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6.2 Menus Used for Customizing 3270 Emulation

The File and Customize menus, available as pull-down menus from the main screen menu, are used for customizing 3270 emulation. If you are logged on to a 3270 session, press ACTIONS (default keystroke Ctrl + U) to display the main screen. For more information about using the main screen menu, see Getting Started with 3270 Emulation.

The ACTIONS keystroke is not required in the Motif program. You can access the menus from the top of the session window at any time, provided no menus or dialog boxes are displayed on any other 3270 session windows.

File Menu

Use the File menu to open a style file and apply its customization parameters to 3270 emulation. The style file's parameters control the appearance and behavior of your terminal during 3270 emulation. Also, if you use the Customize menu to change your terminal's appearance and behavior, use the File menu to save your changes to a new or existing style file, to exit the program, or to move to a 3270 emulation session.

Customize Menu

Use the Customize menu to change your 3270 emulation options.

If you are using the character-based version of the 3270 emulation program, the Language support option is not selectable if you did not use the (international) option when starting the program; for more information about command-line options when starting the program, see Getting Started with 3270 Emulation.

The following changes take effect right away:

  • Session characteristics

  • Color mapping

  • Choice of a host language

  • Keyboard mapping

  • Use of an audible signal

The following changes take effect only after you exit and restart the 3270 emulation program:

  • Assigning a session ID (short name) to a session

  • Designating a session to be active when you start the 3270 emulation program

  • Specifying how the status line is displayed when you start the program

For any customization to become permanent, you must save it in a style file.

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