PS TEXT EDIT Reference Manual

BACKWARD
TEDIT Commands
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BACKWARD and
Text Items
BACKWARD performs the following actions on TEDIT text items.
BACKWARD BALANCED-EXPRESSION
BACKWARD BALANCED-EXPRESSION moves the cursor to the left or
upward until it finds a balanced-expression delimiter.
How to Use. Enter BACKWARD BALANCED-EXPRESSION to move the
cursor to a balanced-expression close or open delimiter.
What Happens. BACKWARD BALANCED-EXPRESSION moves the cursor
to one of the following:
The first close balanced-expression delimiter it can find. For example:
Cursor position before
( abc xyz [rat] (def) ) )
Cursor position after
The matching open delimiter, if the cursor is positioned on the close
delimiter. For example:
Cursor position before
( abc xyz [rat] (def) )( )
Cursor position after
Tips. The default balanced-expression delimiter settings are: ( ) [ ] { } “ ”
< >. Use the RECONFIGURE OPTIONS command to change these settings.
Related Commands. FORWARD BALANCED-EXPRESSION.
BACKWARD CHARACTER
BACKWARD CHARACTER moves the cursor back one character.
Related Commands. FORWARD CHARACTER.