How do I quickly jump forward in a file by 42 bytes?
A. The simple answer is press Ctrl+G, type “+42” and press Enter. (This works for any value, 42 just being used as an example.) This procedure invokes the Go To dialog (which is just the calculator in disguise). The default value in the dialog is the current address, so by pressing “+” you invoke the add button and typing “42” you enter the 2nd operand to the addition. Pressing Enter invokes the “GO” button which adds 42 to the current cursor location and then positions the cursor at the new location in the file. You can perform subtraction, and even far more complicated address calculations this way too. You can also record all calculator buttons in a keystroke macro if you need to perform the same calculations repeatedly.
