Visibility for Windows

Visibility for Windows - a graphical front end for the Visibility software that runs on a VAX under VMS. Visibility for Windows is a real windows application which does more than act as a terminal emulator. It allows you to point and click on the Visibility functions you want to choose. It will enter the option number you choose from the screen, and also has the ability to recognize Visibility screens, and customize it's operation.

Program Functions

File Menu

    TES Commands    - This command puts Visibility for Windows in TES command mode. TES commands such as CONNECT, SESSIONS, NEXT, and EXIT can then be issued from within the Visibility terminal window. The HELP command is also available to show how to use TES command mode.

    Connect                  - This command will start a new VAX session, and allow you to log into Visibilty.

    Next Session          - This command changes to the next session when multiple sessions are active.

    Capture                 - This command opens a file for "capturing" all information coming from Visiblity.

    Print Screen           - This command prints the Visibility screen.

    Print All                 - This command prints all data received from Visibility, including the current screen.

   Exit                       - This command closes Visibility for windows. NOTE: it does not end your session, and when Visibility for Windows is called up again, your session will continue where you left off.

Edit Menu

Clear Clipboard             - This command removes any data from the clipboard, allowing you to append selected data to the now empty clipboard.

Append to Clipboard      - This command toggles the Append to Clipboard mode on and off.

Graphics Characters       - This command toggles the function which converts the extended OEM characters (used for drawing lines) to "-", "|", and "+" before copying to the clipboard or printing.

Screen to Clipboard       - This command copies the entire screen to the clipboard.

All to Clipboard              - This command copies all received data, including the entire screen to the clipboard.

Paste                              - This command inserts the contents of the Clipboard as text to Visibililty. (The Enter key is not typed).

Terminal Menu

Clear Terminal                - This command clears the Visibility Display.

Repaint                           - This command repaints the screen.

Setup                              - This command calls up the Setup window to setup the connection parameters for Visibility for Windows.

80 Columns                     - This command changes the display to 80 column mode.

132 Columns                   - This command changes the display to 132 column mode.

Button Assignments          - This command calls up the buttons assignment window to setup the Button Bar commands for Visibility for Windows.

Debug Window                - This command shows a debugging window for displaying special characters transmitted from the VAX.

Shortcut Keys

Communications Setup

The setup window provides controls to set Visibility for using normal COMM ports, the BIOS interface to the serial ports, or TES. It allows you to change the Baud Rate, Parity, and Data Bits.

Button Assignments

The button assignment window allows you to customize your copy of Visibility for Windows by changing the commands associated with the button bar. You can change the button captions and the command strings entered into Visiblity by each of these buttons. The button commands can also have embedded control characters. These characters can be entered as "^" followed by the character itself. (For example, Control+C
is entered as ^C, The Escape Key is ^[, and the Enter key is ^M).

Using the Mouse

The mouse can be used to run Visibility for Windows. Besides using the mouse to issue menu commands, and button bar commands, you can either click on menu items in Visibility, or select (drag over) text which will be immediately copied to the clipboard as soon as you let the mouse button up. This selected text will be either copied or appended to the clipboard. (See Append to Clipboard) All text copied to the clipboard (or printed) can also be filtered to remove graphics characters (See Graphics Charaters)

The middle button on the mouse acts as the PF4 key, and the right button acts as the Enter key. This allows you to enter part numbers, work order numbers, etc. By selecting them, and pasting them into Visibility, then pressing the right button for Enter without using the keyboard.

This is just an example of the kind of solution we provide. If you're looking for a custom connectivity solution, or you just want to see how its done, then contact us at info@swe-eng.com We'll be glad to help.

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