Note: The information contained in this article is structured as help information for the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) and is not intended for general reading.
A low-function terminal (LFT) is a pseudo terminal device that emulates a tty on a graphics display.
The operating system supports three natively attached keyboards: the 101-key keyboard, 102-key keyboard, and 106-key keyboard. Each of these keyboards differs slightly in its layout and function.
A software keyboard mapping table is loaded by the LFT during its configuration. This table maps a key position to an ASCII character, function, or string of characters.
One default software keyboard is selected at installation. A customized keyboard can be used as the system default after keyboard reconfiguration.
Lists the keyboard map currently available to the LFT.
Changes the default keyboard map used by the LFT subsystem at system startup. To see a list of all available keyboard maps with their respective keyboard names and numbers, use the List Current Software Keyboard Map for LFT option.
Move the LFT to another available display. This change can take effect immediately, at next system restart, or both.
Indicates whether the change will take effect immediately, at the next system restart, or both.
Indicates the display mnemonic associated with the selected display the LFT will be moved to. The lsdisp command will show the mnemonics of all available displays.
Lists all fonts configured in your system, selects the active font, and adds a font to your system.
Displays a list of the fonts available to the display. The font identifier can be used to help you change fonts.
Select the font to be active on the next system restart.
Specifies the identifier number for a particular font to be chosen as the default font. To see a list of the fonts available to the LFT, use the lsfont command.
Adds a font for a display to the system.
Specifies the full path name of the font to be loaded.
Changes the default keyboard mapping for the low-function terminal (LFT). The change is not immediate, but is reflected at the next reboot.
The are several keyboard mappings that tailor the keyboard mapping to a particular language environment. In many cases, there is more than one code set supported per language territory. When changing keyboard mappings, it is important that the code set identified with the keyboard match the code set and font of the language environment. To see the current keyboard map for the LFT, use the List Current Software Keyboard Map for LFT option.
Low function terminals (LFT) support natively attached displays configured during system initialization. You can set several characteristics for display stations such as the default display, screen size, and screen refresh rate.
Lists all the displays available to the low function terminal (LFT).
Specifies the default physical screen size of a monitor attached to a selected adapter. Both the width and the height can be modified. Both values are specified in millimeters and are stored in the Object Database Manager (ODM).
Identifies the logical name of the adapter.
Specify the monitor screen width in millimeters.
Specify the monitor screen height in millimeters.
Selects the type of display attached to a graphics adapter.
Devices that provide operator input primarily to graphic applications. This includes the workstation keyboard.
For more information on this topic, proceed to the next level of SMIT.
Specifies the number of times per second a key that is held down will repeat. Any integer between 2 and 30 can be specified. The default rate is 20 repeats per second for both the 101 and 102 keyboards. The default rate for the 106-key keyboard is 10 repeats per second.
Specifies the delay in milliseconds before a key that is held down begins to repeat. The possible options are 250, 500, 750, and 1000. The default value is 500 milliseconds.
Specifies the volume of the keyboard alarm (or beep). The options are:
Specifies the volume of the keyboard clicker. The options are:
This option is ignored on workstations that do not have a keyboard clicker.
Provides additional keyboard identification. Normally this field should not be changed.
Spaceball is a registered trademark of Spaceball Technologies, Inc. It provides operator input to graphic applications from six axes of movement and eight push buttons.
Connects the Spaceball to a tty. The tty must be defined and available. The Spaceball must be connected to a tty before it can be used by the AIXwindows system.
From the list of available tty devices, select the tty that has been assigned to the serial port where the Spaceball is connected or will be connected.
Deletes Spaceball's tty connection.
Identifies the logical name of the graphics adapter.
Select a display type that matches the hardware specifications of your display.
Selects the resolution and refresh rate for a display.
Selects the appropriate output mode for the display attached to the chosen graphics adapter. Output mode includes:
If the Display Type field does not match the display attached to the chosen graphics adapter, return to the previous menu to select the correct display type via the Select the Display Type menu option.
The selected resolution and refresh rate will not take effect until AIXwindows is restarted.
The selection is listed in one of the following ways:
width x height @ refresh_rate
or
| Automatic | Indicates that the output device, screen resolution and refresh rate are automatically selected by the device driver. Output device may be a CRT or LCD or both. |
In addition, the selection may include one or more of the following suffices:
| _ISO | ISO compliant mode. |
| _NotPreset | Not factory preset mode. |
| _CRT | CRT only output mode. |
| _pan | output mode supported with panning. |
Identifies the display type chosen.
Selects the appropriate display resolution and refresh rate for the monitor attached to the chosen graphics adapter.
If the Display Type field does not match the monitor attached to the chosen graphics adapter, return to the previous menu to select the right monitor type on the Select the Display Type menu option.
If the current monitor was not attached to the graphics card during the latest system start, the display resolution and refresh rate list might not be correct for the current monitor. A system reboot with the current monitor attached is necessary to ensure a valid list.
The selected resolution and refresh rate will not take effect until X is restarted. X can be restarted by logging out of CDE and clicking Reset Login Screen.
(*) The list of possible display resolutions and refresh rates uses the following annotations:
Specify the number of minutes that should elapse before dimming the display when there is no activity from input devices (for example, the keyboard and the mouse). The default is 20 minutes. A value of 0 disables Display Power Management. Changes take effect at next IPL.
Specify the number of minutes that should elapse before display power is suspended when there is no activity from input devices (for example, the keyboard and mouse). The default is 30 minutes. Changes take effect at next IPL.
Specify the number of minutes that should elapse before display power is turned off when there is no activity from input devices (for example, the keyboard and mouse). The default is 40 minutes. Changes will take effect next IPL.
The selected display adapter supports multiple refresh rates of 60 or 77 hertz. The monitor attached to the adapter may or may not support both of these refresh rates. Make sure the selected monitor supports the refresh rate chosen before executing this command or the display will be unreadable. The selected refresh rate will not take effect until the next system restart.