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GLOBALS MENU
Certain characteristics of the entire forms file are defined as global
specifications and specified on the Globals Menu, illustrated in Figure
3-23. The global specifications include the default screen enhancements
for fields and errors, the first form to be executed, where the message
"window" line appears on the form, and provides for user-defined labels
for the function keys. These specifications apply to the entire forms
file rather than to individual forms or to fields within the forms.
FORMSPEC supplies default values for these characteristics and, unless
you want to change the defaults, you need never be concerned with global
specifications. If, however, you want to change these specifications,
you enter G in the Main Menu selection box, and do not specify a form
name or a field name. The Globals Menu is then displayed so you can
change the default global specifications. If you indicated the data
capture devices on the Terminal/Language Selection Menu, the following
message will appear at the bottom of the Globals Menu:
Press NEXT to select HP 3075/6 device specifications
(The Data Capture Device Specifications Menu is described later in this
section).
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Figure 3-23. Globals Menu
When you press ENTER, FORMSPEC checks and records the global values
(default or specified) and then displays the next menu. The next menu is
the Save Field Menu. To get to the first Form Menu, press NEXT FORM.
Fields
Head Form Name Enter the name of the first form you want displayed when
the forms file is executed. If you leave this field
blank, the first form in the forms file will be the
first form displayed. Note that adding forms to the
forms file may change the first form. When the forms
file is compiled, this name must identify an existing
form. If you enter the name using lowercase letters,
FORMSPEC upshifts the letters to uppercase and then
looks for a matching form name.
Default First form in USASCII collating sequence in the
forms file. ($HEAD)
Default Display When defining a form, you can specify individual display
Enhancement enhancements for any field on the Field Menu. If you do
not specify such enhancements on the Field Menu,
FORMSPEC assigns default field enhancements. If you do
not want to use these default display enhancements, you
can specify your own default enhancements here. Enter
one or more of the display enhancement codes (B, H, I,
S, U, and 1 - 8) in any combination, or you can enter
NONE if you do not want the fields to be enhanced at
all. The enhancement codes can be entered in any
combination, in any order. For example, for blinking,
half bright, underlined, you can specify BHU, HUB, UBH,
and so forth. If you want to remove all display
enhancements, enter NONE. The data capture devices do
not support display enhancements.
Default Half bright, Inverse video (HI).
Error When a user entering data on a form makes an error, the
Enhancement field with the error is highlighted on the form by
special display enhancements. You can change the
default error enhancement by entering one or more of the
display enhancement codes (B, H, I, S, U, and 1 - 8) in
any combination, or you can enter NONE if you do not
want fields with errors to be enhanced at all. For
example, if you want fields with errors to be displayed
in half bright, underlined, and to blink, enter BHU.
Default Inverse video, full bright, Underline (IU).
Window Display You can specify the line of the terminal screen to be
Line reserved for error and status messages. Screen lines
are numbered from 1 (top) through 24 (bottom). You may
enter 0 (zero) if you do not want a window. Note that
in this case no error or status messages are displayed
on the form during execution. Any fields in which
errors are detected will still be enhanced when there is
no window line, unless you specify NONE for error
enhancements. If function key labeling on HP 264X
terminals is in effect and a window line of 23 or 24 is
chosen, line 22 is actually used.
Default Bottom line (24)
Window The window line is normally enhanced with inverse video,
Enhancement half bright. If you want a different enhancement for
this line, you must specify it in this box. You may
enter any of the standard enhancement codes (I, H, U, B,
S, and 1 - 8) in any combination, or you can specify no
enhancements by entering NONE.
Default Inverse video, Half bright (HI).
Define Function To define function key labels, enter Y to obtain the
Key Labels Global Function Key Labels Menu. If you wish to retain
the default global labels, leave this box blank. When
function key labels have been defined, FORMSPEC will
place an X in the Define Function Key Labels field.
Once function key labels have been defined, the default
labels can be reset by entering an N in this field. If
you specify a Y in this field, the Global Function Key
Labels Menu is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-24. The
data capture devices do not support function key
labeling.
Define Data To use the ARB feature, you must specify default
Conversions conversions for screen data to application data and vice
versa. Type Y in this field to reach the Data Type
Conversions Menu, shown in Figure 3-23a. The default
data type conversions must be set up before you can
create an ARB for a form.