ADC Release 3.1 user manual Terminal Keyboard Functions

1152700• Issue 1 • February 2001 • Section 1 Introduction

X-Terminal Keyboard Functions

All of the functions that can be performed through pop up menus using the mouse can also be performed via the menu bar at the top of the screen. The menu bar provides pull down menus under these options: File, Configuration, Fault, and Performance.

The keyboard is used to select the menu bar items, navigate and select sub menu items, bring up the configuration or query screens, and when necessary, to enter alphanumeric information into the system. Keyboard operations for the GUI also make use of the arrow keys, enter or return key, tab key, space bar, and control key. The user must hit the Alt key along with the underlined letter of the menu item desired (ex. Alt + F selects the File menu tree).

By entering the tab key, the operator moves the highlighted or underlined selection to the next menu item (ex. File to Configuration.) Hitting the enter or return key opens the menu item. The operator may now use the arrow keys to step down or up to the desired item selection. The right arrow will bring up a sub menu if one exists, indicated by the arrow pointing to the right beside the text in the menu list.

Manipulating the GUI Network Layout on an X-Terminal Screen

The user may redraw the layout of the network that is displayed by the GUI. This may be performed to set a group of nodes that are co-located apart from others, to place the nodes in a city or state map layout, or just to make use of more room on the screen itself. By selecting a node using the select mode tool and a single click and hold of the left mouse button, the operator can drag it to any area of the screen and then release the mouse button. The node is now planted in its new location on the screen and all of the connections stay intact (the operator cannot change the physical location or inter-connections between the nodes by moving an icon into another area of the software screen).

Once the user has redrawn the GUI screen layout, the new screen configuration should be saved. This can be done through the menu bar under File: Save Icon Layout, or by single clicking on the floppy disk icon on the tool bar above the work area.

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