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- MS-DOS KERMIT DEC KEYBOARD SETUPS FOR THE IBM PC, PS/2, AND COMPATIBLES
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-
- 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)
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