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In <C1Dr6t.Gqn@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> cdvaugha@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Chris Vaughan) writes:

>In the first place, it doesn't map the keypad at all. For my part I use the
>keypad in mail and in EVE. You can modify the MAC and PAD definitions, but this
>is a pain. I had to look at my old comm programs which DID map it to see what
>the right codes should be.

There are two modes for the number/cursor keys on vt102, both with
different key bindings.

In VT102.PAD the arrow keys on number pad are "application" keys and
the separate arrow keys are the real arrow keys.

If TM does not know any difference between the two keypads, I would
suggest you check out if you have set the enhanced keyboard option (in
Options/Mouse & Keyboard). TM will not detect enhanced keyboard unless
you tell it there is one. 

If you do not have enhanced keyboard, you can modify your VT102.PAD
from the macro window or directly with any text editor (like DOS EDIT
or EDLIN) and make the "up", "down" etc. keys equal the "alt-up",
"alt-down" etc keys.

Of course, if most vt102 users want the "alt" keys and the normal keys
switched, Hu could change them. But he will not, if you do not tell
him to.

>Second, many comm programs allow you to change the backspace key in a menu or
>for each individual directory entry. What if I want to use VT102 on different
>systems which want different backspace codes?

VT102.PAD has BS set to BS and VT102DEL.PAD has it set to DEL. You can
for example make a script named VT102DEL.SCR that has only one line:

	LOADPAD "VT102DEL"

and install it in your dialing directory as login script so that it is
run for every BBS where you want to have the BS set to DEL. 

>Telemate is a great program, but its not just a configuration problem.
>VT102 is just not that well implemented in comparison with other programs.

Are there any other problems than the keyboard problems that can be
fixed with proper setup?

Tell me what is wrong with the implementation of VT102 in Telemate and
I will tell Winfred Hu to fix it -- he most likely would.
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