HELP VT220KEYS John Williams, Oct 1989
This file depicts how VED uses the keys on a VT220 type terminal. Such
terminals include: Falco 5220, Televideo 9220, DEC VT220, Decstation.
Important Note:
Some VT220 terminals do not have an "Escape" key.
Use the grey key marked "Select" instead. Alternatively use
CTRL [ (CTRL key and left square bracket).
NB Only the latter will work with the DK and DM commands.
To read further:
Use the grey "Next Scrn" key.
CONTENTS - (Use <ENTER> g to access required sections)
-- Function Keys
-- Grey Named Keys
-- Numeric Keypad Keys
-- Numeric Keypad Keys preceded by PF1
-- Function Keys -------------------------------------------------------
F6 F7 F8 F9 F10
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
Esc | yank | yank | yank | yank | yank | Note:
+Key | "word" | line | "word" | "word" | "word" | "word" means
-----+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ most recently
KEY | DELETE | DELETE | DELETE | DELETE | DELETE | deleted line
| LINE < | LINE | LINE > | WORD < | WORD > | segment.
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
F11 F12 F13 F14
+--------+--------+--------+--------+
Esc | mk top | mk end | move | copy |
+Key | file | file | in | in |
-----+--------+--------+--------+--------+
KEY | MARK | MARK | MOVE | COPY |
| BEGIN | END | RANGE | RANGE |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+
HELP DO F17 F18 F19 F20
+--------+-----------------+ +--------+--------+--------+--------+
Esc | help | load | | pop | cps | toggle | re- |
+Key | on key | marked range | | | | break | fresh |
----+--------+-----------------+ +--------+--------+--------+--------+
KEY | HELP | LOAD | | PUSH | XCHNG | TOGGLE | DELETE |
| VT220 | CURRENT LINE | | | POSN. | STATIC | CHAR |
+--------+-----------------+ +--------+--------+--------+--------+
-- Grey Named Keys ----------------------------------------------------
KEY Esc+Key
+--------+--------+--------+ +--------+--------+--------+
| MARK | LINE | DELETE | | mk end | line | yank |
| FIND | ABOVE | RANGE | | find | below | range |
+--------+--------+--------+ +--------+--------+--------+
| ESCAPE | LAST | NEXT | | | xup | xdn |
| | WINDOW | WINDOW | | | | |
+--------+--------+--------+ +--------+--------+--------+
| SCREEN | | top of |
| UP | | file |
+--------+--------+--------+ +--------+--------+--------+
| SCREEN | SCREEN | TEXT | | text | end of | screen |
| LEFT | DOWN | RIGHT | | left | file | right |
+--------+--------+--------+ +--------+--------+--------+
| LINE- | | xdn |
| -FEED | | |
+--------+ +--------+
-- Numeric Keypad Keys -------------------------------------------------
+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| PF1 | MARK | MARK | MOVE | Preceded by ESC (or 5)
| | BEGIN | END | RANGE |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+ +--------+--------+--------+
| CHAR | CHAR | CHAR | | | up | up | up |
| UP < | UP | UP > | REDO | | < lots | lots | > lots |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+ +--------+--------+--------+
| CHAR | 5 | CHAR | SWITCH | | left | 5 | right |
| LEFT | | RIGHT | STATUS | | lots | | lots |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+ +--------+--------+--------+
| CHAR | CHAR | CHAR | | | down | down | down |
| DOWN < | DOWN | DOWN > | | | < lots | lots | > lots |
+--------+--------+--------| ENTER | +--------+--------+--------+
| WORD LEFT | WORD | |
| | RIGHT | | (NB. lots = several)
+-----------------+--------+--------+
-- Numeric Keypad Keys preceded by PF1 ---------------------------------
+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| re- | line | line | static |
| fresh | above | below | on/off |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| delete | delete | delete | |
| char < | char . | char > | |
+--------+--------+--------+--------|
| delete | delete | delete | |
| line < | line | line > | |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| push | pop | xchng | |
| | | pos. | |
+--------+--------+--------| |
| delete | delete | |
| word < | word > | |
+-----------------+--------+--------+
--- C.all/help/vt220keys
--- Copyright University of Sussex 1989. All rights reserved. ----------Author: John Williams, Oct 1989