OIA Indicators for Arabic
In the host session, the bottom line of the screen is called the
Operator Information Area (OIA). This line is always displayed from
left-to-right. In the Arabic environment, the following symbols are
used:
- Language Indicator
- Isolated EIN

Current language, Arabic - E : Current language, English
- Isolated EIN
- Screen Direction
- S> : Left-to-right screen direction
- <S : Right-to-left screen direction
- Typing Direction
- => : Left-to-right direction
- <= : Right-to-left direction
: Left-to-right
Push direction (3270 Only)
: Right-to-Left
Push direction (3270 Only)
- Auto Field Reverse function active (3270 Only)
- <->
- Auto Field Reverse for numbers (3270 Only)
- N
- Auto Push active indicator (3270 Only)
- P
- Arabic Character Shape Mode
- The character Alef-Madda

indicates CSD mode - Isolated GHEIN

indicates Base/Isolated Shaping Mode - Initial GHEIN

indicates Initial Shaping Mode (3270 Only) - Middle GHEIN

indicates Middle Shaping Mode (3270 Only) - Final GHEIN

indicates Final Shaping Mode (3270 Only)
- The character Alef-Madda