Re: Mapping Function Keys in Putty

From: Owen Dunn (owend_at_chiark.greenend.org.uk)
Date: 03/30/04

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    "Ofer B. Ho" <ho@aerovironment.com> writes:

    > We have an internal application which requires custom Function Key
    > mapping. We currently use a special terminal client which is having
    > some problems. We would like to switch to something like Putty but
    > require the ability to re-map the function keys.
    >
    >
    > In this application, the function key settings are shown as such:
    >
    > Function Key <F1>: 001 064
    > Function Key <F2>: 001 065
    > Function Key <F3>: 001 066
    > etc...
    >
    > Using SCO terminal emulation (the application runs on SCO Unix),
    > Putty's Function Keys are shown as such:
    >
    >
    > Function Key <F1>: 027 091 077
    > Function Key <F2>: 027 091 078
    > Function Key <F3>: 027 091 079
    > etc...
    >

    > Is there a way to get Putty's output to match our current
    > application settings?

    If you've tried all the options in PuTTY and they don't work, then no,
    there is no way of getting PuTTY to do what you want without editing
    its code.

    > And what do those numbers relate to?

    They're probably the ASCII codes for the characters your application
    expects to receive when the function keys are pressed.

    (S)


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