User`s guide
Setup
29
Display:
F3
Page
Length:
[24,25,42,43,48,50,84,86,96,100,
(168), (172),
(192),
(200),
*24, *25, *42, *43]
Select
the
number
of
lines
per
page.
As
many
as
four
pages
(0-3)
may
be
available,
but
the
number
of
pages
in
memory
depends
on
the
memory/page
configuration,
number
of
lines
per
page,
the
firmware
version,
the
type
of
emulation,
and
whether
80-0nly
is
selected
for
columns.
The
total
lines
used
(Lines/Page
x # of Pages) will
not
exceed
218.
See Page Configurations
in
Appendix
A.
Page
lengths
which
are
multiples
of
24
or 25
and
those
that
are
multiples
of 42 or 43
are
displayed
by
default
on
a
26-line
or
44-line
screen,
respectively.
The
extra
one
or
two
lines
on
the
screen
can
be
used
as
status
lines.
The
selections
shown
in
( )
are
not
available
in
dual
session
mode.
If a
page
length
which
is
preceded
by
an
asterisk
(*24, *25, *42, or *43) is
selected,
the
total
number
of
pages
will be two,
where
the
first
page
contains
the
number
of
lines
in
the
selection
(24,25,42,
or 43)
and
the
second
page
contains
the
remaining
allowable
lines.
(See
Appendix
A.)
In SCO
Console
emulation,
the
default
is 25.
Screen
Length:
[26
Lines,
44
Lines,
49
Lines]
Select
the
number
of
lines
that
can
be
displayed
on
the
screen
at
one
time.
The
page
length
affects
the
default
number
of
lines.
Screen
Video:
[Normal,
Reverse]
Choose
between
bright
characters
on
a
dark
background
(normal)
and
dark
characters
on a
bright
background
(reverse). In
reverse
video
mode
only,
the
"Enhanced
Attributes"
parameter
is
available.
(See
page
35.)
Display
Cursor:
[On,
Off)
Choose
whether
the
cursor
will be
displayed.
Cursor:
[Blink
Block,
Steady
Block,
Blink
Line,
Steady
Line]
Choose
the
appearance
of
the
cursor.
Auto
Adjust
Cursor:
[On,
Off)
Select
whether
the
screen
attempts
to follow
the
cursor
down
the
page
by
scrolling
just
enough
to
keep
the
cursor
in view.
Columns:
[80,
132,
80-0nly]
Choose
the
number
of
columns
that
the
screen
can
display.
80-0nly
provides
more
pages
in
memory
for a given
page
length
by
disallowing
changes
to
132-column
display.
Width
Change
Clear:
[On,
Off]
Select
whether
the
screen
is to be
cleared
when
the
number
of
columns
on
the
screen
is
changed
from
80
to
132
or vice
versa.
This
selection
is
only
visible
when
the
Columns
selection
is
132.
Changing
columns
from/to
80-only
forces
the
screen
to
clear
independent
of
Width
Change
Clear.
Speed:
[Fast,
Normal]
Selecting
fast
improves
the
speed
at
which
screen
display
occurs
at
the
expense
of
minor,
temporary
distortion
of
text
called
"tearing."
Scroll:
[Jump,
Smooth]
Choose
whether
the
data
on
the
screen
scrolls
smoothly
or
"jumps"
to
accommodate
data
at
the
rate
it is
received.
Scroll
Speed:
[Smooth
1,
Smooth
2,
Smooth
4,
Smooth
8]
Select
the
number
of
scan
lines
per
second
the
page
scrolls
up
when
smooth
scroll
is
selected.
Smooth
1 is
the
slowest
rate
and
Smooth
8 is
the
fastest.
This
selection
is only visible
when
Scroll
is
set
to smooth.
Erase
Color:
[Black,
Background]
This
parameter
selects
the
color
of
all
new
areas
(spaces
or text)
introduced
to
the
screen
by
an
erase,
insert
or
scroll
command.
Palette
Number:
[0,2,3,...,
15,
Soft
1,
Soft
2]
Select
the
palette
used
in
color
and
attributes
mappings.
There
are
16
pre-defined
palettes
and
2 soft
palettes
available
to all
emulations
except
Wyse
60
and
Wyse
325
which
have
10
pre-defined
palettes
and
2
soft
palettes.
this
parameter
is
present
in all ANSI
emulations
only
when
"Color Mode" in
General
(F2)
menu
is
set
to
Palette.
Soft
Palettes
are
used
to
save
a
set
of
user-defined
color
combinations.
To
define
your
preferred
color
combinations,
select
a
soft
palette
and
alter
the
color
settings
using
the
Color
Utility
Desk
Accessory
(see
Chapter
4). To
save
your
selections,
select
"Save
Terminal"
or
"Save
Session"
from
the
Exec
(F13)
menu
of
Setup.