ScreenMan Form Editor

Introduction

The ScreenMan Form Editor is a screen-oriented tool for creating and editing ScreenMan forms. It allows you to select and drag form elements and edit their properties through a ScreenMan interface. It can run on character-based terminals (e.g., DEC VT-100 and Qume QVT-102), if properly defined through the Device Handler.

As you use the Form Editor, it is helpful to display or have printouts of the data dictionaries of the files containing the fields you are placing on ScreenMan forms. You need to know such things as the data dictionary numbers of files and subfiles and the maximum length of the external form of data.

REF: See also:

• "ScreenMan Forms" section.
  
  
• "ScreenMan API" section, which describes the ScreenMan APIs you can use to load a form and to use from within a form.
  
  
• The ScreenMan Tutorial for Developers Manual located on the VDL.

Reviewed/Updated: May 2026