This feature allows one to add colored text when editing a plan, news post,
description, or piece of mail. It also allows these files to be edited one
line at a time.

To enter the extended editor, first begin editing the file as normal (for
example, type "plan edit"). Before typing anything else, type "~e" to enter
the extended editor. This should display the current contents of the file,
followed by a colon prompt like this.

:

From here, several commands are available. The ones you are most likely to
use are as follows:

a   Add a new line (or several new lines) to the file, in the same fashion
as you would normally edit a file. To finish and return to the editor
prompt, type a period on a new line, like so: [ENTER].[ENTER]

c   Edit the current line. Typing c will show you the current text of the
current line. Type replacement text as you would using the add line
command, and again, exit with a period on a new line.

1   Jump to line 1. Works with any number.

=   Show current line number.

z   Display the next 20 lines of the file, starting with the current line.

h   Display a list of all possible commands.

x   Save and quit. You will still need to type a period on a new line to
exit the normal editor.

When editing a line in the extended editor, colors may be added as follows:
% ^ colorname % ^ colored text goes here % ^ normal % ^ (remove the spaces)

So for example, typing:

I only need % ^ red % ^5670% ^ normal % ^ experience points to level.

The text will be displayed as "I only need 5670 experience points to
level." with the "5670" in red, assuming you've removed the spaces between
the % ^ and the color.

Always remember to set the color back to normal before ending the file, or
your text color will bleed until the next instance of colored text
displayed.

See also: plan, desc, mail, news, colors