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About Editors

There are three editors that can be used at runtime: the default editor, a system editor, or a user-named editor.

Default Editor
 
The default editor provides standard editing features, including search/replace and cut, copy, and paste. The default editor is built into every form and is automatically available from every text item.
 
User-Named Editor 
 
A user-named editor has the same text editing functionality as the default editor, but, because it is a named object, you can specify editor attributes such as window display size, position, and title. Also, a user-named editor can be displayed programmatically with the Built-in procedure SHOW_EDITOR, independent of any particular text item.

By default, operators can invoke an editor by navigating to a text item and pressing [Edit] or by choosing Edit | Edit on the default menu. An editor can also be displayed programmatically by executing the EDIT_TEXTITEM Built-in procedure when the cursor is in a text item.


Using the default editor

Using a user-named editor