Syntax


[

[n

[[

[[n



Operands


n

A number that tells the editor how many indent increments to shift. If you omit this operand, the default is 1.  


Description

The  [  Indent Shift Left line command moves characters on a line to the left without altering their relative spacing. Characters shifted past the current BOUNDS setting are deleted.  


The command shifts in indent increments, where the indent increment is specified by the Options -> General value specified by the "Default # cols for Data shift" entry. This value is treated as the size of each indent level. If an n value is specified, the number of columns shifted will be n times the Options setting. For example, if the Options setting is 3, and a command [[4 is entered, the lines will be shifted left 12 columns.


For comparison, an Indent Shift respects column boundaries and manages data the same way that a Column Shift does. An Indent Shift may thus be thought of as a specialized type of Column Shift.



To Indent Shift one line toward the left side of your display:

    1. Type  [  in the line command area of the line to be shifted. Beside the command, type a number other than 1 if you want to shift the line other than 1 indent level. For example, to shift left 2 indent levels [2  would be used. Be aware that an n value like "2" is multiplied by the default number of columns to come up with an effective total number of columns being shifted.


It is possible to request the Data Shift commands to use the XTABS value (if specified) for this default.  Refer to Options - General for details.


    1. Press Enter
    2. The line data is shifted the requested number of positions. Characters shifted past the current BOUNDS setting are deleted.



To Column Shift a block of lines toward the left side of your display:

    1. Type [ [  in the line command area of the first line to be shifted. Beside the command, type a number other than 1 if you want to shift the block of lines other than 1 indent level. For example, to shift left 2 indent levels [[2  would be used. Be aware that an n value like "2" is multiplied by the default number of columns to come up with an effective total number of columns being shifted.
    2. Type [ [  in the line command area of the last line to be shifted. You can scroll (or use FIND or LOCATE) between typing the first [ [  and the second  [ [  if necessary.
    3. Press Enter
    4. The lines that contain the two  [ [  commands and all of the lines between them are indent shifted to the left. Characters shifted past the current BOUNDS setting are deleted.




The BOUNDS setting limits column shifting. If you shift columns beyond the current BOUNDS setting, the editor deletes the text beyond the BOUNDS without displaying a warning message.  

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