KoalaTerm

The smartest winsock Telnet (VT420/VT320/VT220/VT100) for Windows 95 & NT

INDEX

Introduction

Installation

Getting Connection

Terminal Settings

Printing

Tech Support

E-mail :  support@midasoft.com


Overview of KoalaTerm

KoalaTerm for Windows 95 & NT gives you to use your personal computer to emulate a VT100/220/320/420 terminal and communicate with your VAX or UNIX host.

KoalaTerm supports Telnet session through winsock TCP/IP transportation and serial port as well.  While maintaining your connection to your host, you can also work with other Windows applications.

you can run multiple sessions simultaneously and can also copy and paste information between sessions and between KoalaTerm and other applications on Windows system.

Other KoalaTerm features include:

1.	The multiple page and cursor coupling features of the VT terminal, variable page lengths, and 80 or 132 columns.

2.	TrueType font and true representation of all character: bold, blink, underline, and inverse.

3.	WYSIWYG printing with TrueType scaleable fonts.

4.	Graphic keymap and emulating VT keyboard mapping to attributes to color.

5.	All the VT printing functions, and some additional printing features.

Features coming up:

1.	Script recording and script file executor.

2.	Automatically reconnection


Installing KoalaTerm

To install KoalaTerm:.

1.	Put all the files on the same directory.

2.	Create (Browse) an icon for mkt.exe from the directory you put.


Configuring Communications

In the Session Setup dialog box, you must select and configure a communications port. In most cases, if you try to select a port type that is not available to you, the configure button is dimmed and the explanation box notes that this communication method is not available.

The configuration options to be selected vary for each communication type and there are defaults provided for each. These defaults may have already been modified to suit your environment by your system administrator. If the default options are not suitable, find out from your system administrator what you should select.

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 Serial Ports

You can use your computer's serial (COM) port to communicate directly with a host using a modem or terminal server just like a standard DIGITAL VT terminal. You must configure the serial port to the appropriate settings for your environment.

 TCP/IP (Telnet)

Telnet provides terminal access to hosts using TCP/IP. In order to use this connection method, you must have a Windows Sockets compliant TCP/IP protocol installed on your personal computer. Both Windows 95 and Windows NT supply a TCP/IP protocol that complies with this standard.


Connection
Getting Connection

Getting Start

Before you can begin your first KoalaTerm session, you should know the communication method you will use.

There may be more than one communication method available to you. If you are unsure of what your selection should be, contact your system administrator before you proceed.

You can customize your display at any time; your selections don't have to be made prior to starting your first session. Aspects of KoalaTerm operation that you can control include color, window size, and font.

Create New Connection

You can run KoalaTerm in multiple application windows, with each window containing a session with the same or a different host. You can even have multiple sessions connected through the same port if your network hardware and software support multiple sessions.

To create the new connection:

1.	Double-click NEW from Windows tool bar.  The <NEW CONNECTION> dialog will display.

2.	For Telnet type,  specify the name or IP of the host you want to connect to in the HOST field, or choose a host from the HOST drop down list so that it appears in the HOST field.

3.	For direct serial  type,  select the serial port parameter of your computer you want to connect to the host.

4.	Click the SETTINGS button if you need to specify one or more of the following:  Terminal type, , Display function, Keyboard setup, Key Map, Color Map, and Palette.  The <VT420 SETUP> dialog display.

When you have completed this dialog, click OK in <NEW CONNECTION> dialog display.  KoalaTerm will try to connect to the host you selected, and automatically abort within a specific time-out if the host does not respond.

Saving and Opening the Setting Files

You can change and save the setting files you run simultaneously, and later restart all the KoalaTerm terminals with their various options (such as host connection, position and size of the window, font size, and display color) already configured.

When you make changes, KoalaTerm uses the new values only until you change them again or when you exit KoalaTerm.  If you have established a host connection, you should save your settings to a KoalaTerm settings file.  To do so, choose the Save button from the tool bar. KoalaTerm settings files typically have the extension MKT

When you open a previously saved Setting Files, all the included Terminal windows are started and host connections made automatically.

