Configure Terminal Settings Dialog Box (ALC)

Getting there

Open an ALC terminal session document.

Open the Document Settings dialog box.

The steps depend on your user interface mode.

Ribbon or InfoConnect Browser	With a session open, from the Quick Access Toolbar, click .
TouchUX	With a session open, tap the Gear icon and then select Document Settings.
Classic MDI	With a session open, go to Options > Settings

Under Terminal Configuration, click Configure Terminal Settings

Settings configured in this dialog box are applied to the current ALC terminal session.

Display

Screen size	Specify the screen size. The first value is the number of columns; the second value is the number of rows.
Signin text	Type a string that will identify the entry.
Display NewLines	Select this option to display the New Line character when you press ENTER.
Force input to CAPS	Select this option to display only uppercase letters.
Saved Inputs	Specify the number of entries you want to have saved so that you can recall them later.

Status Line Messages

When a session is established, the status line at the bottom of the Workspace displays standard broadcast and host-related messages. For each of these messages, the standard abbreviated version of the message shown here is displayed by default. Use this dialog box to modify this display.

	Default Message
System unavailable	Sys Unavail
Push repeat key	Push Rpt
Keyboard locked	Kybd Locked
Resend last input	Reenter

Advanced

Output History - Saved Outputs	Type the number of past host transactions you want saved for reference. You can see the list of past host transactions using the ALC keystrokes ScrollDownHostResponseList and ScrollUpHostResponseList.
Use alternate EndItem for Copy/Paste	EndItem (also called the Cross of Lorraine) is an ALC character that is sometimes displayed as a double dagger symbol. Use this option to substitute an alternate character when you copy and paste content to and from the clipboard. Enter the code value (Windows -1252) for the character you want to substitute. The display changes to show the character that uses that code.
Display tabs from Apollo	Select this option to display tab characters when using the Apollo reservation system.
Split Sessions share Input Recall buffer	This setting applies to split screen sessions in which Saved Inputs configured (the default). When this setting is selected, all the windows of a split screen session share the same input history buffer. When it is not selected, each window maintains a separate history.