Customizing the Display and Printer session interfaceView menuView propertiesUTS status bar indicators

UTS status bar indicators

To change what is displayed on the status bar, click View → Properties from the Rocket TE menu bar and click the Statusbar tab or double-click the status bar.

Settings
This group is used for overall status bar options.
  • Show Statusbar: Determines whether or not the status bar is displayed.
  • Statusbar Size: Use the drop-down list box to select the desired status bar size. Your choices are:
    • Small: 16 x 16 Pixels
    • Medium: 24 x 24 Pixels (default setting)
    • Large: 32 x 32 Pixels
    • Extra Large: 48 x 48 Pixels

  • Field Styles: Determines the border type of the different sections of the status bar. Select one of the following options from the menu:

    • No Borders

    • Full Static Edge

    • Single White Line

    • Two Line Notch

Show Fields
This group is used to add or remove status bar indicators. The indicators are listed starting with the left column, then going down the right column of the dialog display. Clearing the check box next to the indicator, will remove it from the status bar. Please note that the following items are listed in the order that they appear in the status bar configuration dialog, and not the order that they appear in the actual Rocket TE status bar display.
  • Session Identifier: S1, S2, S3, and so on.
  • Host Keyboard Lock Status: Displays whether or not the keyboard is locked by the host.
  • Session Status Indicator / Host IP Address / Session Description: Displays the current Session Status, the IP address of the host, or the Session Description.

    Possible values are:

    • Licensing: Displays while Rocket TE is checking for available licenses.
    • Initializing: Displays at startup.
    • Connecting: Displays while attempting to establish a connection.
    • Connected: Displays when the session is connected to the host.
    • Disconnecting: Displays while disconnecting form the host.
    • Disconnected: Displays when the session is disconnected.
  • Driver Designator: Displays the current driver. Possible values are:
    • Unisys DCA
  • Keyboard Lock Status Bitmaps: There are several icons (bitmaps) that can be displayed on the Rocket TE status bar. If this check box is enabled, the associated icon will be displayed when the corresponding condition exists. The following is a list of icons that can be displayed on the Rocket TE status bar:
    • When the keyboard encounters a lock condition, the keyboard lock icon displays
    • When an attempt is made to type in a protected field, the not here icon displays.
    • When the Rocket TE API is active, the API icon displays.
  • System Time and Date: Displays the current date and time in military format.
  • Keyboard Restore Count: If checked, the number of keyboard restores sent from the host system will be displayed here. This option is useful when developing high-speed scripts using the Rocket TE Scripting Host.
  • Keyboard NumLock Indicator: Displays the status of the Num Lock key. If the letters NUM are displayed on the Rocket TE status bar with full intensity, Num Lock is on, if NUM is disabled, then Num Lock is off.
  • Keyboard CapsLock Indicator: Indicates whether or not the keyboard lock is enabled. If the keyboard lock is on, a green up arrow will be displayed in this box.
  • Active LU Bound Time: Displays the total time of the current connection.
  • Cursor Row and Column Indicator: Displays the current cursor position as Row, Column.
Parent topic: View properties