mpm@hpfcmgw.HP.COM (Mike McCarthy) (06/28/89)
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-- Mike McCarthy
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I need some help in setting up the special function keys (SFK)
for an HP 2394A terminal via the "terminfo" database. (I want to
define this in a modified "terminfo" entry for the terminal.) I
think that I should use the "pkey_xmit" capability to do this, but
I don't have an example entry for what the capability definition
would look like. Before I reinvent the wheel here, I would like an
example to work from.
A problem I see is that there are at least three variables in
the string to program a function key on the HP 2394A: SFK number,
SFK label, and the string to transmit. The "pkey_xmit" capability
takes only two parameters.
In addition to defining the appropriate capability in the
"terminfo" entry, I also need to know how to enable the keys. How
should I do that? I am looking for any examples or ideas that
could help. That includes how to call a "curses" routine to use
a parameterized capability string like "pkey_xmit". (I can use
"tputs" but I don't think that will do what I want.)
Kelly "terminfo hurts!" Oden
North American Response Center
Atlanta, GA
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