There have been several functions added to facilitate
``anchoring'' specific positions. These functions allow
you to insert characters (gaps or letters) with compensating
gaps introduced (so that the alignment beyond the anchors
is not affected), to re-synchronize (or re-align) the
anchors, to check the integrity of the anchors
(this makes sure that all sequences have the same number
of anchors), and to introduce new anchors.

The ``anchors'' are simply periods (``.'') 

FUNCTIONS:
	DEL-COMPENSATED-FORWARD
	DEL-COMPENSATED-BACKWARD
		Delete the character under the cursor, then
		    compensate in the appropriate direction.

	INS-COMPENSATED-FORWARD
	INS-COMPENSATED-BACKWARD
		Insert the TYPED key (one that has been bound
		    to the fuction) under the cursor, then
		    compensate in the appropriate direction.
		This is similar to ``AUTO-INSERT''

	ANCHOR-CHECK
		See if each sequence contains the same number
		    of anchors
	ANCHOR-CREATE
		Create an anchor at the specified column
		    (insert a ``.'' in each sequence at
		    specified position)
	ANCHOR-SYNCHRONIZE
		Insert gaps where needed to align all of the
		    anchors.


The ``effective position'' or ``offset ignoring gaps'' routine
has been modified to treat periods as gaps


Currently, there are no ``default'' bindings to take
advantage of these things.  You might try to 
``take =/keys.compensated'' to load the following definitions:
    Letters a-z and dash insert compensated forward
	compensated backward when prefixed with <ESC>
    <DEL> deletes with backward compensation
		       forward compensation when prefixed with <ESC>