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The Escape Valve
ThinkTank’s command keys let you speed down a “command
tree”; the escape valve lets you speed back up. To illus-
trate, look at KEYWORD/SEARCH under “Getting Around” on the
reference card. You can use this command to search f or a
word, phrase, or pattern of characters. Suppose you want to
find the word “salary” in the PERSONNEL RECORDS outline.
First move the bar cursor to PERSONNEL RECORDS and then type
KS for KEYWORD/SEARCH (or proceed deliberately if you
prefer). ThinkTank asks for a:
PATTERN’~ TO SEARCH FOR?
Respond by typing:
salary
but then press ESC. (If you press RETURN before ESC, Think—
Tank will execute the SEARCH command.) This example illus-
trates two general rules:
* you can ESCAPE any time before the final keystroke;
and
* when you cancel a command, ThinkTank normally
returns you to Top Level.
ThinkTank departs from the second rule, however, when you
might reasonably prefer to back up less than all the way to
Top Level. For example, type KX (for KEYWORD/XCHANGE) from
Top Level. This command allows you to replace one word or
phrase with another. Respond to the prompt for a search pat-
tern with:
salary
and press RETURN. Now ThinkTank asks:
PATTERN TO REPLACE WITH?
but press ESC rather than entering a replacement pattern. In-
stead of returning to Top Level, ThinkTank returns to the
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