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Conference jamin::pathworks32

Title:Digital PATHWORKS 32
Moderator:SPELNK::curless
Created:Fri Nov 01 1996
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:337
Total number of notes:1612

281.0. "PF1 key not assignable in PW32 VT320" by STKHLM::IVAN () Wed May 07 1997 14:45

    A very large customer in Sweden tryes to assign the PF1 key in the PW32
    VT320 emulator to the SHIFT/F6 key, using the Keyboard Setup. The PF1 
    key looks assigned to SHIFT/F6 in the Keyboard Setup menu, but SHIFT/F6 
    does not generate the PF1 string. Assigning PF2, PF3 or PF4 to any key 
    desired works fine. Do we have a bug or PF1 is not assignable in PW32
    (the customer tells us that it was in the previous versions)? The
    situation here is urgent, so I will be very thankful for any responce.
    
    Best regards,
    
    Ivan Ivanov, MCS, Sweden
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281.1Looks like a problemJAMIN::MCCARRONThu May 08 1997 08:4910
    
    Ivan,
    
    It should work.  Not sure why it doesn't at the moment.  We'll look
    into it.  For now, the following work around exists.  The PF1 key sends
    the code <ESC>OP to the host.  If you assign SHIFT/F6 to be ^3OP (thats
    caret 3 Capital O Capital P) you should get PF1.  The ^3 is the <ESC> 
    code.  I've tried it here and it works for me.
    
    bruce,
281.2Do we know why?VMSNET::DMCFARLANDstill TurboMom[tm]...Wed Jun 04 1997 16:2214
    Bruce,
    
    Thanx for the workaround.  I needed it today for a less-than-pleased
    because-the-standard-procedure-doesn't-work-for-mapping-pf1 caller.
    I was also unable to get the regular method of mapping pf1 to another 
    key to function, but the workaround (^3OP) did the job.
    
    Now caller wants to know if we have figured out WHY you can map other
    keys, but not pf1 using the point'n'click method on the keyboard menu.
    
    Do we have an answer for this?
    
    Thanx,
    Diane
281.3Don't know why yetJAMIN::MCCARRONThu Jun 05 1997 10:4312
    Diane,
    
    I haven't had a chance to figure out why it doesn't work (or fix it for
    that matter).  If I had to guess, it's probably because the PF1 key is
    NUMLOCK key on PC keyboards.  Since the NUMLOCK key normally toggles
    the state of the numeric keypad, the VT320 has to do extra processing
    to keep the keypad in the correct state as well as have the key execute
    the PF1 code.  There must be something different between 16 and 32 bits
    that caused the problem.  It's on the list of things to fix for 7.1 now
    that we have put 7.0a to bed (fingers crossed).
    
    bruce,