QuickStart for Extra! Users who are Setting up Sessions in Reflection

This guide shows Extra! users how to customize terminal sessions in Reflection. It shows how to find the settings you want to configure, points out differences between how some of the settings work, and shows what’s new for Extra! users.

For more information about migrating from Extra! to Reflection Desktop, see the following documents and videos:

1.0 Creating a Session

Creating sessions in Reflection is somewhat different from the process you used for Extra! Instead of using a wizard that walks you through configuration settings, you’ll select from a set of templates to create the type of session you want and then configure settings for that session in a settings dialog box.

To create a Reflection Desktop session

  1. On the toolbar (or the Quick Access toolbar), click to open the Create New Document dialog box.

  2. If you are creating an Extra! VT terminal session, choose the Legacy EXTRA! option in the Compatibility list.

    NOTE:This setting specifies which built-in keyboard maps, themes, Hotspots, and other settings to use for the session. You don’t need to change this for IBM terminal sessions, because the default Reflection Desktop option uses Extra! settings for those sessions.

  3. Choose the type of session to create and then click Create.

  4. In the Terminal Document Settings window, enter the Host name, Port and other connection settings for the session.

  5. To set up additional settings, select Configure additional settings.

    The Reflection Settings Window that you will use to configure and manage your session settings is displayed.

2.0 Using the Reflection Settings Window

Most of the utilities and configuration options in the Extra! Settings window can be accessed and configured from the Reflection Settings window.

If you are using the Reflection Classic user interface mode (which is very similar to the Extra! user interface), you can open this window in the same way you do in Extra!, by selecting Settings from the Options menu.

While the Reflection Settings window includes most of the items in the Extra! Settings window, there are a few important differences.

2.1 Organization

The items in the Reflection Settings window are organized a little differently than in Extra!’. It’s appearance is flatter and some of the items are found in different groups. Some of the items also have different names.

2.2 Navigation

After you select an item to configure, you’ll navigate the Settings window differently than you did in Extra!:

  • Instead of using high level links to all the items on the left pane, you’ll use Jump To links to jump to other areas of the dialog box you have opened and See Also links go to other dialog boxes in this group.

  • You can use the breadcrumbs at the top of the window to go to different groups.

  • You can use the Back button just as you would a Back button in a Web browser.

  • If you are having a hard time finding a setting, use the Search.

3.0 Connection Settings

The Extra! Connection category settings are found in several Reflection dialog boxes that can be accessed under the Host Connection group in the Settings window.

To find these Extra! Settings

In the Host Connection group, select...

Basic non-security related connection settings (IP address, port, etc.) available in the Extra! Configure Connection dialog box

Configure Connection Settings.

The security settings in the Extra! Configure Connection dialog box

Set up Connection Security to open the Reflection Security Properties dialog box.

If you set up a SSL/TLS connection, select Configure PKI for settings related to certificates.

Extra! Connection categories Advanced tab settings

Configure Advanced Connection Settings

ID Management options.

Set up ID Management

For more, see:

4.0 Display, Colors, and Fonts Categories

Display options for cursor appearance are configured along with fonts and colors in Reflection files called themes. Each session file is associated with a theme.

NOTE:Additional settings similar to Extra! Text display options and Graphics display options are configured in the Configure Connection Settings dialog box, accessed from the Reflection Settings window.

When you open and save an Extra! session, the session and an associated theme are saved in Reflection file formats. The new theme file has the same name as the session file and is associated with the new session file.

You can modify any of the theme settings by modifying an existing theme or by creating a new theme from an existing theme. If you want to associate a new theme with a session after your theme is configured, you’ll need to apply the theme to the session.

To configure a theme

  1. In the Settings window, under the Terminal Appearance group, select Manage Themes.

  2. In the Manage Themes dialog box, select Modify the currently selected theme or Create a new theme from an existing file.

  3. If you are creating a new theme, choose a theme to base your theme on.

    NOTE:If you want to automatically associate the new theme with your session, make sure Use the new file in the current session document is selected. Alternatively, you can select to associate the theme with the current session after you configure it.

  4. In the Modify Theme dialog box, set the colors, fonts, and cursor display options for your theme and save the theme.

    Theme files are saved as.themex files in the Themes folder in your user data directory.

For more, see:

5.0 Edit Category Settings

Extra!’s Edit category settings are found in the Reflection Desktop Configure Clipboard Settings dialog box.

