Configuring BlueZone

Chapter 5

BlueZone Dialog Configuration Files

Several BlueZone dialogs have ToolBar Buttons facilitating the saving and opening of configuration files for values associated with that specific dialog.  This feature allows subsets of session configurations to be saved and transferred between sessions or users.

Dialog configuration files commonly used are keyboard map settings, color settings, and session settings.

The ToolBar Buttons are located in the upper right hand corner of this dialog.  In this example, the ToolBar Buttons are shown enlarged for clarity.  Configuration files for each dialog have unique file extensions.  From left to right the ToolBar functions are Default, File Open, Save, File Save As, and Help.

Illustration 4-4

Any BlueZone dialog that contains these ToolBar Buttons can be saved or opened as a sub-set of the main BlueZone Configuration file with its own file extension.  See the following table:

The following table contains a list of MenuBar Commands along with their associated file extensions.

BlueZone "Dialog Level" Configuration File Table

MenuBar Command

Mainframe

iSeries

VT

ICL

T27

UTS

Session:Configure

.mds

.ads

.vds

.ids

.tds

.uds

Session:Configure:Configure

.tn3

.tn5

N/A

.idc

N/A

N/A

Options:Display

.mdd

.add

.vdd

.idd

.tdd

.udd

Options:Keyboard

.mdk

.adk

.vdk

.idk

.tdk

.udk

Transfer:Configure

.mdf

N/A

.vdf

N/A

N/A

N/A

View:Properties

.mdb

.adb

.vdb

.idb

.tdb

.udb

Translate Table

.mdt

.adt

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

SEE  Starting a BlueZone Session with a Dialog Configuration File with the /R Command Line Switch in the pervious section for more information on how to use the  Dialog Command Line Switch feature.

Hotkey Support

In addition to being able to launch the various functions from the ToolBar icons, you can also invoke these functions from a keyboard Hotkey.

See the following table for the hotkey assignments:

Function

HotKey

Default Settings

1

Import Settings

2

Save Settings

3

Export

4

Transfer Send

5

Transfer receive

6

Help Topics

7

 

By supporting Hotkeys, these functions are accessible via a BlueZone script.


Related Topics:

Importing a Keyboard Map

Exporting a Keyboard Map