formatLine Parameter

formatLine parameter

Use the formatLine parameter to set or query the visibility of the format line.

Availability

query command
set command
current parameter
default parameter
install parameter

Scope

formatLine is scoped to the current view.
current.formatLine is scoped to the current view.
default.formatLine is globally scoped.
install.formatLine is globally scoped.

Syntax
query formatLine
set formatLine [ default | on | off ]
query current.formatLine
query default.formatLine
set default.formatLine [ install | on | off ]
query install.formatLine 
Parameters

default If you specify the default parameter for the set formatLine command, the current view will use the value of default.formatLine to determine the visibility of the format line.
on If you specify the on parameter for the set formatLine command, the format line will be visible in the current view. If you specify the on parameter for the set default.formatLine command, the format line will be visible for all views that have formatLine set to default.
off If you specify the off parameter for the set formatLine command, the format line will not be visible in the current view. If you specify the off parameter for the set default.formatLine command, the format line will not be visible for all views that have formatLine set to default.
install If you specify the install parameter for the set default.formatLine command, all of the views that have formatLine set to default will use the value of install.formatLine to determine the visibility of the format line.

Description

The format line displays the column positions in the editing area, and the current logical-text display position.

The format line is designed to work with an edit window whose font is set to a fixed-pitch font, such as "Courier New".

Examples
query formatLine
set formatLine off
query current.formatLine
query default.formatLine
set default.formatLine off
query install.formatLine 
query command
set command
current parameter
default parameter
install parameter
displayPosition parameter
formatLineText parameter
font parameter

default	If you specify the default parameter for the set formatLine command, the current view will use the value of default.formatLine to determine the visibility of the format line.
on	If you specify the on parameter for the set formatLine command, the format line will be visible in the current view. If you specify the on parameter for the set default.formatLine command, the format line will be visible for all views that have formatLine set to default.
off	If you specify the off parameter for the set formatLine command, the format line will not be visible in the current view. If you specify the off parameter for the set default.formatLine command, the format line will not be visible for all views that have formatLine set to default.
install	If you specify the install parameter for the set default.formatLine command, all of the views that have formatLine set to default will use the value of install.formatLine to determine the visibility of the format line.