HP3000-L Archives

December 2000, Week 1

HP3000-L@RAVEN.UTC.EDU

Options: Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
Doug Becker <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Doug Becker <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 07:26:24 -0800
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (14 lines)
*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. 

[It's always interesting that people in positions of power make technological 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?

ATOM RSS1 RSS2