[Info-vax] macOS Terminal app. Numeric keypad fails for EDT.

[alanfe...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 7:46:16 PM UTC-4, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 9/20/2022 3:34 PM, Robert A. Brooks wrote: 
> > On 9/20/2022 3:28 PM, alanfe... at gmail.com wrote: 
> > 
> >> Am I the only one in the newsgroup that uses a Mac to access an OpenVMS box? 
> > 
> > Many folks at VSI use Macs to access VMS (I am not one of them). 
> > 
> > They don't have the problems you apparently are having. 
> >
> My question is why are you trying to use the stupid app that comes with the 
> stupid OS? Lots of free terminal emulators available. Some that cost a bit 
> too. Choose your tools wisely. Or be unhappy. 

Because for years it has worked fine. All the keys work. I finally have an app, already in place, already "paid for," that works fine.

It's like in grad school where, in my group, we all shared a VAX 11/750. We eventually got some VMS Workstations running DECwindows. All anyone ever did was open up some DECterm windows. Oh, and the occasional "X-window" (or whatever it's called) for plots. We didn't have the time or the need to hunt down alternatives to DECterm.

What do I gain with the other apps? I also have to hunt them down, read reviews, spend time on it, and for what? What big gains do I make? What free or even paid alternative would not have had this problem? The problem was some incorrect OS setting, most likely having to do with Mousekeys. But I thought I had checked that, and it didn't help to turn it off. I would also get the sequence of 6,5 for some reason always switching me to the mail app, and happens to be 6th in line on the Dock. Tried to reproduce it after having found the problem, but most of the time the 6,5 sequence would do nothing. Oh, and 5 would often act as paste, or select a line in BBEdit. Strange doings!

Anyway, it works now. Sorry for botherin' y'all. I thought I had exhausted my leads. Well, of course I continued looking for a solution. Whatever.

As to the other part of your question:

I _already have_ the "stupid OS," and it does have some serious stupidities in it (are there any that don't?), because I use Final Cut, which doesn't run on any other system. Well, initially it seemed a better option than Windows. Only later did I get Final Cut. And as far as I can tell, Final Cut is pretty good -- mostly. Sure makes more sense than iMovie10. And it's a Mac with the M1 chip, so it's superfast. I'm hoping that the next time I do noise reduction on some movies it won't take a long time and crank up the fans from the GPU going full steam! (BTW, I use NeatVideo instead of the Final Cut noise reduction, as the Final cut noise reduction makes things look grimy.) Hey, I could go on, if you want!

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Alan