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User Message Data Buffer Configuration
The user message data buffer contains the message displayed in the message bar 
(see Message Bar Configuration on page 28). It contains the following fields:
USER_MESSAGE  The user message field.
Null Text Data Buffer Configuration
The null text data buffer defines an empty data buffer. It contains the following 
fields:
NULL_TEXTThe null text field.
Initialization 
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Screen Saver 
Configuration FileThe screen saver configuration file is called “logos.cfg” timer and displays 
information used by the screen saver.
Screen Saver Delay Values
The screen saver uses the following delay values:
Logo Configuration
The screen saver supports three different logos. A single logo can be displayed, or 
the screen saver can cycle through all three logos. Each logo definition contains the 
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Function Keys 
Configuration FileThe function keys configuration file, “keys.cfg”, contains function key definitions. 
Each function key definition contains a function key symbol, a handler routine 
index, and an optional handler parameter string. Function key assignments are 
changed by specifying a different handler index and/or parameter string for a 
function key symbol.
Handler Routine Index Values
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Function Key Definitions
Function key assignments are controlled by assigning handler routine index values 
and optional parameter strings to function key symbols. The following function 
key symbols are defined in the “keys.cfg” file, and the data associated with these 
symbols may be modified as desired to specify function key assignments:
Function key 
symbolFunction Key

F1 key
F2 key
F3 key
F4 key
F5 key
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Dialogs 
Configuration FileThe dialogs configuration file, “dialogs.cfg”,  contains all pop up dialog window 
configurations. Each dialog has an associated dialog definition containing the 
following information:
Number of rows and columns in the dialog.
The location of the dialog on the screen.
The dialog border style and color attributes.
The dialog title offset, color attributes, and string constant.
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Caller Removal Validation Dialog Configuration
The caller removal validation dialog configuration defines the appearance of the 
caller removal validation dialog. It contains the following fields:
CALL_RM_DIAGThe caller removal validation dialog configuration.
CALL_RM_VISThe caller removal dialog visible flag.
CALL_RM_ANCHORThe caller removal dialog anchored flag.
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Windows 
Configuration 
FilesThe windows configuration files contain information that defines the Sentry Alarm 
Control Terminal screen layout. Each window has an associated windows 
definition file containing the following information:
Number of rows and columns in the window.
The location of the window on the screen.
The window border style and color attributes.
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Message Bar Configuration
The message bar configuration defines the appearance of the message bar. It 
contains the following fields:
MSG_WINThe message bar window definition.
MSG_VISThe message bar visible flag.
MSG_ANCHORThe message bar anchored flag.
MSG_SCALEThe message bar resize allowed flag.
MSG_FOC_OKThe message bar focus allowed flag.
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Feature Window Configuration
Each feature window has a configuration file that defines the appearance of the 
window. The configuration file contains the following fields (the characters 
“XXXX” are replaced with the name of the feature window, such as “FIRE”, 
“ADMIN”, etc.):
XXXX_WINThe feature window definition.
XXXX_FORMATThe feature window data format definition.
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