Terminal Session Modes

Indigo's terminal session window support two distinct viewing modes. These are Standard Terminal Mode and Direct Terminal Mode.

 

Standard Terminal Mode

Standard Terminal Mode is the default view mode for Indigo. This view mode supports a continious scrollable data window that displays all incomming data in the selected data format. This view mode does not support VT emulation commands, but rather displays a representation for each byte received. In Standard Terminal Mode you cannot type data directly into the data window, you must enter all data via the data comand combo located in the session toolbar. If you are not connected to a server or device that supports VT emaulation, then this is the recommended view mode. The view mode supports the most features and offers the most flexibility for viewing the incomming data.

 

Direct Terminal Mode

Direct Terminal Mode is a new feature in Indigo Version 2. This view mode supports VT100 and Linux emulation. This includes the emulation support for screen colors, cursor positioning, etc. Direct Terminal Mode does support direct keyboard input in the terminal data window. This allows you to type you commands directly into the data window and each keystroke is sent to the server/device as you type. If you are connected to a server or device that supports VT emaulation, then this is the recommended view mode.

 

Session Toolbar Mode Button

In addition to changing the terminal session modes via the "Session" menu, a simple mode toggle button is available directl on the session toolbar. Pressing this button will toggle the current session mode.

	Go To Direct Terminal Mode If this button icon is displayed in the session toolbar, the session view mode is currently in Standard Terminal Mode. Pressing this button will take you to Direct Terminal Mode.
	Go To Standard Terminal Mode If this button icon is displayed in the session toolbar, the session view mode is currently in Direct Terminal Mode. Pressing this button will take you to Standard Terminal Mode.