"New...": Creates a new session. The "Configure Session" dialog comes up, which allows you to choose the connection type you wish to use, a host address if required, and the terminal type you wish to use. The "Comet Default" document is used as a template for the new session, so that the new session's connection type, terminal type, window positions, font size, etc., will be the same as your "Comet Default" document. Key macros are NOT copied to the new document.
"Open...": Calls up the Standard File Dialog to open a Comet session document. When a connection is made, the session's Connection Macro (see "Set Connection Macro" in the Control Menu) will be executed.
"Close": Close the session document associated with the top window and release all storage associated with the session.
"Save configuration...": Saves information about your session's configuration in a document file which you can use to lauch Comet. If you change the name of a session, the new session will use the current session's configuration as a template; key macros are NOT copied to the new document.
"Type file name at cursor": Brings up a directory dialog box for you to select a file whose name you want to type on the Comet screen. The download directory is set to the last directory you use.
"Set download directory...": Bring up a Macintosh Standard File dialog which allows you to choose a default download directory. (You need to select a file in the directory to get it to select a directory, otherwise the Standard File dialog opens the directory selected in the list... a "Set Directory" button will eventually be added to this dialog by Comet to address this Standard File defect.)
"Set default file type...": Brings up a Macintosh Standard File dialog which allows you to choose a default file creator by selecting an appplication or document. E.g., if you select WriteNow, or a WriteNow document, any files download or created by Comet will by displayed by the Finder as a WriteNow document. (Note that the document is still a 'TEXT' document, and will be converted to WriteNow format only when it is opened by WriteNow.)
"Save screen/selection/text as...": Presents a Standard File Dialog so you can select a file in which to save either the current emulator selection (or the whole screen if no selection has been made), or the contents of the text window. Saving will delete any text already in the file.
"Append screen/selection/text to...": Works like the command above, except it will append data to the file you select rather than deleting existing text.
"Save screen/selection/text [as filename]": Saves the data in the file which has been opened by the "Save as" or "Append to" commands. This will delete any text already in this file. If no file has been selected, you will be presented with the Standard File Dialog so you can choose one.
"Append screen/selection/text [to filename]": Works like the command above, except it will append data to the file you have selected.
"Open Log...": Presents the Standard File dialog so you can choose a file in which to log your session.
"Log session in sessionname": Allows you to turn session logging to the file selected with "Open Log..." on and off .
"Page layout...": Allows you to set up the printer when you are printing using the standard Print Dialogs.
"Print...": Presents the standard Print Dialog so you can print the emulator screen, a selection from the screen and scrollback buffer, or the .edit text. This delivers a rendering of the screen using the entire Comet character set which is reasonably faithful, except that spaces are not maintained accurately by Apple's Print Manager. (Note that you need to install the Comet fonts in your System File to get accurate font reproduction on a LaserWriter if you are using Background Printing under the MultiFinder.)
"Quit": Quits Comet. You will be prompted to close any open connections which are currently open, and will be prompted to save changes that you have made to session configuration settings.
