Re: DB vs. CP

[Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx]

At 06:49 AM 2/7/97 -0500, Tim Baehr wrote:
>In a message dated 97-02-05 09:38:02 EST, Solla wrote:
>
>≪ The problem with using the DB function to jump to a specific spot
> is that you can't take a block of defined text with you.
> ≫
>
>
>...yup, but that wasn't the point. The use of DF as a bookmark is a kluge,
>plain and simple.

Wouldn't it be simple to assign ≪lb≫to a key, and the se/≪lb≫/ onto
another key? You could put in as many ≪lb≫ markers as you wanted, which
would require some repeated searches to get the one you intended. But if you
rarely need more than 3 bookmarks, this is a simple solution. (For those
needing more, an XPL pgm that actually keeps track of the bookmarks wouldn't
be very difficult to write.) You actually see the ≪lb≫ onscreen, so you
know where they are, but they are nonprinting. ≪nt≫ works the same way and
≪iv≫ is the invisible note version.

Regards,

Harry Binswanger
hb@xxxxxxxx