to main chapter Ctrl Commands

Using the Editor without the Mouse

WordStar is a very old editor which was already available before the first IBM PC existed. In this time (end of the 70's), the computers had got a Ctrl key but nearly nothing more than a typewriter keyboard. Keys like "Page down" were not available on all computers this time. The mouse was not invented yet. So it was necessary to have the full functionality of a Computer text editor by using Ctrl and the character keys from A to Z.

Today, the Wordstar Ctrl commands can be very useful for people who type blind to the keyboard. If you can type blind, you should take a look at the Ctrl commands. They offer you the ability of blind cursor movement, block manipulation and more - all commands where you normally use the mouse.