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From: jlange@oracle.com (J Lange)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Help with keyboard setup on VT320
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Date: 10 Apr 90 19:58:11 GMT
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In-reply-to: LC.YRS@forsythe.stanford.edu's message of 5 Apr 90 00:43:18 GMT

Unfortunately, there appears to be no way to disable the action of C-s and C-q
on the VT320.  Therefore you must remap the functions normally assigned to
these keys (and any other sequence that includes these, i.e. C-x C-s) to some
other key.  I have isearch-forward assigned to C-z and quoted-insert assigned
to C-\, for example.

The F11 key on the VT320 sends either an escape or the sequence ESC[23~
depending on the setup parameters.  In VT100 mode, it should send ESC (and
all other function keys should be disabled), in VT320 mode, it will send
ESC[23~ and the other function keys will send a similar sequence.  If you
would like the use the function keys and/or the application keypad, you must
use VT320 mode, and have three options for handling ESC.

	1)  Assign the function ESC-prefix to function key F11.
	    one way: (global-set-key "\e[23~" 'ESC-prefix)

	2)  In the keyboard section of the terminal setup, set the backquote/
	    tilde (`~) key to send ESC and (optionally) the </> key to send
	    `/~ and shift-, & shift-. to send < >.

	3)  Assign ESC-prefix to the backquote key.  Then if you need to
	    actually type a backquote, you must use quoted-insert first.

I use both 1 and 2 above.

Jim Lange
jlange@oracle.com
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