.
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0
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Select the character to the right of the cursor.
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1
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Move the cursor forward by one character.
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If there is text selected the selection is extended by one character.
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