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From: andy@cadillac.ece.uiuc.edu (Andy Bereson)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Applications Keypad Mode
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Date: 9 Apr 90 00:55:40 GMT
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Can anyone please tell me how I can get an emacs window that uses the
"applications keypad mode"?

I am running emacs 18.55 on a tektronix 4317 workstation.  This machine
is running a brain-damaged version of berkeley unix and an undisclosed
version of X11.  

	MY KEYBOARD HAS NO ARROW KEYS!!!

Tek thought that a 'joypad' would be more useful.  Joypads (sorta like a
joystick, but its a large button) suck!!!

I have discovered that if, by pulling down the "modes" menu in an xterm
window, I select "applications keypad mode" then the numeric keypad
generates escape sequences instead of numbers.  This is great.  If I run
emacs in this window by now typing "emacs -nw" I can trap for these
escape sequences and use them to manipulate the cursor and anything else
that me little heart desires.  Unfortunately, now I can't use the mouse
for anything.

If I allow emacs to create it's own window, then the numeric keypad will
only generate numbers.  I can't get a "modes" menu, so I can't turn the
"applications keypad mode" on now.  I tried telling emacs to start in
applications keypad mode through xrdb, however, emacs seems to ignore
this, so I am stuck with ^P, ^N, ^F, and ^B for moving the cursor.

I would appreciate any suggestions (short of, get a real machine)!

Andy