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From: aburt@isis.UUCP (Andrew Burt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: ProComm Plus DEL/BS
Message-ID: <2212@isis.UUCP>
Date: 18 Feb 88 14:40:10 GMT
References: <2944@swan.ulowell.edu> <2945@swan.ulowell.edu>
Reply-To: aburt@isis.UUCP (Andrew Burt)
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In article <2945@swan.ulowell.edu> boneill@hawk.ulowell.edu (Bug-Hunter) writes:
>In 2.4.2, you could define what code the
>backspace key sent (DEL, BS, or CHR(127)), but the only choices I've found
>from ProComm+ is DESTRUCTIVE/NON-DESTRUCTIVE

I found a slightly different problem that annoys me, though I suspect I
know what the solution is for both.

I tried the tvi* and wyse* terminal emulations, and found that backspace
keys sends ^H (which I want), the del key doesn't send ^?, which I DO want.
(I played and found that ctrl-backspace does, but I don't consider this
acceptable; I use ^? for interrupt and I WANT it to be one keystroke.)
Vt102 mode sets it up this way -- but then I don't get character insert/delete
via escape codes (argh!).  So I looked at the various screens until I noticed
one that says it redefines keys (alt-F5 maybe?).  It said it wasn't
available in the test drive version.

So does anyone out there with "real" procomm+ care to comment on whether
this will work to redefine the bs key to send out what we want?  Or the
del key to send out ^? ?  And can I use that to redefine my keys such
that the `/~ key sends out escape, and the escape keys sends out `/~ ?

Would it allow swapping control and caps lock keys (for those hideous
keyboards with capslock next to 'A')?
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Andrew Burt 				   			isis!aburt

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