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Clashing Items The screen painter does not allow you to define fields or screen items that overlap or clash with existing items on the screen. If you attempt to define an item that clashes with an existing item, the screen painter displays a warning message. Clashes may result from a change to the dictionary definition of a field (that is, the length of the field has been increased in the dictionary) or changes to a system item. In this case, the painter reads the screen image, and temporarily shortens the clashing field. The clashing field is indicated by error highlighting and is filled with the string "#*** ...". The painter expands the clashing field to its correct length if you move it to a location where it does not clash with another item.