5-4
Editing Conventions
Saving and Naming
press the button again. Press the
+/-
button on the alphanumeric pad to switch between upper
and lower case characters.
Press
0
one or more times to enter the numerals 0 through 9. Press
Clear
(on the alphanumeric
pad) to erase the selected character without moving any other characters. Press the
Delete
soft
button to erase the selected character. All characters to the right of the cursor will move one
space left. Press the
Insert
soft button to insert a space above the cursor, moving all characters to
the right of the cursor one space to the right.
Press the
Cancel
soft button if you decide not to name the object. Press
OK
when the name is set
the way you want to save it.
In addition to the letters and numerals, there are three sets of punctuation characters. The easiest
way to get to them is to press one of the alphanumeric buttons to select a character close to the
one you want, then scroll to it with the Alpha Wheel. HereÕs the whole list:
! Ò # $ % & Õ ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
: ; < = > ? @ A through Z
[ \ ] ^ _ ` a through z. (space).
Pressing the
Plus/Minus
buttons simultaneously is a short cut to the following characters:
0
,
A
,
a
and (space).
If youÕre wondering how we came up with this sequence of characters, itÕs composed of ASCII
characters 33 through 122.
When you press
OK, the Þnal Save dialog appears, where you assign an ID to the edited object.
If you change your mind about the name, press the Rename soft button for another try.
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ROM Objects
If the object you started from was a ROM (factory preset) object, the K2600 will automatically
suggest the next available (unused) ID as the ID for the edited object. If thatÕs the ID you want,
press the Save soft button, and the object will be stored in RAM with that ID. Otherwise, you
can select any ID from 1 to 999. This page also gives you the opportunity to return to the naming
dialog (as described in the previous section) or, by pressing the Object soft button, to access the
Object Utilities (described in Chapter 13).
If you select an ID thatÕs already in use, the K2600 will tell you that youÕre going to replace the
ROM object thatÕs already been assigned that ID. If you donÕt want to do that, you can select a
different ID. Or you can press the Plus/Minus buttons simultaneously to toggle between the ID
that the K2600 suggested and the original ID. Or press the Cancel soft button to cancel the
operation.
If you decide not to cancel or change the ID, and you press the Replace soft button, the K2600
will write your newly edited object over the existing ROM object. Actually, it only appears that
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