Table and Text Editors

A table editor is used to display and edit groups of information.

The keyboard focus field is identified by a highlighted border and a blinking input cursor. Normally the input cursor looks like an I-beam. To change the location of the keyboard focus or reposition the input cursor within a field, click in the field.

The number of visible rows in a list or table is specified by system variables. Changing a window size does not affect a list or table size. Refer to the section on System Variables for details on changing variables.

The following table lists keystrokes that you can use while editing fields in a table or text editor. Some keystrokes may not be available on all keyboards. Table 4 lists the mouse operations used to select and copy text. All selections described are primary selections unless noted otherwise.

Table 3 Table and Text Editor Keystrokes 

Keystroke	Action
Right Arrow	Move forward one character
Left Arrow	Move back one character
Down Arrow	Move to next line or field
Up Arrow	Move to previous line or field
Home	Move to beginning of line
End	Move to end of line
Backspace	Delete previous character
Shift Backspace	Delete previous word
Delete	Delete selected text
Shift Delete Char	Delete next word
Tab	Move to next field
Return	Begin a new line

Using the Pop-up Menu as a Shortcut

A pop-up menu, available in table and text editors, enables access to many common commands with a minimum of mouse movement.

Table 4 IC-CAP Editor Select and Copy Mouse Operations

Operation	Action
Click left button	Move insertion and destination cursors
Double click left button	Select word
Triple click left button	Select line
Quad click left button	Select entire editor
Drag left button	Select to end of drag
Shift click left button	Extend selection
Shift drag left button	Extend selection to end of drag
Click middle button	Copy selection to new location
Drag middle button	Select (secondary) to end of drag and copy to destination cursor

Operations for copying and pasting text to and from terminal windows are platform-dependent. For details, refer to your workstation's documentation.