Getting Around the Desktop, Text Terminal Mode

Getting Around the Desktop

There are two ways to move around the Desktop – using the keyboard or using the mouse.

Using the Mouse

Left Click once on an object (field, button or window) to select the item.

Click on Start Button or Left Click in the desktop area to bring up the MinIT Root Menu (Help, Configuration, Display Sessions, Printing, Calculator, Power Down, etc.)

The dark blue title bar will identify the active window across the top. Inactive windows will have a gray title bar across the top.

Windows can be moved (drag by the Title Bar) or resized (grab a
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The buttons on the right side of
	Window
the Title Bar control the window	Title Bar

Text Terminal Mode

One of the choices in the Setup 5250 Sessions Menu is the option to force the Minit 5250E into what we call the “Text Terminal ONLY Mode”.

The Text Terminal ONLY Mode makes the Minit 5250E operate very much like a twinax terminal. There can still be multiple sessions configured, but the user does not see the windows-style desktop. All they would see is a full screen 5250 terminal session.

If there are multiple sessions configured and running, you can get to each one by using Alt+F1, Alt+F2, Alt+F3, Alt+F4 and Alt+F5 to jump to each of the 5 display sessions.

Alt+F12 will take you to a small menu, with extremely limited options. If you have configured the Minit 5250e to run in Text Terminal ONLY mode, then this is the path you need to take to get into the Window Manager and the Administrative Menu, should you need to reconfigure the unit for some reason. This option is password protected to prevent curious workers from accidentally reconfiguring the unit. For more on the Administrative password, see the Unit Information section of the manual.

Note: In Text Terminal Mode there are a few shortcut keys that you may need to use:

Alt+r = Record Macro (start and stop)

Alt+p = Play Macro

Alt+c = the Cent sign

Alt+e = the Euro symbol

From a “Text Mode Only” session, the proper way to shut down the Minit 5250E is to hit Alt+F12 to take you into the menu, then hit p and Enter. This does an “orderly” shutdown, and saves any new macros that may have been recorded since the last time the unit was shut down.

Configuring the Minit 5250E for Text Terminal ONLY Mode

In order to get your MinIT working as a terminal you must first configure your network settings and your Display and Printer Sessions. All of this is covered in the Configuration section.

We recommend that you leave your MinIT configured as a Graphical Terminal until all of your sessions are working the way you want. Then you can convert it to a Text only terminal with following three steps: