These terms are used in this document:
- action bar
- The area at the top of an ISPF panel that contains choices that
give you access to actions available on that panel. When you select
an action bar choice, ISPF displays a pull-down menu.
- command procedure
- A CLIST or REXX exec
- data set
- A sequential or partitioned data set
- ellipsis
- Three dots that follow a pull-down choice. When you select a choice
that contains an ellipsis, ISPF displays a pop-up window.
- function key
- In previous releases of ISPF, a programmed function (PF) key. This
is a change in terminology only.
- library
- A partitioned data set
- menu
- A selection panel
- mnemonics
- Action bar choices can be defined with a underscored letter in
the action bar choice text. In host mode you can access the action
bar choice with the ACTIONS command and parameter x,
where x is the underscored letter in the
action bar choice text. In GUI mode you can use a hot key to
access a choice on the action bar; that is, you can press the ALT
key in combination with the letter that is underscored in the action
bar choice text.
- modal pop-up window
- A type of window that requires you to interact with the panel
in the pop-up before continuing. This includes canceling the window
or supplying information requested.
- modeless pop-up window
- A type of window that allows you to interact with the dialog that
produced the pop-up before interacting with the pop-up itself.
- point-and-shoot text
- Text on a screen that is cursor-sensitive. See Point-and-Shoot text fields for more information.
- pop-up window
- A bordered temporary window that displays over another panel.
- pull-down menu
- A list of numbered choices extending from the selection you made
on the action bar. The action bar selection is highlighted; for example,
Utilities in Figure 1 appears highlighted
on your screen. You can select an action either by typing in its number
and pressing Enter or by selecting the action with your cursor. ISPF
displays the requested panel. If your choice contains an ellipsis
(…), ISPF displays a pop-up window. When you exit this panel
or pop-up, ISPF closes the pull-down and returns you to the panel
from which you made the initial action bar selection.
- push button
- A rectangle with text inside. Push buttons are used in windows
for actions that occur immediately when the push button is selected
(available only when you are running ISPF in GUI mode).
- select
- In conjunction with point-and-shoot text fields and action bar
choices, this means moving the cursor to a field and simulating Enter.
- terminal
- Any of the supported display devices