Absolute is also a powerful modern SSH client with built-in SFTP functionality, multiple terminal types and supports dozens of character sets. And YES it also supports telnet and SSH1 when you absolutely need them.
This screen allows you to adjust the proxy settings for the current connection file. You may choose between None, SOCKS 4, SOCKS 5, or HTTP. Enter the hostname or IP address of the proxy server in this dialog. *WARNING* There is a limitation in the Socks 4 protocol that requires you to know the IP […]
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This screen allows you o adjust various emulation settings for the AbsoluteTelnet application. To change these options, click Options -> Properties -> VT Options
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This screen allows you to adjust various appearance settings for the AbsoluteTelnet application as well as individual connection files, as follows: Please see the GIF below for an example configuration
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AbsoluteTelnet has strong scrollback capability. You can access history as far back as you like, much further than traditional telnet applications. The scroll bar on the right side of the terminal window is enabled by default. It can be toggled in the appearance options menu. Normal text selections can be made using the left mouse
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The context menu will be displayed when you right-click inside of the AbsoluteTelnet/SSH main window. Any relevant commands will be available. The following options are available:
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The mouse can be used for clicking, selecting, dragging and dropping. In this article, find out how to effectively use the mouse in AbsoluteTelnet/SSH Selecting Rectangular selections can be made by holding down the ALT key prior to making a selection Printing To print the current selection, choose the File/Print command or press the print
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Many functions, such as scrollback navigation, find, etc. can be accessed directly via keyboard shortcuts. This article describes the varios keys and key combinations that are accessible from AbsoluteTelnet. Cursor Keys… While holding down the CTRL key, cursor keys perform the following actions: up-arrow move up in scrollback one line PG-UP move up in scrollback
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AbsoluteTelnet supports a wide variety of emulations including vt52, vt100, vt220, vt320, ansi, xterm, qnx, scoansi, ansibbs, and wyse60. To configure your emulator, please follow the steps below.
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AbsoluteTelnet/SSH supports screen printing initiated by the user as well as passthru printing sent from the host. Printing options are available on the Options->Properties->VTOptions dialog. Screen Printing AbsoluteTelnet provides two different methods of printing. To print, click the printer icon on the tool bar or go to file->print Passthru Printing AbsoluteTelnet supports ‘passthru printing’ which is
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Keyboard mapping allows the user to assign alternate text to be sent in response to any key or key combination. AbsoluteTelnet users can redefine a key to send a single keystroke, escape sequence, or run an entire script. The keyboard mapping functionality can be accessed through the “Edit Keymap” button on the Options->Properties->VT Options menu
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