I
To toggle the status line
on
and off, press
lettll B
Your application program may also tum it
off
or
move it to the bottom information line.
The cursor position (page, row, and column) and
communication mode are always displayed
in
the
status line. Other codes appear only when the
tenmnal enters special modes (see Appendix B).
User messages
Your program can display a user message in a
full-width (80-
or
132-column) message line at the
top
or
bottom
of
the screen, or in place
of
time and
date in the status line.
You can choose where to display user messages,
but you cannot write them
in
set up.
NOTE If you want to write your own user
messages, first read Entering Commands
in
Chapter
5,
then Loading User Messages
in
Chapter 11.
Function key labels
In
the Program set up menu, you can write small
labels identifying the contents
of
your function
keys. Use the Display menu to select F-Iabels for
an information line.
Labels for all function keys (shifted and unshifted)
appear on a single line. However, only one set
of
USER'S
GUIDE
3-3
labels (shifted
or
unshifted) can occupy the line at
a time.
With 80-column displays, you can display only
eight labels at a time. The one that appears at any
given moment is the one that was most recently
defined.
Pressing
IShift!
(by itself) temporarily displays labels for the
shifted function keys. Unshifted key labels return
when you release the key.
Data Lines
The screen can display 24 to 49 data lines. You
may
select the number
of
lines in set up,
or
your
program can automatically change the number
of
lines.
ICAUTION I
Changing the number of displayed
lines clears data from the screen. Save
and exit files before changing the num-
ber of lines.
When you change the number
of
lines, yourchar-
acter set may also change size.
OPERATION
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