Xedit - IBM 3270 User Manual

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command line to the input area, spaces may be placed in the
command field. This would subsequently be interpreted by the
ICCF editor as an illegal command. You can avert this situation by
using the New Line key in this case, or by setting tab stops only
when needed.
4.2.3 XEDIT
The XEDIT entry area
is
clearly indicated on the screen. Position
the cursor at the first entry column and press the Change Format
key. The cursor appears on the scale line in the same column. You
may now set the left margin immediately.
Entry Assist is not intended for use with the XEDIT power typing
mode; however, users of XEDIT may find it convenient to use
document mode rather than the XEDIT power typing mode. Since
Entry Assist provides the same heads-down entry capability as
power typing, and since it allows you to view the document in the
same form it will subsequently be formatted in, and since Entry
Assist's tabbing capabilities are superior to tabbing provided by
Program Function keys, you may want to consider Entry Assist for
original text input.
If
you choose to use power input mode, you must turn off document
mode while in power input mode; the two modes are incompatible.
However, you can still use Entry Assist for subsequently editing the
document. In that case, when you are editing the document, you
should set the left margin to position 0 on the scale line and the right
margin in the column just before the command field (assuming the
command field is on the right side of the screen).
If you use Entry Assist for entering the original text using the
INPUT command, then you may want to set the left margin at
position 0 on the scale line and the right margin at position 73 or
less. If you do this, the text portion of the edit screen will look
exactly like the input screen.
Section 4. Operational Considerations 2S