Re: keys under dosemu

[Stuart Axon <stu.axon+dosemu-users@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ooops meant to address this to the list :)

2009/1/24 Stuart Axon <stu.axon+dosemu-users@xxxxxxxxx>:
> If theres an old demo version somewhere, that might be good for trying
> to work out
> what the programs actually doing
>
> 2009/1/23 ray field <rayyfield@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>> still trying to figure out how to retrieve Alt-Backspace.  I've experimented with at
>> least half a dozen different terminals without success.
>>
>> is there no way to do it in the .conf file?  I finally came across the DOSEMU
>> Alterer's Novices Guide (there is no README.newkbd in my /dosemu/doc) which I
>> guess is for adjusting & recompiling, which is a little beyond me, however perhaps
>> with a little guidance...
>>
>> -rafe t.
>>
>> On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:37:07 -0500 (EST), ray field wrote:
>>
>>>>I just tried run small freeware DOS program "ScanCode Show" (scode.com
>>>>from scode22.zip from Simtelnet) which display scancodes - as You can
>>>>see on attached screenshot, both "Alt-Backspace" and "Ctrl-Insert" are
>>>>captured by scode.
>>>>And when I disable (by gnome-keybinding-properties prog) GNOME default
>>>>binded keys ALT-F1, ALT-F2, ALT-F4, ALT-F8,... then these are available
>>>>for DOSEMU programs as well.
>>>>Then I think there isn't any problem use these combinations in Your DOS
>>>>programs.
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Franta Hanzlik
>>>
>>>
>>>ok, I've got some catching up to do, and the documentation assumes more
>> comfort
>>>& understanding than I have.
>>>
>>>I downloaded and ran scode, and obtained 0E00 as the value for ctrl-bkspace.
>>>
>>>are you suggesting that since I know that the value of the keystroke, I can use a
>>>keyboard statement in dosemu.conf?
>>>
>>>I tried entering
>>>
>>>       keyboard {  layout us {alt 14=00E0} ... }
>>>
>>>which gave
>>>
>>>In file included from built-in global.conf:122
>>> from :122
>>> Error in /etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf: (line 672) unrecognized expression 'E0'
>>> Error in /etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf: (line 672) syntax error
>>> 2 error(s) detected while parsing the configuration-file
>>>
>>>I also tried
>>>
>>>       keytable keyb-user {alt14=00E0}
>>>
>>>with similar results.  I'm sure I am way off, though!
>>>
>>>thanks --
>>>
>>>rafe
>>>
>>>On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:25:02 +0100, Frantisek Hanzlik wrote:
>>>
>>>>ray field wrote:
>>>>> Trying to switch over from OS/2 to Ubuntu via this neat little eeePC.  My
>> primary
>>>>> word processor is XyWrite, which runs fairly well under Dosemu for the most
>>>part.
>>>>>
>>>>> * In WyWrite I am used to using Alt-Backspace (to delete the previous word)
>> --
>>>for
>>>>> so long, it's now second nature.  Searching "dosemu alt-backspace" keeps
>>>yielding
>>>>> references to "ctrl-alt-backspace" which isn't what I want.  Finally I found that
>>>>> someone says "Alt-Backspace and Ctrl-Insert... are not available for the BIOS
>>>(at
>>>>> least in DOSemu!)"  Is this true, and if so, is there any chance a future
>> DOSemu
>>>(or
>>>>> Freedos) will overcome this?
>>>>>
>>>>> * I'd also like to remap some of the default Linux/Dosemu keys -- for example,
>>>>> Alt-F2 is very useful in Ubuntu for running a command, but while in Dosemu I'd
>>>>> prefer to let XyWrite handle it.  Is this possible?
>>>>>
>>>>> -Rafe Tennenbaum
>>>>--
>>>>I just tried run small freeware DOS program "ScanCode Show" (scode.com
>>>>from scode22.zip from Simtelnet) which display scancodes - as You can
>>>>see on attached screenshot, both "Alt-Backspace" and "Ctrl-Insert" are
>>>>captured by scode.
>>>>And when I disable (by gnome-keybinding-properties prog) GNOME default
>>>>binded keys ALT-F1, ALT-F2, ALT-F4, ALT-F8,... then these are available
>>>>for DOSEMU programs as well.
>>>>Then I think there isn't any problem use these combinations in Your DOS
>>>>programs.
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Franta Hanzlik
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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