Definition
Specify a text segment in a textual region.
segment [column] COL_NO [line] LINE_NO
[thru [column] COL_NO [line] LINE_NO]
COL_NO
An integer value representing the starting and ending column numbers in the textual region.
LINE_NO
An integer value representing the starting and ending line numbers in the textual region.
Description
Use this specification only with textual regions, in an insert drawing statement, overwrite drawing statement, emphasize action statement, make segment action statement, remove action statement, or textual built-in function. Do not use this specification for a class of textual regions.
A segment is any set of contiguous characters within a textual region. The starting and ending character positions of a segment can be on the same line or on different lines, and can be specified in either order (first position through last, or last position through first). The segment includes the first and last character positions specified.
If the keywords column and line are not included, the first and third integer values in the definition are used as column values, and the second and fourth integer values in the definition are used as line values.
If you provide only one set of column and line numbers, the segment will be a single character position.
Color attributes are preserved when a segment from a colored textual region is inserted or overwritten into another colored textual region (or another part of the same colored textual region). If the segment is colored but the destination textual region is not, color attributes are dropped.
Example
response to More
add to Notes
insert segment column 3 line 1 thru
column 8 line 3 from Writer
response to Less
remove segment 3 1 thru 8 3 from Notes
response to Change
add to Notes
overwrite segment 8 3 thru 3 1 from Writer
See Also
block Definition
emphasize Action Statement
insert Drawing Statement
make block and make segment COLOR Action Statements
overwrite Drawing Statement
remove Action Statement
textual Object Inquiry Built-in Function
