Pathmaker Programming Guide

Modifying Requesters
Advanced Pathmaker Programming Topics
067868 Tandem Computers Incorporated 9–25
For example, for Tandem 6520 and 6530 terminals, the advisory line appears in reverse
video when displaying an error. You might decide you prefer a blinking display for
this line. To make this change, edit T9154CPY as shown in the following example:
?SECTION SPECIAL-NAMES-T16-6520, TANDEM
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T9154-ADVICE-ATTN IS (NORMAL, REVERSE) <--- Default display:
. normal brightness
. in reverse video.
To change the display for error messages to blinking:
?SECTION SPECIAL-NAMES-T16-6520, TANDEM
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T9154-ADVICE-ATTN IS (NORMAL, BLINK) <--- New display:
. normal brightness,
. blinking.
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Data Field Attention Attribute
The attention attribute for data fields sets the way in which a data entry field will be
highlighted when an end user has made an error.
The mnemonic name for the data field attention attribute is:
T9154-ATTN
This name cannot be changed; however, the attributes assigned to it can. For example,
for Tandem 6520 and 6530 terminals, the data field attention attribute appears in
reverse video. You might decide you prefer a reverse, blinking display. To make this
change, edit T9154CPY as shown in the following example:
?SECTION SPECIAL-NAMES-T16-6520, TANDEM
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T9154-ATTN IS REVERSE <--- Default display:
. reverse video.
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