prefixPosition parameter

Use the prefixPosition parameter to set or query the cursor's column position in the prefix area.  The prefix area is the area to the left of the text area that is visible when current.prefixArea is on.

 

Availability

query command
set command

 

Scope

The current view.

 

Syntax

query prefixPosition
set prefixPosition n 

 

Parameters

n	Use the n parameter to indicate the column number of the cursor.

 

Description

Note that unlike the position parameter, which is available for setting the column position within the text area, the prefixPosition parameter cannot be set to a position which is beyond the current length of the prefix text.  You can determine the current prefix text with the prefixText parameter.

 

Examples

query prefixPosition
set prefixPosition 20 

query command
set command
inPrefix parameter
prefixArea parameter
prefixAreaWidth parameter
prefixText parameter