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

[alanfe...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 7:48:00 PM UTC-4, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 9/20/2022 4:15 PM, alanfe... at gmail.com wrote: 
> > On Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 3:57:58 PM UTC-4, Steven Schweda wrote: 
> >>> Am I the only one in the newsgroup that uses a Mac to access an 
> >>> OpenVMS box? 
> >> I use XQuartz > Terminal (xterm). With a little xmodmap action, it 
> >> does what I need. I haven't noticed any new (xterm) trouble with 
> >> Monterey (12.5.1, on a Pro (Late 2013)) compared with Mojave (10.14.6 on 
> >> a Pro (Mid 2010)). 
> > 
> > It's beginning to look like the fault is with macOS 12.6. I was on 12.2.1, and I called Apple Care for something else that broke, and they said to update to the latest version. 
> > 
> > I am currently investigating things like Mouse Keys. The numbers do move the text cursor (not the mouse pointer) around in BBEdit, at least. Still working on it. 
> > 
> > This is why I hate updates and upgrades. Something always breaks, and it's usually or always something important. 
> > 
> > Note that the numeric keypad number keys don't work in other apps, like Mail and BBEdit, except to move the cursor around. 
> > 
> > OMG! It's working now! I must have stumbled upon the correct setting, but I'm not sure which one it is! 
> > 
> > Continuing . . . 
> >
> Perhaps numeric keypad mode vs app keypad mode ??????

Nope. Thought of that. But nope. It was Mousekeys or some mystery setting related to it.

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