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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/werl.xml b/erts/doc/src/werl.xml index 1a3cb6f502..995095c0d8 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/werl.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/werl.xml @@ -28,62 +28,91 @@ <docno>1</docno> <approved>Bjarne Däcker</approved> <checked></checked> - <date>98-01-26</date> + <date>1998-01-26</date> <rev>A</rev> <file>werl.xml</file> </header> <com>werl</com> <comsummary>The Erlang Emulator</comsummary> <description> - <p>On Windows, the preferred way to start the Erlang system for interactive use is:</p> + <p>On Windows, the preferred way to start the Erlang system for interactive + use is as follows:</p> + <p><c><![CDATA[werl <arguments>]]></c></p> - <p>This will start Erlang in its own window, with fully - functioning command-line editing and scrollbars. All flags + <p>This starts Erlang in its own window, with fully + functioning command-line editing and scrollbars. All flags except <c><![CDATA[-oldshell]]></c> work as they do for - the <seealso marker="erl">erl</seealso> command.</p> + command <seealso marker="erl"><c>erl</c></seealso>.</p> + + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>To copy text to the clipboard, use <c>Ctrl-C</c>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>To paste text, use <c>Ctrl-V</c>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>To interrupt the runtime system or the shell process (depending + on what has been specified with system flag <c>+B</c>), use + <c>Ctrl-Break</c>.</p> + </item> + </list> - <p>Ctrl-C is reserved for copying text to the clipboard (Ctrl-V to paste). - To interrupt the runtime system or the shell process (depending on what - has been specified with the +B system flag), you should use Ctrl-Break.</p> <p>In cases where you want to redirect standard input and/or - standard output or use Erlang in a pipeline, the <c>werl</c> is - not suitable, and the <c>erl</c> program should be used instead.</p> + standard output or use Erlang in a pipeline, <c>werl</c> is + not suitable, and the <c>erl</c> program is to be used instead.</p> - <p>The <c>werl</c> window is in many ways modelled after the <c>xterm</c> + <p>The <c>werl</c> window is in many ways modeled after the <c>xterm</c> window present on other platforms, as the <c>xterm</c> model - fits well with line oriented command based interaction. This - means that selecting text is line oriented rather than rectangle - oriented.</p> - - <p>To select text in the <c>werl</c> window , simply press and hold - the left mouse button and drag the mouse over the text you want - to select. If the selection crosses line boundaries, the - selected text will consist of complete lines where applicable - (just like in a word processor). To select more text than fits - in the window, start by selecting a small portion in the - beginning of the text you want, then use the scrollbar - to view the end of the desired selection, point to it and press - the <em>right</em> mouse-button. The whole area between your - first selection and the point where you right-clicked will be - included in the selection.</p> + fits well with line-oriented command-based interaction. This + means that selecting text is line-oriented rather than + rectangle-oriented.</p> - <p>The selected text is copied to the clipboard by either - pressing <c>Ctrl-C</c>, using the menu or pressing the copy - button in the toolbar.</p> + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>To select text in the <c>werl</c> window, press and hold + the left mouse button and drag the mouse over the text you want + to select. If the selection crosses line boundaries, the + selected text consists of complete lines where applicable + (just like in a word processor).</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>To select more text than fits + in the window, start by selecting a small part in the + beginning of the text you want, then use the scrollbar + to view the end of the desired selection, point to it, and press + the <em>right</em> mouse button. The whole area between your + first selection and the point where you right-clicked is + included in the selection.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>To copy the selected text to the clipboard, either + use <c>Ctrl-C</c>, use the menu, or press the copy + button in the toolbar.</p> + </item> + </list> - <p>Pasted text is always inserted at the current prompt position - and will be interpreted by Erlang as usual keyboard input.</p> + <p>Pasted text is inserted at the current prompt position + and is interpreted by Erlang as usual keyboard input.</p> - <p>Previous command lines can be retrieved by pressing the <c>Up - arrow</c> or by pressing <c>Ctrl-P</c>. There is also a drop - down box in the toolbar containing the command - history. Selecting a command in the drop down box will insert it - at the prompt, just as if you used the keyboard to retrieve the + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>To retrieve previous command lines, press the <c>Up arrow</c> or + use <c>Ctrl-P</c>.</p> + </item> + </list> + + <p>A drop-down box in the toolbar contains the command + history. Selecting a command in the drop-down box inserts the command + at the prompt, as if you used the keyboard to retrieve the command.</p> - - <p>Closing the <c>werl</c> window will stop the Erlang emulator.</p> + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>To stop the Erlang emulator, close the <c>werl</c> window.</p> + </item> + </list> </description> </comref> |