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Menu launcher

Execute the following command:

# menu

to display the Toolkit menu:


Configuration

If the menu does not correctly display line drawing, you can change some parameters in putty.

Putty version 0.71 and above:

Set the new parameter "UTF8linedraw=1"

  • on Linux, add a line in .putty/sessions/yoursession containing this parameter (above)
  • on Windows, change settings from "Window" → "Translation" pane and check the button "Enable VT100 line drawing even in UTF-8 mode"

(info) you can keep your locale / codepage as UTF-8

Putty version 0.70 and below:

Change the terminal settings: if set to vt100 for example, you will see lowercase characters in place of menu borders.

To correct this, enter the following commands:

# echo $TERM
vt100
# TERM=vt200
# export TERM
# menu

Notes:

  • New TERM value can also be set to xterm
  • (lightbulb) Starting with version 1.48, it is possible to disable line drawing (semi-graphics) from the preferences menu
  • If you’re using putty, you'll maybe have to force the Terminal-type string:



    and maybe Remote character set parameter:

    (lightbulb) If you have issues with some characters that are not displayed correctly, please see this article: Cannot get correct line drawing on Linux/UNIX with Putty
    Recommended color scheme for 'putty' is (all other values can remain as they are by default):

    Color to adjustRedGreenBlue
    Default Foreground000
    Default Foreground Bold00160
    Default Background255255255
    Default Background Bold192192192
    ANSI White223223223

Menu Options

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