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IBM 5250 Configure Terminal Settings Dialog Box

How do I get to this dialog box?

  1. Open the Settings window.

    The steps depend on your user interface mode.

    User Interface Mode Steps
    Ribbon or Reflection Browser With a session open in Reflection, from the Quick Access Toolbar, click .
    TouchUx Tap the Gear icon and then select Document Settings.

  2. Under Terminal Configuration, select Configure Terminal Settings.

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

Display

Setting 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.
Blink rate Specifies the speed at which text set to blink by the host blinks.

When Disable text blinking (the default) is selected, text set to blink by the host does not blink.
Status line Select the type of status line to display at the bottom of the terminal window when your session is connected.

- 3488 Status Line: uses symbols to represent various conditions and is based on the status line you see on newer 5250 terminals from IBM.

- 5250 Status Line uses 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 uses the 5250 datastream for troubleshooting. If you contact Micro Focus 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.

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.

Setting 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.

Setting 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.

Setting 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. 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.
Use this value with caution, because it prevents notification of keyboard errors.
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

Setting 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

Setting 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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