Canon Cat Reference Manual page 141

field
The
text
between
field
separators;
used
for
sorting text.
After
sorting,
the text in the selected
field
will
be
in order.
The Cat identifies fields by counting field
separators.
field separator
Tabs, or
if
there are
two or
more breaks between records.
tabs and
single
returns or breaks.
format
n. The design features (spatial
layout,
appearance)
oftext
on the
screen
or printed
on paper.
v.
To arrange text on
the page.
forward
When
the
text
is considered
in
normal reading order
-
left-to-ri
ght
an
d
dow
n
-
fo rw
ard
means
a
later
position
in
the
text
than the cursor or other reference point.
forward
erase
Erasing
in
a
forward direction, to
the
right of
the cursor.
The cursor stands
still while
characters
to its right
march
into
the
highlight,
appearing
to
be vacuumed up. The
cursor must be
narrow
to
forward
erase.
Fundamental Cursor Rule
How
the
cursor
and
highlight
always behave. The cursor
shows
you
where the next character
you
type
will
appear;
the
highlight
shows
you what
will
be erased
if
you
press
IERASEI.
global
Everywhere. Throughout
the
entire
text.
global
search and replace
To
find
every occurrence of something in
the text,
erase
it,
and replace
it with
something
else.
global
leap
The cursor can leap to any character anywhere
in
the
text.
Global
leap is the
initial
state
of
the Cat. Opposed to local
leap
(see
LOCAL LEAP commanfi,
hanging indent
The
first
line
of
the paragraph extends to
the
left of
the
paragraph's
left
margin.
happy cursor
When
the
text
on-screen and the text recorded on disk
are
the
same, the
cursor
blinks
at
a
faster
rate,
about
3
times
per
second.
This
is called the happy cursor.