1 Overview =TITLE Overview =TITLE Overview of DECterm DECterm lets you: - Create a terminal window - Customize terminal window operating features - Copy information - Clear and resize terminal windows - Compose special characters - Exit from a terminal window In addition to these features, you can program DECterm text features and ReGIS and sixel graphics. See the DECterm Text Programming Manual and the DECterm Graphics Programming Manual for detailed information. 2 DECBasics =TITLE DECBasics =TITLE DECwindows Basics =INCLUDE Overview Information about using DECwindows, such as how to use windows, dialog boxes, and scroll bars, is available from Session Manager help. A glossary of DECwindows terms is also available. To get Session Manager help: 1. Move the pointer to the Session Manager icon (the icon that contains a small key in it) in the Icon Box. 2. Press mouse button 1 (MB1) twice quickly to display the Session Manager window. 3. Move the pointer to the Help menu; press and hold MB1 to pull down this menu. 4. Move the pointer to the Overview menu item and release MB1 to display information about using DECwindows. 2 Customize_Entry =TITLE Customize_Entry =TITLE Customizing DECterm Once you have created a DECterm window, you can choose operating features and then save these features by using the DECterm Customize menu. 2 Window =TITLE Window =TITLE Customizing a DECterm Window Choose Window... from the Customize menu to change DECterm window features. DECterm displays a dialog box. On DECterm, shaded buttons indicate the current settings. To change these settings: - Click MB1 on a button or its label to change the setting. - Click on the Apply button to view your changes without closing the dialog box. - Click on the OK button to apply your changes and close the dialog box. - Click on the Cancel button to cancel your changes. 3 AR_Terminal =TITLE AR_Terminal =TITLE Auto Resize Terminal Normally, changing the window size does not change the size of DECterm. Clicking on Auto Resize Terminal causes the size of DECterm to match the window size, if you resize the window. 3 AR_Window =TITLE AR_Window =TITLE Auto Resize Window Normally, changing the size of DECterm (the number of rows and columns) automatically changes the window size. Clicking on Auto Resize Window lets you change the size of DECterm without changing the window size. If DECterm is larger than the window, information may be outside the window boundary; this information is not displayed. 3 TD_Resize =TITLE TD_Resize =TITLE Terminal Driver Resize Normally, when you modify the terminal driver, the terminal size also changes. Clicking on Terminal Driver Resize disables this option. 3 Big_Font =TITLE Big_Font =TITLE Big Font Normally, DECterm displays a 14-point font (10-point font on 100 dots-per-inch systems). Clicking on the Big Font option causes DECterm to display an 18-point font. 3 Little_Font =TITLE Little_Font =TITLE Little Font Normally, DECterm displays a 14-point font. Clicking on the Big Font option causes DECterm to display a larger font. 3 Normal_Font =TITLE Normal_Font =TITLE Normal Font (80 Columns) Clicking on the Normal Font (80 Columns) option causes the 80-column font to be used, regardless of the number of columns. The default option is Normal/80, Condensed/132. 3 Condensed_Font =TITLE Condensed_Font =TITLE Condensed Font (132 Columns) Clicking on the Condensed Font (132 Columns) option causes a condensed font to be used, regardless of the number of columns. The default option is Normal/80, Condensed/132. 3 Variable_Font =TITLE Variable_Font =TITLE Normal/80, Condensed/132 The default font size is Normal/80, Condensed/132. This option causes the font size to adjust to match the terminal width. The Normal Font is used when there are 80 columns or less and the Condensed Font is used when there are more than 80 columns. 3 Window_Title =TITLE Window_Title =TITLE Window Title Normally, a title appears in the title bar. Entering a title of your choice changes the name in the title bar. 3 Icon_Name =TITLE Icon_Name =TITLE Icon Name Normally, a name appears in the icon. Entering a name of your choice changes the name in the icon. 3 Terminal_Size =TITLE Terminal_Size =TITLE Terminal Size The default terminal size is 24 rows and 80 columns. You can change the terminal size by entering a number in the row or column field. You can also set the column and row to be any number from 1 to 132 by clicking on the text entry field, deleting any existing numbers, and entering the new settings. 