The Terminal tab on the New Connection dialog box allows you to specify options related to the terminal type and display.
Browse to the Terminal tab from the SMClient window: Select , and then select . Click the Terminal tab.
Option | Description |
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Terminal Type | Specifies the type of terminal to emulate: ansi-bbs, pc-ansi, vt100, vt100+, or vt-utf8. In addition, a Preferred setting is available through , which obtains the default terminal type of the selected component from a CMIC and uses the default to connect to the selected component. |
Restore Defaults | Returns the values on the Terminal tab to their default settings. |
Encoding | Indicates the type of encoding used to display data in the terminal. The default is ASCII. |
Rows | Sets the number of rows to display in the terminal. The number of Rows in the Display area cannot be greater than the number of Rows in the Buffer area. |
Columns | Sets the number of columns to display in the terminal. The number of Columns in the Display area cannot be greater than the number of Columns in the Buffer area. |
Foreground Color | Specifies the font color to use in the terminal. |
Background Color | Specifies the background color to use in the terminal. |
Adjust the number of rows and columns to fit the display area | Allows the number of rows and columns to change dynamically as the width and the height of the terminal window changes. |
Font Name | Displays the name of the current font used in the terminal. |
Font Size | Displays the size of the current font used in the terminal. |
... (button) | Opens the Select Font dialog box, which allows you to change the current font, style, and size of the text that is displayed in a terminal. |
Buffer Rows | Sets the number of rows in the buffer. The number of Rows in the Buffer area cannot be less than the number of Rows in the Display area. |
Buffer Columns | Sets the number of columns to display in the terminal. The number of Columns in the Buffer area cannot be less than the number of Columns in the Display area. |
Cursor Size | Specifies the size of the cursor in the terminal as follows.
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Tab Size | Indicates the number of character cells that a tab character spans. The default is 4 character cells. |
Line Wrap | Causes text to line wrap if the number of columns a line of text spans is greater than the number of columns in the buffer. |
Scroll Screen | Causes the terminal to scroll to the active cursor position when either the server or the user enters text into the terminal. |