Iedit_text
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Name
Iedit_text - edit the text in the BIFF image textfield
Syntax
#include <xite/biff.h>
BiffStatus Iedit_text( IMAGE i );
Description
Let the user edit the text field in image i with
some standard text editor. The whole text field is
copied to a temporary file, an editor is started,
and when the editor is terminated, the file will
be read back into the image, and the temporary
file will be deleted. Character position will be
left at end of text. If the "EDITOR" environment
variable is set, that editor will be started,
otherwise "emacs" will be used.
Restrictions
i must be initialized.
See also
Itype_text(5), Iread_text(5), Icopy_text(5), bifftext(1)
Return value
status
Author
Tor Lønnestad, BLAB, Ifi, UiO