NWE Help: Others: Pico: Window Parts

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There are three features of Pico windows you should note immediately (besides the standard xwindow components):

The pico window

1. Status line
   This is the banner at the top of the screen. From left to right, it shows:
   • pico's version number (not important to you)
   • the name of the file currently being edited (right now, it says "New Buffer" because you haven't saved the file yet)
   • Whether or not the file has been modified (Press the space bar or any key and "Modified" should appear in the upper right)
2. Command listings
   The bottom two lines of the display, show a list of available editing commands. A caret, '^', is used to denote the control key, sometimes marked "CTRL", so the CTRL-r key combination is written as ^R.
3. Information and command inputs
   Actually, this part of the window isn't always visible-- you have to type a command (control and another character at the same time) to bring up the command input line. If you do that, Pico will display information near the bottom line of the screen.

The command listings are the most important parts of Pico. Watch that space to see what options are available to you as you use the program.