Typematic Move Cursor To Next Word; Typematic Move Cursor To Previous Word - IBM 3174 User Manual

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Word Wrap with Insert Mode On
To make an insert with insert mode on and word wrap on, you must have an ending
space® or a null character between the cursor and the right margin.
If an ending space does not Immediately follow the last word In the entry area a
null character will automatically be added, the last word will be wrapped, and the
insert operation will continue.
If an ending space does immediately follow a word, the last word In the rowwraps
to the next row. That next row must contain ending spaces or nulls (within the
margins) to accommodate the wrap.
If there Is not enough room for the wrap to occur. Input Is Inhibited and the Too
Much symbol (X X >) Is displayed In the operator Information area.
Typematic Move Cursor to Next Word
To move the cursor to the first character of the next word, press the Cursor Right
key In ALT Shift.
If the cursor Is within the last word on a line within margins, the cursor moves to
the first null or blank after that word. The final cursor location must be In an unpro
tected field.
Margin limits are not observed In the following circumstances:
• If a word Is outside the current margin settings, the cursor moves under that
word.
• If the cursor Is outside the margins, the cursor moves to the beginning of the
next word, whether that word Is within the margins or outside the margins.
• If there are no more words on the existing row, the cursor moves to the begin
ning of the first word on the next row.
The Typematic Move Cursor to Next Word function wraps the cursor from the lower
right to the upper left of the screen.
Typematic Move Cursor to Previous Word
To move the cursor to the previous word, press the Cursor Left key In ALT Shift.
The cursor moves to the first character of the current word.
• Ifthe cursor Is at the first position of the current word, or If It Is not positioned
under a word, the cursor moves to the first location of the previous word.
The Typematic Move Cursor to Previous Word function wraps the cursor from the
upper left to the lower right of the screen.
5 An ending space Is an unseen character that follows the last word In the entry area on a particular row.
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