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  1. <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Markers</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.73.2"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="jEdit 4.3 User's Guide"><link rel="up" href="editing.html" title="Chapter 5. Editing Text"><link rel="prev" href="text-transfer.html" title="Transferring Text"><link rel="next" href="search-replace.html" title="Search and Replace"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Markers</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="text-transfer.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 5. Editing Text</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="search-replace.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="markers"></a>Markers</h2></div></div></div><p>A <em class="firstterm">marker</em> is a pointer to a specific
  2. location within a buffer, which may or may not have a single-character
  3. <em class="firstterm">shortcut</em> associated with it. Markers are
  4. persistent; they are saved to
  5. <code class="filename">.<em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em>.marks</code>, where
  6. <code class="filename"><em class="replaceable"><code>filename</code></em></code> is the name of
  7. the buffer. (The dot prefix makes the markers file hidden on Unix
  8. systems.) Marker saving can be disabled in the
  9. <span class="guibutton"><strong>General</strong></span> pane of the
  10. <span class="guimenu"><strong>Utilities</strong></span>&gt;<span class="guimenuitem"><strong>Global
  11. Options</strong></span> dialog box; see <a class="xref" href="global-opts.html#general-pane" title="The General Pane">the section called &#8220;The General Pane&#8221;</a>.</p><p><span class="guimenu"><strong>Markers</strong></span>&gt;<span class="guimenuitem"><strong>Add/Remove
  12. Marker</strong></span> (shortcut: <code class="keycap">C+e C+m</code>) adds a marker
  13. without a shortcut pointing to the current line. If a marker is already
  14. set on the current line, the marker is removed instead. If text is
  15. selected, markers are added to the first and last line of each
  16. selection.</p><p>Markers are listed in the <span class="guimenu"><strong>Markers</strong></span> menu;
  17. selecting a marker from this menu will move the caret to its
  18. location.</p><p><span class="guimenu"><strong>Markers</strong></span>&gt;<span class="guimenuitem"><strong>Go to Previous
  19. Marker</strong></span> (shortcut: <code class="keycap">C+e C+COMMA</code>) goes to
  20. the marker immediately before the caret position.</p><p><span class="guimenu"><strong>Markers</strong></span>&gt;<span class="guimenuitem"><strong>Go to Next
  21. Marker</strong></span> (shortcut: <code class="keycap">C+e C+PERIOD</code>) goes to
  22. the marker immediately after the caret position.</p><p><span class="guimenu"><strong>Markers</strong></span>&gt;<span class="guimenuitem"><strong>Remove All
  23. Markers</strong></span> removes all markers set in the current
  24. buffer.</p><p>Markers with shortcuts allow for quicker keyboard-based
  25. navigation. The following commands all prompt for a single-character
  26. shortcut when invoked. Pressing <code class="keycap">ESCAPE</code> instead of
  27. specifying a shortcut will cancel the operation.</p><p><span class="guimenu"><strong>Markers</strong></span>&gt;<span class="guimenuitem"><strong>Add Marker With
  28. Shortcut</strong></span> (shortcut: <code class="keycap">C+t
  29. <em class="replaceable"><code>key</code></em></code>) adds a marker with the
  30. specified shortcut. If marker with that shortcut already exists, it will
  31. remain in the buffer but lose its shortcut.</p><p><span class="guimenu"><strong>Markers</strong></span>&gt;<span class="guimenuitem"><strong>Go to
  32. Marker</strong></span> (shortcut: <code class="keycap">C+y
  33. <em class="replaceable"><code>key</code></em></code>) moves the caret to the location
  34. of the marker with the specified shortcut.</p><p><span class="guimenu"><strong>Markers</strong></span>&gt;<span class="guimenuitem"><strong>Select to
  35. Marker</strong></span> (shortcut: <code class="keycap">C+u
  36. <em class="replaceable"><code>key</code></em></code>) creates a selection from the
  37. caret location to the marker with the specified shortcut.</p><p><span class="guimenu"><strong>Markers</strong></span>&gt;<span class="guimenuitem"><strong>Swap Caret and
  38. Marker</strong></span> (shortcut: <code class="keycap">C+k
  39. <em class="replaceable"><code>key</code></em></code>) moves the caret to the location
  40. of the marker with the specified shortcut, and moves the marker to the
  41. former caret position. Invoke this command multiple times to flip
  42. between two locations in the buffer.</p><p>Lines which contain markers are indicated in the gutter with a
  43. highlight. Moving the mouse over the highlight displays a tool tip
  44. showing the marker's shortcut, if it has one. See <a class="xref" href="overview.html" title="Interface Overview">the section called &#8220;Interface Overview&#8221;</a> for information about the gutter.</p></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="text-transfer.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="editing.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="search-replace.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Transferring Text </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Search and Replace</td></tr></table></div></body></html>