[H-GEN] Key Mapping Problem (I think)

[Rick Phillips]

> >right in my thinking, how can this be fixed so that the "far end" can
> >work normally without upsetting the server end where clients and
> >terminals are still connected via a stallion board and are
> functioning
> >correctly?
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>     The first thing that springs to mind is termcap and
> terminfo.  In a
> nutshell, these systems are used so that programs have easy look-up
> tables for doing different things on different terminals.  The escape
> sequence, for example, to switch to inverse video varies betwen
> terminals/emulators, and in some may not even be possible.
> In the same
> way, the escape sequence sent by your terminals for a
> function key will
> be different to that of a different model.
>
>     So, chances are the new hardware has done something to the esacpe
> sequence.  You need to figure out what sequence is arriving
> and either
> fix it or copy the old tercap/info entry to a new entry and
> modify this
> to suit the new sequence.
>
>     Either way, googling for "termcap terminfo function keys" should
> give you somewhere to start.
>
> Scott

Thanks Scott,

I think you have given me the info I need..  I can't access the machine
tonight to check but I will have a look first thing in the morning.

Regards,

Rick

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