Terminal / Tabs/Tiling

This category only appears if VanDyke Software's SecureCRT® 5.0 (or newer) is also installed.

The Terminal/Tabs/Tiling category of the Global Options dialog allows you to configure the look and behavior of tabs and tiled session windows in SecureCRT. Some options only apply to tabs. See below for information about which options apply to both tabs and tiled sessions.

Appearance group

This group allows you to set the appearance of the tabs in SecureCRT.

Connected

Clicking on this tab when the Show status indicators option is set to Background colors or Color rectangles, allows you to choose the color displayed for connected sessions.

Disconnected

Clicking on this tab when the Show status indicators option is set to Background colors or Color rectangles, allows you to choose the color displayed for disconnected sessions.

New Input

Clicking on this tab when the Show status indicators option is set to Background colors or Color rectangles, allows you to choose the color displayed for sessions that have received new input.

Inactivity

Clicking on this tab when the Show status indicators option is set to Background colors or Color rectangles, allows you to choose the color displayed for sessions that have been inactive for longer than the number of seconds specified below in the Show inactivity status after option.

Locked

Clicking on this tab when the Show status indicators option is set to Background colors or Color rectangles, allows you to choose the color displayed for sessions that have been locked.

Show status indicators

This option allows you to select how status indicators are displayed on the tabs: icons, background colors, or colored rectangles. Icons are always shown when sessions are tiled.

Show inactivity status after n seconds

Enter the number of seconds after which the session will be considered inactive. The range is 1 to 999 seconds; the default is 5. This option is also used by tiled sessions.

Minimum tab width

Enter the minimum width of your tabs. Since SecureCRT will try to shrink multiple tabs to fit in one window, this option can be useful to keep your tabs readable. This option can be set from 20 to 300 pixels.

Note: The full tab name is always shown unless the tabs do not fit in the window. In this case, the tab names will be truncated as needed, but will never be made smaller than the specified minimum tab width. You can view the full name in a tooltip by hovering your pointer over the tab name.

Options group

This group allows you to set the behavior of tabs in your system.

Double-click action

This option allows you to choose the action taken when you double-click on a tab. The actions include the following:

Close Tab – Disconnects the tab's session and closes the tab.

Clone Tab – Creates a new session that is identical to the tab's session and opens it in a new tab.

Clone Tab in New Window – Creates a new session that is identical to the tab's session and opens it in a new window.

Send Tab to New Window – Removes the tab from the current window and moves it into a new window.

Reconnect Tab – Reconnects the tab's session if it is disconnected.

Note: For tiled sessions, double-clicking maximizes the session.

Tab location

This option allows you to choose the placement of the tabs, either at the top or the bottom of the window.

Confirm when closing multiple tabs

Select this option to have SecureCRT alert you when you are closing more than one tab (for example, if you close a window containing more than one open session). If the option Show confirm disconnect dialog is checked, SecureCRT will always alert you if one or more sessions is open. This option is also used by tiled sessions.

Only show tabs when there are more than one

Select this option to only have tabs displayed when there are multiple tabs.

CTRL+TAB switches to most recently used tab

Instructs SecureCRT to apply this operation to the stated keystrokes. This option is also used by tiled sessions.

Reuse disconnected tabs

When opening a new session, this option instructs SecureCRT to reuse the currently selected tab if it is disconnected. This option is enabled by default. This option is also used by tiled sessions.