The status bar, Status bar, Edit mode indicator – HP Neoware e140 Thin Client User Manual
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Getting Started
The Status Bar
Along the bottom of the display is a status bar which shows the status of various
operations and enables you to switch between modes. The information displayed in the
status bar depends on the current terminal emulation. The following description applies
when running any of the DEC VT terminal emulations, though some of the fields and
buttons will be applicable to other emulations as well.
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Item 1:
This displays two LEDs. The first LED indicates whether or not you are
connected to the host. It will show red when not connected and green
when you are connected. The second LED indicates whether or not data is
being sent to or from the host. It will show dull green when there is no
activity, red when data is being sent to the host, and bright green when
data is being received from the host.
Item 2:
This button enables you to switch between Local and Online mode. The
label indicates the mode you will switch to if the button is clicked.
Item 3:
This button enables you to Pause or Resume scrolling data in the window.
The label indicates the action that will be taken if the button is clicked.
Item 4:
Indicates the current terminal emulation.
Item 5:
This displays the active session (always 1), the current page number
(always 1), and the line,column location of the text cursor.
Item 6:
This indicates whether Overstrike Mode or Insert Mode is currently
selected. In Overstrike Mode (default), new characters will replace
already existing characters at the cursor position. When Insert Mode is
selected, new characters will be inserted at the cursor position without
deleting existing characters, which will move to the right.
Item 7:
This will display Edit when the terminal emulation is in Edit mode.
Item 8:
This will display the time in 24 hour format when in DEC VT500 mode if
the VT525 set time command has been received from the host.
Item 9:
Indicates the status of the printer as follows:
None signifies that the printer is not turned on or not connected, or not
installed in Microsoft Windows.