Re: Oracle*Terminal and PC keys remapping
Date: 8 Jun 1993 12:12:43 -0400
Message-ID: <1v2dpr$9fj_at_umcc.umcc.umich.edu>
nolan_at_helios.unl.edu (Michael Nolan) writes:
>ak730_at_yfn.ysu.edu (Brian C. Shensky) writes:
>:I don't know how many of you have played with Oracle Terminal, but I have
>:a *strange* situation...Is there any way to remap the 101-key keyboard's
>:numeric keypad keys, especially the /*-+ keys to the right of the NumLock
>:key? How about using F11 and F12? Can the grey cursor movement keys be
>:mapped separately from the keypad equivalents?
>:Obviously, there must be *some* way to distinguish the /*-+ keypad keys
>:from those on the qwerty keyboard, since I have programs which can
>:differentiate between the two. Any ideas? All appreciated!
>Well, I'm assuming you're using a PC with a terminal emulator (vt100, etc.),
>and logging into Oracle on a mini or mainframe. (In my case, Oracle 7 on
>a unix system.)
>It appears that basically all the non-typewriter keyboard keys on a PC can
>be remapped with Oracle Terminal, providing that the Terminal Emulator
>being used on the PC can handle it. (Procomm Plus, for example, lets you
>remap just about all of them, but reserves the ALT combinations for itself.)
>For example, we have remapped Procomm Plus's VT100 mode to reassign the
>numeric keypad back to a numeric keypad, and use the HOME-END-PGUP-PDGN-
>INSERT-DELETE and F1-12 groups in a mapping that attempts to minimize
>operator keystrokes for common functions in Oracle Forms.
>---
>Michael Nolan, Sysop for the DBMS RoundTable on GEnie
>nolan_at_notes.tssi.com, dbms_at_genie.geis.com
>(posted from nolan_at_helios.unl.edu)
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-Bri Received on Tue Jun 08 1993 - 18:12:43 CEST