Information for users

HATS applications using bidirectional code pages offer a special input field called a visual input field. Unlike regular fields, which implement logical data input and presentation, the visual field implements visual data input and presentation. When entering data in a visual field, you can use these functions:
Alt+Shift: Language selection
This key combination toggles the language layer back and forth between Latin and the bidirectional language.
Alt+Enter: Screen reverse
This key combination reverses the direction of the screen.
Shift+NumLock: Push
You can enter and edit text whose direction is opposite from the field direction.
Shift+NumPad "/" character: End push
Push mode is ended and the cursor moves to the end of the push segment.
Alt+NumPad "/" character: Auto push
You can type mixed left-to-right and right-to-left text by changing the language layer. Autopush is especially useful for typing digits in right-to-left fields. The push and end push functions are automatically activated according to the language of the text being typed. In right-to-left fields, typing a digit or a Latin letter causes the automatic initiation of push, without a language change. Additional Latin letters or digits will continue the push mode; any other character automatically terminates push mode. This feature allows you to type bidirectional text with embedded numbers or Latin words without using push and end push.

In left-to-right fields, typing a bidirectional character causes the automatic initiation of push. Typing any digit or Latin character causes the automatic termination of the mode. This enables the user to type Latin text with embedded bidirectional words by using language layer selection rather than push and end push.

You can initially enable or disable auto push mode using the Enable Auto Push mode initially setting. This setting is available in two places within the project editor. On the Overview tab, click the link to the current theme and use the Enable Auto Push mode initially setting. On the Other tab select the Client Settings section and use the Enable Auto Push mode initially setting.

Note:
When using auto push on a JSF Web page that interfaces to an Integration Object, you may need to change the field size manually if necessary to enter more characters than the default browser input field size allows.