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State Indicators
You can use the state indicator (positions 53-56 of the status line) to determine
what the communications program expects for input and what action it takes. The
states are HOME, EDIT, SCRL (scroll), XMIT (transmit), and PROC (process). The
states, the keys you can press, the results, and the next state the communications
program enters are as follows:
Note: The special functions are activated by holding down the CMD key and then
pressing the appropriate key.
HOME
Keys Results Next State
CD
Command Enters the command character.
EDIT
Q
Edit
Starts the edit operation.
EDIT
CD
Shift lock Changes the 5100 shift status,
HOME
and transmits the appropriate
shift character if required.
0
Tab set Sets a tab at the cursor position.
HOME
CD
Tab reset Clears the tab, if any, at the HOME
cursor position.
OJ
Home
Resets the bypass function. HOME
0
OUT Transmits an OUT character
XMIT
(APL and APL.SV only) .
•
Backspace
Transmits a backspace function
XMIT
character (CMD key not required) .
•
Forward space Same as space bar (CM D key not XMIT
required).
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