Using the Terminal Emulator to Run Your Application
When starting FacetWin DT, a “splash screen” will be displayed briefly. This screen shows you the version of the FacetWin
DT software you are running on your PC, and the state of the FacetWin DT
license. The splash screen will be displayed for about 3 seconds. You can dismiss
the splash screen sooner by clicking on it or pressing any key. You can
re-display the splash screen at any time by choosing the Help/About FacetWin item on
the menu.
Most of the time you spend running your host/server application, you will
simply keep your hands on the keyboard, and operate your application as though it
was running on a character terminal. However, since the FacetWin DT terminal
emulator is a Windows program running on a PC, there are some features available
to you that are not available on a character terminal.
Window Sizing
You can change the size of the window as with most Windows applications. In
its default mode, the FacetWin DT terminal emulator will continue to show the
full terminal screen, and adjust the font to fit the size of the window you
configure. You can change to a mode where the font size is left as is, and scroll
bars are put on the window when it is sized smaller than the full terminal
screen. This mode can be changed either in the View menu, or on the Appearance tab
of the property sheet. However, the font adjustment mode is the recommended
setting. When the window is maximized, it will be set to the largest size for
which the entire terminal screen will fit on the screen. The FacetWin DT
terminal emulator window is always sized such that there is no extra space around the
terminal area in the window.
Status Lines
There are two kinds of status lines on the FacetWin DT terminal emulator. If
the emulation is setup to have a terminal status line, then it will appear as
an extra line on the terminal screen area of the window. In addition, the
FacetWin DT terminal emulator has its own Windows status line at the bottom of the
window. This area tells which machine it is connected to, which user login is
being used, the program that is being run, the connection state (connected or
disconnected), and the terminal emulation being used.
Menu
The FacetWin DT terminal emulator menu is a standard Windows menu that
provides a way to display the property sheet, print the screen, set various appearance
settings, perform copy and paste operations, and view the help files.
Property Sheet
The FacetWin DT terminal emulator property sheet is a standard Windows
property sheet that provides easy access to all of the configuration options. Some of
the connection options cannot be changed while a connection is in effect. To
change these options, you will need to disconnect from the host/server.
Tool Bar
The FacetWin DT terminal emulator tool bar provides quick, single click access
to the most common operations including displaying the property sheet,
connecting and disconnecting, screen print, copy and paste, and displaying the help
file.