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# Using Gless

`Gless` can be used to view, but not edit, text files. This section describes basic usage of `Gless`.

## Basic usage

When you first start `Gless`, you see the Main window, as shown in .

Figure 1. Gless Main Window

## Menus

The menu bar, located at the top of the Main Window, provides the following commands:

File

  This menu contains commands + + + + + + + + + + + ->New Window+ + + + + + + + (Alt-N ), + + + + + + + + + + + ->Open+ + + + + + + + (Alt-O, F3 ), + + + + + + + + + + + ->Save As+ + + + + + + + (Ctrl-A ), + + + + + + + + + + + ->Close+ + + + + + + + (Alt-W ) and + + + + + + + + + + + ->Quit+ + + + + + + + (Alt-Q ) all of which are self-explanatory.

Edit

  This menu contains + + + + + + + + + + + ->Find+ + + + + + + + (Alt-F, F6 ), which opens up a dialog box allowing you to enter a word to be searched for, and + + + + + + + + + + + ->Find Again+ + + + + + + + (Alt-A, Shift-F6 ), which searches for the next occurrence of the same word.

Settings

  This menu contains only one command, + + + + ->Fixed Font+ + + + + + + + ( Ctl-F ), which toggles between a fixed font display and a proportional font display.

Help

  This menu contains commands

  - Manual shows this manual

  - About shows basic information about `Gless`, such as author's name and version number.

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