Point-and-Shoot text fields

Point-and-shoot text fields are cursor-sensitive; if you select a field, the action described in that field is performed. For example, if you select Option 0, Settings, in Figure 1, ISPF displays the ISPF Settings panel.

Note:

If you have entered a command on the command line, it is processed before any point-and-shoot command unless you are running in GUI mode.
As the cursor-sensitive portion of a field often extends past the field name, you may want to make this area visible. To display point-and-shoot fields in reverse video, use the PSCOLOR command to set Highlight to REVERSE.
You can use the Tab key to position the cursor to point-and-shoot fields by selecting the "Tab to point-and-shoot fields" option on the ISPF Settings panel (Option 0).

Figure 1. Panel with an Action Bar and Point-and-Shoot Fields

  1  Menu  Utilities  Compilers  Options  Status  Help
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
                            ISPF Primary Option Menu
     2                                                       3 
 0  Settings      Terminal and user parameters            User ID . : MBURNS
 1  View          Display source data or listings         Time. . . : 12:29
 2  Edit          Create or change source data            Terminal. : 3278
 3  Utilities     Perform utility functions               Screen. . : 1
 4  Foreground    Interactive language processing         Language. : ENGLISH
 5  Batch         Submit job for language processing      Appl ID . : ISR
 6  Command       Enter TSO or Workstation commands       TSO logon : ISPF
 7  Dialog Test   Perform dialog testing                  TSO prefix: MBURNS
 9  IBM Products  IBM program development products        System ID : ISD1
 10 SCLM          SW Configuration Library Manager        MVS acct. : IBMGSA
 11 Workplace     ISPF Object/Action Workplace            Release . : ISPF 5.5

      Enter X to Terminate using Log/List defaults




 Option ===>
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F7=Backward  F8=Forward   F9=Swap
 F10=Actions  F12=Cancel

1: Action bar. You can select any of the action bar choices and display a pull-down.
2: Options. The fields in this column are point-and-shoot text fields.
3: Dynamic status area. You can specify what you want to be displayed in this area.