From: joel@wam.umd.edu (Joel M. Hoffman) Subject: Re: 'Special' keys not working in DOS Emulator Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 00:46:18 GMT
In article <1992Dec12.163416.10088@klaava.Helsinki.FI> wirzeniu@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Lars Wirzenius) writes:
>joel@wam.umd.edu (Joel M. Hoffman) writes:
>>Normally, function keys etc. generate escape sequences. For the DOS
>>emulator to work, it has to bypass the normal keybaord driver in the
>>kernel, and get the keys directly.
>
>Why not make the DOS emulator convert the escape sequences to whatever
>it is the DOS programs expect to be getting? This way, it might even
>be possible to use the emulator from a terminal...
>
Hmm. Seems like a good idea to me. There are a few key combinations
DOS distinguishes for which we don't have unique escape codes, and
that would have to be dealt with. But certainly converting the escape
codes back is a good idea.
-Joel
(joel@wam.umd.edu)