EVE (text editor)


EVE.
The Emacs editor features a good EVE emulation.

Editor Control

EVE is invoked via:
Since the EVE editor was designed for use from a VT100 or VT220 terminal, many keyboard conventions introduced for personal computers do not work.
; recall the EVE command line ; use Ctrl-U to clear it

Key Function Definitions

Interactive Key Definitions

To assign a command or function to a key or key combination, use the following procedure:
  1. Enter the EVE command line
  2. Enter the Define Key command - as almost everywhere in OpenVMS the text is case insensitive and it is possible to use abbreviations, so entering de k will do
  3. When the EVE command: prompt occurs, enter the name of the command
  4. When the Press the key you want to define: prompt occurs, press the key or key combination which is to call the given command

    Key Definitions in a File

EVE upon its start interprets the EVE$INIT.EVE file in the user's current or home directory. When the SYS$LOGIN:EVE$INIT.EVE file contains
DEFINE KEY= Ctrl/F Find
DEFINE KEY= F3 Find Next
DEFINE KEY= F1 Help
DEFINE KEY= F2 Do

the Ctrl-F key would call string search function, the F3 key repeating of the last search, the F1 key would display the list of EVE commands and the F2 key would call the EVE command line.

Features

Automatic journaling facilitates recovering "all or most" of one's editing.
The TWO WINDOWS command allows editing more than one file at a time