3.5.2 Define Hotspots

Hotspots are virtual buttons that appear over text in terminal sessions. By using hotspots, you can control your terminal session with the mouse instead of the keyboard. Typically, clicking a hotspot transmits a terminal key or command to the host, but you can also configure hotspots to open a Web page, launch a macro, or perform a variety of other actions.

You can create new hotspots files or set sessions to use customized hotspot files that you have used in other sessions.

To create and configure a customized hotspots file

  2. Under Terminal Appearance, click Manage Hotspots.

  3. Click Create a new hotspots file from an existing hotspots file.

  4. In the Create a New Hotspots File dialog box, select the type of hotspots file (built-in, Custom, or the new file for the current session) to use as a template for creating a new hotspots file.

  5. In the Modify Hotspots dialog box, under Hotspot text, enter the text for the hotspot.

  6. Under Select an action to map to the hotspot, select an action to map to and configure the action.

  7. When prompted, save the new hotspot file.

  8. On the Quick Access Toolbar, click the Save button to save the session.

    The session is automatically configured to point to the new hotspot file.

To set up a session to use a customized hotspots file

  1. Make sure the hotspots file is in a trusted location.

  3. Under Terminal Appearance, click Manage Hotspots.

  4. Click Select another hotspots file.

  5. Select Custom and browse to the file you want to use.

    The selected file is displayed under currently selected file.

  6. Save the session.

    The session is configured to point to the new hotspot file.

To enable hotspots and specify which mouse actions trigger them

  1. Open the Document Settings dialog box.

  2. Under Terminal Appearance, click Set Up Hotspot Display Settings.

  3. Select Enable all defined hotspots.

  4. Under Mouse Activation, configure the mouse actions that you want to trigger your hotspots.