The shipping Windows version of Reflection for HP is 8.0.x. It provides two ways for specifying return key behavior. The first is: return=enter. This is selected on the Setup/Terminal/Keyboard dialog or via Setup/View Setting dialog. Also configurable via Setup/View Settings is: return=enter in block mode. HTH, Joe Silagi, WRQ,Inc. "Gary Jackson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message news:90luru01d4q@enews1.newsguy.com... > The trick is to use a recent version of Reflection and don't just use the > return=enter option. You need to invoke RETURN=ENTER WHEN IN BLOCK MODE. > Check with tech support to find out how to do this. Minisoft just has a box > to check. Very easy. > > Gary > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harry Morris [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 9:49 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Laptop / Palmtop and the enter key > > > We tried the return=enter and had problems with it in > one of our applications. we ended up writing a > reflection script that later became a macro to > transmit a smart enter. We then mapped both enter keys > on the PC keyboard to this macro. We did this because > our casual users had a hard time getting used to the > different enter keys and it has worked well so far. > > here is an example of the macro: > > Const NEVER_TIME_OUT = 0 > 'Declare private variables > Private LF As String ' Chr$(rcLF) = Chr$(10) = > Control-J > Private CR As String ' Chr$(rcCR) = Chr$(13) = > Control-M > Private ESC As String ' Chr$(rcESC) = Chr$(27) = > Control-[ > > Sub translateEnterKeys() > > LF = Chr$(rcLF) > CR = Chr$(rcCR) > ESC = Chr$(rcESC) > > With Session > If .Connected = False Then > .ConnectionType = "VT-MGR" > .ConnectionSettings = "Host hp3000" > .Connect > End If > > If .BlockMode Then > .TransmitTerminalKey rcHpEnterKey > Else > .Transmit CR > End If > End With > End Sub > > --- Gary Jackson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Doug- > > > > Current versions of Reflection and Minisoft have the > > ability to make the > > standard return=enter when in block mode. Minisoft > > is very easy to do, > > Reflection is a little more obtuse. But, I think > > this option would do what > > you want without losing a keyboard key. > > > > Gary > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Doug Becker [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 7:26 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Laptop / Palmtop and the enter key > > > > > > *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? > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. > http://shopping.yahoo.com/ >