GRUPP@mit-mc@sri-unix.UUCP (08/15/83)
From: Paul R. Grupp <GRUPP@mit-mc> Yes, you can swap the meanings of ^X and ^U in the BDOS read-buffer rtn. For that matter you can make them ANY character you wish... At BDOS+249 hex, is the character to use for "erase line" (^X or 18 hex). At BDOS+260 hex, is the character to use for "cancel line" (^U or 15 hex). ... So just swap these two bytes, or replace with whatever characters you like, and that should do the trick. --Paul BTW all the console editing functions are around the same place in the BDOS, and are ALL CPI <CHAR>. So you can look for others with DDT, and change as you like.
Chepponis@CMU-CS-C.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP (08/21/83)
From: Mike Chepponis <Chepponis@CMU-CS-C.ARPA> Can anyone tell me how I can swap the meanings of the Control-X and Control-U keys (Line delete for CRT & printing terminal, respectively). I did see the cryptic note about how to convert the Delete key into behaving like the Back Space key (very nice), but I'd like to know if someone knows the same sort of thing about the line delete character. Thanks, -Mike p.s. BTW, is the source code for the BDOS available & in the public domain? -------