NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Reference Manual

Summary of Panel Field Attributes
Panel Control Statements
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Summary of Panel
Field Attributes
Table 6-1 contains a list and description of the system variables that control field
attributes in panels. This table also shows the SYSPARMS command that can be used
to alter the default value of the associated system variable. For a description of each
system variable, see the entry for the variable in Section 5, “System Variables.”
Table 6-1. List of Panel Field Attributes and Related Commands
System Variable Attribute Usage Default Value SYSPARMS Command
&SYS.PANEL.ERRORC COLOR Error fields and error messages RED SPERRORC
&SYS.PANEL.ERRORH HLITE Error fields REVERSE SPERRORH
&SYS.PANEL.FKEYC COLOR Left/Right title and function keys TURQUOISE SPFKEYC
&SYS.PANEL.INPHIC COLOR Input fields (mandatory) WHITE SPINPHIC
&SYS.PANEL.INPLOC COLOR Input fields (optional) TURQUOISE SPINPLOC
&SYS.PANEL.INPUTH HLITE Input fields USCORE SPINPUTH
&SYS.PANEL.INPUTP PAD Input fields (if terminal does not
support USCORE)
“-” if terminal does not
support USCORE,
otherwise null
SPINPUTP
&SYS.PANEL.LABELC COLOR Field labels and comments GREEN SPLABELC
&SYS.PANEL.OUTHIC COLOR Output data fields (always
present)
WHITE SPOUTHIC
&SYS.PANEL.OUTLOC COLOR Output data fields (not always
present)
TURQUOISE SPOUTLOC
&SYS.PANEL.SUBTLC COLOR Sub-titles and headings YELLOW SPSUBTLC
&SYS.PANEL.TITLEC COLOR Title (center) TURQUOISE SPTITLEC
&SYS.PANEL.TITLEP PAD Title (center) “-” SPTITLEP
The preceding system variables are used in a panel definition file to supply values for the operands COLOR, HLITE, and PAD. It is the
panel developer’s responsibility to use these system variables appropriately.