This might not be a viable solution for older Floridians.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry Durand [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 10:08 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Laptop / Palmtop and the enter key
>
>
> If you are using Reflection, you should be able to just
> hit (ALT-Return) and that should do it. Granted it is hitting
> two keys (at once) rather than one key but this is how I have
> worked around it.
>
> At the last place I worked which was an Amisys site I ran into
> the same problem but for a different reason.  Amisys does not use
> block mode screens but it does often require a good amount of
> number entry.  Since it is easier to enter a significant amount of
> numerical data on the numeric keypad and just use that enter key
> as a <return> key, we set the enter key (on the numeric keypad)
> to be the <return> key on all terminals and PC's.  When we did
> truly need to use the <enter> key for block mode screens
> (like NMMGR) we had to use the ALT-Return keystroke as I suggested
> above.
>
> HTH,
>
> Barry
>
> On 6 Dec 00, at 7:26, Doug Becker wrote:
>
> > *Someone* in the County has decided that they are going to
> use Laptops / =
> > Palmtops which do not have a numeric key pad and hence no enter key.
> >
> > We all know that the enter key next to the "/', is not
> truly and enter =
> > key--it is a return key (just kidding, sort of).
> >
> > This makes it very hard when using a terminal emulator to
> send things to a =
> > V-Plus generated screen (or does V-Plus have another name
> these days?).
> >
> > It's interesting the ScreenJet from Affirm / Milliware has
> a "smart" =
> > option for this kind of problem--but my management declared
> that we were =
> > *not* going to use the product.=20
> >
> > [It's always interesting that people in positions of power
> make technologic=
> > al decisions in areas about which they know
> nothing--nothing new, but =
> > interesting nonetheless.]
> >
> > My suggestion for a temporary workaround is to have
> Reflection remap the =
> > keys so the "enter" key is something like "scroll
> lock"--and that's such a =
> > handy key to reach for!
> >
> > Has anyone else had any experience with this, and if so,
> what did you do?
> >
>
>
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