The Text Editor

The Text Editor is a useful tool in writing notes, ideas, histories, descriptions and when building. To enter the text editor in most situations:

TYPE: [editor] write
EXAMPLE:

note write
desc write
idea write
history write

When you are a BUILDER you will automatically be put into the Text Editor when typing certain commands.

Once you are in the text editor it is important to remember:
* You CAN'T send tells
* You CAN'T talk on any channels
* You CAN'T reply
* You CAN'T say
* You CAN only type things in the editor

You will however see tells and says and all the channel messages. It is helpful to turn off all the channels when you are working on a note, or to go to sleep so tells and says at least won't be seen.

To see a list of the commands within the Text Editor, TYPE: .h

Some clients (Zmud is one) use the period (.) as a special character so you must change that special character within the client to some other character, or you will not be able to use the Text Editor fully, including seeing the help files. They are also listed below with explanations for your convenience:

To begin a note/desc/idea/history/etc once in the Text Editor simply begin typing. Hit enter when you wish to go to the next line. Do not worry if your lines aren't the perfect length because that can be fixed later. When using the editor's commands (.s, .f, etc), you must type them on a new line or the editor just thinks it's more text.

.r 'old' 'new' - replace a substring (requires '', "")
What this is used for is to REPLACE misspelled words or phrases you want changed. If replacing only one word:

TYPE: .r [oldword] [newword]
EXAMPLE: .r teh the

To replace a phrase you have to use the quotation marks ("):

TYPE: .r ["oldphrase"] ["newphrase"]
EXAMPLE: .r "In the beginning" "Once upon a time"

You can also combine the two methods:

EXAMPLE:
.r "slightly limping bruised" injured
.r red "flaming crimson-red"

.s will SHOW you what you have typed thus far.
.f will FORMAT your lines to all be the same length
.c will CLEAR the entire entry so you can start over

.ld [num] will DELETE a LINE.
EXAMPLE: .ld 2 (would delete line 2)

.li [num] [str] will INSERT a LINE either blank, or with text.

EXAMPLE: .li 2 (inserts a blank line)
EXAMPLE: .li 2 and that was the end (inserts line plus text)

.lr [num] [str] will REPLACE a LINE either with a blank line or text
EXAMPLE: .lr 2 (replaces line 2 with a blank line)
EXAMPLE: .lr 2 and that was the end (replaces line 2 with text)

@ typed on a blank line will let you exit the editor