[comp.os.vms] DEFINE KEY PROBLEM

graham@DRCVAX.ARPA (08/05/88)

This is strange, perhaps sombody wiser than I can explain it.

As part of my login, I define a key as "C"/TERMINATE/NOLOG

now, "C" is a symbol that runs a little program that clears my screen and 
resets the cursor to 1;1.

If I type C at the DCL prompt, the screen is cleared and the prompt is left 
at line one, as I have directed.  If, however, I press the key defined, the 
screen clears, the cursor jumps to line one, then immediately moves down a 
line and the pormpt is printed at lien two.

I don't see why the difference between my typing a C and pressing a return 
and the key typing a c and terminating it with a return as the definition 
specifies, but that extra line feed has me bewildered.  Any thoughts?

Dan Graham
graham@drcvax.arpa
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