[Info-vax] How to map EDT keypad to Mac number keypad?

[alanfe...@gmail.com]

On Monday, October 4, 2021 at 3:54:07 PM UTC-4, alanfe... at gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday, October 4, 2021 at 1:59:44 PM UTC-4, Mark Berryman wrote:
> > On 10/2/21 11:29 AM, alanfe wrote: 
> > > I have an iMac, and despite having a matching numeric keypad, I have to hold down the fn key while pressing F1 thru F4 to get PF1 thru PF4 in EDT. Or I can set the function keys to not do their mac functions, i.e., to work as standard function keys. Can one do better? I'd even be happy if I could make the 7 key the GOLD key and the 9 key the PF3 key. Or maybe something with the 6-key key cluster (fn, home, pg up, delete, end, pg dn)? I really miss using PF1 and PF3 to FIND NEXT and FIND. 
> > > 
> > > Is there a way to do this? 
> > > 
> > > I am using the Mac program Terminal and logging in to eisner. 
> > > 
> > > Yes, I'm still alive and kicking. Alive, anyway. 
> > > 
> > To have the top row function keys default to acting as functions keys, 
> > go to System Preferences -> Keyboard and check the "Use F1, F2, etc. 
> > keys as standard function keys" box. 
> > 
> > To get all of the keypad function keys to work the same as a VMS 
> > keyboard, you need to define the necessary escape sequences into 
> > terminal. Go to Terminal -> Preferences -> Profiles and select the 
> > keyboard tab. Add any keys not already defined. For example, 
> > Numeric Keypad Clear -> \033OP 
> > Numeric Keypad = -> \033OQ 
> > Numeric Keypad / -> \033OR 
> > Numeric Keypad * -> \033OS 
> > 
> > will get you PF1 - PF4. 
> > 
> > You can define all of the keys except the fn key. 
> > 
> > Mark Berryman
> Holy Moly! How could I have missed that?! I can't believe it! The [Ow, my tongue!] works! 
> Thank you so much. (^_^)

Looks like older versions of Terminal don't have that -- at least not on macOS Snow Leopard, which I had to use recently on my old Mac. Hopefully they kept this in the current macOS!