ARPUS/ce, Version 2.6.2 (03/10/05) (SCCS 1.6) _______________________________________________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________________________________________ Copyright (c) 2005, Robert Styma Consulting. All rights reserved.