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OS/2 Help File | 1993-05-13 | 12KB | 452 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for Transmit Termination Character ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In edit mode, a control character can be selected to indicate the end of a
transmitted character block.  The character is transmitted at the end of each
character block transmitted to the host.

This option may be set to None, FF, ETX, EOT or CR.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Transmit Termination Character ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option may be set to None (function disabled), FF (form feed), ETX (end of
text), EOT (end of transmission) or CR (carriage return).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for Local Editing Set-Up ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

These features change how the terminal operates.  Some Set-Up features are
modes, which are used until the mode is changed.

For additional information, select:

  Edit Mode
  Line Transmit Mode
  Space Compression Mode
  Guarded Area Transmit Mode
  Erasure Mode
  Edit Key Execution
  Transmit Execution Mode
  Transfer Termination Mode


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Edit Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If this box is checked (active), the terminal operates as an editing terminal
and holds typed characters for local editing.  When editing is finished, the
characters are transmitted as a block to the host.

If this box is not checked, the terminal operates in an interactive mode and
transmits typed characters to the host immediately.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Line Transmit Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Determine the size of the block of characters that will be transmitted to the
host when Edit Mode is active.

When this box is checked (active), one line of characters will be transmitted
each time you press Return or Enter.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Space Compression Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If this box is checked, when the terminal transmits edited characters, unused
character positions are transmitted as a single control character.

If this box is not checked, unused characters positions are transmitted as
spaces.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Guarded Area Transmit Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When the terminal is operating as an editing terminal, characters on the screen
are either protected or unprotected.  Protected characters cannot be edited
from the keyboard.

If this option is set to All, all characters on the screen are sent to the host
or to the printer.

If set to Unprotected, only unprotected characters will be sent.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Erasure Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Determine which characters on the screen can be edited.

If set to Unprotected, only unprotected characters can be edited.

If set to All, all displayed characters can be edited.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Edit Key Execution ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This feature determines how the EDIT key operates.

If set to Deferred, the Shift-EDIT key combination transmits a sequence of
characters to the host.  When the host echoes these characters back to the
terminal, the terminal changes between interactive and editing operation.

If set to Immediate, the Shift-EDIT key combination selects edit or interactive
operation immediately.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Transmit Execution Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Determine how the ENTER key operates.

If Deferred is selected, characters entered from the keyboard are stored in a
buffer and can be corrected and edited before being transmitted to the host
when the ENTER key is pressed.

If Immediate is selected, data entered from the keyboard is simultaneously sent
to the host system and displayed on screen.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Transfer Termination Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If set to Full Page, the complete scrolling region is transmitted.

If set to Partial Page, only the area between the partial page marker and the
cursor will be transmitted.  If the partial page marker is not present, or if
the cursor is before the marker, the starting point is the beginning of the
scrolling region.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for VT131 Operating Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Set the operating mode to one of the following to determine how the terminal
responds to control sequences:

 o  VT52
 o  VT131

 The VT131 operating mode is the default setting.

 For additional information, select:

  Operating Mode


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Operating Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If the VT52 operating mode is selected, the VT131 emulation will be initialized
in the VT52 mode.

If the VT131 operating mode is selected, the emulation will be initialized in
the ANSI mode and respond accordingly.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for VT131 Status Line Definition ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Determine the default setting for whether or not an information status line
will be displayed when in the Session Window (online terminal emulation).

If a status line is to be displayed, determine the default setting for the date
and time format to be used;  and determine whether the DEC VT131 Status Line or
the standard Softerm Status Line will be displayed.

For additional information, select:

  Status Line Preference
  Status Line Time Format
  Status Line Display


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Status Line Preference ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If the VT131 Status Line is selected, the status information displayed will
include Row and Column, Operating Mode, 80 or 132 Column Mode, Replace or
Insert mode, Printer Status, Hold indicator, Keyboard Lock indicator, and LED
indicators L1, L2, L3, and L4.