To  save a setting file:

1.	From the Window tool bar, double-click SAVE button. The Save file dialog box is displayed.

2.	Type a name for the SETTING Files.

3.	Choose OK to exit the dialog box.

To open a previously saved setting file:

1.	From the Window menu tool bar, double-click OPEN button . The Open File dialog box is displayed.

2.	Select a name from the list, or type a file name.

3.	Choose OK to exit the dialog box and open the terminal window.

Creating Settings Files for Multiple Hosts

If you connect to a variety of hosts, you can create a different settings file for each one and save the settings file with a name descriptive of the host. For example, you might create the following settings files:

HP1234.MKT

VAX4.MKT

Sun10.MKT

The name or IP of the Host displays in the title bar of KoalaTerm's terminal window, allowing you to quickly identify the host to which you are connected.  You can also use the Color Mapping on KoalaTerms settings to select a different background color for each host: this makes identifying the session even easier.

Exiting

There are several ways to exit connection sessions. To close the current connecting window, you can choose CLOSE from the Connect menu type exit command in terminal to close the terminal connection. To quit all open connection windows and exit the application, choose Exit from tool bar.


Printing

KoalaTerm provides all the VT printing functions: Print Screen and Auto Printing mode.   In addition, you can copy selected text and graphics or the entire screen to the clipboard. Then, you can paste the clipboard contents to any application that can print the copied area.

Printing Mode

Printing Mode captures data coming over the data communications line and automatically directs it to a printer or a file. This setting has no effect or correlation to where input goes when you choose the Print command from the File menu; the setting of Printing Mode is the only factor that determines where printing mode is directed.

Print Page

To print the current terminal page.

Print All

To print the current page plus all data on saved buffers.

Print Selection

To print the highlighted text on the screen.

Printing Font Size

You can print through the terminal data by different font sizes.  To change the font size of the current printing, go to <DISPLAY> page in SETTINGS dialog.


Setup
Settings

The Setting dialog box provides seven different pages to setup your terminal configuration.   You can select all the options that KoalaTerm supports, to match your requirement.

General

Terminal

Display

Keyboard

Key Map

Color Map

Palette


General

There are four general selections in General Page: Auto Close after disconnected, maximize terminal windows while creating, Include last space in line while copying to clipboard, and Show history line.

The DEFAULT is Auto Close after disconnected, maximize terminal windows while creating, NOT Include last space in line while copying to clipboard, and Show history line.


Terminal

We can configure auto-warp, terminal type, terminal page arrangement, terminal width, and sequence control on terminal page setting.

Connect Status

To select that the connection is On Line or  Local

AutoWrap

To configure the terminal scrolling is No Auto Wrap or Auto Wrap. The default is Auto Wrap.

Terminal ID

To select what type of the terminal you are going to use: Vt420, VT320, VT220, VT102,

VT101, or VT100. The default is VT420.

Page arrange

To select what kind of the page for the terminal:  24 Lines, 6 Pages; 25 Lines, 5 Pages; 36 Lines, 4 Pages; 48 Lines, 3 Pages; 72 Lines, 2 Pages; or 144 Lines, 1 Pages. The default is 24 Lines, 6 Pages.

Terminal Width

To select either  80 columns or 132 columns for the terminal. The default is 80 columns.

Sequence Control

 To select the sequence for the terminal either Interpret or Display.


Display

Display page provides cursor setup, printer font selection, and basic screen and display font setup.  For color display, please refer to COLOR MAPPING section

Screen

To select either Dark Screen or Light Screen for the terminal.

Cursor

To select either Visible Cursor or Invisible Cursor for the display.

Cursor Style

To select either Black cursor or Underline cursor for the Display.

Cursor Blink

To select either Steady cursor or  Blink cursor for the Display.

Display font

To select the font size for the Display.

Printer font

To select the font size for the print-out.


