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From: miq@chromavac.SGI.COM (Miq Millman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: Iris key remapping
Summary: OOOPS, here is a fixed version
Message-ID: <25517@sgi.SGI.COM>
Date: 25 Jan 89 21:22:05 GMT
References: <8901100147.aa05163@SEM.BRL.MIL> <24593@sgi.SGI.COM>
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Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA
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In article <24593@sgi.SGI.COM>, kipp@warp.SGI.COM (Kipp Hickman) writes:
> In article <8901100147.aa05163@SEM.BRL.MIL>, mike@BRL.MIL (Mike Muuss) writes:
> > As best as I can tell, the "4D" series of SGI machines use
> > IBM PS/2 keyboards, probably from a second-source vendor.
> >  ...
   [stuff deleted]
> >  ...
> > 	Best,
> > 	 -Mike
> 
> We supposedly use an IBM-RT keyboard, for what its worth.  From my own
   
   [stuff deleted]

> 
> Here is an example code sequence that will bind your F1 key to say
> "ls -l\r" (I am using printf notation):
> 
> 	#include <device.h>
> 
> 	int key_number = F1KEY;
> 	char *key_value = "ls -l\r";

        this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ is incorrect
  the actual line should read

 	char *key_value = "ls -l\\r";

Notice the double \ this is necessary because the C compiler ignoresthe first \
unless it is lead to read it in.

> 	printf("\033P101;%d.y%s\033\\", key_number, key_value);
> 
> 
> 				    kipp hickman (kipp@sgi.com)
> 

The line I put in is the correct form.  Please make noted change before you
use this stuff.