[Info-vax] Keypad state in various VMS utilities

[Chris Townley]

On Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 10:08:23 PM UTC+1, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> Den 2020-10-04 kl. 19:45, skrev Stephen Hoffman:
> > On 2020-10-04 08:08:28 +0000, Jan-Erik S  øderholm said:
> > 
> >> Anyway, when I have used EDT and then switch back to som PC application, 
> >> I usually have to press "NumLock" to get the digits back on the keypad. 
> >> I'm not sure if that this is a similar issue that is described here...
> > 
> > That would appear to be a bug in the terminal emulator app, or a bug in the 
> > host operating system app switching.
> > That the emulator app did not restore the keyboard state at 
> > loss-of-keyboard-focus. Or the operating system.
> > EDT cannot change the Microsoft Windows keyboard state, as EDT knows 
> > nothing of managing Windows keyboards when a Windows app loses focus.
> > That keyboard transition is necessarily performed by the emulator app.
> > Not by any app operating within the terminal emulator session, EDT or 
> > otherwise.
> > Or that keyboard transition is probably best performed by the operating 
> > system.
> > Another Windows app mucking with keyboard state would react similarly, if 
> > that Windows app didn't restore keyboard state at loss-of-keyboard-focus.
> > Restoring keyboard state at loss-of-focus does not seem to be performed by 
> > Microsoft Windows, which is mildly surprising.
> > 
> 
> Yes, I thought that it was emulator related. And sorry, I forgot the envir.
> 
> Win10 using Putty in a remote Citrix "remote desktop", if it matters.
> 
> Probably not the same issue that was mentioned here...
> And it is a very minor issue.

But annoying. I have for years got fed up with PuTTY leaving the NumLock in a confused state. Otherwise a fine program IMHO

Chris