Other Options

The following can be set in the WorkStation Manager (TbredComm tab).
Windows Close
Disable the use of the close button in the TbredComm window to prevent a customer from
accidentally closing the TbredComm while using an application.
Windows Maximize
Enable or Disable the use of the maximize button in the TbredComm window.
Slave Printing Dialog
Enable displays the Print Dialog (printer selection) during slave printing. Disable turns this
option off.
Queue Message Size (in k)
This parameter defines the size (in k) of the inbound message queue used by TbredComm. The
default size is 16k.

Note

Communication between the VIP host and client is channeled through this same queue. The larger queue size should resolve some problems when printing very large jobs to a slave printer and when editing very large VIP GUI screen definitions. The maximum size is determined by the maximum Basic string size of 64k.

Upload Message Size (in k)
This parameter defines the size (in k) of the messages sent from the client to the host. The default value is 16k. Most host bound messages are very small; however, communication from the client to the host when saving a GUI screen definition back to the host, does communicate large blocks of data.

Note

The larger Upload Message Size improves performance when uploading GUI screen definitions. Slow network connections may experience problems with large message blocks. The maximum size is determined by the maximum Basic string size of 64k.

Highlight Colors
Allows you to define the foreground and background colors when highlighting text in the TbredComm window with the mouse.
Overflow Color
When resizing the TbredComm window, the Basic window ‘region’ is resized based on the current font and point size. It is possible to expand the TbredComm window beyond the region defined by Basic. The Overflow Color defines the color to be used for that area of the TbredComm window.
Default Keep Alive
This parameter defines the default keep alive value for new TbredComm connections and Autologons. To enable, enter the number of seconds of inactivity before a “KeepAlive” packet is sent to keep the connection alive. To disable, enter 0 for the number of seconds.

Backspace Allows you to select the backspace character, either a UNIX/Windows backspace, 0x08, or a VMS backspace, 0x7F.

Printer
Allows you to select Pass-through or Standard print manager mode.

In Pass-through mode, all output will be spooled to the Microsoft Windows Print Manager and use existing Dictionary-IV printer tables. If you use the Windows Print Setup facility to change printer type, you must reassign your printer table to the new type.

In Standard mode, all output will be spooled to the Microsoft Windows Print Manager and use a standard printer table, which enables you to use the Windows Print Setup facility to change printer type without having to reassign your printer table to the new type.

To use a standard printer table, you must create a printer table that contains a set of escape sequences. For more information on how to create the printer table, please refer to the Thoroughbred Environment for Windows Supplemental Guide.

For more information on Dictionary-IV printer tables, please refer to the Dictionary-IV Administrator Guide.

Font Smoothing
Allows you to enable or disable the use of Microsoft’s Clear Type technology.
Terminal Font
Allows you to set the default terminal font for TbredComm.
Printer Font
Allows you to set the default printer font for TbredComm.

From the TbredComm Reference, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF