Re: FreeBSD port ?

wsuetholz@centonline.com wrote:
> >
> > I also haven't yet figured out how to get the keyboard mapping to
> > allow function keys F13-F24 under FreeBSD.
>
> Are the defined in your TERMCAP?  I've found that usually system
> terminal descriptions define F1-F10, and sometimes F11 and F12, but
> usually not F13-F24.

FreeBSD defines them for F1-F12, but not F13-F24.  I had already
arrived at this conclusion, but hadn't gotten around to determining
what the settings needed to be in TERMCAP

Your suggestion of using vi with Ctrl-V made this easy, so I went
ahead and set up termcap...  works with the F-keys, now... I just
have to get the rest of the "special" keys straightened out, shouldnt
be a problem, I just need to do it :)

>
> You also have to make sure that SHIFT-F1 is generates a different
>  escape code sequence than plain F1 does.

Yes, FreeBSD does this by default.

>
> I usually use vi to check. Press i (for insert mode) then ^v (thats
> CONTROL-V for Take next character as is), and then press the functio
> key.  Keep in mind that you have to do the ^v before every function
>  key,
> but the insert only once.  When you are done, you press the escape k
> and :q! to exit out of vi.

I'm familiar with the basics of vi, and I use it all the time, but
never noticed the Ctrl-V option.  That helped a lot, thanks...

>
> I thought that a terminal description was included with tn5250, but
> thats probably for linux.
>
> Bill Suetholz

Yep, it is for Linux or something else -- at any rate, I can't make
it work with FreeBSD :)   However, I'm on the right track, now.
thanks!

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