3 Rows =TITLE Rows =TITLE Rows The default terminal size is 24 rows and 80 columns. You can set the rows to be any number from 1 to 132 by clicking on the text entry field, deleting any existing numbers, and entering the new settings. 3 Rows_24 =TITLE Rows_24 =TITLE 24 Rows The default terminal size is 24 rows and 80 columns. 3 Rows_48 =TITLE Rows_48 =TITLE 48 Rows By clicking on 48, you can change the row setting to 48. 3 Rows_72 =TITLE Rows_72 =TITLE 72 Rows By clicking on 72, you can change the row setting to 72. 3 Columns =TITLE Columns =TITLE Columns The default terminal size is 24 rows and 80 columns. You can set the columns to be any number from 1 to 132 by clicking on the text entry field, deleting any existing numbers, and entering the new settings. 3 Columns_80 =TITLE Columns_80 =TITLE Columns The default terminal size is 24 rows and 80 columns. 3 Columns_132 =TITLE Columns_132 =TITLE 132 Columns By clicking on 132, you can change the column setting to 132. 3 Window_OK =TITLE Window_OK =TITLE OK Click on the OK button to apply your changes and close the dialog box. 3 Window_Apply =TITLE Window_Apply =TITLE Apply Click on the Apply button to view your changes without closing the dialog box. 3 Window_Cancel =TITLE Window_Cancel =TITLE Cancel Click on the Cancel button to cancel your changes. 2 Display =TITLE Display =TITLE Customizing a Display Choose Display... from the Customize menu to modify display features such as the type of cursor. DECterm displays a dialog box. 3 Record_Lines =TITLE Record_Lines =TITLE Record Lines Off Top Normally, lines that are scrolled off the top of the DECterm display are saved. To view these lines, use the vertical scroll bar. If you do not want to save lines that are scrolled from the display, click on Record Lines Off Top. 3 Vertical_SB =TITLE Vertical_SB =TITLE Vertical Scroll Bar Normally, DECterm displays vertical scroll bars. If you do not want vertical scroll bars, click on the Vertical Scroll Bar option. 3 Horizontal_SB =TITLE Horizontal_SB =TITLE Horizontal Scroll Bar Normally, DECterm does not display horizontal scroll bars. Click on Horizontal Scroll Bar to display a horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of your DECterm window. 3 Vertical_CC =TITLE Vertical_CC =TITLE Vertical Cursor Coupling Normally, when you vertically change the window or terminal size, the cursor remains visible. For example, if the display contains 24 rows and you shrink it to 5 rows, the cursor remains visible and allows you to enter text. You can disable this option by clicking on it. 3 Horizontal_CC =TITLE Horizontal_CC =TITLE Horizontal Cursor Coupling Normally, when you horizontally change the size of your window or terminal (for example, from 132 columns to 80 columns), the cursor is not visible. You can change this default by clicking on the Horizontal Cursor Coupling option. 3 Auto_Wrap =TITLE Auto_Wrap =TITLE Auto Wrap Normally, when the cursor reaches the right margin it stops. This causes each new character to delete the existing character. Clicking on Auto Wrap causes the cursor to move, start a new line, and display new characters. 3 Display_Cursor =TITLE Display_Cursor =TITLE Display Cursor Normally, DECterm displays a cursor. Clicking on Display Cursor causes the cursor to be invisible. 3 Cursor_Blink =TITLE Cursor_Blink =TITLE Cursor Blink Normally, the DECterm cursor is a blinking cursor. Clicking on Cursor Blink causes a steady cursor to be displayed. 3 Batch_Scroll =TITLE Batch_Scroll =TITLE Batch Scroll Lines Normally, you cannot scroll lines. Entering a number in place of zero (0) increases the number of lines you can scroll to match the terminal size. 3 Transcript_Size =TITLE Transcript_Size =TITLE Record (500) Lines Off Top Normally, you can save 500 lines in the transcript. Entering a number from 1 to 9999 increases or decreases the number of lines saved in the transcript. 3 Dark_Text =TITLE Dark_Text =TITLE Dark Text, Light Background Normally, DECterm displays dark text and a light screen background. 3 Light_Text =TITLE Light_Text =TITLE Light Text, Dark Background Clicking on the Light Text, Dark Background option changes the default of dark text with a light screen background. 