[comp.sys.next] MOST of the VT100 keypad works under xterm ....

JOE@oregon.uoregon.edu (Joe St Sauver) (03/24/90)

I was delighted to find that the NeXT xterm client distributed with the X11
server supports VT100 emulation -- sort of. For example, I was positively
ecstatic to find out that the vast majority of the keypad keys send correct
VT100 escape sequences -- huzzah!

My initial elation was quickly tempered when I found I couldn't generate
PF1-PF4 <the normal "top row" on a VT100 Keypad> or KP, <Keypad Comma> --
all of the rest of the keys are there just fine, but those five keys are
completely unavailable as far as I can tell. I've tried just about every
control, shift, alt, command anything sequence I can think of, to no avail.

If anyone can share a NeXT xterm trick that will let me get the rest of those
keys functional, I promise you a beer (or Perier or ...) the next time you're
in Oregon or we cross paths on the conference circuit...

Joe St Sauver (JOE@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU or JOE@OREGON)
Statistical Programmer and Consultant
University of Oregon Computing Center