The Scroll Bar; The Status Bar - HP Compaq t5725 User Manual

Getting Started

The Scroll Bar

Displayable data is stored in a buffer which may be larger than the window. The scroll
bar down the right edge of the window represents the entire buffer and enables you to
display data that is above or below the current view of the window.
The number of text lines displayed in the window is specified by the defaultLines
resource or -dl command line option (default 24 lines), and the number of lines stored
off-screen in the buffer is specified by the saveLines resource or the -sl command line
option (default 24 lines).
The scroll bar represents the entire buffer and the scroll thumb represents the portion of
the buffer currently displayed in the window, consequently the size of the scroll thumb
will vary.
The window contents can be moved up or down by placing the pointer over the scroll
thumb, holding down the middle mouse button then moving the mouse up or down.
Placing the pointer anywhere in the scroll bar then clicking the left mouse button will
scroll the window contents up the number of lines equal to that from the pointer
position to the top of the window. Clicking the right mouse button will scroll the
window contents down the number of lines equal to that from the pointer position to
the bottom of the window.
Scrolling Using The Keyboard
When you are running one of the DEC 'VT' terminal emulations, you can scroll
vertically by holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the Up or Down Cursor keys.
When you are running one of the DEC 'VT' terminal emulations, it is possible to make
the width of display memory larger than the width of the window by using the Page
Width option in the VT/ANSI/SCO Settings dialog box. When you want to view
columns stored off-screen, you can scroll horizontally by holding down the Ctrl key
and pressing the Left or Right Cursor keys.

The Status Bar

A status bar can be displayed on the last line in the window when running any of the
DEC VT, ANSI or SCO-Console emulations.
You may choose not to display a status bar, or enable a host-writable status line to be
displayed instead. The type of DEC status line displayed is determined by the setting
of the Status Line option in the VT/ANSI/SCO Settings dialog box. (Refer to the
Setup Menus chapter for details.)
The indicator status bar consists of six buttons which show the status of various
operations and enable you to make selections. Some buttons can be clicked using the
mouse pointer to change their state.
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