Status Area Information

The status area, located on the bottom line of the physical screen (line  6  in Figure Figure 1), contains the following three indicators:
Clock
Indicates the current time in hours, minutes, and seconds.
Message Class
Blank in the cited example, it indicates that a message was received by the virtual machine. Each time a message is received, its message class appears in this area. One of the following default message classes can be displayed:
  • Message
  • Warning
  • Network.
Execution State
Reflects the status of the session. During a full-screen CMS session, one of the following execution state responses will appear in the status area.
Enter a command or press a PF or PA key
The system is waiting to process your next input.
Note: If you enter SET AUTOREAD ON,
Enter a command or press a PF or PA key
will be replaced by the status notice,
Enter your response in vscreen CMS
following each command.
Executing a command
The system is processing your command.
Enter your response in vscreen vname
The system is waiting for your reply to a request.

Note: In this message, vname will be replaced by the name of the virtual screen where you are to enter your response.

Scroll forward for more information in vscreen vname
The system is waiting for you to scroll forward to a window that is connected to the specified virtual screen.

Note: In this message, vname will be replaced by the name of a virtual screen.

When you receive this message, it means that new information is waiting to be added to the virtual screen. If you scroll a window connected to the virtual screen (or, in the instance when multiple windows on your screen are showing the virtual screen, if you scroll the window showing the virtual screen that is closest to the top of the ordered list of windows), the virtual screen will be updated with the new information. The virtual screen will also be updated if you enter one of the following commands: WINDOW CLEAR, VSCREEN CLEAR, WINDOW SHOW, or WINDOW HIDE. When a virtual screen is updated, this means that the oldest information in the virtual screen will be deleted from the top and the new information will be added to the bottom. This updating process will occur even if the window connected to the virtual screen is hidden or overlaid by other windows.

Whenever there is a conflict between status notices, the highest priority status notice will be displayed. In the previous list, the status notices are listed in order of priority, from highest to lowest.