Configure Terminal Settings Dialog Box for 5250

How do I get to this dialog box?

Open a 5250 terminal session.

Open the Settings window.

The steps depend on your user interface mode.

User interface mode	Steps
Ribbon or InfoConnect Browser	With a session open, from the Quick Access Toolbar, click .
TouchUX	With a session open, tap the Gear icon and then select Document Settings.
Classic MDI	With a session open, go to Options > Settings.

Under Terminal Configuration, select Configure Terminal Settings.

From this dialog box, you can set input and other options for your 5250 terminal.

Display

Option	Description
Use dots to separate columns	Select to use periods as column separators. This is the default unless you are running a Japanese operating system.
Use vertical lines to separate columns	Select to use vertical lines as column separators. This is the default if you are running a Japanese version of the product.
Disable text blinking	When selected, text set to blink by the host does not blink.
Blink rate	Specifies the speed at which text set to blink by the host blinks.

Option	Description
Status line
	This option	Uses
	3488 Status Line	Symbols to represent various conditions and is based on the status line you see on newer 5250 terminals from IBM.
	5250 Status Line	Character pairs to represent various conditions. The characters are always shown but appear in inverse video when the condition is true. For example, when the system is not available, the letters SA appear in regular video. However, when the system is available, the letters appear in inverse video.
	Debug Status Line	The 5250 datastream for troubleshooting. If you contact Technical Support, you may be asked to use the Debug Status Line to help diagnose the problem. This option is for users with an intimate knowledge of the 5250 datastream.
Input field underlining	Specifies whether to underline fields that allow input. You can set options to never underline, allow the host to control underlining, or always underline.

Input

Word Wrap

Select the way you want word wrap to be handled. If word wrap is enabled, text is wrapped from one entry field to the next on a word boundary if possible; if word wrap is disabled, text continues from one entry field to the next without regard to word boundaries.

Option	Description
Host controls word wrap	The host is allowed to enable or disable word wrap on a per-field basis.
Enable word wrap	Word wrap is enabled for all entry fields regardless of host settings.
Disable word wrap	Word wrap is disabled for all entry fields regardless of host settings.

Type Ahead

Select the way you want type-ahead to be handled. If type-ahead is enabled, typed characters are buffered while the host is not ready for data; if type-ahead is disabled, typed characters are ignored until the host is ready for data.

Option	Description
Host controls type-ahead	The host is allowed to enable or disable type-ahead.
Enable type-ahead	Type-ahead is enabled regardless of host settings.
Disable type-ahead	Type-ahead is disabled regardless of host settings.

Keyboard Error

Select the way you want keyboard errors to be handled.

Option	Description
No auto reset when a keyboard error occurs	Before you can resume data entry, you must press Reset to clear the error message.
Auto reset when a keyboard error occurs	The next key you press clears the error and attempts to execute the keystroke as follows:
	If	This occurs
	The cursor is in a valid input field and the key is a data key	The data is entered there if it is valid data for that field (for example, a numeric character in an input field that only accepts numbers). Otherwise, the cursor is moved to the next valid input field, and if the data is valid for that field, it is entered there.
	The cursor is in a valid input field and the key is a function key	The key operation is executed. Otherwise, the cursor is moved to the next valid input field, and the key is ignored.
	The current screen contains no valid input fields	An error message appears with each keystroke you press, and no keystrokes are executed.
Auto reset without error message	You don't need to press Reset to clear a keyboard error. Use this value with caution, because it prevents notification of keyboard errors. When using this option, no error is reported and the next key you press attempts to execute the keystroke as follows:
	If the cursor	This occurs
	Is in a valid input field	The key is ignored. This is true for both data keys and function keys.
	Is not in a valid input field and the key is a data key	The cursor is moved to the next valid input field, and if the data is valid for that field, it is entered there.
	Is not in a valid input field and the key is a function key	The cursor is moved to the next valid input field, and the key is ignored.


Beep when keyboard error is detected	You'll hear a beep when you encounter a keyboard error. Note: If you select Auto reset without error message, it's recommended that you also select this option, so that you'll know when a keyboard error occurs.

Mouse

Option	Description
Mouse cursor shape	Select whether to display the mouse cursor as an arrow, an i-beam, or a rectangle.
Rectangular Selection	Dragging the mouse across an area selects only the text within that area. When this option is cleared (unchecked), the selection wraps to line ends.

Miscellaneous

Option	Description
Preserve entry mode	When selected, the session remains in extended graphics mode or hexadecimal mode indefinitely after you enter either mode. Use the same keystroke to exit these modes as you use to enter them. When this option is not selected, the session automatically exits extended graphics mode after you enter a graphic or diacritical character, and automatically exits hexadecimal mode after you enter a hexadecimal pair.
Enable host beep	When selected, beeps sent by the host are sounded.
Enable AID field exit mode	When selected, unrestricted sending of AID key values (F1-F24 only) to the host from restricted input fields is allowed.
Support double-byte character set	Select to use Asian languages such as Japanese, Chinese, and Korean in your terminal session.

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