HP-UX TN3270 Users Guide, March 1998

42 Chapter 2
The TN3270 Emulation Program User Interface
Dialog Boxes
Edit Boxes
Edit boxes appear as a pair of square brackets containing space in which
you can type information. They often contain default information which
you can either accept or type over.
When you type information into some edit boxes, the typing area may
scroll so you can enter more characters. Only a limited number of
characters is shown in the edit box at a given time; you can use the Left or
Right cursor keys or the Home or End keys to position the cursor within the
edit box. The program still uses the full string you type in.
In Figure 2-7, “TN3270 Emulation Program Showing Edit Boxes,”
“Description” is an edit box.
Figure 2-7 TN3270 Emulation Program Showing Edit Boxes
To add or change information in an edit box, do the following:
Step 1. Press Tab or use the accelerator key to move to the edit box. (For more
information, see “Accelerator Keys”.)
Any existing information in the edit box is shown in reverse video.
Step 2. Use the Left or Right cursor keys or the Home or End keys to position the
cursor within the edit box, and edit the existing text (using Delete or
Backspace, cursor keys, and character keys).
Alternatively, if you start typing new text without first using the cursor
keys, all the existing text disappears and is replaced by the new text you
type in.
Motif You can also cut and paste text in an edit box using the mouse in the
normal way.