Additional function keys via PuTTY

[Jacob Mansfield]

On 21 Dec 2011, at 13:33, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote:
> 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?

Just an update on this, the wy520 term type should be supported, as it's generating the right codes, however now none of the function keys work.
any more ideas?

thanks for the help

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regards,
Jacob Mansfield,
Lead developer
jacob at bluesapphiremedia.com

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