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DMS 4.1 EN 03/2011 TD29 693
13.8.5 Cursor positions in FBD, LD and IL
IL editor:
This is a text editor, structured in form of a table. Each table cell is a possible cursor
position. See also: Working in the IL editor view
FBD and LD editors:
These are graphic editors, see below examples (1) to (11) showing the possible cursor
positions: text, input, output, box, contact, coil, line between elements, sub-network,
network. Actions like Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete and other editor-specific commands
refer to the current cursor position resp. selected element. See: Working in the FBD and
LD editor view
Basically in FBD a dotted rectangle around the respective element indicates the current
position of the cursor, additionally texts and boxes get blue- resp. red-shadowed.
In LD coils and contacts get red-colored as soon as the cursor is positioned on.
The cursor position determines which elements are available in the context menu for
getting inserted.
Possible cursor positions:
(1) Every text field: in the left picture the possible cursor positions are marked by a red-
frame, the right picture shows a box with the cursor being placed in the "AND" field.
Notice the possibility to enter addresses instead of variables names if configured
appropriately in the 'FBD and LD Editor Options dialog.
(2) Every input:
(3) Every operator, function, or function block: