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    VT320 Tool: Emulating LK201 Keyboard for All-In-1
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8/18/92
09/17/92
TOPIC


    I want to emulate the LK201 keyboard when using MacTerminal to connect
    to the DEC system "All in One Office Automation." Menu F-keys work fine,
    but I want to use physical F-keys on an extended keyboard, specifically F10
    to exit. Using the MacTerminal VT320 Keyboard Emulation doesn't work.

DISCUSSION


    According to the VT320 Tool section in the MacTerminal 3.0 User's Guide,
    there are three ways to emulate the functions provided by the function keys
    on the VT320 keyboard:

    1) Regardless of the keyboard you have, the Keys menu provides selections
    that function identically to VT320 function keys.

    2) In addition, the Extended ADB keyboard contains Function keys that you
    can use to emulate the VT320 function keys.  However, the Extended ADB
    keyboard contains Function keys F1 through F15, while the VT320 keyboard
    contains Function keys F6 through F20.  The discrepancy is resolved by
    mapping Fx on the Extended ADB keyboard to F(x+5) on the VT320.  For
    example, to generate a VT320 F6, use F1 on the Extended ADB keyboard.

    3) You can also generate Function keys on the Macintosh keyboards by using
    the Keypad keys in combination with the Option key, as shown in this
    table:

    Macintosh keypad     plus OPTION equals     Function keys
    ----------------                            -------------

    Clear                                          F5
    =                                              F6
    /                                              F7
    *                                              F8
    7                                              F9
    8                                              F10
    9                                              F11
    -                                              F12
    4                                              F13
    5                                              F14
    6                                              F15
    +                                              F16
    1                                              F17
    2                                              F18
    3                                              F19
    .                                              F20

    For user-defined VT320 function keys, hold down the Shift key and the
    Option key, while pressing the appropriate keypad key.

    The question is whether these F-keys you want to use are VT320 F-keys or
    LK201 F-keys.  When you use a real DEC VT320 terminal with the application,
    you press F10 to exit, but using MacTerminal 3.0 with the VT320 Tool, you
    should press F5 on the extended keyboard (offset of 5).  You can also use
    the Macintosh keypad 8 and the Option key to generate F10.

    If this still doesn't work for your LK201 keyboard, you may want to check
    into using a macro program such as QuicKeys to map the function keys.  This
    is much easier than trying to map the resources in the VT320 Tool.





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Category: Emulation & Data Transfer with Non-Apple Computers
Sub Category: DEC Connectivity
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