3 No_Status =TITLE No_Status =TITLE No Status Display Normally, you do not receive host status messages. Host status messages, when activated, appear on the bottom line of your terminal window display. See the DECterm Text Programming Manual for further information about status display. 3 Host_Status =TITLE Host_Status =TITLE Host Status Display To receive host status messages, click on the Host Status Display option. This causes the messages to appear on the bottom line of your terminal window. You can set Host Status Display only on VT300-series terminals. 3 Block_Cursor =TITLE Block_Cursor =TITLE Block Cursor Normally, the cursor displayed in your DECterm window is shaped like a block. 3 Underline =TITLE Underline =TITLE Underline Cursor The default cursor for DECterm is a block. Click on the Underline Cursor option to get an underline cursor. 3 Display_OK =TITLE Display_OK =TITLE OK Click on the OK button to apply your changes and close the dialog box. 3 Display_Apply =TITLE Display_Apply =TITLE Apply Click on the Apply button to view your changes without closing the dialog box. 3 Display_Cancel =TITLE Display_Cancel =TITLE Cancel Click on the Cancel button to cancel your changes. 2 General =TITLE General =TITLE Customizing General Features Choose General... from the Customize menu to change general features such as the terminal type. DECterm displays a dialog box. 3 Newline =TITLE Newline =TITLE Newline Normally, when DECterm receives a line feed (LF), form feed (FF), or vertical tab (VT) character, the cursor moves to the first column of the next line. When you press Return, DECterm sends both a carriage return (CR) and line feed. If you select the No Newline option and DECterm receives a LF, FF, or VT character, the cursor moves to the current column of the next line. When you press Return, DECterm sends only a carriage return. 3 Lock_UDKs =TITLE Lock_UDKs =TITLE Lock_UDKs Your keyboard contains keys you can define for your own use. Normally, the host system can change the function of the key you have defined back to the default. Clicking on Lock UDKs sets the user-defined keys so that the host system cannot change your definitions. For detailed information about defining keys, see the DECterm Text Programming Manual. 3 Lock_Features =TITLE Lock_Features =TITLE Lock User Features DECterm lets you change the Auto Repeat option and the Foreground and Background Display option. The host system can override these options unless you click on the Lock User Features option. 3 Normal_Cursor =TITLE Normal_Cursor =TITLE Normal Cursor Keys By default, the Normal Cursor Keys option is on. This causes the arrow keys to move the cursor up, down, left, and right. 3 Appl_Cursor =TITLE Appl_Cursor =TITLE Appl Cursor Keys By clicking on the Application Cursor Keys option, you can override the Normal Cursor Keys default and set the arrow keys to application-specific functions. 3 Terminal_ID =TITLE Terminal_ID =TITLE Terminal ID You can let the host system know specific terminal operating attributes by clicking on the Terminal ID option. The default is DECterm ID. 3 DECterm_ID =TITLE DECterm_ID =TITLE DECterm ID The default terminal ID is DECterm. 3 VT340_ID =TITLE VT340_ID =TITLE VT340 ID You can let the host system know specific VT340 operating attributes by clicking on the VT340 ID option. The default is DECterm ID. 3 VT330_ID =TITLE VT330_ID =TITLE VT330 ID You can let the host system know specific VT330 operating attributes by clicking on the VT330 ID option. The default is DECterm ID. 3 VT320_ID =TITLE VT320_ID =TITLE VT320 ID You can let the host system know specific VT320 operating attributes by clicking on the VT320 ID option. The default is DECterm ID. 3 VT240_ID =TITLE VT240_ID =TITLE VT240 ID You can let the host system know specific VT240 operating attributes by clicking on the VT240 ID option. The default is DECterm ID. 3 VT220_ID =TITLE VT220_ID =TITLE VT220 ID You can let the host system know specific VT220 operating attributes by clicking on the VT220 ID option. The default is DECterm ID. 3 VT125_ID =TITLE VT125_ID =TITLE VT125 ID You can let the host system know specific VT125 operating attributes by clicking on the VT125 ID option. The default is DECterm ID. 3 VT102_ID =TITLE VT102_ID =TITLE VT102 ID You can let the host system know specific VT102 operating attributes by clicking on the VT102 ID option. The default is DECterm ID. 3 VT101_ID =TITLE VT101_ID =TITLE VT101 ID You can let the host system know specific VT101 operating attributes by clicking on the VT101 ID option. The default is DECterm ID. 3 VT100_ID =TITLE VT100_ID =TITLE VT100 ID You can let the host system know specific VT100 operating attributes by clicking on the VT100 ID option. The default is DECterm ID. 3 Numeric_Keypad =TITLE Numeric_Keypad =TITLE Numeric Keypad Normally, the Numeric Keypad option is set. This means that pressing a numeric key displays the characters that appear on that key. 3 Appl_Keypad =TITLE Appl_Keypad =TITLE Application Keypad Choose the application keypad by clicking on the Application Keypad option. This causes user-defined characters to be displayed. 