The Edit Properties property sheet is used to configure BlueZone VT’s Copy and Paste functionality. From the BlueZone VT MenuBar, select Edit:Properties, the Edit Properties property sheet will display the General, Copy to Clipboard, Copy to File, Copy to Printer and Paste from Clipboard tabs.
The General Tab is used to set some basic options.
Options ----
Use a Rectangle to show Selected Text: If enabled, a rectangle will be drawn when showing any selected text.
Use Colors to show Selected Text: If enabled, selected text will be shown using the configured foreground and background colors.
Foreground Color: Displays the currently configured foreground color.
Customize: Used to choose a new foreground color.
Background Color: Displays the currently configured background color.
Customize: Used to choose a new background color.
Auto-Deselect after Copy: If enabled, the text selection will be automatically deselected after the copy operation is complete.
Copy Options ----
The Copy Options group is used to configure how text from the display session will be copied to the Clipboard.
Copy “screen shots” to the Clipboard: If enabled, the entire host screen text is copied to the Clipboard on Copy to Clipboard operations. This also enables the "Auto-Screen Shots" option to the right.
Copy Selected Text Only: If enabled, only the highlighted (selected) host screen text will be copied to the Clipboard on Copy to Clipboard operations.
Auto- "screen shots": If enabled, BlueZone will auto-screen copy each time an AID-Key is entered. This also enables the Clipboard Options on the bottom half of the dialog.
Copy Entire Scrollback Buffer: If enabled, the entire Scrollback Buffer will be copied to the Clipboard on Copy to Clipboard operations.
Copy Text as Tab Separated Fields for Spreadsheets: Enable this option to maintain column alignment in all Copy to Clipboard operations.
Clipboard Options ----
The Clipboard Options group works in conjunction with the Auto "screen shots" feature, and is used to configure additional Copy to Clipboard options.
Auto-"screen shots" Overwrite Clipboard Data: If enabled, auto-screen copies will overwrite any data on the Clipboard.
Auto-"screen shots" Append Data to Clipboard: If enabled, auto-screen copies will be appended to any data on the Clipboard.
Copy Options ----
Copy “screen shots” to Disk: If enabled, the entire host screen text is copied to the Default Output File on Copy to File operations.
Copy Selected Text Only: If enabled, only the highlighted host screen text will be copied to the Default Output File on Copy to File operations.
Auto-"screen shots": If enabled, BlueZone will Auto-Copy "screen shots" to the Default Output File each time the user presses a Attention Identifier (AID) key.
Copy Entire Scrollback Buffer: If enabled, the entire Scrollback Buffer will be copied to the Default Output File on Copy to File operations.
Copy Text as Tab Separated Fields for Spreadsheets: Enable this option to maintain column alignment in all Copy to File operations.
File Options ----
Prompt for Filename before each Copy: If enabled, the Common File dialog will be displayed for the user to select a file name before each Copy To File operation. This option will be automatically disabled if Auto-"screen shots" is enabled on the top half of this dialog.
Default Output Filename: Used to enter a default filename to be used in all Copy to File operations.
Overwrite File Data: If enabled, the output file will be overwritten on each Copy to File operation.
Append Data to File: If enabled, text will be appended to the end of the output file on each Copy to File operation.
These options are used to control
Copy Options ----
Copy “screen shots” to the Printer: If enabled, the entire host screen text is copied to the printer on Copy to Printer operations.
Copy Selected Text Only: If enabled, only the highlighted host screen text will be copied to the printer on Copy to Printer operations.
Copy Entire Scrollback Buffer: If enabled, the entire Scrollback Buffer will be copied to the printer on Copy to Printer operations.
NOTE The
desired printer can be controlled by selecting File:Print
Setup from the MenuBar.
This option is used to control the behavior of the Paste function.
Paste Options ---
Remove formatting data when pasting: If enabled, BlueZone will strip any formatting like CR's and LF's when pasting text. This feature is handy when you are coping and pasting formatted multi-line text from one field into another of a different size. Without this feature enabled, text may appear to be misaligned.