You can start an HP VUE terminal window either
with a Front Panel control, from the File Manager, or by typing a
command. The method of stopping the terminal window is the same,
regardless of how it was started.
“Using Terminal Windows with HP VUE Lite” explains how to start a terminal window
in HP VUE Lite.
"Using a Non-English Terminal Emulator" in Chapter 27 of the
HP Visual User Environment 3.0 User's Guide explains how to run a terminal window with
non-English characters. Or, see HP VUE's online help. Click the Help
Manager control, then click "HP Visual User Environment Version 3.0 Help", then click
"General Configuration", then click "Non-English HP VUE Sessions".
Starting a Terminal Window from the Front Panel |
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Choose the Terminal control in the Front Panel.
A default terminal window containing a command line prompt and cursor appears.
Starting a Terminal Window from File Manager |
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Choose "Terminal" from the Directory menu.
This opens a Terminal Window with the same current working directory
as the File Manager view where it is started.
Starting a Terminal Window from the Command Line |
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At the command line prompt, type the name of the terminal window and
any options you want, using:
Where:
- options
Represents optional items to customize the terminal window.
See the hpterm, dtterm, or xterm manual
reference pages for details about the options available for each.
- &
Specifies that the terminal window runs in the background, that is, you can continue working in your original window while the terminal window is also running.
The terminal window starts in the current workspace
unless directed otherwise by options.
Examples. The following command starts an hpterm window with a black background
and a white foreground.
hpterm -bg Black -fg White &
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The following command starts an xterm window in the workspace named
"Project Notes":
xterm -xrm '*workspaceList: "Project Notes"' &
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The following command starts an hpterm window on a screen on the system
named "LGMCD":
hpterm -display LGMCD:0 &
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Starting a Terminal Window from the Toolbox |
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Execute the hpterm, dtterm, or xterm
action in the Utilities subdirectory of the General Toolbox
directory.
Closing a Terminal Window |
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Menu Button.
Double-click the window menu button in the window frame.
Or, choose "Close" from the window menu.
Command Line.
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