You can edit bidirectional text in the System z® LPEX editor in a special visual
line. To access this line, open the System z LPEX editor and click Source
> Visual line from the pop-up menu or press Alt+=.
Bidirectional text editing in a visual line is visual (similar to
a host editor). In the visual line, you can do the following editing
tasks: You can find more information about System z LPEX and its bidirectional support
in System Z LPEX help.
- By default, you are editing in Autopush mode,
which simulates logical-like typing. Autopush mode can be toggled
by pressing Alt+P.
- The visual line context menu is available by right-clicking
your mouse.
- To navigate to other text segments that include bidirectional
text press the up and down arrow keys.
- To save data entered in the visual line in smart logical
layout press Enter, change focus, or press
an arrow key.
- To clear the visual line without saving data entered in
it, press Esc. Any data you
have entered will be lost.