Display Direction

Indicates the orientation of the screen display. A right arrow indicates normal left-to-

right display, a left arrow indicates a right-to-left mirror image display. The display can be toggled between the two directions by pressing the keys Shift + Backspace.

Cursor Position

Indicates the row and column position of the text cursor.

Text Display Options

Display Right-to-Left

The contents of the screen can be displayed in reverse, i.e. as a right-to- left mirror image, by pressing the keys Shift + Backspace. This is a toggle function, so pressing the keys again will revert to normal left-to-right display. An arrow will be displayed on the status line (next to the row/column number) to indicate normal (right arrow) or mirror (left arrow) display.

Typing Direction

The direction in which characters are displayed on the screen when typed can be toggled between normal left-to-right and right-to-left by pressing the keys Shift + / on the keypad. The following symbols will be displayed on the status line to indicate the current typing direction:

Selecting the Symbol Swap option on the Display tab of the 3270 Display Settings dialog will cause text symbols such as round or angle brackets to be displayedin the correct orientation when typing right-to-left.

Close Key

If text has been typed using both typing direction modes in the same line or field, you can force the right-hand text to join the left-hand text by pressing the keys Shift + * on the keypad.

Push Mode

Push mode allows you to edit text whose direction is opposite the screen orientation. In this mode the cursor orientation is reversed and a Push segment is created. Push mode is toggled on/off by pressing the keys Ctrl + Shift + - (keypad minus).

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