PASSPORT Knowledge Base
Configuration

Date Published: May 19, 2004

Date Updated: June 21, 2010

Title

Blinking Attribute

Product

PASSPORT PC to Host, PASSPORT Web to Host

Emulation Types

TN3270, TN5250

Issue

Does PASSPORT support the blinking attribute?

Solution

PASSPORT PC to Host version 2010-514 and PASSPORT Web to Host 2010-430 and newer now fully support the blinking extended attribute. With this feature you may display blinking text as Plain, Reverse Video or Blinking. Also, with Blinking enabled, you may adjust the Blinking Interval. Follow the instructions below to enable:

For PASSPORT PC to Host:

1. Start a PASSPORT session
2. Select Miscellaneous from the Options menu:
   
   
3. Enable Blinking under the Display Blinking Text As section.
4. Optionally set the Blinking Interval between 100 and 10,000 milliseconds (1,000 is default).
5. Click OK to save

For PASSPORT Web to Host: 

From the Client:

Instructions are the same as those for PASSPORT PC to Host.

From the Administrator:

1. Start the PASSPORT Web to Host Administrator program.
2. Edit an existing or create a new Attribute profile.
3. Select the Miscellaneous tab:
   
   
4. Enable Blinking under the Display Blinking Text As section.
5. Optionally set the Blinking Interval between 100 and 10,000 milliseconds (1,000 is default).
6. Click OK to save.
7. Open the session profile that you would like to assign this attribute profile to.
8. Select the Options tab.
9. Locate and select the attribute profile name from the Attribute Profile list.
10. Click OK to save or Connect to test.

More Information

• For PASSPORT versions prior to 2010, only Display Blinking Fields as Reverse Video is available for displaying the blinking attribute.

Keywords

blinking, reverse video