3 UPSS_MCS =TITLE UPSS_MCS =TITLE UPSS DEC Supplemental Normally, the UPSS DEC Supplemental option is on, causing the DEC Multinational Character Set to be used. Note To use this character set, the Character Set mode option must be set to 8-Bit Characters. 3 UPSS_Latin_1 =TITLE UPSS_Latin_1 =TITLE UPSS ISO Latin 1 You can override the DEC Multinational Character Set by clicking on the UPSS ISO Latin 1 option. This causes the International Standards Organization (ISO) Latin 1 Character Set to be used. Note To use this character set, the Character Set mode option must be set to 8-Bit Characters. 3 Eight_Bit =TITLE Eight_Bit =TITLE 8-Bit Multinational Characters Normally, the character mode is set to 8 bits for use with the DEC Supplemental or ISO Latin 1 Supplemental Character Set. 3 Seven_Bit =TITLE Seven_Bit =TITLE 7-Bit NRCS Characters To use National Replacement Character Sets, click on the 7-Bit NRCS Character Mode option. This option lets DECterm operate in 7-bit mode, using the national character set selected in the 7-Bit NRCS dialog box. The default is the 8-bit Multinational Character Set. 3 VT300_8_Bit =TITLE VT300_8_Bit =TITLE VT300 Mode, 8-Bit Controls Normally, DECterm emulates a VT300-series terminal, using 7-bit control characters (codes 0 to 31). You can change this to VT300 Mode with 8-bit control characters by clicking on the VT300 Mode, 8-Bit Controls option. This causes DECterm to translate 8- bit control characters (codes 128 to 159) for function keys, for example, CSIA for the up arrow key. Not all applications understand 8-bit control characters. 3 VT300_7_Bit =TITLE VT300_7_Bit =TITLE VT300 Mode, 7-Bit Controls Normally, DECterm operates in VT300 mode with 7-bit control characters. This means that function keys are transmitted in 7-bit form, for example, ESC OA for the up arrow key. 3 VT100_Mode =TITLE VT100_Mode =TITLE VT100 Mode You can override the VT300 Mode, 8-Bit Controls option by clicking on the VT100 Mode option. This causes DECterm to emulate a VT100 terminal. 3 VT52_Mode =TITLE VT52_Mode =TITLE VT52 Mode You can override the VT300 Mode, 8-Bit Controls option by clicking on the VT52 Mode option. This causes DECterm to emulate a VT52 terminal. 3 General_OK =TITLE General_OK =TITLE OK Click on the OK button to apply your changes and close the dialog box. 3 General_Apply =TITLE General_Apply =TITLE Apply Click on the Apply button to view your changes without closing the dialog box. 3 General_Cancel =TITLE General_Cancel =TITLE Cancel Click on the Cancel button to cancel your changes. 2 Keyboard =TITLE Keyboard =TITLE Customizing a Keyboard Choose Keyboard... from the Customize menu to set keyboard features. DECterm displays a dialog box. 3 Warning_Bell =TITLE Warning_Bell =TITLE Warning Bell Normally, the keyboard warning bell rings when errors occur. Clicking on the Warning Bell option turns off the warning bell. 3 Margin_Bell =TITLE Margin_Bell =TITLE Margin Bell Normally, the margin bell does not ring when the cursor reaches the right margin. You can cause it to ring by clicking on Margin Bell. 3 Auto_Repeat =TITLE Auto_Repeat =TITLE Auto Repeat Normally, continuing to press a key causes the character to be displayed repeatedly. Clicking on the Auto Repeat option causes only one character to be displayed. 3 Ctrl_QS_Hold =TITLE Ctrl_QS_Hold =TITLE Ctrl/Q, Ctrl/S = Hold Normally, pressing Ctrl/S causes the display to stop scrolling, and pressing Ctrl/Q causes the display to resume scrolling. 3 Delete =TITLE Delete =TITLE Delete/Backspace Key Normally, the Delete/Backspace key functions as a delete key. 3 Backspace =TITLE Backspace =TITLE Backspace You can override the Delete default by clicking on the Backspace option. This causes the Delete/Backspace key to function as a nondestructive backspace key. 3 Comma_Comma =TITLE Comma_Comma =TITLE Comma Key Sends ,, On the North American and Dutch keyboards, the Comma Key Sends ,, option is set. This causes a comma (,) to be displayed when you press the comma key, whether or not the key is shifted. 