#       main topics:
UP      arb.hlp
UP      glossary.hlp

#       sub topics:
SUB     input_mask.hlp
SUB     input_mask_format.hlp

# format described in ../help.readme


TITLE		Create a new input mask

OCCURRENCE	In all 'User mask' menus

DESCRIPTION     Enter the name of the input mask you'd like to create.

                Choose the correct item type for your mask.

                Choose the scope of your mask.

                       'Local' means the mask will only be visible
                       to you (it gets saved in $ARB_PROP/inputMasks which defaults
                       to ~/.arb_prop/inputMasks). See also LINK{arb_envar.hlp}.

                       'Global' means the mask will be visible to all users (you
                       need write permission in $ARBHOME/lib/inputMasks to create such a mask).

NOTES		To delete masks delete the corresponding file in the inputMasks subdirectory.

                New created masks will not appear in the 'User masks' menu, before you
                restart ARB.

                To provide an input mask to all users, copy it into $ARBHOME/lib/inputMasks

EXAMPLES	None

WARNINGS	When a mask was reloaded (or created), macro recording will not work properly.
                You need to restart ARB before you can record/execute macros for modified masks.

                Anyway, modifying a mask easily renders any macros recorded for that mask useless.

BUGS		No bugs known
