stokes@cmc.CDN.UUCP (09/01/87)
Has anybody solved this EVE editor behaviour: I defined PF1 on my VT220 to
be equivalent to the "Do" key, then changed my mind. But now, whenever I try
to redefine PF1, EVE tells me that I "cannot bind another command to the
Do key". (Note that the original Do key is still a Do key). Without
deleting my EVE section file and redefining all my custom stuff, how do I get
my PF1 back ??? (there is no function that cancels a key definition).
Peter Stokes meet my ancestor... 8-]
CMC we both looked in the manual...
carl@CITHEX.CALTECH.EDU.UUCP (09/01/87)
> Has anybody solved this EVE editor behaviour: I defined PF1 on my VT220 to > be equivalent to the "Do" key, then changed my mind. But now, whenever I > try to redefine PF1, EVE tells me that I "cannot bind another command to > the Do key". (Note that the original Do key is still a Do key). Without > deleting my EVE section file and redefining all my custom stuff, how do I > get my PF1 back ??? (there is no function that cancels a key definition). Have you considered the sequence "<DO>TPU UNDEFINE_KEY(PF1)<RET>"? It works just fine for me. If UNDEFINE_KEY doesn't cancel a key definition, then it does an awfully goood imitation of it. > Peter Stokes meet my ancestor... 8-] > CMC we both looked in the manual... Wrong manual.
stokes@cmc.CDN (Peter Stokes | CMC Kingston) (09/02/87)
RE: TPU/EVE: redefing a key after defining it as a DO key. >Have you considered the sequence "<DO>TPU UNDEFINE_KEY(PF1)<RET>"? It works >just fine for me. Right you are, <do>tpu undefine_key(pf1) does remove an EVE key definition. What fooled me is that the EVE manual says "to change or cancel a key definition, re-define the key". I should have thought it could have been a TPU command... moral of the story: users of layered software should find out what layers lurk below, and then read those manuals too !! Peter
schachtn@exunido.UUCP (09/04/87)
The behavior of EVE isn't necessarily a bug. You can't redefine the Do-key with the EVE define-command, but you can undefine the key with the TPU undefine_key-command. I've tried this on a VAX under VMS 4.5 with a VT220 terminal. There was defined: Key as Do DO command PF4 DO command, and I defined TAB DO command then I tried DO TPU undefine_key(tab) DO TPU undefine_key(pf4) DO TPU undefine_key(f16) and they all work, so leaving me in EVE without any DO-key left. My suggestion to your problem is, to try to undefine the key via DO TPU undefine_key(pf1) and then save the section file with the eve save extended tpu-command. I hope this helps. Andreas schachtn@exunido.uucp