Re: Question about vi macros

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From: Doug Gwyn
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1989 07:02

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In article <1919@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> alex@wolf.umbc.edu.UUCP (Alex Crain) writes:
>Since there is no termcap field for
>a "next page" key, you have to bind to ^[F~, with no name.

I don't know whether or not this helps address the original question,
but there most certainly is a termcap capability for the string sent
by a "next page" key:  it's "kN".  Whether or not particular software
supports it is a separate issue.

	- D A Gwyn
	  4.3BSD termcap(5) editor

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!mit-eddie!rutgers!cmcl2!adm!smoke!gwyn
From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.editors,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Question about vi macros
Keywords: vi editor, key mappings
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Date: 17 Apr 89 07:02:29 GMT
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