Re: X Resource Question

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The Xterm manual page contains these entries:
> 
>        keymap(name)
>                This  action dynamically defines a new translation
>                table whose resource name is name with the  suffix
>                Keymap  (case  is  significant).   The  name  None
>                restores the original translation table.
> 
>        Below  is  a  sample how of the keymap() action is used to
>        add special keys for entering commonly-typed works:
> 
>            *VT100.Translations: #override <Key>F13: keymap(dbx)
>            *VT100.dbxKeymap.translations: \
>                 <Key>F14: keymap(None) \n\
>                 <Key>F17: string("next") string(0x0d) \n\
>                 <Key>F18: string("step") string(0x0d) \n\
>                 <Key>F19: string("continue") string(0x0d) \n\
>                 <Key>F20: string("print ")
> 
> Has anyone used this functionality?  I have tried this backwards,
> forwards, and upside down and can't seem to get it to recognize the
> second Key Map.  I do a appres  
> "appres  XTerm.VT100  xterm.vt100  -1" and it simply doesn't
> show up.

Yes, I use it all the time to make programable function keys.
Works great!

Where (what file) did you make the modifications in?
Send me your mods & I'll take a look.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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