Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!decwrl!sun!pitstop!sundc!seismo!uunet!munnari!vax1!timcc
From: timcc@csv.viccol.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: The definitive story on VT200/VT300 keys (tell me it)
Message-ID: <90@csv.viccol.edu.au>
Date: 6 Mar 89 18:27:26 GMT
Organization: Computer Services, Victoria College, Melbourne
Lines: 27

I've seen a few messages in comp.emacs lately regarding the setting up of
VT200-series terminal keys in Emacs (including the one that mentioned that the
definition of ESC-[ could be a problem), so I went off and made what was about
my sixth attempt at (fully) understanding the Emacs manual section on defining
keys, and using that understanding to define some key-sequences that are
generated on a VT200.

I failed again.  Can someone who is a complete authority on making full use
of VT200 keys (LK201 actually), including multiple key sequences, post a full
rundown on how it is done.  I would also be interested in how you might
convince Emacs to interpret a multi-character sequence as the meta key.

Solutions using define-key or global-set-key, setting of key-maps, or any other
method would be useful.  I am using Emacs Version 18.41 under DYNIX (a vague
copy of BSD 4.2).

Don't tell me to read the Emacs manual, or to read it more closely.  I am sure
a thorough understanding of lisp and the innards of Emacs would enable me to
do what I am trying to do, but I just want to configure Emacs, not understand
it.

Thanks,

Tim Cook                  e-mail:  timcc@viccol.edu.au
Systems Administrator        (or)  timcc%viccol.edu.au@uunet.uu.net
Victoria College        (or even)  ...!uunet!munnari!viccol.edu.au!timcc
Melbourne AUSTRALIA