Closing the Serial Session Viewer
To close a Serial Session Viewer, select File>Exit.
Customizing preferences
Preferences are used for all sessions. There are three types of preferences:
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Prompt on exit—When the exit warning prompt is enabled, a message appears when you try to exit
the session. You can then choose to exit or continue the session. When disabled, the session closes
without confirmation.
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Colors—The Colors preferences specify the background and text colors for the virtual terminal
window during normal session operations (normal mode).
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Caret—The Caret preference indicates whether the cursor appears as an underline or as a block.
To customize preferences:
Select Options>Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.
1.
Select or clear the Prompt on exit checkbox to indicate if users should be prompted to verify a
2.
request to exit the session. The default is enabled.
To change the background and text colors for the virtual terminal window during normal session
3.
operations:
Click Background or Normal Mode, and select a color. The default value is blue.
a.
Click Text or Normal Mode, and select a color. The default value is white.
b.
Click OK to save the changes and exit the dialog box.
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