[Info-vax] OT: Keypad picture wanted

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In article <rhlpra$ch2$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
>On 2020-08-19, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG <VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG> wrote:
>> In article <rhjn27$hhq$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
>>>
>>>BTW, it's not mad when you are inputting numbers all day and the
>>>operating system you are using doesn't have the concept of
>>>an application keypad mode to switch between numeric and
>>>non-numeric mode.
>>
>> What system does that?
>>
>
>VMS. And RSTS/E. And any other DEC OS with EDT or similar applications.
>
>In that case, the OS controls when to switch between application keypad
>mode and numeric keypad mode.
>
>Also directly controllable on VMS using "set term/application_keypad"
>and "set term/numeric_keypad".
>
>In the PC world, there is no concept of an application keypad mode
>and the keypad contains navigation keys so it's up to the user to
>decide if they are using the keypad for number input or for navigation
>purposes.

I appeared that you were claiming VMS could NOT do that.

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