NCR 2900/260 LF User Manual

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Setup 29Display: F3Page 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 inmemory depends on the memory/page configuration, number of lines per page, the firmware version, the type ofemulation, and whether 80-Only is selected for columns. The total lines used (Lines/Page x # of Pages) will notexceed 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 ona 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 anasterisk (*24, *25, *42, or *43) is selected, the total number of pages will be two, where the first page containsthe number of lines in the selection (24,25,42, or 43) and the second page contains the remaining allowablelines. (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 defaultnumber 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 thecursor in view.Columns: [80, 132, 80-Only]Choose the number of columns that the screen can display. 80-Only provides more pages in memory for a givenpage 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 132or 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 oftext called “tearing.”Scroll: [Jump, Smooth]Choose whether the data on the screen scrolls smoothly or “jumps” to accommodate data at the rate it isreceived.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 theslowest 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 orscroll 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 palettesavailable 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 colorcombinations, select a soft palette and alter the color settings using the Color Utility Desk Accessory (seeChapter 4). To save your selections, select “Save Terminal” or “Save Session” from the Exec (F13) menu of Setup.