X resources for the iSeries Access for Linux emulator

 

Use X resources to configure 5250 emulation available with iSeries™ Access for Linux^®.

The primary method to configure the Emulator is with X resources. There is command line support for a subset of the X resources. Values passed in on the command line take precedence over values set as X resources. For information on using the emulator X resources, see the following:

• Color mapping
  The color mapping program supports 8, 16, and 24 bit color systems.

• Image/fax (3849 emulation)
  5250 monochrome image/fax viewing and printing to PostScript printers is supported. 5250 color and grey scale JPEG and TIFF image viewing and printing is supported. Color PCX is supported.

• Keyboard remapping
  The 5250 emulator includes a GUI keyboard remapping program for 5250 sessions.

• Miscellaneous preferences
  Launch the miscellaneous preferences menu through a pull down menu item under the Option menu. A resource entry controls the availability or unavailability of the miscellaneous preferences menu item.

• Popup/pull down keypads
  You can create keypads.

• Record/playback
  The emulator supports record/playback capability (sometimes called keyboard macros) for 5250 sessions. Any recorded sequences are stored in a file in the user's directory.

• Screen print
  Screen print uses the default printer environment variable. If a printer other then the default printer is desired, that printers name needs to by typed into the displayed lpr command.

• Session ID
  The session ID can be defined by a command line option or a resource.

 

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Configure 5250 emulation