All Tab key presses are converted into space characters, regardless of the setting that is defined by Insert spaces for tabs on the Text Editor preference page. The number of spaces that are inserted corresponds to the Displayed tab width setting on the Text Editor page. If a file contains a tab character, it is displayed as a single space, regardless of the Displayed tab width setting.
When you press the tab key for the first time on a line, the tab spacing matches the indentation of the previous line.
You can define custom tab stops for the JCL Editor on the Editor preference page. The default tab settings for the JCL Editor are columns 8, 12, 17 and every 4 characters after column 17.
. To expand a collapsed element, click
. You can preview a collapsed element by hovering
the cursor over the expand icon.Hovering the cursor over an INCLUDE statement causes the JCL hover information to display the structure over the highlighted element. You can press F2 to display information for the selected structure. The hover information contains real-time syntax warnings if any exist. You can also obtain hover information in an open hover information window for INCLUDE statements.
Hovering the cursor over the hover information, opens a toolbar at the bottom of the hover window. The toolbar provides for navigating the hover information and opening the structure for editing. If the record has a warning or error annotation that is associated with it, the annotation text is displayed in the hover information.
If
the Show range indicator preference is enabled,
when the cursor is place on a line of code, the range of the code
structure is indicated by a vertical bar on the left side of the editor.
To show only the current range of code in the editor, click
Show
Source of Selected Element Only. The Show range
indicator preference is on the preference page.
If editor tools are enabled, suggested changes are provided to resolve a warning or error annotation in the editor.