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[Johnny Billquist]

On 2022-09-22 14:29, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2022-09-22, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
>> On 2022-09-21 14:26, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>>
>>> PF1 to PF4 mapping. Are they on F1 to F4 or are they on the top row of
>>> the numeric keypad ?
>>
>> F1 to F4, since the top row of the numeric keypad have keys that are
>> also on the DEC numeric keypad which I also want. Can't have it both
>> ways. The DEC numeric keypad have more keys than any PC or Apple
>> keyboard have.
>>
> 
> For me, having PF1 to PF4 on F1 to F4 is an absolute no-no. I use the EDT
> keypad layout heavily every single day and I can't have my fingers flying
> across the keyboard every time I need to press one of those keys.

Ah. Well, that would be a problem for you then.

> For me, they need to be on the top of the keypad and I do remember that
> being a problem in the early days of using xterm. I don't know if things
> are better now.

Most of the time not, since the choice made in xterm was to use F1-F4 
for PF1-PF4. Which is pretty harmless, as a real DEC terminal normally 
cannot use F1-F5 anyway, as they are used for local operations.

But yes, these keys are usually physically quite some distance away from 
the numeric keyboard.

> BTW, the only missing key for me on a PC keypad is delete word, which is
> something I never used anyway.

And I'm fine with reaching over to F1-F4 when I need those. It's all 
different compromises. I can generate all keys I could on a DEC 
keyboard, which for me is more important than the location of PF1-PF4.

   Johnny