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- From: wkaufman@us.oracle.com (William Kaufman)
- Subject: Re: keypad & sql*forms
- Message-ID: <1992Sep4.185944.1292@oracle.us.oracle.com>
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- References: <1992Sep3.133806.971@src.honeywell.com>
- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 18:59:44 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep3.133806.971@src.honeywell.com> kdady@src.honeywell.com (Ken Dady) writes:
- ]
- ] Is there a way to re-define the numeric keypad on a
- ] VT100, Sun keyboard, Mac (running telnet) to be used
- ] as a 'normal' keypad with SQL*forms? i.e. Keys
- ] interpreted as numbers instead of functions. The
- ] numlock key seems to have no effect.
-
- I'll have to admit ignorance on Sun and Mac, but here's the deal on
- the VT100:
-
- The VT100 is so function key-poor that the numeric keypad had to be
- stolen for function keys. You may be able to work around this problem
- by:
-
- - Removing any keys you're not using, and will never want to use;
-
- - Using the SQL*Forms 3.0 menu, where applicable (like, for [Enter
- Query] or [Next Record])
-
- - Squishing all the remaining keys into [Control-something], [Esc
- something], [Esc Esc something],...
-
- If you can do that, use oraterm to define the new keymap, and remove
- the "\e=" and "\e>" from the terminal setup and reset strings. The
- first string puts the keypad in "application" mode, the second in
- "normal" mode.
-
- (In fact, you might want to swap the modes: instead of going into
- application mode on entry and normal on exit, you can go into normal on
- entry and application on exit.)
-
- -- Bill K.
-
- Bill Kaufman, | "Maybetheyhadaridiculousstatementtomakeaboutsomethingt
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