Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 16:04:17 +1000 From: "Andrew Hannam" <famzon@bigfoot.com> To: "Jeffrey S. Sharp" <jss@subatomix.com>, <freebsd-small@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Arrow keys in terminal emulator Message-ID: <010601c038c9$43b214a0$842818cb@gc.deepsky.net> References: <003401c03896$d835fac0$f4831b18@quark>
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Try using the FreeBSD "ansi" terminal type ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey S. Sharp" <jss@subatomix.com> To: <freebsd-small@freebsd.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 10:03 AM Subject: Arrow keys in terminal emulator > I hope this isn't too terribly off-topic... > > A FreeBSD embedded application I'm working on needs to allow login over > a serial line for field testing purposes. The field testers will most > likely be using Windows laptops with its Hyperterminal emulation > program. For maximum compatibility, I'm using the vt100 terminal type. > > Everything is working fine -- except for the arrow keys. I've tried > every permutation of Hyperterminal settings, but FreeBSD programs aren't > getting the correct escape sequences when I press arrow keys in the > terminal emulator. Emacs, for instance, just displays "ESC-" and waits > for more input. At least one of these three things must be hapenning: > > (1) Hyperterminal isn't transmitting the right sequences for arrow keys, > and I need to find another terminal emulator; > > (2) Some setting is wrong on the FreeBSD end, and the sequences aren't > being interpreted properly; or > > (3) You just can't use the arrow keys from within a terminal emulator. > > If anyone could suggest how I can get some function out of the arrow > keys, it would be greatly appreciated. > > =============================== > Jeffrey S. Sharp (XorAxAx) > jss@subatomix.com > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version 3.12 > GCS/IT/MU d-@ s-:+ a21 C++(++++) UBL+(+++$)> P L+(+++$)> > E+> W++ N+(++) o? K? w++$> !O M(-) !V PS+ PE Y PGP- t+ > 5 X+ R(+) tv+ b+ DI++(+++) G++ e> h--- r+++ y+++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message
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