[Info-vax] unalphabetical help

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2013-01-08 09:01, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
> Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote 2013-01-08 08:41:
>> Simon Clubley wrote 2013-01-08 01:39:
>>> On 2013-01-07, Ken Fairfield <ken.fairfield at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Also, in reference to an earlier query in this thread, we
>>>> were using PuTTY to access our Linux systems at Cerner.  A
>>>> couple of the Cerner applications, which were developed on
>>>> VMS, expect a PF3 and similar in certain cases.  We couldn't
>>>> get PuTTY to send that. (Noting the earlier reference to
>>>> needing to put the keypad in application mode, I'm not sure
>>>> any of us knew that we could do that in PuTTY, and neither
>>>> did our Cerner support folks.  We're using Reflection now,
>>>> and I don't think there's a motivation to go back and see if
>>>> we can get PuTTY to work...)
>>>>
>>>
>>> That was me. Thanks for the confirmation I'm not going nuts or
>>> missed something really stupid. :-)
>>>
>>> If the keypad goes into application keypad mode (ie: when using EVE)
>>> then PF1 through PF4 (and hence the EDT keypad) work just fine; I use
>>> the EDT keypad in EVE daily from a PuTTY session.
>>>
>>> It's just that those escape codes are not sent when the keypad is in
>>> normal keypad mode.
>>>
>>> Simon.
>>>
>>
>> FWIW, I have problem using plain EDT either with PuTTY (V0.58).
>>
>> Jan-Erik.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Argh...
>
> That should have been "I have *no* problem...", of course.

EDT puts the numeric keypad in application mode... :-)

Actually, if I remember right, PF1-PF2 should send different codes if 
you are in application or normal mode...
But they should never be dead.

	Johnny