FAQ(15) - Termcap; Some of the keys do not work - how can I bind them ?

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Termcap; Some of the keys do not work - how can I bind them ?

ANSWER

In your user setup <user>.emf add the new keys. You have to be careful as to the environment and probably need to do something like the following:

; First check we are not an Xterm 
!if &not $use-x 
    ; Quick check on the terminal type. We probably need to 
    ; distinguish between terminal types for different bindings 
    !if &seq $TERM "myterm" 
        translate-key "<from>" "<to>" 
        ... 
        translate-key "<from>" "<to>" 
    !endif 
!endif

See translate-key(2) for details of translating termcap keys. See describe-key(2) to help identify the key.

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