Editing Macros
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## Editing Macros

These macros automate various text editing tasks.

- `Emacs_Next_Line.bsh`

  Moves the cursor to the next line, centering the current line in the middle of the text area if the cursor is at the bottom of the text area.

- `Emacs_Previous_Line.bsh`

  Moves the cursor to the previous line, centering the current line in the middle of the text area if the cursor is at the top of the text area.

- `Go_to_Column.bsh`

  Prompts the user for a column position on the current line, then moves the caret there.

- `Greedy_Backspace.bsh`

  If buffer is using soft tabs, this macro will backspace to the previous tab stop, if all characters between the caret and the tab stop are spaces. In all other cases a single character is removed.

- `Greedy_Delete.bsh`

  If a buffer is using soft tabs, this macro will delete tabSize number of spaces, if all the characters between the caret and the next tab stop are spaces. In all other cases a single character is deleted.

- `Greedy_Left.bsh`

  If a buffer is using soft tabs, this macro will move the caret tabSize spaces to the left, if all the characters between the caret and the previous tab stop are all spaces. In all other cases, the caret is moved a single character to the left.

- `Greedy_Right.bsh`

  If a buffer is using soft tabs, this macro will move the caret tabSize spaces to the right, if all the characters between the caret and the next tab stop are all spaces. In all other cases, the caret is moved a single character to the right.

- `Keywords_to_Upper_Case.bsh`

  Converts all keywords in the current buffer to upper case.

- `Mode_Switcher.bsh`

  Displays a modal dialog with the current buffer's mode in a text field, allowing one to change the mode by typing in its name.

  `ENTER` selects the current mode; if the text is not a valid mode, the dialog still dismisses, but a warning is logged to the activity log. `ESACPE` closes the dialog with no further action. `TAB` attempts to auto-complete the mode name. Pressing `TAB` repeatedly cycles through the possible completions. `SHIFT-TAB` cycles through the completions in reverse.

- `Move_Line_Down.bsh`

  Moves the current line down one, with automatic indentation.

- `Move_Line_Up.bsh`

  Moves the current line up one, with automatic indentation.

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