Rick Troth wrote:
Let me say it again: TUI output to a 3270 is TRIVIAL
and TUI input from a 3270 is EMINENTLY DOABLE. The difference
between byte-at-a-time TUI apps and bock-mode TUI apps is simple
key assignment. Use the function keys along with bursts of text
and there is no problem.
There are 48 or so combinations of ALT-keys that are usable, and 48 or
so combinations of cntrl-keys that are usable, and then some programs
distinguish between left-alt and right-alt giving yet another 48 or so
combinations of keys, and so far we've not counted keys associated with
special characters such as ;:[]{} (some of which are used), or PgUp,
PgDn (some of which are used) etc etc.
How does one get a 3270 to generate these?
It would be possible to write block-mode applications for Linux, but
current interactive programs expect keys to be presented asynchronously.
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Cheers
John
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