c3270/Menu

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c3270 and wc3270 have a menu bar at the top of the screen, with three entries: File, Options and Keypad.

The menus can be expanded by clicking on them with the mouse, or with the following keys:

Emulator File Menu Keypad Menu
c3270 Ctrl-n Ctrl-k
wc3270 Alt-n Alt-k

Within these menus, the cursor keys operate intuitively. The and keys move between entries. When on the top line, the and keys switch between the menus, though it is impossible to navigate out of the Keypad menu. The Enter key selects an entry. Pressing any other key closes the menu.

File menu

c3270/wc3270 file menu

The menu has the following options:

Copyright
Displays the full copyright message.
Status
Displays a summary of the connection status.
About c3270
Displays the emulator version and a condensed copyright message.
Print Screen
Sends a snapshot of the screen to the printer.
File Transfer
Invokes an interactive IND$FILE file transfer dialog.
Enable Tracing
Starts sending trace information to a file. When tracing is already enabled, this entry changes to Disable Tracing.
Save Screen Images in File
Starts saving snapshots of the screen to a file, every time it changes. When screen tracing is already enabled, this entry changes to Stop saving screen images. Note that the full set of snapshots may not be complete until this option is disabled or the emulator exits.
Save Screen Images to Printer
Starts saving snapshots of the screen to the printer, every time it changes. When screen tracing is already enabled, this entry changes to Stop saving screen images. Note that the full set of snapshots may not be printed until this option is disabled or the emulator exits.
Save Input Fields
Saves a copy of the current input fields for use by the Restore option below.
Restore Input Fields
Restores a set of input fields saved by the Save option above.
Display Keymap
Displays the current c3270 keymap or wc3270 keymap.
Help
Pops up the c3270 or wc3270 page of this Wiki in a browser window.
Re-enable Keyboard
Re-enables the keyboard, if it was disabled by running a script.
Disconnect
Disconnects from the host.
Quit
Exits the emulator.

Options menu

c3270/wc3270 options menu

Each of the entries begins with Enable if the associated option is currently disabled, or Disable if the associated option is currently enabled.

Monocase
Toggles uppercase-only display.
Blank Fill
Toggles substituting NULs for blanks (or blanks for NULs) as needed.
Show Timing
Toggles the display of command timing information in the Operator Information Area.
Crosshair Cursor
Toggles the crosshair cursor.
Underscore Mode
Toggles underscore mode (displaying underlined blanks as underscore characters).
Visible control
Toggles visible control character display.
Typeahead
Toggles typeahead.
Default Insert Mode
Toggles default insert mode.

Keypad

See c3270/Keypad.