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From: leilabd@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Leila Burrell-Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Re: ESC key on VT200 and VT300 terminals.
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Date: 29 Apr 91 17:16:47 GMT
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jerrells@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Joby Jerrells) writes:
> On the DEC vt200 series of terminals the escape key is mapped to F11.
> These terminals have a set-up mode (The F3 key) that will allow you to
> emulate a vt100 keyboard.  Then, whenever you need to use the escape
> key in emacs, just press the F11 key as if it were the escape key.  I'm
> not positive about the vt300 series, I'd have to check, but my guess is
> that they work in a similar manner.

I'm quoting from the DEC publication 'Installing and Using the VT320
Video Terminal'.

    F11 is a function key often defined by application software. In
    VT100 and VT52 modes, F11 sends an escape (ESC) character.

However, from the Keyboard setup screen, it is possible to change
the characters that a number of keys send. One of these is the `~
key (above the TAB and to the left of 1), which can be set to send
an escape. It is sensible if you do this also to set the <> key to
send ~` and the ,, and .. keys to send ,< and .> This is what I do
when I use a vt320.

Leila
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