Additional function keys via PuTTY

[Jamie Paul Griffin]

On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 02:41:54PM +0200, Mark Widdicombe wrote:
> On 21 December 2011 14:33, Jacob Mansfield <cyberjacob at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I have a program that requires use of the additional function keys, i.e.
> > F13-16
> > I know these are send in putty by using shift with the normal function keys
> > (F3+Shift=F3) however these are not recognised by the ubuntu server or the
> > software
> > could anybody guide me in creating/editing a termcap entry to define these?
> > my attempts have resulted in a few warnings from tic about illegal
> > characters in my source, that aren't there!
> > thanks guys/gals
> 
> Have you tried different values for $TERM? It can be easier than
> creating or editing the termcap file.  Try, for example, setting $TERM
> to vt120 or vt220 which should have the keys you need mapped already.
> Failing that you'll have to Google for the termcap entries for the
> type of terminal you're trying to emulate.

Forgive me, I might have completely misunderstood, but can't this sort of thing be defined from within the window manager configuration?