Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 19:03:28 -0500 From: "Jeffrey S. Sharp" <jss@subatomix.com> To: <freebsd-small@freebsd.org> Subject: Arrow keys in terminal emulator Message-ID: <003401c03896$d835fac0$f4831b18@quark>
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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
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