Actilino
Operation of the Actilino
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5.2.14.1 Incremental Search (SPC+1 2 4 = Chord f)
The command [SPC+1 2 4] (Chord f) initiates an incremental search for a certain text in
forward direction, i.e. moving from the current cursor position towards the end of the file.
The message
'I-Search:'
appears, followed by the cursor. As you enter the search string,
the search already begins. You are automatically positioned at the first occurrence of the
search string you have entered so far. If you erase a character from the search string using
the delete command, you are transported backwards to the place where the remaining
search string can be found. While the search is in progress, the entered string is displayed
as blinking. If the search string cannot be found, you will receive the following message:
'Search failed, wrap around (Y/N)?'
. If you answer by entering [Y], the same search begins
again from the beginning or end of the text, respectively. If the search string still cannot be
found, you will receive the same message again. You can now enter [
n
] to end the search.
When the desired string has been found, press [TRC] to continue editing your text at that
location.
If you want to search a string starting at the beginning of the text, you can first move the
cursor to the beginning of the text with [SPC+1 2 3]. By entering [SPC+1 2 4] (Chord f), the
search will be repeated and the last search string will already be entered. If you are at the
first occurrence of the desired string, you can immediately reinitiate the same search by
pressing [SPC+1 2 4] (Chord f) again, as long as you do not press [TLC]. However, this only
applies to the current editing session. Once the Editor is closed or the Actilino switched off,
the search string will be deleted.
Any search can be aborted while entering the search string or during the search by pressing
the [TLC] key. Every time the text is found, a signal tone sounds and the cursor will be placed
one character to the right of the found search string. You can make the search case sensitive
if you change the corresponding setting in the Editor's setup menu.
5.2.14.2 Buffered Search
A buffered search means you first enter the entire search string and the search does not
begin until you press [TRC]. To initiate a buffered search enter the command for an
incremental search, [SPC+1 2 4] (Chord f), followed by [TRC]. You will then receive the
message
'Search:'
. Enter the search string. The search begins when you press [TRC] again.
To indicate the difference between an incremental and a buffered search, the Actilino
displays
'Search:'
while you enter the search string. An incremental search is indicated by
the prefix "I", a search in reverse direction
will be trailed by the word “back”. If you are
executing an incremental search in reverse direction, the prompt for entering the search
string will look like this:
'I-Search back:'
.
When the search string has been found, the cursor will be at the first character of the search
string and you can immediately begin working, without having to first press [TRC] as you
would need to in the case of an incremental search. If you want to repeat the search, please
position the cursor to the right of the found string and then activate another buffered search
as described above.
