Cursor Position Indicatoc - IBM 3270 User Manual

The cursor wraps the. screen; that is, if the cursor is on the last row
of the display, it is repositioned to the first unprotected location of
the first row within the margins.
If the entire screen within the margins is protected, the cursor is
positioned at the left margin of the first screen row.
3.2.11 Cursor Position Indicator
When the Cursor Position (CR POS) key is pressed, the current
position of the cursor is displayed in columns 75 through 80 of the
operator information area as row and column (rr/cc) data. Row
data has a value between 1 and 43, and column data a value
between 1 and 80.
When the operator presses another key (or releases the ALT key) or
uses any other input device, or the keyboard is locked because of a
host transaction, the' indicator is reset.
Notes:
1. The Cursor Position indicator key has no effect on 3180 units.
2. On 3180 units, the Cursor Position indicator disappears when
change-format mode is entered and the scale line displayed.
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