Figure 161. Remote Library Manager Console Session Window

During an active session, the pointing device is useful for making selections from the remote library manager console menu bar or for performing operations on the library manager display. The keystrokes mode (local or remote) is for the remote library manager console keyboard only and has no effect on the pointing device.

The remote library manager console pointing device determines the position of the pointing device of the library manager. The remote library manager console pointing device can move the library manager pointing deviceif the following conditions are true:

vThe remote library manager console session window is the active window where the remote library manager console user is giving pointing device commands.

vThe remote library manager console pointing device position is within the remote library manager console session window.

Note: The pointing device displayed on the remote library manager console may not be the same as on the library manager because of differences in the display drivers.

Excessive movement of the pointing device during the active state in the remote library manager console window can cause the operation to run slowly because the pointing device movement sends information across the network.

Note: If you perform an operation that is not allowed on the remote library manager console, the library manager console beeps once.

When the remote library manager console is in the active state, the library manager pointing device is disabled. During the monitoring, busy, or suspended states, the pointing device for the remote library manager console and the library manager function independently.

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