Typematic Move Cursor To Next Word; Typematic Move Cursor To Previous Word; Delete Word - IBM 3270 User Manual

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3.2.3 Typematic Move Cursor to Next Word
When the Cursor Right key is pressed in AL T shift, the cursor
moves to the first character of the next word or, if the cursor is
within the last word on a line within margins, to the first null or
blank after that word. The final cursor location must be in an
unprotected field.
Margin limits are not observed. If a word is located outside the
current margin settings, the cursor is positioned under it. If the
cursor is outside the margins, it is positioned at the beginning of the
next word within or outside the margins. If there are no more words
on the existing row, the cursor is positioned at the beginning of the
first word on the next row.
This capability wraps the cursor from the lower right to the upper
left of the screen.
3.2.4 Typematic Move Cursor to Previous Word
When the Cursor Left key is pressed in AL T shift, the cursor moves
to the first character of the current word. If the cursor is at the first
position of the current word, or if it is not positioned under a word,
the cursor is positioned at the first location of the previous word.
If
there are no more words on the existing row, the cursor is
positioned at the last word on the previous row.
This capability wraps the cursor from the upper left to the lower
right of the screen.
3.2.5 Delete Word
Pressing the Delete Word key deletes the remainder of the word
from and including the cursor position. The words following (to the
end of the row or to the first attribute character) are shifted left to
close the gap. This deletion includes the punctuation and the space
or the null (if any) following the word. For a partial word delete, .
Section 3. Entry Assist Capabilities
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