Rocket TE VT and 6530 toolbars

• Menu Buttons: Provide one click access to any function accessible through the menu system.
• Function Keys: Are used to send the indicated function key to the host.
• Quick Colors: Allows the user to quickly select and change emulation colors.
• Connection ToolBar: Provides quick access to related functions including a drop-down box showing the configured connections, launching the session configuration dialog, starting, stopping and viewing traces.
  Note: This is the only toolbar that cannot be customized.

Rocket TE toolbars are completely user definable. Buttons can be removed, added, and rearranged on the Rocket TE toolbar.

To customize a toolbar, click View → Properties from the Rocket TE menu bar. The View Properties window opens. Click the ToolBars tab.

ToolBars tab

The ToolBars tab is used to control which toolbars will be displayed in the Rocket TE display session and the look and feel of the buttons. It is also used to customize the toolbars.

The Settings group is used to set the availability of the toolbars on the desktop:

Show Menu Buttons

If selected, the main Rocket TE Iconic toolbar (Menu Buttons) displays.

Show Function Keys

If selected, the VT Function Keys toolbar displays.

Show Quick Colors

If selected, the Quick Colors toolbar displays.

Show Connection

If selected, the Quick Access toolbar displays.

Customizing the toolbars

Menu Buttons and VT Keys

The interface used for customizing the Menu Buttons toolbar and VT Function Keys toolbar, is exactly the same. Click Customize to the right of the toolbar to be changed.

Toolbar Buttons

Displays the buttons in the order they appear (from left to right) on the toolbar in the active window. To add a blank space in the toolbar, highlight the button that should appear to the left of the space, and click Separator. To remove a button from the toolbar, highlight it and click Remove. To reposition a button, highlight the button and click Up or Down.

Add

Click to open the Button Properties window, where you can create a new button for the toolbar.

Edit

Click to open the Button Properties window for the highlighted button, where you can customize the button's appearance and behavior.

Open

Click to open a saved toolbar file.

Save As

Click to save your customized toolbar file.

Button Properties

The Button Properties window opens when you click either Add or Edit.

General tab

• Show Label: Select the check box to include a label on the button. Enter the label in the text field.
• Show Image:: Select the check box to include an image on the button. Select an image from the menu or click Browse to select an image from your computer.
• Enable ToolTip: Select the check box to include a ToolTip that will appear when you hover your mouse over the button.

Action tab

To assign an action to the button, choose the type of action you need from the Action Type list on the left side of the window. The list on the right side of the window will contain all available actions of the selected type. The Action field will display the action currently assigned to the button.

• Action Type: Lists the various groups of functions that are available for mapping.
  • VT Functions / 6530 Functions: Lists VT or 6530 Terminal related functions such as the Function Keys, Answerback, PF1 through PF4, Find, Insert, Remove, Select, Previous Screen, Next Screen, Hold, et cetera that are available for mapping.
  • Menu Hotkeys: Lists the Rocket TE menu items available for mapping.
  • PC Data Keys: Lists the PC Keyboard Keys available for mapping, like Broken Vertical Bar, Degree Sign, Plus Sign, Minus Sign, Euro Currency Symbol, and so on.
  • User Defined Keys: Lists the fifteen user defined keys available for mapping. User 6 through User 20.
  • Macro Files: Lists the macro files available for mapping. Rocket TE macro files are created by selecting Macro → Record from the Rocket TE menu bar.
    Note: Only macro files from the Rocket TE program directory are listed for selection.
  • Script Files: Lists the script files available for mapping. Rocket TE script files are created by selecting Script → Record from the Rocket TE menu bar.
    Note: Only script files from the Rocket TE program directory are listed for selection.
  • ASCII Characters: Lists the ASCII characters available for mapping.
  • Send Keys: Used to send a combination of VT or 6530 Keys and Text to the host by mapping it to a key combination.
  • Run Program: Used to call a specific program to run.
  • Toggle Power Pad: Used to toggle back and forth between two or more power pads. To use this feature, you must have at least two power pads defined. This feature allows you to create a button on the first power pad that toggles on and off a second power pad. Be sure not to configure the first power pad to toggle itself. It is possible to create a button on the second power pad to toggle the first power pad. Also, this feature is useful if users have a large number of power pads. You can create a master power pad that has individual buttons that toggle each power pad.
  • Mouse Functions: Lists the mouse functions available for mapping.

Quick Colors

To customize the Quick Colors toolbar, click Customize associated with this toolbar. The Define Custom Colors dialog opens. Select the desired color and click OK to accept the changes. The changes are not saved until File → Save is selected from the Rocket TE menu bar.

Note: To use the Quick Colors toolbar, position your mouse pointer over the desired color on the Quick Colors toolbar and click once with the left mouse button. Drag the mouse pointer to the desired area on the display screen to change colors and click once with the left mouse button. If the color of letters is to be changed, make sure the cross-hatch is directly over a spot on the letter. If the cross-hatch is off by just a little bit, the background color will change.

Select this button to remove all entries from the Auto-Entry drop-down list.

Toolbar Size:

To change the size of the toolbar, select Small, Medium, Large, or X Large from the drop-down box. The default setting is Medium.