Terminal / Appearance / Advanced

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

The Terminal/Appearance/Advanced category of the Global Options dialog allows you to control the color scheme for your application window, and to control the transparency/opacity of the window.

Color schemes group

This group allows you to select or create color schemes used in your SecureCRT application window. The Color schemes list allows you to select the default color scheme for your session windows from the existing schemes. By using the Edit... and New buttons, you can also modify existing schemes or create a new ones.

Tip: Using different color schemes for different session windows makes quick identification easier. You can change color schemes for individual sessions in the Terminal/Appearance category of the Session Options dialog.

Window transparency group

This group allows you to control the transparency/opacity of the application window.

Active window

This option determines how transparent or opaque the SecureCRT window is when it is the active window on the desktop. The minimum allowed value for the active window is 15 so that the active window can never be completely transparent.

Inactive window

This option determines how transparent or opaque the SecureCRT window is when it is NOT the active window on the desktop.

Note: The SecureCRT window will become completely transparent (invisible) if this option is set to 0 (all the way to the left).