Terminal Manager is the name we give to the runtime module that handles the input from the keyboard and the output to the screen. The Terminal Manager interprets the keys that the user presses, translating each keystroke into a function, such as a backspace. It also manages translation of attributes from your application to the screen.
The Terminal Manager provides a consistent interface between COBOL programs and the particular machines on which they are running. The manager minimizes any differences among the various machines, operating systems, and terminals for which ACUCOBOL-GT is available.
The Terminal Manager also provides support for the emulation of graphical user interface components such as floating windows (modal and modeless) and controls on text-mode systems. Information regarding how to customize the characters used to emulate graphical components appears at the end of this section.
Sometimes features built into a COBOL program can conflict with what the end user wants to do via the values and variables described in this chapter. The end user has no control over such situations, but should be aware of them. They are described by Notes at the appropriate places in this section.
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