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From: r3hjl@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU (Howard J. Lymor)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Using cursor keys with MS-Win3-TERMINAL
Summary: Activate the Scroll Lock Key, then cursor keys will work
Message-ID: <931@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU>
Date: 8 Jan 91 23:25:56 GMT
References: <1991Jan3.134432.2610@rwthbs.uucp>
Reply-To: r3hjl@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU (Howard J. Lymor)
Organization: HJDL Database Services
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In article <1991Jan3.134432.2610@rwthbs.uucp> hls@rwthbs.UUCP (Hans-Ludwig Stahl) writes:
>I have a lot of problems using MS-Windows 3.0; 2 of them are as follows:
> --> How can I use the cursor keys in conjunction with Win3-Terminal?
>     Until now I am only able to move the Windows cursor with the cursor
>     keys, but the key code seems not to be transmitted! (I have similar
>     problems with some other keys, such as vertical bar.)
> --> How can I use my mouse with applications running under Win3 in a DOS
>     window (e.g. MS-Word for DOS)? 
>
>
>     Hans

Okay, for question number 1, I have seen a lot of people asking,
so I thought I'd post instead of email.  

In the terminal program for win3, activate the Scroll Lock key,
so that the light is turned on, and then try the cursor keys.
They should work.  
I found this out from a posting last year, sorry, I can't remember
the original sender's name (but thank you!!!!).

As for the second question, and this is not an authoritative
answer, if you are on a 386 class machine and running your pgm
in a window, then win3 controls the mouse.  However, if you 
run the program full screen, win3 releases mouse control to the
program.  I have used Quattro Pro under win3, and this is how
I gained mouse control.  It makes sense.  Anything running is a
window is in the true "windows" environment and windows must
retain control in order to keep the interface.  I mean, would
you want your cursor to do one type of movement in one window
and a totally different and unrelated movement in another?

Hope this helps,

Howard

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