Window and Virtual Screen Tables

If you are interested in tailoring windows or virtual screens, you may find it useful to refer to Table 1 for the full-screen CMS default characteristics for windows and Table 2 for virtual screens.

BORDER

The window borders are displayed when possible.

In the case of the CMS window, even though the borders are on, you cannot see them because the window is the size of the physical screen.

FIXED

The number of lines in the window is always constant.

NOBORDER

The window borders are not displayed.

NOPOP

There is no effect on the window's position in the ordered list of windows when the virtual screen that the window is showing is updated.

NOTOP

The window cannot qualify as the topmost window.

POP

The window is displayed on top of all other windows when the virtual screen that the window is showing is updated.

Pscol

The column on the physical screen where the upper left corner of the window is placed.

Pscr

Size of the physical screen.

Psline

The line on the physical screen where the upper (when psline is positive) or lower (when psline is negative) corner of the window will be placed.

TOP

The window may qualify as the topmost window.

VARIABLE

The number of lines in the window may vary from zero to the maximum, depending on the amount of scrollable data to be displayed.

Although the WM window is a default window, it is not defined when you enter full-screen CMS. The WM window is defined when you enter the command WINDOW POP WM, when you press the PA1 key when CMS is the active virtual screen, or when the window is automatically displayed on your screen. All default windows are SYSTEM windows; they are not lost when the system abends, or when the HX (halt execution) command is entered.

Dcolor

Data color (if your terminal is equipped for color)

NOPROTECT

You can type into the window(s) connected to virtual screen; the data is not protected.

PROTECT

You cannot type into the window(s) connected to the virtual screen because the data is protected.

Pscr

Physical screen size. For terminals with a screen size of 80 columns or less, the CMS virtual screen contains 81 columns. For terminals with a screen size greater than 80 columns, the CMS virtual screen contains the same number of columns as the physical screen. The status and WM virtual screens always contain the same number of columns as the physical screen.

Rbot

Bottom reserved lines

Rtop

Top reserved lines

Although the WM virtual screen is a default virtual screen, it is not defined when you enter full-screen CMS. The WM virtual screen is defined when you enter the command WINDOW POP WM, when you press the PA1 key when CMS is the active virtual screen, or when the window is automatically displayed on your screen.

All default virtual screens are TYPE virtual screens. TYPE means data is moved to the virtual screen when the virtual screen is updated. In addition, all default virtual screens are SYSTEM virtual screens. SYSTEM means the virtual screen is retained when the system abends, or when the HX (halt execution) command is entered.

However, the CMS commands VSCREEN DELETE and VSCREEN DEFINE may be used to replace the STATUS default virtual screen with a user version that will allow execution of these CMS commands.