Use iSessionAlter to alter initial session attributes, i.e, to alter the attributes that will be assigned to sessions when they are initially created. (To alter the attributes for an existing session, use the SessionAlter commmand.)
iSessionAlter may also be entered as iSessionAlt[er] or iSessAlt[er].
Optional Operands
CHECKINT specifies the session checkpoint interval in seconds. In addition to checkpointing at strategic places, BIM-EDIT/XP will checkpoint the session at a minimum every CHECKINT seconds (assuming a checkpoint is needed).
Checkpointing involves writing to disk enough information so that on restart after normal shutdown or a system failure, BIM-EDIT/XP can completely restore the session.
CHECKINT may also be entered as CHECKI[NT].
Value after initial BIM-EDIT/XP installation: 256.
COORDACT specifies whether coordinate markers (row & column) are to be displayed when the cursor is active in the session body. The row coordinate marker is displayed in the left margin. The column coordinate marker is displayed on the scale line above the session text. Specify "Y[es]" or "On" to cause coordinate markers to be displayed. Specify "N[o]" or "Of[f]" otherwise.
COORDACT may also be entered as COORDA[CT].
Value after initial BIM-EDIT/XP installation: On.
COORDINA specifies whether coordinate markers (row & column) are to be displayed when the cursor is NOT active in the session body. The row coordinate marker is displayed in the left margin. The column coordinate marker is displayed on the scale line above the session text. Specify "Y[es]" or "On" to cause coordinate markers to be displayed. Specify "N[o]" or "Of[f]" otherwise.
COORDINA may also be entered as COORDI[NA].
Value after initial BIM-EDIT/XP installation: On.
iCURSACT specifies the shape of the session cursor when insert mode is active and when the cursor is active in the session body (iCURSACT stands for Insert Cursor Active). Specify one of the following:
BLOCK
IBEAM
LEFT
OUTLINE
UNDER
NULL
iCURSACT may also be entered as iCURSA[CT].
Value after initial BIM-EDIT/XP installation: UNDER.
iCURSINA specifies the shape of the session cursor when insert mode is active and when the cursor is not active in the session body (iCURSACT stands for Insert Cursor Inactive). Specify one of the following:
BLOCK
IBEAM
LEFT
OUTLINE
UNDER
NULL
iCURSINA may also be entered as iCURSI[NA].
Value after initial BIM-EDIT/XP installation: NULL.
oCURSACT specifies the shape of the session cursor when insert mode is NOT active and when the cursor is active in the session body (oCURSACT stands for Overlay Cursor Active). Specify one of the following:
BLOCK
IBEAM
LEFT
OUTLINE
UNDER
NULL
oCURSACT may also be entered as oCURSA[CT].
Value after initial BIM-EDIT/XP installation: BLOCK.
oCURSINA specifies the shape of the session cursor when insert mode is NOT active and when the cursor is not active in the session body (oCURSACT stands for Overlay Cursor Inactive). Specify one of the following:
BLOCK
IBEAM
LEFT
OUTLINE
UNDER
NULL
oCURSINA may also be entered as oCURSI[NA].
Value after initial BIM-EDIT/XP installation: NULL.
FONTPRI is the font number of the primary font used for displaying session text. The FontLibrary command displays all of the available fonts.
FONTALT is the font number of the alternate font used for displaying session text.
The following command allows you to quickly switch back and forth between the primary font and the alternate font:
=> sessionalter fontsel=toggle
As BIM-EDIT/XP is distributed, the above command is assigned to Alt-Ctrl-F.
INSERT specifies whether insert mode is active or not. When insert mode is active, typing causes characters at and to the right of the cursor to be shifted to the right. When insert mode is inactive, typing causes characters entered to overlay existing characters. Specify "Y[es]" or "On" to cause insert mode to be initially active. Specify "N[o]" or "Of[f]" otherwise.
Value after initial BIM-EDIT/XP installation: Off.
RULERACT specifies whether horizontal and vertical rulers, intersecting at the cursor position, are to be displayed when the cursor is active in the session body. Specify "Y[es]" or "On" to cause rulers to be displayed. Specify "N[o]" or "Of[f]" otherwise. text.
RULERACT may also be entered as RULERA[CT].
Value after initial BIM-EDIT/XP installation: On.
RULERINA specifies whether horizontal and vertical rulers, intersecting at the cursor position, are to be displayed when the cursor is NOT active in the session body. Specify "Y[es]" or "On" to cause rulers to be displayed. Specify "N[o]" or "Of[f]" otherwise. text.
RULERINA may also be entered as RULERI[NA].
Value after initial BIM-EDIT/XP installation: On.
SHOWSTAMP specifies whether stamps, if present, are to be displayed. Specify "On" or "Y[es]" to cause stamps to be displayed, "Of[f]" or "N[o]" to cause stamps not to be displayed, or "T[oggle]" to toggle the setting.
STAMPFMT is the entry number in the stamp format table. Display the iSessionAlter dialog (invoke from the Options menu) to determine the stamp format table entry number.
UNDOLMT specifies the maximum number of records allowed in the session's undo log.When a record is added at the end of the undo log, and the undo log already contains UNDOLMT records, a record is deleted from the top of the log. The undo log is used by the EditUndo command to reverse the effect of previous edit and display commands.
UNDOLMT may also be entered as UNDOL[MT].
Value after initial BIM-EDIT/XP installation: 10000.
SELTYPE specifies the default selection type. Specify one of the following:
LINE specifies that entire lines will be selected.
COLUMN specifies that entire columns will be selected, implying that only a portion of any particular line is selected.
GRID specifies that rectangular areas will be selected.
CHAR specifies that portions of lines or paragraphs will be selected, and that selection occurs in a "stream" format, i.e., forward selection proceeds from the last character in the current line to the first character in the following line.
Value after initial BIM-EDIT/XP installtion: LINE.
If no optional operands are specified, iSessionAlter will create a dialog window that allows attributes to be updated.
Return Codes
OK Successful.
Examples
Create the iSessionAlter dialog:
=> isessalt