APPENDIX 5 - DEFAULT STATUS SETTINGS IN THE

This appendix describes the default status settings in THE in its various compatibility modes. You can inspect or save the current status of your THE-session with the status command. A single status information can be obtained with the query command. Within a macro you can use either the extract command or the implied extract method. You can set or change a status variable either with the set or modify command (see detailed or quick reference).

NOTE: Depending on set compat the following commands may return different values within macros (see also history for 2.3 and 2.5):

CURLINE, LINE, LINEFLAG, POINT, RING, SELECT!

Topics:

• General defaults for status variables
• General defaults for tabs settings
• Settings depending on operating system
• Settings depending on current file
• Settings depending on current line/column
• Settings depending initially on external conditions
• Other status variables

Meaning of the flags in the following tables:

1. F: file scope, G: global scope (applies to all files in the ring); Note: when you open a new file for editing this file may inherit file specific settings from the current file (exception: msgmode, see also set reprofile).
2. Q: can be used with query command
3. E: can be used with extract command
4. M: can be changed with set or modify command
5. S: can be obtained by status command
6. R: can be obtained by implied extract within REXX macros
7. P: used by preserve/restore command

?: not yet determined

-: not available

lower case: not generally applicable, please refer to documentation

General defaults for status variables:

General defaults for tabs settings:

Settings depending on operating system:

Settings depending on current file:

Settings depending on current line/column:

Settings depending initially on external conditions:

Other status variables: