Re: [LINUX5250] Keyboard mapping and screen size

[James Rich <james@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 29 Mar 2002, Brian Hill wrote:

> 1.  When I start a session (by typing "tn5250 myAS400") it only occupies a
> small portion of the screen.  My monitor is set to 1024 x 768 and the
> session seems to be defaulting to 640 x 480.  How do I make it use the
> entire screen?

Hold down the control key and click with the right mouse button.  This
brings up a menu to change the size.  To make changes permanent you need
to add entries for font_80 and font_132 in your .tn5250rc file.

> 2.  I would really like to re-map some of the keys, for instance I like my
> "Enter" key to be Field Exit and I like my "Backspace" key to be the same as
> Cursor Left.  I've tried modifying the us5250.map file but the changes don't
> have any effect.  How do I change the keyboard mapping to suit my fickle
> tastes?

man tn5250

> The second question leads me into another one.  I would really like to make
> a simple graphical program that would allow users to re-map the keyboard,
> much like the way Client Access does it.  It looks like all I would have to
> do is write a program (probably in Java since tn5250 is cross-platform) that
> would generate a file like us5250.map.  Assuming that tn5250 can be made to
> read a file like us5250.map, how can I find out what values are valid to put
> in there?  Where can I find out exactly how this file is structured?

Again, the man page should help.  I am currently working on a HOWTO that
will help explain all this a little better, but it won't be ready for a
bit.

James Rich
james@eaerich.com