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From: davidm@cimshop.UUCP (David Masterson)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Function Keys in MG2a
Keywords: MG FKEYS
Message-ID: <467@cimshop.UUCP>
Date: 20 Sep 89 00:34:57 GMT
Organization: Consilium Mt. View CA
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I am using MG2a on a VMS system and am trying to figure out how to activate
the function keys on my terminal.  I am more used to the manner that
MicroEmacs 3.9e used for function keys, so the mechanism in MG2a is rather
daunting.  Can anyone help me understand what switches need to be compiled in,
how to attach a command to a function key (something of the form '^[[nn~' or
'^[Oa'), what 'define-key', 'global-set-key', and 'local-set-key' are for, and
how to set things up in a startup file ('.mg'?)?  In MicroEmacs 3.9e, I
basically taught (read hacked) it to treat '^[[' and '^[O' as function key
starters and then had it interpret the rest, but the MG2a implementation looks
significantly different (I get the feeling I'm missing something important).
Any help??

David Masterson
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