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In no event shall MiniSoft, Inc. be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, whether based on contract, tort, or any other legal theory. u TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 11 1.1 DOCUMENTATION LAYOUT 12 1.1.1 Notation 13 1.1.2 Examples 13 1.1.3 Emulator Commands 13 1.2 EMULATOR AND VT320 FUNCTION KEYS 14 1.3 APPLICATION WINDOW 15 1.4 LINE RECALL AND EDITING 16 1.4.1 Command Line Editing 16 CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED 17 2.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS 18 2.2 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 18 2.3 REGISTRATION 18 2.4 INSTALLATION 18 2.4.1 Creating an Icon 19 2.5 Emulator Application Window 19 2.6 CONNECTING 20 2.6.1 Connections 20 2.6.2 Session Manager 21 2.6.2.1 Creating Sessions 23 2.6.2.2 Copying Sessions 24 2.6.2.3 Deleting Sessions 24 2.6.2.4 Switching Sessions 25 2.6.2.5 Exiting Sessions Remotely 25 2.6.3 Windows Sockets 26 2.6.3.1 Windows Sockets Setup 27 2.6.3.2 Edit Node List 28 Table of Contents 2 2.6.4 Modem (TAPI) 29 2.6.4.1 Edit Phone List 30 2.6.5 Poly/LAT-32 31 2.6.6 Serial 32 2.6.6.1 Serial Setup 33 2.7 WINDOW SIZING AND LOCATION 34 2.7.1 Number of Emulation Lines 34 2.7.2 Maximize Workspace 35 2.8 SCREEN SCROLLBACK 35 2.9 VIDEO ATTRIBUTE TO COLOR MAPPING 35 2.10 CHARACTER SETS 36 2.11 PRINTER SUPPORT 36 2.12 COMPOSE CHARACTERS 37 2.13 COMMON PROBLEMS 39 2.14 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 40 CHAPTER 3 DROP DOWN MENUS 41 3.1 EDIT 42 3.1.1 Copy 42 3.1.2 Paste 42 3.1.3 Send 42 3.1.4 Select All 42 3.1.5 Select Screen 42 3.2 EXECUTE 43 3.2.1 Abort 43 3.2.2 Break (short) 43 3.2.3 Break (long) 43 3.2.4 Command Line 43 3.2.5 Clear Communications 43 3.2.6 DDE Command Builder 43 3.2.7 Drop DTR 43 3.2.8 Reset 44 3.2.9 Send Answerback 44 3.2.10 WordPerfect 5.x Mode 44 3.3 FILE 44 3.3.1 Edit Command File Selection 45 3.3.2 Run Command File Selection 46 3.3.3 Capture Text to File 47 3.3.4 Record Log File Selection 48 3.3.5 Replay Log File Selection 49 3.3.6 Receive 49 3.3.7 Send 49 3.3.8 Print 50 3.3.9 Page Setup 51 3.3.9.1 Page Setup Options 52 3.3.10 Exit 53 3.4 HELP 54 3.4.1 Index 54 3.4.2 Using Help 54 3.4.3 About 54 3.4.3.1 General 54 3.4.3.2 Version 55 3.5 SETUP 55 3 3.5.1 Customizable Toolbars 56 3.5.2 Keyboard Mapper 56 3.5.3 Mouse Mapper 56 3.5.4 File Transfer 56 3.5.5 General 56 3.5.5.1 DDE 56 3.5.5.2 Directories 57 3.5.5.3 Log File Replay 58 3.5.6 Terminal Setup 59 3.5.6.1 Display 59 3.5.6.1.1 Color Setup 61 3.5.6.2 Keyboard 62 3.5.6.2.1 Default Enhanced Keyboard Key Assignments 64 3.5.6.2.2 Default AT Keyboard Key Assignments 66 3.5.6.3 Terminal Tabs 68 3.5.6.3.1 Terminal Tab Options 69 3.6 VIEW 71 3.6.1 Menu 71 3.6.2 Status Line 71 3.6.3 