Keyboard

Keyboard page provides cursor key setup, keypad mode selection, bell utilities, and BACKARROW key setting.

Keypad Mode

To select the keypad either for Numeric or Application.

Cursor Key Mode

To select either Normal Cursor or Application Cursor.

New Line Mode

To select either  No new Line or New Line for the keyboard.

Margin Bell

To turn Margin Bell either Off or On.

Warning Bell

To turn Warning Bell  either Off  On.

Backarrow Key

To make the BACKARROW key either DELETE or BACK SPACE function.


Display Font Size

You can make the characters on the screen appear larger or smaller.

To choose a character size that does not change with the window size

1.	From the tool bar, click ENLARGE DISPLAY FONT button to make the characters larger.

2.	Or from the tool bar, click REDUCE DISPLAY FONT button to make the characters smaller.


Key Map

KoalaTerm provides an ON-SCREEN VT keyboard on your Windows desktop.  It will be displayed while clicking the button VT Keyboard from the TOOL BAR.  You also can customize your keyboard mapping by mapping character sequences, statements, and terminal functions to almost any keyboard key or combination. The Keyboard Mapping dialog box options let you change the usual mapping of up to 100 personal computer keyboard keys to DIGITAL VT functions. You can customize your keyboard map and create your own special function keys.

To assign a sequence of characters and VT functions to any personal computer key

1.	Choose the <KEY MAP> dialog box from the SETTTING menu. The Keyboard Mapping dialog box is displayed, with the PC Key field highlighted.

2.	Press any keyboard key alone or combined with SHIFT, CTRL, ALT, or any combination of these.  The name of the key or combination is displayed in the <KEY NAME> field.

3.	Select either MAPPED TO VT KEY or SEND SEQUENCE.   Press CHANGE to map PC Key to VT Key when MAPPED TO VT KEY is selected.  Or type the string you want to assign to this key sequence to the field of the SEND SEQUENCE box when SEND SEQUENCE selected.

4.	Click SET button as soon as any of key mapping are done.  All the keys mapped will turn to RED or YELLOW color.  RED means one-time mapping, YELLOW double.

5.	Click OK button while all the key mapping are completed.

To remove custom mapping or string assignment from a personal computer key and restore its default mapping

1.	Choose the <KEY MAP> dialog box from <VT420 SETTTING> menu.

2.	Select the mapping you want to remove from the Mapped Keys list.

3.	Select NOT TO MAP check box, and click SET button. Or click DEFAULT button to clear all the key mapped to the default value (PC Key IS DEFAULT).


Colormap
Color Mapping

Character attributes (blink, bold, inverse, and underline) change the way characters appear on the screen. These attributes, or combinations of these attributes, can be assigned to any displayed character.  You can add color to the text in your emulation window by mapping the various character attributes and their combinations to various foreground and background colors

To map attribute combination to color

1.	From the SETTING menu, choose COLOR MAPPING.

2.	Select one or more items of  ATTRIBUTE TO BE MAPPED. This makes characters with attributes appear in color.

3.	Select a Foreground and Background color, then MAPPED TO check box will be automatically checked.

4.	Choose OK.

To unmap attribute combination to color

1.	From the SETTING menu, choose COLOR MAPPING.

2.	Select ATTRIBUTE COMBINATION.

3.	Un-check  MAPPED TO check box.

4.	Choose OK.


palette

Your personal computer running Windows may have a different color capability. KoalaTerm provides options that let you obtain the best color match. The color features that are provided on your computer depend largely on whether or not your display adapter uses a palette.

Changing the Values of Color Indexes

You can change the value of any color index so that attribute mapping use a different shade for that color..

To change the RGB value of a particular color

1	From the SETUP menu, choose PALETTE.

2	Select the Color Index you want to change.

3	Type the value, or use the scroll bars to select values in the Red, Green, and Blue fields.

4	Choose OK.

To reset a color to its previous RGB value

1	From the SETUP menu, choose PALETTE

2	Click DEFAULT button.