Each user can define a series of user-dependent settings for the Beta Browser in the browse user profile. The general display options can be stored and a line limit for search processes can be specified in this profile. The settings are defaults for any list you browse.
From the "Primary Selection Menu" choose:
Use PF8 (DOWN) and PF7 (UP) to move between the two pages of the browse user profile:
Page 1: "Screen Layout Definition" panel
Page 2: "Browse Options Definition" panel
Alternative navigation
The browse user profile can also be called from within the Beta Browser like this:
This will display the "Browse User Profile Menu".
Here you can specify screen attributes, such as colors, intensity, and special attributes for particular fields.
PE23BPR1 -------------------------------------------------------- Page 1 of 2 Command ===> _________________________________________________________________ Screen Layout Definition ------------- ------------- ----------------- ! Color ! Intensity ! Special effect ! ------------------- ------------- ------------- ----------------- ! Normal lines ! ===> B ! ===> L ! ===> _ ! ! Rulers ! ===> W ! ===> L ! ===> R ! ! Held lines ! ===> R ! ===> L ! ===> _ ! ! Found strings ! ===> B ! ===> H ! ===> R ! ! Bottom markers ! ===> Y ! ===> L ! ===> R ! ! Object Info lines ! ===> Y ! ===> L ! ===> _ ! ! Lines with notes ! ===> W ! ===> L ! ===> R ! ------------------- ------------- ------------- ----------------- Enter one of the following values: Color : (W)hite,(R)ed,(B)lue,(G)reen,(P)ink,(Y)ellow,(T)urquoise Intensity : (H)igh,(L)ow Special effect : (U)nderlined,(B)link,(R)everse,BLANK Press ENTER to update your profile data. Press DOWN for the next page. Press END to return to the previous menu. |
Note: These functions are not available for all terminals.
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Legal values for .... |
Are ... |
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Color |
W white R red B blue G green P pink Y yellow T turquoise |
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Intensity |
H high L low |
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Special effect |
U underlined R reverse video B blinking display blank normal display |
PE23BPR2 ----------------------------------------------------------Page 2 of 2 Command ===> _________________________________________________________________ Browse Options Definition Display mode ===> P (E)xtended,(P)age Transaction mode ===> N (Y)es,(N)o Bottom markers ===> Y (Y)es,(N)o Full display ===> N (Y)es,(N)o Find line limit ===> 1000.. (0 - 999999) Replace excluded cols ===> N (Y)es,(N)o Exclude replacement char ===> ^ Display object info ===> N (Y)es,(N)o Overlay ===> MERGE___ (M)erge,(1 - 99) (L)ast,(A)ny Mark pages with notes ===> Y (Y)es,(N)o Mark lines with notes ===> Y (Y)es,(N)o Press the HELP key to get help information. Press the ENTER key to verify changes or the END key to quit. |
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Description |
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Display Mode |
Page Displays lines of only one page on the screen; when you scroll to the bottom of a page, the bottom of the screen displays blank lines Extended Displays lines of one or several pages as a continuum; when you scroll to the bottom of a page, the bottom of the screen displays the beginning lines of the next page Corresponding primary command: EXT [ ON | OFF ] |
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Transaction Mode |
Determines how the Beta Browser handles virtual storage. Yes The Beta Browser holds requested storage only until a command is complete and then releases the storage immediately afterwards. No The Beta Browser puts storage on hold when a command is complete in order to reduce the number of operations of requesting and returning storage. Use Transaction mode if a large number of users are working with the VTAM application simultaneously. |
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Bottom markers |
Yes Displays end of page markers between adjacent pages when using Extended Display mode Corresponding primary command: PBR [ ON | OFF ] |
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Full display |
No Makes the Browser use the first column of the screen for color attributes (in this mode, the data columns of the list are displayed in columns 2 through 80/132 of the screen) Yes Makes the Browser use all columns of the screen for displaying the data columns of the list (in this mode, displaying colors is not supported) Corresponding primary command: AT [ ON | OFF ] |
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Find Line Limit |
Legal values: 0 through 999999 Limits the number of lines that are to be searched when you enter a FIND command. "Find Line Limit = 0" means there is no line limit. In this case, the FIND command will search the entire list that is being displayed in the Beta Browser. |
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Replace excluded cols |
Yes That one or several columns are hidden is indicated on the screen by the string blank + padding character + blank; the padding character to be used is specified in the following field. No Hidden columns are not indicated on the screen. |
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Exclude replacement char |
Padding character used to indicate excluded columns (if Replace excluded cols is Yes) |
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Display object info |
Yes The Beta Browser uses the first four lines of the screen to display information on the list that you are currently browsing Corresponding primary command: I [ ON | OFF ] |
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Overlay |
Determines how the Beta Browser displays overlaid lines. Enter one of the following: Merge merges overlaid lines into one line; the merged line will display the first non-blank character (if available) at each column position, for example: Line 1: aaa aaa aaa aaa Last displays the last line. n displays the nth line. Any displays overlaid lines one below the other. |
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Mark pages with notes |
Yes That a page has one or several browser notes is indicated by the string Nte in the panel title (private note of the user or public note). |
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Mark lines with notes |
Yes That a line has one or several browser notes is indicated by color or inverse display (private note of the user or public note). The color and effect to be used for lines with notes is specified under option 1 ‑ SCREEN of the Browse User Profile menu. |