3 Comma_Angle =TITLE Comma_Angle =TITLE Comma Key Sends ,< On the North American and Dutch keyboards, you can override the Comma Key Sends ,, default by clicking on the Comma Key Sends ,< option. This causes a comma (,) to be displayed when you press the comma key shifted, and a left angle bracket (<) to be displayed when you press the comma key unshifted. 3 F11_F11 =TITLE F11_F11 =TITLE F11 Key Sends F11 On the North American and Dutch keyboards, the F11 Key Sends F11. This causes the escape sequence associated with the F11 key to be sent. 3 F11_Escape =TITLE F11_Escape =TITLE F11 Key Sends Escape On the North American and Dutch keyboards, the F11 Key Sends the ASCII code for escape, instead of the escape sequence that represents the F11 key. 3 Tilde_Tilde =TITLE Tilde_Tilde =TITLE Tilde Key Sends `~ On the North American and Dutch keyboards, the Tilde Key Sends `~ option is set. This causes the `~ key to display a left single quotation mark (`) when unshifted and a tilde (~) when shifted. 3 Tilde_ESC =TITLE Tilde_ESC =TITLE Tilde Key Sends ESC On the North American and Dutch keyboards, you can override the Tilde Key Sends `~ default by clicking on the Tilde Key Sends ESC option. This causes the `~ key to function as an escape (ESC) key. 3 Angle_Angle =TITLE Angle_Angle =TITLE Angle Brackets Key Sends <> On the North American and Dutch keyboards, the Angle Brackets Key Sends <> option is set. This causes the angle bracket key to display a left angle bracket (<) when unshifted and a right angle bracket (>) when shifted. 3 Angle_Tilde =TITLE Angle_Tilde =TITLE Angle Brackets Key Sends `~ On the North American and Dutch keyboards, you can override the Angle Bracket Key Sends <> default by clicking on the Angle Brackets Key Sends `~ option. This causes the <> key to display a left single quotation mark (`) when unshifted and a tilde (~) when shifted. 3 Keyboard_OK =TITLE Keyboard_OK =TITLE OK Click on the OK button to apply your changes and close the dialog box. 3 Keyboard_Apply =TITLE Keyboard_Apply =TITLE Apply Click on the Apply button to view your changes without closing the dialog box. 3 Keyboard_Cancel =TITLE Keyboard_Cancel =TITLE Cancel Click on the Cancel button to cancel your changes. 2 Dialect =TITLE Dialect =TITLE Choosing a National Replacement Character Set Choose 7-Bit NRCS Selection... from the Customize menu to choose a National Replacement Character Set (NRCS) that corresponds to your keyboard. DECterm displays a dialog box. The NRCS selection is used only with the 7-Bit NRCS Character option for the Customize General menu item. Normally, to use a 7-bit national character set you need to choose the corresponding keyboard in the Session Manager and also select the 7-bit NRCS in DECterm. You can select the following character sets and corresponding keyboards: North American Italian Flemish Swiss (French) Canadian (French) Swiss (German) British Swedish Danish Norwegian Finnish Belgian/French Austrian/German Spanish Dutch Portuguese Selecting the Dutch NRCS is the same as selecting the North American NRCS. The Dutch NRCS is not supported. 3 Dialect_OK =TITLE Dialect_OK =TITLE OK Click on the OK button to apply your changes and close the dialog box. 3 Dialect_Apply =TITLE Dialect_Apply =TITLE Apply Click on the Apply button to view your changes without closing the dialog box. 3 Dialect_Cancel =TITLE Dialect_Cancel =TITLE Cancel Click on the Cancel button to cancel your changes. 2 Graphics =TITLE Graphics =TITLE Customizing Graphics Choose Graphics... from the Customize menu to modify DECterm graphics features such as color map entries. DECterm displays a dialog box. 3 Share_Colormap =TITLE Share_Colormap =TITLE Share Color Map Entries Normally, this option is enabled on single-plane and true color systems and disabled on GPX systems. Clicking on this option prevents DECterm from allocating color map entries for its exclusive use. Instead, DECterm allocates shared, read-only colors out of the default color map. This means that DECterm does not need to create a private color map (which would prevent the windows from displaying in their true colors), but it also means that DECterm colors may not match the colors used on a real terminal. 