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