Terminal / Appearance / Window


The Appearance/Window category of the Session Options dialog allows you to configure the appearance of the window for the selected session(s) [A session is a set of options that are assigned to a connection to a remote machine. These settings and options are saved under a session name and allow the user to have different preferences for different hosts.] . To turn off any of these options, clear the associated check box.

Note: The check boxes for the features in this category can be set to one of three states.

Generate/BULLET.gif    No check mark -- Do not show the feature for this session.

Generate/BULLET.gif    Check mark -- Show the feature for this session.

Generate/BULLET.gif    Solid square -- Accept the global setting for this feature.

Show Command window

Check this option if you want to show the Command window.

The SecureCRT Command window provides an interface to the remote command line that is unaffected by concurrent output to the terminal [A device usually consisting of a keyboard, a display unit such as a cathode ray tube, and a serial port used for entering and sending data to a computer and displaying any data received from the computer. Terminals are usually connected to a computer with a serial line or some other type of connection. There are many terminal types including VT100, VT102, VT220, and others.] screen. The Command window is useful for issuing subsequent commands. While waiting for the output of a previous command to complete, you can prepare the next command by typing it into the Command window. The contents of the Command window are sent to the command line as soon as the ENTER key is pressed in the Command window.

You can prepare multiple lines in the Command window with CTRL+ENTER.

SecureCRT will remember the number of recently used Command window commands that are specified in the Command window history option of the Global Options/Terminal/Appearance dialog. You can cycle through these commands using your UP and DOWN arrow keys. Entering a 0 for the Command window history will turn off this feature.

To select the sessions that commands will be sent to, right-click in the Command window and choose one of the following from the Send Commands to pull-right menu:

Generate/BULLET.gif    Active Session - Send commands only to the active session. This is the default.

Generate/BULLET.gif    All Sessions - Send commands to all your open sessions at once.

Generate/BULLET.gif    Selected Tab Group(s) - Send commands to one or more tab groups. This setting is automatically selected when you right-click on a tab and enable Send Commands to This Group. When commands are being sent to selected tab groups, the tabs of the sessions that commands will be sent to contain an asterisk in front of the session name.

Generate/BULLET.gif    Visible Sessions - Send commands to all visible tabbed sessions. When there are multiple tab groups, commands will be sent to the currently active session in each tab group.

If you want to send control characters to a session or edit files using an editor like vi, right-click in the Command window and select the Send Characters Immediately option. Characters will be sent as soon as they are typed as long as this option is enabled. This option can be used in conjunction with the Send Commands to All Sessions option.

To change the foreground and background colors of the Command window, right-click in the Command window and select Properties.

Show horizontal scroll bar

Check this option if you want to show the horizontal scroll bar.

Show vertical scroll bar

Check this option if you want to show the vertical scroll bar.

Show button bar

Check this option if you want to show the button bar in the current session. You can also select which button bar you want to display from the drop-down list.

Session window always on top

Check this option to keep the session window in front or "on top" of other windows on your screen.

Label

Check this option if you want to change the tabbed or tiled session label. Enter the alternate label in the associated entry box. You can also use the following substitution variables. This label will also be used in the application title bar if the global Title bar option is not set. Note that this is the same as selecting Rename from the context menu opened by right-clicking on the name on the session tab or tile.

%H - hostname

%S - session name

%U - username

%I - IP address (session must be fully authenticated for the IP address to appear in the title bar)

%P - port

You can also use the commands listed in the Send String & Function Commands topic.

Initial position

If you want this session window to always open in the same screen position, enter that position's x,y pixel location coordinates.

Note: If negative values are used for x or y, the initial position will be the offset from the right or bottom, respectively.  In a dual monitor configuration, negative initial position values will be honored.

You can also change the window's initial position by following these steps:

1.   In the Session Options dialog, open the Terminal/Appearance/Window category.

2.   Be sure that the Initial position option is not selected.

3.   Click on the OK button at the bottom of the Session Options dialog.

4.   Move the session window to the preferred default position.

5.   Open the Options menu and select Session Options...

6.   In the Session Options dialog, click on the Terminal/Appearance/Window category.

7.   Check the Initial position option check box.

8.   Click on the OK button at the bottom of the Session Options dialog.

After completing these steps, the SecureCRT window will now be placed in the location specified each time you connect with the session.

 

Related Topics

  1. Session Options/Terminal
  2. Session Options/Terminal/Appearance