When a user selects 'insert' mode on a screen, it reverts back to 'overwrite' mode on the next screen. Is there a setting to keep the mode insert/overwrite based on what the user has set
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This is the default, based on your settings in: Custom Settings > General tab > Keyboard emulation.
Differences between 3270 and Windows emulation:
Pressing left arrow to enter a text box from the right side:
- 3270 - cursor moves to end of data in text box.
- Windows - all data in the text box gets highlighted
Pressing right arrow to enter a text box from the left side:
- 3270 - cursor moves to front of data in text box.
- Windows - all data in the text box gets highlighted
Pressing backspace:
- 3270 - cursor moves left one character at a time.
- Windows - cursor moves left one character at a time as it deletes those characters
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Default Insert/Overwrite mode:
- 3270 - default is overwrite mode.
- Windows - default is Insert mode