ITEM: BB2338L
Programming 3164 function keys from shell script
ENV:
AIX 3.2.5
Unknown model
3164 color terminal
DESC:
How can 3164 function keys be reset?
Can 3164 function keys be reporgrammed from software, ie
is there a sequence you can send a 3164 from a shell script
to reprogram its function keys?
What is the 3164 terminal tech reference manuals publication
number so that I can order a copy for myself?
ACT:
From the 3164 ASCII Color Display Station Description
manual (GA18-2317-01) PAGE 5-34:
71. Load programmable function key command:
ESC ! = Fn Ff Fp ESC =
Where Fn is: Function key number
Bit 7 Always 0
Bit 6 Always 1
5 - 1 Function key number (1 to 24)
Ff is: Command flag
Bit 7 Always 0
Bit 6 Always 1
5 - 2 Always 0
Bit 1 0: AID format
1: Data Stream Format
Fp is: Data (max 64 bytes per function key)
For example, to program my function key F1 to send "testing" when
hit, this shell script does the trick:
echo "\\033!=\\041\\041testing\\033=" > /dev/tty\#
Your next question, how to reset the function keys from a shell
script is covered in ch5 as well:
ESC (space) t
Support Line: Programming 3164 function keys from shell script ITEM: BB2338L
Dated: October 1995 Category: N/A
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