Keyboard commands
The following MB keys are used for immediate editor commands.
Enter
Enter key is treated as a (hard) carriage return.
BS
Backspace key is the same as the Read Last Character command (sp
+ dot3), except when you are entering text in response to a prompt,
e.g. when asked for a filename, in which case it will act as an actual
BackSpace.
CMD
Command key will cancel any operation currently in progress.
Menu commands
For editing, the MB has a range of commands organized into five separate menus
according to their tasks. These are:
File menu
for file maintenance (selecting or saving files, renaming files, etc.)
Search menu
enables you to search and/or replace selected text
Block menu
allows you to select, copy, move, or delete sections of text
Delete menu
for deleting or restoring characters, words, lines, or page
Edit menu
provides further editing functions
Note:
Whenever you are asked to answer a Yes or No question, only enter Y or N. Any
other answer is ignored.
Exiting the menus and the Editor
SP+E
This is used for all of the menus described. When you exit the menu,
you will return to the Editor.
Enter+Q
Exit the Editor
File menu
This menu enables file operations such as reading, saving, re-formatting, etc.
Enter+F
Entering the File Menu: The File menu has the following options:
O
OPEN A FILE AND MOVE IT TO THE EDITOR
R
RENAME THE FILE This command changes the file's name in the
editor.
C
CLEAR THE EDITOR WORK SPACE If the current Editor file has
been changed and not saved, you will be asked to save this file before
clearing the workspace.
D
GIVE DIRECTORY LISTING The directory listing announces the
names of files one by one. Once you have entered the command, you
are placed at the top of the file listing with the following supplementary
commands available:
A
Speak the previous filename in the file listing. Moves the file
cursor up.
C
Speak the current filename in the file listing
DOT 4 Speak the following filename in the file listing. Moves the file
cursor down.
O
Open a file, at the current "file cursor" position, into the editor. If
an existing file in the Editor has not yet been saved, you will be asked
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