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COVERLAY - overlay text starting at the column pointer

Syntax:
COVerlay text

Description:
The COVERLAY command overlays the supplied text onto the characters following the column position.

Spaces in the text do not destroy the existing characters.

An underscore character "_" in the text places a space in the corresponding character position. Therefore you cannot use the COVERLAY command to place underscores in a line.

Compatibility:
XEDIT: Compatible.
KEDIT: Compatible.

Status:
Complete.


The Hessling Editor is Copyright © Mark Hessling, 1990-2002 <M.Hessling@qut.edu.au>
Generated on: 15 Aug 2002

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