ARPUS/ce, Version 2.6.2 (03/10/05) (SCCS 1.6)
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vt [{ -on | -off | -auto }]
"vt mode"
DESCRIPTION:
The vt command provides you with a vt100-like interface within a
ceterm session.
Ceterm's default behavior is to intercept all keystrokes and
interpret them according to your ce key definitions. Data is not
send to the shell until a newline is processed. This makes it
very difficult to run within a ceterm window any applications
that depend on vt100-style keyboard interaction. To accommodate
that need, ceterm provides a vt emulator mode in which keystrokes
are interpreted as normal vt100 keystrokes.
When switching from ceterm mode to vt mode, the ceterm input pad
disappears, the transcript pad is cleared, and the text cursor is
placed at the top left of the screen. Normal ce functions such as
page scrolling, cursor movement via the arrow keys, and text and
mouse cursor coordination, are not available while in vt mode.
To switch back to ceterm mode, you must move the mouse cursor to
to the 'Command: ' prompt and type 'vt'. (It would be convenient
to simply assign the 'vt' command to a key, but remember that
keystrokes are not interpreted by ce while in vt mode.) In vt100
mode, ceterm still interprets some keys. These include the mouse
buttons and keys which do not have "values" associated with them.
See the Key Concepts help (keyCon) for a description of what keys
can still have key definitions under vt100 mode.
If the ceterm is operating in autovt mode, the vt command is
disabled. The autovt mode is controlled via a ceterm argument or
X resource.
Parameters:
<none>
vt100 emulation mode is toggled between off and on,
unless the current mode is "AUTO", in which case an error
is generated.
-on
vt100 mode is forced on. This disables mode "AUTO".
-off
vt100 mode is force off (normal ceterm mode). This
disables mode "AUTO"
-auto
ceterm looks at the terminal attributes to determine when
to activate vt100 mode. When the tty echo bit goes off,
vt100 mode is activated. This causes ceterm to switch to
vt100 mode when a password prompt occurs or when a telnet
(or rlogin) is in progress. This emulates the behavior of
the HP/Apollo terminal windows more closely than the
default mode. Vt100 mode may appear stuck on if the "vi"
and "viraw" flags are set in a Korn shell.
Put:
set +o vi
set +o viraw
in your .profile to get rid of this condition.
RELATED HELP FILES:
xresources (Arguments and X resources)
keyCon (Key Concepts)
ceterm (ceterm - from shell prompt)
support (customer support)
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