To access Edit category settings in Reflection Desktop

  1. In the Settings window, under the Input Devices group, select Configure Clipboard Settings.

The settings you configure are saved in your session file.

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6.0 Hotspots

When you open and save an Extra! session that is associated with a Hotspot file, the session and the Hotspot are saved in Reflection file formats. The new Hotspot file has the same name as the session file and is associated with the new session file.

NOTE:Only Text Hotspots mappings are imported. Region Hotspots mappings are not imported. Modifications to .ehs Hotspots files are saved using the Reflection Hotspots file format and extension (*.xhs).

You can modify Hotspots by selecting Manage HotSpots in the Settings window and then choosing whether to create a new Hotspot or modify your existing Hotspot. The Hotspot editor is very similar to the Extra! editor.

You can also import Hotspots that are not associated with a session file and convert them to the new format.

To convert a Hotspot file

  1. Place the legacy file in the My Documents\Reflection\Hotspots Maps folder.

  2. In the Settings window, select Manage Hotspots.

  3. Choose Select another Hotspots file.

  4. Select Custom, and browse to the file.

  5. Select to Modify the currently selected Hotspots file and then save it in the new file format (.xhs).

For more, see:

7.0 Keyboard Maps

When you open and save an Extra! session that is associated with a keyboard map file, the session and keyboard map are saved in Reflection file formats. The new keyboard map file has the same name as the session file and is associated with the new session file.

You can open the keyboard mapper from the Settings window by choosing Manage Keyboard Maps under Input Devices and selecting whether to create a new map or modify an existing one.

The Reflection keyboard mapper works a little differently than the Extra! mapper. Instead of displaying a graphical map that you interact with, the Reflection mapper provides a table that includes all the keys and their values.

To map a new key action

  1. In the Settings window, under Input Devices, select Manage Keyboard Map.

  2. Enter the key or key combination and then click the Select Action button.

  3. In the Select Action box, choose the action to associate with the key.

To modify a key action

  1. Select the key in the table and then click Modify.

  2. In the Select Action dialog box, choose the action to map the key to.

NOTE:You can also create new keyboard maps or new mouse maps. If you want to automatically associate a new map with your session, make sure Use the new file in the current session document is selected. Alternatively, you can select to associate the map from the Manage Keyboard Map or the Manage Mouse Map dialog box after you configure it.

For more, see:

8.0 Menus and Toolbars

You‘ll use the same process to create menus and toolbars as you used in Extra! but you’ll find that the UI Designer is a little different from Extra!.

To create or edit menus or toolbars

  1. In the Settings window, under User Interface, select Manage Ribbon.

    NOTE:Although the Reflection interface references the Ribbon throughout this process, it applies to toolbars and menus if Reflection is in Classic mode.

  2. Select whether to Modify the existing Ribbon file or Create a new Ribbon from an existing Ribbon file.

  3. If you are creating a new file, browse to a file to use as a template.

  4. If you want to associate a new menu or toolbar with the current session, select Use the new file in the current session document.

    NOTE:Alternatively, you can select to associate the menu or toolbar from the Manage Ribbon dialog box after you configure it.

    When Reflection is in Classic mode, the UI Designer displays an interface you can use to modify toolbars and menus, as shown below.

    When Reflection is in Ribbon interface mode, the UI Designer displays an interface that can be used to modify the ribbon.

9.0 Productivity

Configuring productivity settings such as Spelling, Auto Complete, Auto Expand and Recent Typing is very similar to Extra!.

Instead of tabs, these options are displayed in dialog boxes that are accessed under the Productivity group in the Settings window.

Most of the settings on the Productivity General tab are found by selecting Configure Productivity Defaults.

NOTE:

  • Screen History is disabled by selecting Manual capture only on the Configure Screen History dialog box.

  • Office Tools and enable Scratch pad are always on.

For more, see:

10.0 QuickPads

You can use Extra! QuickPads in Reflection. If you are deploying QuickPads, it’s a good practice to save them in the new Reflection QuickPad file format (.rqpx). You can do this by selecting to modify the QuickPads.

Editing QuickPads in Reflection is similar to how you edit them in Extra!.

To create or modify a QuickPad

  1. On the Settings window, under Terminal Appearance, select Manage QuickPads.

  2. Select whether to modify a QuickPad or create a new one.

    The new QuickPad editor has been redesigned to provide a more modern graphical layout for designing QuickPads.

For more, see:

12.0 Legal Notices

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