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The Equation Editor
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File name
Text edit
window
Caret line position
Character pallet
End Of File marker
Caret
Figure 3-23: Equation editor window
Table 3-29: Equation editor screen elements
Element Description
File name The file name to which the equation or text is written, or the name of the
file being edited. The instrument appends the default . txt file extension
to all Equation editor files. If this is a new file, you are prompted to enter
a file name before exiting the editor. It is suggested that you use the
.equ file extension to identify equation files.
Caret line position The line number in the file where the caret is located. The file starts at
line 1.
End Of File marker Indicates the end of the file. All equations or text must be entered before
this marker.
Character pallet Used with the general purpose control knob to enter alphanumeric
characters into the edit window. To enter a character at the caret
position, highlight a character and push the ENTER button.
Text edit window Area where you enter text and/or equation information. The maximum
lengthof a line is 256 characters, including spaces. You can concateĆ
nate lines by entering a colon character (:) at the end of a line. THe
maximum number of characters you can concatenate is 5000.
Caret A vertical bar that indicates the position in the file where edit operations
take place. Use the frontĆpanel or keyboard arrow keys to move the
caret.