Message

Key

Unassigned

Message

Clears the status bar.

Arg Message (ALT+A Unassigned)

Displays the text from the cursor to the end of the line on the status bar.

Arg textarg Message (ALT+A textarg Unassigned)

Displays textarg on the status bar.

Meta ... Message (F9 ... Unassigned)

As above and also repaints the screen.

Returns

Message always returns true.

Example

The following macro is useful when writing new macros (the ! is the macro name):

! := Meta Message

With this definition you can place an exclamation point in your macros wherever you want a screen update. If you also want to display a status-bar message at the time of the update, use the phrase:

... Arg "text of message" ! ...

See

Prompt