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From: converse@expo.lcs.mit.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: function key def in xterm
Message-ID: <9101310153.AA02305@excess.lcs.mit.edu>
Date: 31 Jan 91 01:53:37 GMT
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> Using
> the example on p 28 of the xterm man page,  we've tried the following.
> It activates the function keys as expected, but all the other keys are
> then disabled.

There's no page 28 in my xterm man page.  Well, can't type anymore, huh?

> XTerm.VT100.translations:	<Key>F4: string("ls") string(0x0d) \n\
> 				<Key>F5: string("who") string(0x0d)

If no directive is specified, "#replace" is assumed.
Do you have a copy of the Xt specification?  See the end of section
10.3, "Translation Table Management", and see Appendix B, 
"Translation Table Syntax".