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From: UJIGGS@UNC.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: mapping the Sun386 keyboard
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Date: 22 Nov 88 00:59:00 GMT
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To the network,
Awhile ago, I posted a note asking for help remapping the keyboard
of a Sun386i/250 in emacs v18.52.  I received one response, which while
somewhat helpful, did not solve the problem.  I guess I do not
understand why the keyboard of a Sun386 behaves differently than on a
Sun 2 or 3, but it does.  When in suntools on a Sun2 running OS 3.4,
if you type one of the right keypad keys, an escape sequence is printed
on the screen.  In emacs, this sequence can be redefined as an emacs
command using the global-set-key in a .emacs file.  This absolutely
does not work on the Sun386 running OS 4.0 and sunview windows.  Typing
a function key does not seem to generate a unique escape sequence, nor
is this sequence even perceived by emacs when it is running.  However,
outside of sunview, running console as a simple terminal, the old
escape sequences are the same as on any other sun.  How do I get these
into emacs?  I gleened that it was possible from the one answer to my
last note, but being the non-lisper that I am, I don't think the
explanation was at a low enough level for me.  Any other help or hints
would be appreciated.  Thanks in advance,
                            Michael Gregg  UJIGGS@UNC  (bitnet)