Terminal


The Terminal category of the Global Options dialog allows you to configure SecureCRT terminal emulation-related options.

Save window state for each session

Check this option to save the window size and position of each session window.

Auto reconnect

Check this option to automatically reconnect to a remote machine when a connection is terminated. This feature can also be enabled or disabled on a per session basis.

Reconnect interval

This option allows you to specify the number of seconds to wait between automatic reconnect attempts.

Connect sessions in tabs

Check this option to open new sessions as tabs in the active window.

Exit when last session is disconnected

Check this option to exit SecureCRT when the last session is disconnected.

Prompt on multi-line paste for n or more lines

Check this option to be prompted before multiple lines are pasted into a session. When the option is set, the Confirm Multi-Line Paste dialog will be displayed when a selection containing n or more lines is pasted into a session. Specify 0 as the number of lines if you always want to be prompted before pasting into a session.

Quotation character(s)

This option allows you to specify which character or characters to use as the quotation characters for the Paste as Quotation operation.

Insert pasted text between

Check this option to insert the pasted text between the specified Quotation character(s) on a Paste as Quotation operation.

Mouse group

This group contains options that affect mouse behavior.

Copy on select

This option allows you to speed up the process of copying text from 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 to the Clipboard. Check this option to allow text to be copied to the Clipboard as soon as it is selected. 

Paste on middle/right button

This option allows you to speed up the process of pasting content from the Clipboard to the terminal screen. Check this option to allow text to be pasted from the Clipboard to the terminal screen as soon as the middle or right mouse button is pressed. If your mouse does not have a middle mouse button, a middle button click can be simulated by pressing both the left and right mouse buttons simultaneously. 

Hide mouse pointer on keypress

Check this option to hide the mouse pointer when you start typing.

Open URL with COMMAND+click

Check this option to allow a URL in the terminal window to be opened by clicking on it using the COMMAND+click key combination.

Triple-click selection includes newline

Check this option to include the end-of-line character(s) with a triple-click selection.

 

Related Topics

  1. Global Options/Terminal/Appearance
  2. Global Options/Terminal/Appearance#ShowSessionTabs
  3. Global Options/Terminal/Appearance/ANSI Color
  4. Global Options/Terminal/Appearance/Advanced
  5. Global Options/Firewall
  6. Global Options/Terminal/Printing
  7. Global Options/Terminal/Tabs/Tiling