The standard Softerm Status Line displays some or all of the following:

 o Online or Local mode
 o Connect status
 o Duplex setting
 o Capture status
 o Caps Lock key state
 o Numeric Lock key state
 o Date and Time or Connect Time


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Status Line Time Format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Date/Time
    Choose this setting for the status line to display the current date and
    time.

 Connect Time
    Choose this setting for the status line to display the length of time the
    connection has been established.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Status Line Display ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 On        The status line will be displayed when you are in the Session Window
           (online terminal emulation mode).

 Off       The status line will not be displayed when you are in the Session
           Window (online terminal emulation mode).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for Printer Definitions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Printer definitions provide the default settings for terminal functions
whose destination is a print device.

Print Terminator specifies if a form feed character is generated after the
screen is printed.

Print Extent determines what portion of the screen is printed when the Shift
PrtSc keyboard function is executed or a print screen command is received.

New Line On Close Capture is used to enable or disable the automatic newline
sequence (carriage return + line feed) when sending data to a printer.  Most
users will prefer to leave this option disabled.

Append Disk Printer File On Close is provided primarily to handle hosts which
initiate printing of small amounts of data on a frequent basis.  Most users
will prefer to leave this option enabled.

Send Initialize / Deactivate String Once is used only by append printer
operations which have been redirected to a disk file, and prevents the printer
initialization and deactivation strings from being sent to the file each time
it is opened and closed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Print Extent ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Print Extent option determines what portion of the screen is printed when
the Shift PrtSc keyboard function is executed or a print screen command is
received.  If this option is specified as Full Screen, the full screen will be
printed.  If this option is specified as Scrolling Region, only the area
defined in the current scrolling region will be printed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Print Terminator ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Print Terminator option specifies if a form feed character is generated
after the screen is printed using the keyboard function or when a print screen
command is received.  If this option is specified as Form Feed, a form feed
character (0C hex) is appended to the data sent to the printer by the print
screen function.  If this option is specified as None, no form feed is
included.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> New Line On Close Capture ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Function:  Enable or disable the automatic newline sequence (carriage return +
line feed) when sending data to a printer.  Most users will prefer to leave
this box unchecked.

This option works with all data Capture to Printer operations. Softerm normally
appends a newline sequence to the end of a data capture.  However, when
transmitting data, some hosts will initiate a capture, send a line of data,
terminate capture, and repeat the process until all data has been transmitted.
Appending the newline sequence each time would destroy the data's format.
Leave this option unchecked to stop the automatic newline sequence from being
appended and to maintain the data's format.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Append Disk Printer File On Close ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Function:  This option is provided primarily to handle hosts which initiate
printing of small amounts of data on a frequent basis.  Most users will prefer
to leave this option checked.

Important:  The action of this function depends on the selected Print Path and
whether or not a print device is busy.

Case 1:  The Print Path uses a valid printer.

If the printer is available, all print activities (such as a capture to print
or a host-initiated print function) will be sent to the printer.

If Append Disk Printer File on Close is disabled and the printer is not
available (either off line, busy, etc.), all print activities (such as a
capture to print or a host-initiated print function) will be sent to a
temporary disk file.  Each time the print activity is turned off, the temporary
file will be closed.

If Append Disk Printer File on Close is enabled and the printer is not
available (either off line, busy, etc.), all print activities (such as a
capture to print or a host-initiated print job) will be sent to a temporary
disk file.  Each time the print activity is turned off, the temporary file
will, in effect, remain open.  When printing is turned on again, the data will
be appended to the existing file.

The temporary file will be closed when one of the following happens:

  1. You turn capture off from the File menu;
  2. You clear the Append Disk Printer File on Close option;
  3. You exit the Session Window; or
  4. You exit Softerm.

 Case 2:  The Print Path uses a Disk printer with the "Automatically Create
 Unique Disk Print File" option checked.  Important:  If a Disk printer is
 given a user-specified file name, append is assumed and this setting does not
 affect the file.

 If Append Disk Printer File on Close is disabled, every time the print
 activity is stopped, the disk file will be closed.  Each new print activity
 will overwrite the disk file.

