The JOE editor is an introductory-level text editor supported on Project Vincent and is the default editor for EasyVincent. This handout describes some of its features and provides general information on its use. Start up the editor, pull up the help screen, and experiment. This help screen is displayed at the top 11 lines of the screen while editing. When editing with the online help screen displayed, it is easy to learn to use this editor.
All commands are available for review during the editing process.
Moving the Cursor Cursor movement is achieved with the arrow keys or by using the commands listed in the GO TO section of the help screen. Move cursor one character to the left or right. Move cursor one word to the left or right. Move cursor to the left or right edge of the current line. Move cursor to character which forms a matching pair with the current character.