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MS-DOS KERMIT DEC KEYBOARD SETUPS FOR THE IBM PC, PS/2, AND COMPATIBLES
The IBM PC version of MS-DOS Kermit comes with a default mapping of VT
terminal functions to IBM keys, as documented in "Using MS-DOS Kermit"
(Christine M. Gianone, Digital Press), and in the file MSVIBM.VT. These
mappings are in effect during terminal emulation, not at the MS-Kermit>
command prompt, and not outside of Kermit.
Kermit's default mappings do not include the DEC LK201 (VT200, VT300) keyboard
function (F) keys or editing keys (Insert Here, Remove, Select, etc), so you
will not be able to use host-resident applications that expect you to press
these keys unless you execute Kermit SET KEY commands to make these assigments.
Kermit's repertoire of "keyboard verbs" includes verbs for all DEC keyboard
keys: F-keys (Function keys), Editing keys, Arrow keys, and so on. The file
MSIVT3.INI contains SET KEY commands that set up both types of IBM keyboard
(88-key and 101-key) to resemble the DEC keyboard as closely as possible. The
layout for the 101 "Extended" (PS/2) keyboard is very similar to the DEC
keyboard, except for the F-keys. DEC F keys go up to 20, but the IBM-101 only
has 12 F keys.
The IBM-88 keyboard is harder to lay out because it lacks an editing keypad,
and has only 10 F keys.
The settings for the numeric keypad work no matter whether you have Num Lock
On or Off. The top rank of the numeric keypad cannot be used for the DEC
Gold and PF keys because the Num Lock key, which does not generate a scan code
when you press it, occupies the position of the DEC Gold (PF1) key. Therefore
the IBM F1-F4 keys are used for the DEC PF1-PF4 keys.
To put the DEC keyboard settings into effect, issue the command TAKE
MSIVT3.INI at the MS-Kermit> prompt, or put this command into your
MSKERMIT.INI file to make it take effect automatically whenever you start
Kermit. To restore Kermit's default key settings, issue the command SET KEY
CLEAR.
Here are the assignments made by MSIVT3.INI. If they do not suit your tastes,
feel free to modify MSIVT3.INI to create your own key settings file.
DEC LK201 Key IBM 88 Key IBM 101 Key
Top Rank:
Hold Screen Ctrl-F1 Ctrl-F1
Print Screen Ctrl-F2 Ctrl-F2
Set-Up Ctrl-F3 Ctrl-F3
F4 No definition No definition
Break Ctrl-F5 F5
F6 Ctrl-F6 F6
F7 Ctrl-F7 F7
F8 Ctrl-F8 F8
F9 Ctrl-F9 F9
F10 Ctrl-F10 F10
F11 (ESC) Alt-F1 Alt-F1
F12 (BS) Alt-F2 Alt-F2
F13 (LF) Alt-F3 Alt-F3
F14 Alt-F4 Alt-F4
Help (F15) Alt-F5, NK - Alt-F5, F11
Do (F16) Alt-F6, NK + Alt-F6, F12
F17 Alt-F7 Alt-F7
F18 Alt-F8 Alt-F8
F19 Alt-F9 Alt-F9
F20 Alt-F10 Alt-F10
Numeric Keypad (NK):
PF1 (Gold) F1 F1
PF2 F2 F2
PF3 Shift-F1 F3
PF4 Shift-F2 F4
7 F3 NK 7
8 F4 NK 8
9 Shift-F3 NK 9
4 F5 NK 4
5 F6 NK 5
6 Shift-F5 NK 6
1 F7 NK 7
2 F8 NK 8
3 Shift-F7 NK 9
0 F9, F10 NK 0
- (minus) Shift-F4 NK -
, (comma) Shift-F6 NK +
. (dot) Shift-F9 NK .
Enter F10, S-F10 NK Enter
Editing Keypad:
Find Home (NK 7) Gray Home
Insert Here Ins (NK 0) Gray Ins
Remove Del (NK .) Gray Delete
Select End (NK 1) Gray End
Prev Screen PgUp (NK 9) Gray Page Up
Next Screen PgDn (NK 3) Gray Page Down
Up-Arrow Up-Arrow (NK 8) Gray Up-Arrow
Left-Arrow Left-Arrow (NK 4) Gray Left-Arrow
Down-Arrow Down-Arrow (NK 2) Gray Down-Arrow
Right-Arrow Right-Arrow (NK 6) Gray Right-Arrow
Compose: To compose a special character on the PC Keyboard with Kermit, use
any of the standard DOS mechanisms: Hold down the Alt key and press 1 to 3
digits on the numeric keypad (representing the decimal code value of the
character in the PC's current code page), then let go of the Alt key. Or use
a national keyboard or keyboard driver.
(End of MSIVT3.DOC)