On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:27:21 -0500, Stocker, Herman wrote:

>I like it FB LRECL 80 so I can see it on terminal screen without having to
>shift right and left.  We only support 80 wide displays.  If I could get a
>display that would handle 255 with and still be readable I would go for the
>VB Lrecl 255.
>
Why, why doesn't ISPF edit, as an option, provide the facility to
display long lines as single fields occupying multiple screen lines,
as XEDIT does.  This makes insertion into a long line vastly
easier.  Users preferring to shift right and left could leave
the option disabled (as is likewise possible in XEDIT).

-- gil

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