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<docno>1</docno>
<approved>Bjarne D&auml;cker</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>