Insert

Key

Unassigned

Insert

Inserts a single-space character at the cursor, independent of the insert/overtype mode.

Arg Insert (ALT+A Unassigned)

Breaks the line at the cursor.

Arg boxarg | linearg | streamarg Insert (ALT+A boxarg | linearg | streamarg Unassigned)

Inserts space characters into the selected area.

Returns

TrueSpaces or line break inserted.

FalseInsertion would make a line too long.

Example

If paragraphs in your file consist of a sequence of lines beginning in the same column and are separated from other paragraphs by at least one blank line, the following macro indents a paragraph to the next tab stop:

para_indent:=_pwbboxmode Meta Mpara Down Begline Arg \

Meta Ppara Up Begline Tab Insert

This macro starts with the predefined PWB macro _pwbboxmode to set box selection mode, then creates a box selection from the beginning of the paragraph to the end, one tab stop wide. The Insert function inserts spaces in the selection.

See

Sinsert, Linsert