Wx3270/Help/Settings/Options
Allows various wx3270 options to be modified. In the upper right-hand corner is a preview of what various screen elements will look like with the selected options.
Display
Allows the selection of a 3278 (monochrome) or 3279 (color) display.
Prior to wx3270 1.2, the display type could not be changed while a connection was active. Starting in 1.2, this option can be changed any time, but if a connection is active, the effect will be delayed until the connection is broken.
Opacity
Selects the opacity of the main window. A 100% opaque window completely blocks other windows behind it. Lesser opacities allow more of those windows and the desktop background to show through.
Screen size
Allows the screen size (number of rows and columns) to be selected.
The top combo box selects the basic 3270 model. Below that, the Oversize checkbox allows larger screens to be configured.
Prior to wx3270 1.2, the model number and oversize could not be changed while a connection was active. Starting in 1.2, these options can be changed any time, but if a connection is active, the effect will be delayed until the connection is broken.
Terminal name
This selects the terminal name string sent when the host requests the TELNET terminal type. By default, this string is constructed according to the TN2370 and TN3270E RFCs, indicating the model number and extended mode. (If an oversize display is configured, the default name is IBM-DYNAMIC.)
The Override checkbox allows the default string to be overridden.
The Extended mode checkbox controls whether the -E suffix is added to the default terminal name. The extended suffix indicates that the emulator supports structured fields in the 3270 data stream protocol.
Prior to wx3270 1.2, the terminal name and extended mode could not be changed while a connection was active. Starting in 1.2, this option can be changed any time, but if a connection is active, the effect may be delayed until the connection is broken.
Miscellaneous
- Monocase
- If set, text will be displayed in uppercase. Note that this is a display option only; text entered from the keyboard will still be in lowercase if it is entered in lowercase.
- Typeahead
- If set, wx3270 will buffer certain keystrokes while the host is busy processing an AID. (This corresponds to the typeahead resource.
- Send TELNET NOPs
- If set, wx3270 will periodically send a TELNET NOP (no operation) negotiation to the host, indicating to the host that the session is still alive. (This corresponds to setting the nopSeconds resource to 30.
- Show timing
- If set, wx3270 will measure the amount of time it takes for the host to process each AID and display it in the Operator Information Area. (This corresponds to the showTiming resource.
- Default to insert mode
- If set, the terminal will always be in insert mode, even when the Reset key is pressed. (This corresponds to the alwaysInsert resource).
- Scroll bar
- If set, the scroll bar will be displayed.
- Retry connection
- If set, failed host connections will be retried until the user asks wx3270 to stop.
- Prefer IPv4 addresses
- If set, IPv4 addresses will be preferred when a host is specified by name.
- Prefer IPv6 addresses
- If set, IPv6 addresses will be preferred when a host is specified by name.
- Menu bar New in 1.2
- If set, the menu bar will be displayed on the main screen.
- Read-only follower mode New in 1.2
- This option appears only when the window is in read-only mode. If it is checked, settings changes made in the read/write window will overwrite the settings in this window. If unchecked, this window will ignore settings changes made in the read/write window.
Cursor
- Block
- Selects a block cursor (a cursor that covers the entire character cell).
- Underscore
- Selects an underscore cursor (a line beneath the character cell).
- Crosshair
- If set, a crosshair will be displayed -- a purple lines extending vertically from the left edge of the cursor position and horizontally from the bottom edge of the cursor position, to the edges of the screen.
- Blink
- If set, the cursor will blink. The cursor stops blinking when the wx3270 window loses focus.
Host code page
Selects the host code page. Code pages can be selected by name or by number.
Printer
- Printer name
- Selects the Windows printer used for screen printing and pr3287 sessions.
- pr3287 options
- Specifies additional options passed to pr3287 sessions.
- pr3287 code page
- Specifies the host code page to be used by pr3287 sessions. The default is to use the same host code page as wx3270.
Description and window title
- Profile description
- Specifies a string that is displayed when the mouse hovers over this profile in the profiles window.
- Window title
- Overrides the window title. By default, the title displays the profile and host session names. The window title can also be specified per connection, which will override any setting here.
Save a copy button
New in 1.2
If the wx3270 window is in wx3270/Read-only mode, a button at the bottom of the window allows the current settings to be saved to a new profile. This window will switch to use the new profile after it is created.