EVE (text editor)

Editor Control

As the EVE editor was designed to control from a VT100 or VT220 terminal, many keyboard conventions from personal computers do not work.

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 (using the - key on the numeric keypad or Ctrl-B Ctrl-U)
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.