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From: gordon@prls.UUCP (Gordon Vickers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: TERMCAP entry for vt220, anyone
Message-ID: <16478@prls.UUCP>
Date: 4 Nov 88 16:55:41 GMT
References: <321@lafcol.UUCP> <601@infmx.UUCP> <887@sbo.UUCP>
Reply-To: gordon@prls.UUCP (Gordon Vickers)
Organization: Philips Research Labs, Sunnyvale, California
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In article <887@sbo.UUCP> larry@sbo.UUCP (Larry Mullen) writes:
->
->   In response to the question about how to generate an ESC on a vt220;
->
->To generate an escape on several vt220 lookalikes which we use here,
->I use the sequence CTRL-3 where the 3 is on the main keyboard not the 10
->key pad. I don't know if this is standard but it's worked on 3 different
->terminals here.
->						Larry Mullen
->						...noao!nud!sbo!larry

    NO, it certainly isn't standard, in fact it's weird !
    What is a standard alternitive is CTRL-[ also often written as ^[  .

    For those interested, a few years ago a wrote a utility that allows
    VT200, and VT300 users an easy way to redefine functions keys.  It
    automatically programs the ESC key correctly.  The user may keep
    any number of files that contain function key definitions and simply
    direct the utility's attention to the desired file.  This makes it
    quite easy to redefine the functions keys anytime.  It takes just
    seconds to redefine your keys for any application.  You can even
    put newlines into the definiton !

      This program ( called keydef ) has been used at a number of sites,
    and is believed to be bug free.  I wrote it when I was first learning
    'C' so the code isn't very pretty, in fact, I'm embarressed by it. Still
    it works simply, and reliably.  I hope to rewrite it soon and post it
    if there is suffeciant interest.  In the mean time, for those who can't
    wait, drop me a line and I'll email the old version to you.

Gordon Vickers 408/991-5370 (Sunnyvale,Ca); {mips|pyramid|philabs}!prls!gordon