Character Insert With Margins - HP 262SA Reference Manual

Display Control
This edit function is meant to be used within that portion of the workspace bounded by the
left and right margins. If you position the cursor to the left of the left margin, the insert
character function works as described above. If you position the cursor beyond the right
margin, however, the insert character function affects those characters between the current
cursor position and the right boundary of the screen. In such a case, when the cursor reaches
the right boundary of the screen, it moves to the left margin in the next lower line and the
insert character function continues from that point as described in the first paragraph above.
The movement of existing characters during an ((insert character" editing operation is il-
lustrated in figure 4-3.
Left
Margin
Right
Margin
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Movement of
Existing Character
Figure 4-3. Character Insert with Margins
When Format mode is off, any unprotected, transmit-only, alternate character set, and/or
video enhancement fields to the right of the cursor move to the right with the displayable
characters. If the cursor is positioned within any such field, the insert character function
extends the range of the field by one position for each character inserted. Block terminators
at or to the right of the cursor position move to the right along with the displayable charac-
ters. Non-displaying terminators to the right of the cursor also move to the right along with
the displayable characters; a non-displaying terminator at the cursor position, however,
remains at that position.
When Format mode is on and the cursor is positioned within an unprotected or transmit-only
field, the insert character function affects only those characters from the cursor position
through the end of the current field. Block terminators and non-displaying terminators are
treated the same as when Format mode is off. If the cursor is not within an unprotected field,
it automatically moves to the first character position of the next subsequent unprotected field
when the first character is inserted.
In the User Key menu and any configuration menu, insert character acts the same as in
Format mode for unprotected and transmit-only fields.
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