Centered 71 3.6.4 Framed 71 3.6.5 Maximize Workspace 71 3.6.6 Scrollbar 71 3.6.7 File Transfer Messages 71 3.6.8 Message History 72 3.6.9 Toolbars 72 3.6.9.1 Default Toolbar Descriptions 73 CHAPTER 4 KEYBOARD, MOUSE & TOOLBAR 75 4.1 KEYBOARD MAPPING 76 4.1.1 Creating a New Key Map 77 4.1.2 Defining a Key 78 4.1.3 Changing a Key Definition 81 4.1.4 Deleting a Key Definition 81 4.2 MOUSE MAPPING 82 4.2.1 Creating a New Mouse Map 83 4.2.2 Defining a Mouse Button 84 4.2.3 Changing a Mouse Button Definition 88 4.2.4 Deleting a Mouse Button Definition 88 4.3 CUSTOMIZE TOOLBARS 89 4.3.1 Creating a New Toolbar 89 4.3.2 Properties Tab 89 4.3.3 Buttons Tab 91 4.3.4 Button Editor Tab 92 4.3.4.1 Defining a Toolbar Button 94 4.3.4.2 Changing a Toolbar Button Definition 97 4.3.4.3 Deleting a Toolbar Button Definition 97 4.3.4.4 Renaming a Toolbar Button Definition 97 Table of Contents 4 CHAPTER 5 EXTENDED FEATURES 99 5.1 LOG FILES 100 5.1.1 Record Log File 100 5.1.2 Replay Log File 101 5.1.2.1 Keyboard Instructions 101 5.1.3 Replay Options 101 5.1.3.1 Replay Rate 102 5.1.3.2 Pause on Clear Screen 102 5.1.3.3 Pause on Every Page 102 5.1.3.4 Pause on Text 102 5.1.4 Replay Pauses 102 5.1.5 Programming Considerations 102 5.1.5.1 Menu Driven Applications 102 5.2 ONLINE HELP 103 5.3 WORDPERFECT MODE 103 5.3.1 Entering WordPerfect Mode 103 5.3.2 Terminating WordPerfect Mode 103 5.3.3 Operation of WordPerfect Mode 103 5.3.4 WordPerfect Mode - Transmit Codes 104 CHAPTER 6 FILE TRANSFER 105 6.1 FILE TRANSFER SETUP 106 6.1.1 Common Setup 107 6.1.2 Kermit Protocol Setup 107 6.1.3 XMODEM Protocol Setup 109 6.1.4 YMODEM Protocol Setup 109 6.1.5 ZMODEM Protocol Setup 110 6.1.6 ASCII Protocol Setup 111 6.1.6.1 Additional Information 112 6.1.7 Auto Command Mode Setup 113 6.1.7.1 ASCII Protocol - Additional Information 114 6.1.7.1.1 Send Command Strings 114 6.1.7.1.2 Receive Command Strings 115 6.2 PERFORMING FILE TRANSFERS 115 6.2.1 File Transfer Directory 115 6.2.2 Sending Files 116 6.2.2.1 Kermit Transfers - Additional Information 118 6.2.2.2 Kermit File Formats 119 6.2.2.3 ZMODEM Transfers - Additional Information 119 6.2.3 Receiving Files 119 6.2.3.1 Kermit Transfers - Additional Information 122 6.2.3.2 Kermit File Formats 122 6.2.3.3 ZMODEM Transfers - Additional Information 122 6.2.4 File Transfers Using the Command Line 123 6.2.5 Emulator Kermit Commands 123 6.2.6 Transferring Files Using Kermit 123 6.2.6.1 Send/Server Mode 123 6.2.6.2 Send/Non-Server Mode 123 6.2.6.3 Receive/Server Mode 124 6.2.6.4 Receive/Non-Server Mode 124 6.2.6.5 Send File Examples 124 6.2.6.6 Receive File Examples 125 6.2.6.7 Aborting Transfers 126 5 CHAPTER 7 COMMAND LANGUAGE 127 7.1 COMMAND SYNTAX 128 7.2 COMMAND EXECUTION 128 7.2.1 Command Line Execution 128 7.2.1.1 Entering Multiple