 If Append Disk Printer File on Close is enabled, every time the print activity
 is stopped, the disk file will, in effect, remain open. Subsequent print
 activity initiation will append the new data to the original file.

 The disk file will be closed when one of the following happens:

  1. You turn capture off from the File menu;
  2. You clear the Append Disk Printer File on Close option and close the
     capture;
  3. You exit the Session Window;  or
  4. You exit Softerm.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Send Initialize / Deactivate String Once ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Important:  This setting works only with append printer operations which are
redirected to a disk file.  This includes a Print Path which uses a Disk
printer.

When this option is enabled, the printer initialization and deactivation
strings will be sent to the printer file only once.

If this option is not enabled, the printer initialization and deactivation
strings will be sent to the printer file each time it is opened and closed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for Video Definitions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

These options let you set default values which affect the appearance and
behavior of the display.

For more information, select:

  Cursor Type
  Number of Columns
  Screen Display
  Auto Wrap
  Page Mode CR after LF
  LF after CR
  Enable Margin Bell


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Cursor Type ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The cursor displayed during online terminal emulation may be Underline, Partial
Block, Half Block Top, Half Block Bottom, Centerline, or Full Block.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Number of Columns ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If 80 is selected, the emulation will be initialized in 80-column mode.  If 132
is selected, the emulation will be initialized in 132-column mode.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Screen Display ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If Normal is selected, the foreground and background screen colors are
displayed normally. If Reverse is selected, the foreground and background
colors are reversed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Auto Wrap ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Note:  This parameter also is called Automatic New Line.

When enabled, this option specifies that the cursor should automatically move
to the first character position in the next line when data is entered in the
last position on the current line.  If the current line is the last line on the
screen and scrolling is enabled, the screen will scroll.

If this option is disabled, the cursor will stick at the last position of the
current line.  Additional data entered or received will overwrite the display
position until a cursor movement command, such as a carriage return, is
processed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> CR after LF ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If this option is enabled, Softerm automatically performs a carriage return
function (cursor to first display position) in addition to a linefeed function
(cursor down one line) whenever a linefeed character (0A hex) is received.  If
this option is disabled, no additional processing is performed for linefeed
characters.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Page Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option sets the scrolling mode of the terminal.  When Page Mode is
enabled, scrolling is disabled and functions which normally cause scrolling
will cause a wraparound to the top row.

When Page Mode is disabled, scrolling is enabled and the cursor will continue
to scroll down one line at a time, each time the cursor is sent past the column
limit on the last line of the displayed screen area.

Note:  Page Mode is dependent on the Auto Wrap option being enabled.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> LF after CR ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If this option is enabled, Softerm automatically performs a linefeed function
(cursor down one line) in addition to a carriage return function (cursor to
first display position) whenever a carriage return character (0D hex) is
received.  If this option is disabled, no additional processing is performed
for carriage return characters.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Enable Margin Bell ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If checked, the audible alarm is sounded when a character is entered at column
74. If not checked, no alarm is issued.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help for Keypad Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The option Keypad Mode allows the default operating mode of the numeric keypad
to be selected.

For additional information, select:

  Keypad Mode


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Keypad Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If set to Numeric and the Numeric Lock key is On, the keypad will generate
numbers.  If the Numeric Lock key is Off, the keypad will generate Local Edit
Functions.

If set to Application and the Numeric Lock key is On, the special keypad
applications mode is enabled and generates special code sequences.  If the
Numeric Lock key is Off, the keypad will generate Local Edit Functions unless
used with the Alt key, in which case an Application Mode sequence will be
generated.

Note:  The host may override the setting of this option.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for Break Enabled Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option determines if the BREAK function is enabled.  If this option is set
to No, the BREAK function is disabled.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Break Enabled ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If this option is set to No, the BREAK function is disabled.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Help for Tab Stop Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Default tab stops are set every 9 columns.  To change tab stop settings, use
the cursor keys to select the approprite tab position and press Space to toggle
the setting, or click on the appropriate tab position to toggle the setting.