3 Backing_Store =TITLE Backing_Store =TITLE Enable Backing Store Normally, the Enable Backing Store option is on, causing DECterm to redraw graphics after the window has changed. Disabling this option improves performance. 3 Macrograph =TITLE Macrograph =TITLE Report Macrograph Contents Normally, DECterm does not respond to a request by an application to report macrograph contents. Clicking on this option enables ReGIS commands to report macrograph contents. This feature may risk security in some environments. When reporting is complete, disable this feature. See the DECterm Graphics Programming Manual for detailed information about macrographs. 3 Bit_Planes =TITLE Bit_Planes =TITLE 2-Bit Planes You can choose the number of colors available in ReGIS and sixel graphics by entering the number of planes supported by your system. With 2-bit planes DECterm can display four different colors at the same time; with 4-bit planes DECterm can display 16 colors. Normally, DECterm uses 2-bit planes on 4-plane systems and 4-bit planes on all other systems. This reduces the probability that DECterm must create a private color map. Applications written for the VT240 terminal require only 2-bit planes, while applications written for the VT340 terminal may require up to 4-bit planes. 3 Graphics_OK =TITLE Graphics_OK =TITLE OK Click on the OK button to apply your changes and close the dialog box. 3 Graphics_Apply =TITLE Graphics_Apply =TITLE Apply Click on the Apply button to view your changes without closing the dialog box. 3 Graphics_Cancel =TITLE Graphics_Cancel =TITLE Cancel Click on the Cancel button to cancel your changes. 2 Save_Current =TITLE Save_Current =TITLE Save Current Settings Choose Save Current Settings from the Customize menu for routine saving of customized features. 2 Save_As =TITLE Save_As =TITLE Save Current Settings As... Choose Save Current Settings As... from the Customize menu when you want to save the current customized features with a new or different file name. DECterm displays a dialog box. The dialog box prompts you for the name of the file you want to use to save your customized features. The file list box displays the names of any files in the current directory that contain customized features. By default, these files have the type DAT. To use a file name that is not listed, enter the name of that file in the Selection text field and click on the OK button. 2 Last_Saved =TITLE Last_Saved =TITLE Use Last Saved Settings Choose Use Last Saved Settings from the Customize menu to restore an existing file. 2 Use_Defaults =TITLE Use_Defaults =TITLE Use System Defaults Choose Use System Defaults from the Customize menu to restore the system defaults. 2 Settings_From =TITLE Settings_From =TITLE Use Saved Settings From... Choose Use Saved Settings From... from the Customize menu to restore previously saved settings. DECterm displays a dialog box. The dialog box prompts you for the name of the file you want to use to save your customized features. The file list box displays the names of any files in the current directory that contain customized features. By default, these files have the type DAT. Double click on the file name of the file you want to use. On an ULTRIX system, you can also use the File Filter text field to list a subset of files you can then select from. For example, to display all files in another directory with the file type DECterm, type the full directory path--/jones/customize/*.DECterm--in the File Filter text field and click on the Filter button. Then double click on the file name of the file you want to use. 2 Edit_Entry =TITLE Edit_Entry =TITLE Edit Menu Choose the Edit menu to copy information within or between terminal windows. To copy information: 1. Select the information you want to copy by pressing and holding MB1, dragging the pointer over the information, and releasing MB1. Or, choose the Select All menu item from the Edit menu to copy the entire display. The selected area is highlighted. 2. Choose the Copy menu item from the Edit menu to store the copied information. 3. Click on the area where you want to place the information. 4. Choose the Paste menu item from the Edit menu. The selected information is copied to the new location. 2 Copy =TITLE Copy =TITLE Copying Information Choose the Edit menu to copy information within or between terminal windows. To copy information: 1. Select the information you want to copy by pressing and holding MB1, dragging the pointer over the information, and releasing MB1. Or, choose the Select All menu item from the Edit menu to copy the entire display. The selected area is highlighted. 