Chapter 2 discusses output operations provided by the Screen Management Facility. Chapter 3 describes screen management routines used to perform input from a virtual keyboard. Chapter 4 discusses the Screen Management Facility's advanced features. Chapter 5 discusses a method of supporting foreign terminals. Chapter 6 discusses some recommended methods for using the Screen Management Facility for developing new programs.
Routine descriptions appear in alphabetical order by routine name.
The Run-Time Library routines are documented in a series of reference manuals. Manual The Guide to DECthreads contains guidelines and reference information for DECthreads, Digital's Multithreading Run-Time Library. The OpenVMS Command Definition, Librarian, and Message Utilities Manual provides information useful for writing applications that utilize line composition with keypad keys. Application programmers using any programming language can refer to the Guide to Creating OpenVMS Modular Procedures for writing modular and reentrant code. Additional information may also be found in the language user's guide provided with your OpenVMS language software.