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Article #2040Vt220 Compose Key
From: mark anthony roman
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 1988 21:03
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 1988 21:03
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Whilst enjoying the "Compose Character" key on my DEC vsII, I began to wonder if there was some way to get that shifted Meta functionality on my vt220 at home. The key is there -- you can't fool me. Does anyone have a termcap or programming method for the vt220 that turns that useless Compose key into a shifted Meta key? I hate typing "ESC - <char>" in emacs when instead I could just hold down that compose key & type the character, i.e. "M-<char>". Please post any ideas, methods, etc. fondly remembering Symbolics machines, mark roman ------------------------------------------------------------------- Marcus Antonius Romanus Have two (2) decks for dubbing !! 1 Amherst St. E40-300 Help me build a collection! Cambridge, MA 02139
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!athena.mit.edu!marcus From: marcus@athena.mit.edu (mark anthony roman) Newsgroups: comp.terminals Subject: Vt220 Compose Key Keywords: compose meta termcap emacs Message-ID: <5730@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> Date: 10 Jun 88 21:03:26 GMT Sender: daemon@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU Reply-To: marcus@athena.mit.edu (mark anthony roman) Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lines: 19