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Multi_View Utility Installation
This section guides you through the Multi_View Utility for SCO
and UNIXWare systems. During the installation of the ISI608
drivers, you will also install the Multi_View utility for multiple-
page terminals. This section profiles the Multi_View utility and
gives you the necessary information to create a Multi_View
information file.
Once installed, Multi_View can be invoked by typing the
following command:
Multi_View [ options]
The Multi_View initializes the multiple-page capability of
terminals with multiple pages of memory. While Multi_View
works even on a dumb terminal (without multiple pages of
memory), your terminal(s) should have multiple pages of
memory and be capable of retaining the position of the cursor
on each page to get the proper effect.
Most state-of-the-art terminals have multiple pages of memory,
which allows them to switch between sessions. Each page of
memory available on the terminal allows its user to establish
another session on the host. The multiscreen capability of the
terminal stores the screen information and the cursor position
for each session to a different page of memory.
Multi_View allows the host to process the session-switching
hot keys and issue the necessary escape sequence to the
terminal so that the appropriate page is displayed on screen.
Multi_View treats each new screen opened by the user as a
virtual screen and maintains mapping between each virtual
screen created and a page of memory on the terminal. The
number of virtual screens and pages of memory available are
dependent on the terminal emulation, the particular terminal
being used, and the number of pseudo devices created by the
system administrator during installation.
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