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Commands Needed for Function Keys (Linux)

The following table describes the commands the termcap files use to activate function keys:

Command	Description
ke	Takes the terminal out of keypad transmit mode.
ks	Puts the terminal in keypad transmit mode.
kn	The number of function keys available; for example, this is specified as kn#18 on the VT100. You can have a maximum value of 40 for the number of function keys.
ky	This terminal has cursor and function keys. This is a Boolean command. It must be present if you want to use function keys. Using it disables the ESC key and sets the first function key, PF1, to the Menu function.
k0 through KD	Strings sent by function keys; see the next table for the specifics on each command.

The following table describes the commands that you can set to send strings by using function keys. These commands allow the Forms Runtime to recognize when a function key is pressed. You must still to map the function key to a forms action in your FRS key mapping file. For example, the key mapping file would use “pf3” to reference function key 3, the k2 command.

Command	Function Key Number	VT100 Example
k0	function key 1	k0=\EOP
k1	function key 2	k1=\EOQ
k2	function key 3	k2=\EOR
k3	function key 4	k3=\EOS
k4	function key 5	k4=\EOw
k5	function key 6	k5=\EOx
k6	function key 7	k6=\EOy
k7	function key 8	k7=\EOm
k8	function key 9	k8=\EOt
k9	function key 10	k9=\EOu
kA	function key 11	kA=\EOv
kB	function key 12	kB=\EOl
kC	function key 13	kC=\EOq
kD	function key 14	kD=\EOr
kE	function key 15	kE=\EOs
kF	function key 16	kF=\EOp
kG	function key 17	kG=\EOn
kH	function key 18	kH=\EOM
kI	function key 19	none
kJ	function key 20	none
kK	function key 21	none
kL	function key 22	none
kM	function key 23	none
kN	function key 24	none
kO	function key 25	none
kP	function key 26	none
kQ	function key 27	none
kR	function key 28	none
kS	function key 29	none
kT	function key 30	none
kU	function key 31	none
kV	function key 32	none
kW	function key 33	none
kX	function key 34	none
kY	function key 35	none
kZ	function key 36	none
KA	function key 37	none
KB	function key 38	none
KC	function key 39	none
KD	function key 40	none

Last modified date: 04/03/2024