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A range of lines can be indented in a single step. Just select the range of lines to be
affected and choose Indent from the Block menu. Indent can be performed
with either Spaces or Tabs.
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Boxer can select text in either stream mode or column mode. Choose Stream Selection or
Column Selection from the Block menu.
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Boxer's ANSI and OEM Charts can also serve as base converters. Because values are displayed
in decimal, hexadecimal, octal and binary, these charts can be consulted to quickly lookup
and convert among bases.
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By specifying a directory name as the program to be run when defining a User Tool, you can
cause Explorer to load that directory for viewing.
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When text is not selected, the Cut, Copy, Append and Cut Append commands will operate on the
current line. When just a single line is being manipulated, this is faster than selecting
the line in the usual way.
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When editing program
source code, Boxer can display Help for the keyword or library routine at the
text cursor. Just use the Configure Syntax Highlighting dialog to assign the
full filepath of your compiler's help file to the 'Help File' parameter for
that language. Then when you request Help from within a source code file, Boxer
will present the help topic for the word at the cursor.
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The current time and/or
date can be inserted into the edited file by double clicking on either of these
displays in the lower right corner of the screen.
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The edit mode can be toggled between Insert and Typeover modes by double clicking on the
edit mode display box in the status bar.
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The Go to Line dialog box can be summoned by double clicking on the line number display in
the status bar.
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The Go to Column dialog
box can be summoned by double clicking on the column number display in the
status bar.
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Boxer will display email
addresses in color when they are found in text files. Just double click on the
address to run your MAPI compliant email program and send a message.
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Boxer will display
Internet addresses in color when they are found in text files. Just double
click on the address to start your Internet browser with the highlighted
address.
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When editing HTML files,
use the Open File in Browser command to display the current file in your
Internet browser. This command appears in the Open Other menu of the File menu.
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If the Paste command is
issued when there are no files open in the editor, an untitled file will be
created automatically.
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Use the Find Fast command
in the Search menu to quickly locate the next occurrence of the word under the
text cursor.
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You can place wildcard
file specifications on Boxer's command line to load many files at once. For
example, use 'B *.TXT' to load all files with a .TXT file extension.
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The File Open dialog can
be used to create new folders, and to rename and delete files. Simply use the
Create New Folder icon, or right click on a file to view your options.
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You can open multiple
files at once using the File Open dialog. Simply use the Shift and/or Ctrl keys
to make additional selections before clicking OK.
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You can add words to the
Spell Checker's user dictionary by adding them to the file USERDICT.TXT, one
word per line.
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Several commands are
available within the View menu to alter the appearance of your screen. Line
numbers, bookmarks, scroll bars, toolbar, status bar, visible spaces and the
ruler can all be turned on or off.
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You can select text by
columns — regardless of the current selection mode — by holding down the Ctrl key
before selecting with the mouse. You can force a stream selection when the mode
is columnar by using Shift when selecting with the mouse.
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To open a file in
read-only mode, check the Read-Only checkbox in the File Open dialog when
selecting a file. Boxer will forbid changes from being made to a file opened in
this mode.
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Clicking the mouse in the
far left margin of the editor window causes a full line to become selected. Use
Shift+Click to later extend the selection to another line.
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When the Ruler is
displayed, clicking on a column in the ruler causes the text cursor to be
positioned to that column in the editor window.
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The file filters available
within the File Open dialog can be changed via the File I/O tab of the
Configure Preferences dialog box.
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Double clicking on a word
causes the word to become selected.
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Additional language
dictionaries for the Spell Checker are available for download at our website.
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You can open a file in
Boxer's read-only hex mode viewer by using the Hex Mode command in the
File|Open Other menu.
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You can use the Escape
(Esc) key to cancel the current text selection. Escape can also be used to
cancel most dialog boxes.
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If the Save command is
issued for an untitled file, the Save As dialog box is automatically displayed
instead.
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You can append text to the
clipboard by holding down the Shift key when using either the Cut or Copy
buttons on the toolbar.
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Boxer comes with several
pre-defined keyboard layouts which mimic other popular programs. Use the
Configure Keyboard command to select the active layout.
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Use the Fast Frame command
in the Tools menu to quickly add a frame around a column-selected area. A
variety of line drawing styles are available.
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The Error Chart command in
the Tools menu presents a list of Windows Error Codes which can be searched by
error number. Each error code is displayed along with descriptive text about
the error.
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The Quote and Reformat
command can be used to apply quote markers to a paragraph in the style commonly
used for email replies. The quoting sequence can be set via
Configure|Preferences|Editing.
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You can use the Strip HTML
Codes command within the Block menu to remove HTML tags from a selected range
of lines.
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The Spell Checker can be
run on source code files, and can be set to spell check only that text which is
found within quoted strings and/or comments!
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Boxer can perform Color Syntax Printing, whereby a source code file can be printed to a
color printer with syntax coloration appearing on the printed page!
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Boxer's Find command can
perform syntax matching. For example, it is possible to find occurrences of the
word 'while' only when it appears as a reserved word!
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The Find Mate command not
only finds mating parenthetical characters, but also HTML mated pairs such as
<blink> </blink> and many, many others. You can use
Configure|Preferences|Editing to add your own pairs.
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When the text cursor is
sitting atop a filename, use the Open Filename at Cursor command to load that
file for editing. You'll find this command in the File|Open Other menu.
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You can edit the content
of the Windows clipboard, or any of Boxer's private clipboards, by using the
Edit Clipboard command within the Edit menu. You can also quickly review the
content of any Clipboard with the pop-up tool tips which appear there.
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You can comment or
uncomment a range of selected lines using the Comment or Uncomment commands in
the Block menu. Boxer uses its syntax information to apply the appropriate
comment sequence(s) to the selected lines.
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The Auto-Number command
can be used to automatically number a selected range of lines. Options are
available for starting value, step, order, number system, justification,
leading zeros, trailing spaces … even roman numerals.
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