I recognize the subject but I couldn;t read the message in HTML.
I have dosemu working which I can invoke from an xterm or telnet session
remotely. I've also got dosemu to work from WABI and XFCE. just type
dos :-)
On Tue, 8 Jun 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > What kind of support is there for running DOS apps through telnet. So
> > far it appears to work, except the Function keys are dead. Is this a
> > terminal application problem, or just lack of support for extended
> > keyboard commands when telnetting in?
>
> I suppose you are telnetting from DOS machine to DosEmu - yes?
>
> There is a way to solve the problem - as I remember except CapsLock
> key which cannot be passed to DosEmu. I wrote a DOS program which
> converts some keys to sequences which DosEmu sees as these keys.
> It is not, and cannot be full emulation: on PC key sends make code,
> repeats the code if held, and sends break code when released. This
> will be on DosEmu side with general shift keys: Shift, Ctrl - both
> left and right are received as the same, Alt, AltGr (right Alt).
> All other are received as make+break every time they are sent from
> terminal. And CapsLock has no code for DosEmu: if it is on, letters
> will be uppercased on terminal side. I am not sure how is received
> uppercase letter on DosEmu side when scancodes are read...
>
> Let me know if you need the program. Caution: it cause troubles
> if there is no DosEmu on second side: e.g. Shift is sent as
> Ctrl-^ S and it is hard to type shell commands (up arrow does
> not work as you want). You can hold CapsLock to disable the key
> translation done by it, but on many keyboards some keys does not
> work correctly while CapsLock is held. I can send you its source
> so you can change it. Or, maybe terminal emulator can redefine keys?
>
> Jerzy
>
