HP 3000 Manuals

HP ALLBASE/4GL Run-Time Administration Manual

Selecting Menu Items 

This screen image shows the administrator main menu.  HP ALLBASE/4GL
always displays this menu when you sign on as system administrator.


            

The administrator main menu is typical of all HP ALLBASE/4GL menus, so
it's worth spending a minute or two trying out the various ways of
selecting menu items that are described below.

When HP ALLBASE/4GL first displays a menu, the first item is highlighted.
To activate the highlighted item, simply press Return or the  Activate 
Item  function key.  When you press either key, the highlighting on the
item changes briefly and the system executes the selected item.

HP ALLBASE/4GL accepts input from the terminal via MPE/iX format mode.
This means that HP ALLBASE/4GL does not process any of your input until
it receives a carriage return or tab character.  Keep this general rule
in mind as you use the various HP ALLBASE/4GL menus and screens.

Use any of the following methods to select a menu item:

   *   Use the Tab key to select the item you want:

       The Tab key selects the next item in the tabbing sequence, which
       is from left to right, top to bottom, with screen wrap-around from
       bottom right to top left.

       Pressing Shift and Tab together followed by Return selects the
       next item in the reverse tabbing sequence.  Reverse tabbing
       sequence is from right to left, bottom to top, with screen
       wrap-around from top left to bottom right.

   *   Use any combination of the cursor control keys cursor left cursor 
       right cursor up and cursor down followed by the Return key, to
       select the item you want.  As you press the cursor keys, the
       cursor itself moves about the screen.  When you press the Return 
       key, HP ALLBASE/4GL selects the menu item closest to the new
       cursor position.

       The cursor home key, followed by the Return key, selects the top
       left item on the screen.

       Pressing Shift and cursor home together, followed by the Return 
       key, selects the bottom right item on the screen.

   *   HP touchscreens:

       Touch the item you want.  HP ALLBASE/4GL responds to this request
       immediately and highlights the item.

   *   Type a selection abbreviation:

       To select a menu item by abbreviation, enter the first letter of
       the menu item title.  A single character display field at the
       bottom left corner of the screen echoes the character you type.
       When you press the Return key HP ALLBASE/4GL highlights the item
       corresponding to the abbreviation.  If there is more than one item
       with the same abbreviation, enter the same letter again and press
       the Return key.  HP ALLBASE/4GL highlights the next item
       corresponding to the abbreviation.

For example, on the administrator main menu:

   *   Type A Return to select Applications.

   *   Type V Return to select Versions.

   *   Type U Return to select Users.

   *   Type S Return to select System Specs.

   *   Type U Return a second time to select Utilities.

   *   Type D Return to select Databases.

   *   Type P Return to select DB Access.

Executing Menu Items 

You can only execute the currently highlighted menu item.  To execute the
highlighted menu item, press the Return key, or the  Activate Item  
function key.

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