[comp.windows.open-look] Labeled PF Keys

fargi@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (charles.f.fargis) (05/03/91)

I am in need of an Open-look compatible terminal emulation
that functions just like xterm but with a useful change.
That change not only downloads strings to be sent when a
function key is hit, but embedded in the sequence is a
8 character over 8 character label for what the key does.
That label appears somewhere so the user knows what it does.
For those of you that have used AT&T 5425 or 5410 or 5420 or 615
or 730s that is what I want to see but the escape characters are
not important.

E.G.
ESC[ps;ps;ps;psqlabel+string
where 1st ps is whick pf key
2nd ps is the number of characters in the string
3rd ps is whether the key is transmitted or just added to the screen locally
4th ps is whether the key is a system or user function key

OR

ESC[ps1;pn;ps2;ps3;qlabel+string

ps1=key number
pn =strlen(string)
ps2 dont care
ps3=user vs system PF key
label must be 16 characters 8 over 8
string as long as you like

real example 
ESC[1;6;0;1gDIR or  ls -l   ls -l

RSVP Any way you choose
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