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From: funk@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: VT220 keys question
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Date: 30 Oct 89 17:32:00 GMT
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Nf-From: osiris.cso.uiuc.edu!funk    Oct 30 11:32:00 1989



Dum question (have read TFM  at least the one I have).
We have a terminal (UNISYS SVT1220) that does vt100/vt220.
In Vt100 mode, function key f11 sends  Esc
In Vt220 mode, it sends CSI17~  (vt200 definition).
The problem comes when some of our contractors produced an emulator
for our PC's to emulate this keyboard.
They saw that the was labeled Esc (ignoring the fact that it was also
marked f11), and mapped Esc on the PC's to CSI17~.
Now, the only way to generate and Esc  is to teach the users to
do Ctl-3.  Kind of a bear in vi.
  
Does the VT220 have a separate Esc key?  Am I right in telling them
that their mapping is a bit flawed?

Any help greatly appreciated.  Please email.


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