2. Choose the Copy menu item from the Edit menu to store the copied information. 3. Click on the area where you want to place the information. 4. Choose the Paste menu item from the Edit menu. The selected information is copied to the new location. 2 Paste =TITLE Paste =TITLE Pasting Information Choose the Edit menu to copy information within or between terminal windows. To copy information: 1. Select the information you want to copy by pressing and holding MB1, dragging the pointer over the information, and releasing MB1. Or, choose the Select All menu item from the Edit menu to copy the entire display. The selected area is highlighted. 2. Choose the Copy menu item from the Edit menu to store the copied information. 3. Click on the area where you want to place the information. 4. Choose the Paste menu item from the Edit menu. The selected information is copied to the new location. 2 Select_All =TITLE Select_All =TITLE Selecting All Information Choose the Edit menu to copy information within or between terminal windows. To copy information: 1. Select the information you want to copy by pressing and holding MB1, dragging the pointer over the information, and releasing MB1. Or, choose the Select All menu item from the Edit menu to copy the entire display. The selected area is highlighted. 2. Choose the Copy menu item from the Edit menu to store the copied information. 3. Click on the area where you want to place the information. 4. Choose the Paste menu item from the Edit menu. The selected information is copied to the new location. 2 Commands_Entry =TITLE Commands_Menu =TITLE Clearing and Resizing Terminal Windows From the Commands menu, you can clear or resize the terminal window. 3 Clear_Off_Top =TITLE Clear_Off_Top =TITLE Clear Lines Off Top You can erase information stored in the transcript by choosing the Clear Lines Off Top menu item. The transcript is an area of memory that contains the last saved lines of your screen display (use the Customize Display menu item to change the size of the transcript). You can read it by using the scroll bars. The transcript exists as long as the Record Lines Off Top option in the Window dialog box is in effect. Normally, Record Lines Off Top is on. 3 Clear_Display =TITLE Clear_Display =TITLE Clear Display You can clear all information displayed in a terminal window by choosing the Clear Display menu item. 3 Resize_Window =TITLE Resize_Window =TITLE Resize Window Choose the Resize Window menu item to resize the window to match the size (number of rows and columns) of DECterm. 3 Clear_Comm =TITLE Clear_Comm =TITLE Clear Communications Choose the Clear Communications menu item to reset the communications buffers. This causes DECterm to read data to the host system even when DECterm has received an XOFF signal. 3 Reset_Terminal =TITLE Reset_Terminal =TITLE Reset Terminal Choosing Reset Terminal causes a Soft Terminal Reset (STR). For detailed information about Soft Terminal Reset, see the DECterm Text Programming Manual. Choosing Reset Terminal also restores the default color map. On a 4-plane system such as the VS2000/GPX, displaying ReGIS or sixel graphics causes DECterm to create and load its own hardware color map, so that other windows do not display in their true colors when the DECterm window has input focus. To restore the default hardware color map, first erase the graphics from the window by choosing the Clear Display menu item from the Commands menu, and then reset the terminal with the Reset Terminal menu item. Normally, DECterm emulates only 2 planes of graphics on a 4-plane system; therefore, DECterm usually does not create a color map. 3 DECterm_Compose_Sec =TITLE DECterm_Compose_Sec =TITLE Composing Characters Use compose sequences to create special characters. A compose sequence is a series of keystrokes that creates characters that do not exist as standard keys on your keyboard. You can create any character from the character set DECterm is currently using. For more information about composing characters, see the Desktop Applications Guide. Note You must simultaneously press the Compose key and space bar to begin a compose sequence. 2 Quit =TITLE Quit =TITLE Exiting from DECterm Choose Quit from the Commands menu or enter the LOGOUT command to exit from DECterm and close the DECterm window.