1 8/6/83  forum request:  qedx, qx
 2 
 3 Syntax:  qx {-control_arguments}
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 5 
 6 Function:
 7 Invokes the Multics qedx editor to edit the text of the unprocessed
 8 transaction or to build a new transaction.
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10 
11 Control arguments:
12 -auto_write
13    specifies that the "w" request is not required in order to
14    save editing changes.  See "Notes".
15 -fill, -fi
16    specifies that the transaction is to be refilled upon exit from
17    the editor. This is the default unless the -no_input_fill control
18    argument was given to the forum command or unless the -no_fill
19    control argument was given to the talk or reply request.
20 -no_fill, -nfi
21    specifies that the transaction is not to be refilled upon exit from
22    the editor.
23 -no_auto_write
24    specifies that the "w" request is required in order to
25    save editing changes.  See "Notes".  (Default)
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27 
28 Notes:
29 The transaction text is placed in buffer 0.  The write (w) request must
30 be used to reflect any changes made to the transaction back to forum
31 unless -auto_write is given.  If -auto_write is given, the contents of
32 buffer 0 always replaces the transaction when the editor is exited.
33 The write request may be used as often as desired to checkpoint the
34 editing process.
35 
36 If the quit (q) request is issued, -auto_write was not specified, and
37 the transaction has been modified since it was last written, qedx will
38 query for permission to exit.  If permission is given, any changes made
39 since the last write request (if any) will be lost.  The quit-force
40 (qf) request may be used to abort unwanted editing without being
41 queried.
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43 
44 The read (r) and write (w) requests still accept pathnames and may be
45 used to insert a segment into the transaction or make a copy in a segment
46 for later use, respectively.  However, when used with a pathname, these
47 requests will no longer change the default pathname for buffer 0 (the
48 transaction).  Using either read or write without a pathname will always
49 refer to forum's copy of the transaction.
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51 
52 If issued before use of the write request, the request line
53      1,$dr
54 will restore the original transaction text to the buffer.  If given
55 after a write request, this request line will restore the transaction
56 as saved by the last write request given in the buffer.