Screen operations mode is used for recording screen operations files for terminal applications (see Working with screen operations files).
Flow mode is used for recording flows for terminal applications. When the host editor is opened, it is initially in flow mode (see Recording a flow in the host editor).
| When this icon is the first icon in the host editor toolbar: | The host editor is in the following mode: | Clicking the icon switches the host editor to the following mode: |
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Screen operations mode | Flow mode |
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Flow mode | Screen operations mode |
| Part of the Terminal tab: | Difference in screen operations mode and flow mode: |
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| Toolbar | Some of the icons on the toolbar are different in screen operations mode than they are in flow mode (see Toolbar). |
| Terminal emulation area | This part of the Terminal tab is the same in both modes (see Terminal emulation area). |
| Drawer containing AID keys and textual OIA information. | This part of the Terminal tab is the same in both modes (see Drawer containing AID keys and textual OIA information). |
| Information area showing artifacts currently in use. | This area functions somewhat differently in screen operations mode and flow mode (see Information area). |
| Screen operations file selection drawer | This drawer is available only in flow mode (see Screen operations file selection drawer). |