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The Status Bar

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The Status Bar Along the bottom of the display is a status bar that shows the status of various operations and enables you to switch between modes. The information displayed in the status bar depends on the current terminal emulation. The following description applies when running any of the DEC VT terminal emulations, though some of the fields and buttons are applicable to other emulations as well. Button 1 Button 2 Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Field 5 Field 6 Field 7 This enables you to switch between Local and Online mode. The label indicates the mode you switch to if the button is clicked. This enables you to Pause or Resume scrolling data in the window. The label indicates the action that is taken if the button is clicked. Indicates the current terminal emulation. This displays the active session (always 1), the current page number (always 1), and the line,column location of the text cursor. This indicates whether Overstrike Mode or Insert Mode is currently selected. In Overstrike Mode (default), new characters replace already existing characters at the cursor position. When Insert Mode is selected, new characters are inserted at the cursor position without deleting existing characters, which moves to the right. This displays Edit when the terminal emulation is in Edit mode. This displays the time in 24-hour format when in DEC VT400 mode if the VT525 set time command has been received from the host. Indicates the status of the printer as follows: None signifies that the printer is not turned on or not connected, or not installed in Microsoft Windows. Not Ready signifies that the printer is not ready to receive data for printing. Ready signifies that the printer is ready to receive data for printing. Auto signifies that the emulation is in Auto Print mode in which the current cursor line is sent to the printer when a command for the cursor to move to the next line is issued. Controller signifies that the emulation is in Printer Controller mode in which the host has direct control over the printer. Print screen commands issued from the keyboard or mouse are ignored. This is not used. Getting Started 1-13

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The Status Bar
Along the bottom of the display is a status bar that shows the status of various operations
and enables you to switch between modes. The information displayed in the status bar
depends on the current terminal emulation. The following description applies when run-
ning any of the DEC VT terminal emulations, though some of the fields and buttons are
applicable to other emulations as well.
Button 1
This enables you to switch between
Local
and
Online
mode. The label
indicates the mode you switch to if the button is clicked.
Button 2
This enables you to
Pause
or
Resume
scrolling data in the window. The
label indicates the action that is taken if the button is clicked.
Field 1
Indicates the current terminal emulation.
Field 2
This displays the active session (always 1), the current page number
(always 1), and the
line,column
location of the text cursor.
Field 3
This indicates whether
Overstrike Mode
or
Insert Mode
is currently
selected. In
Overstrike Mode
(default), new characters replace already
existing characters at the cursor position. When
Insert Mode
is selected,
new characters are inserted at the cursor position without deleting exist-
ing characters, which moves to the right.
Field 4
This displays
Edit
when the terminal emulation is in Edit mode.
Field 5
This displays the time in 24-hour format when in DEC VT400 mode if
the VT525 set time command has been received from the host.
Field 6
Indicates the status of the printer as follows:
None
signifies that the printer is not turned on or not connected, or not
installed in Microsoft Windows.
Not Ready
signifies that the printer is not ready to receive data for print-
ing.
Ready
signifies that the printer is ready to receive data for printing.
Auto
signifies that the emulation is in Auto Print mode in which the cur-
rent cursor line is sent to the printer when a command for the cursor to
move to the next line is issued.
Controller
signifies that the emulation is in Printer Controller mode in
which the host has direct control over the printer. Print screen commands
issued from the keyboard or mouse are ignored.
Field 7
This is not used.