dstailey@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Doug Stailey) (11/02/90)
Today I learned how to switch virtual screens on an IBM HFT. Since I could not find this in the documentation and it's usefull I decided to tell the world. From the green text screen on the HFT type "open sh" (you may substitute csh, ksh or bash for sh if you prefer). You will notice that the screen will clear. This is a new virtual terminal that you are looking at. To switch back and forth between this and your previous screen press the right alt and ctrl keys at once. If you start X-windows from one of the screens you can jump in and out of X and text-only mode -- disclaimer: This message is sold by weight, not volume. Contents may have settled during shipment.
janet@dragon.austin.ibm.com (/4194303) (11/05/90)
In article <1990Nov2.021142.24553@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> dstailey@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Doug Stailey) writes: > To switch back and forth between this and your > previous screen press the right alt and ctrl keys at once. If you open more than two virtual terminals, you can circle through them in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. (Think of your original virtual terminal as 12:00, and the next one you open as 1:00 etc. ) <Right Ctrl> <Right Alt> - clockwise direction <Right Ctrl> <Right Shift> - counter-clockwise direction. -- Janet Adkins Internal: janet@dragon.austin.ibm.com External: uunet!cs.utexas.edu!ibmaus!auschs!dragon.austin.ibm.com!janet DISCLAIMER: All views expressed are my own, and do not necessarily concur with my employer's.
robin@sabre.austin.ibm.com (Robin D. Wilson/1000000) (11/20/90)
In article <1990Nov2.021142.24553@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> dstailey@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Doug Stailey) writes: >Today I learned how to switch virtual screens on an IBM HFT. Since I >could not find this in the documentation and it's usefull I decided to >tell the world. It is documented in info under the "open" command. )From the green text screen on the HFT type "open sh" (you may )substitute csh, ksh or bash for sh if you prefer). You will notice )that the screen will clear. This is a new virtual terminal that you )are looking at. To switch back and forth between this and your )previous screen press the right alt and ctrl keys at once. If you )start X-windows from one of the screens you can jump in and out of X )and text-only mode The ALT-ACTION sequence will move you in one direction, while (RT)SHIFT-ACTION will cycle through the hft's in the other direction. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |The views expressed herein, are the sole responsibility of the typist at hand| +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |UUCP: cs.utexas.edu!ibmchs!auschs!sabre.austin.ibm.com!robin | |USNail: 701 Canyon Bend Dr. | | Pflugerville, TX 78660 | | Home: (512)251-6889 Work: (512)823-4526 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+