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Q42772: QuickC 2.00 Editor Function: ResetState

Article: Q42772
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 2.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | editor | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 2-MAY-1989

Question:

Pages 61 and 63 of the "Microsoft QuickC Up and Running" manual
mention a function called "ResetState." What does this function do,
and how is it used?

Response:

The ResetState command is used to cancel prefix tables. A prefix table
is a table used by QuickC to store multiple keystroke editor commands.

ResetState will cancel the functions that have multiple keystrokes,
for example: BegLine, BegPgm, Change, and Endline. The invocation of
these functions always begins with CTRL+K or CTRL+Q; thus, ResetState
is invoked with CTRL+K followed by CTRL+U, CTRL+Q followed by CTRL+U,
or simply CTRL+U.

Example of Use

Suppose that the SetBookMark function was invoked with the intention
of setting bookmark 0. This keystroke combination would be CTRL+K
followed by 0. There are two methods of completing this command after
having pressed CTRL+K. The 0 key could be used to set the bookmark, or
CTRL+U could be used to cancel the SetBookMark function.

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