[Simh] Editing keypad on laptop

[Jeremy Begg]

Hello Paul,

>As described in earlier posts, I've got a SIMH VAX running VMS, and have
>hooked it up to Cygwin/X running on the same host windows laptop via XDM and
>DECwindows. All works well until I want to edit a file, when I have distinct
>problems getting either EVE or EDT to do anything useful.
>
>The principal problem is that I'm on a laptop, which doesn't therefore have
>keypad keys for Gold (EDT) or Do (EVE).

I can't help you with EDT (never used it, despite using VMS since 1980) but
in EVE it's pretty simple.  My laptop is a Mac and it too does annoying
things with function keys and numeric keypad, even with an extended
keyboard.

So I created the file SYS$LOGIN:EVE$INIT.EVE with the following lines in it:

   set scroll marg 25% 25%
   set keypad vt100
   define key=f4 do
   define key=f1 find
   define key=f8 find
   define key=f9 do

EVE (EDIT/TPU) will automatically read and process this file if it exists.

The 'set scroll marg' is purely my own preference but I find it useful.
The 'set keypad vt100' will enable VT100-like behaviour of the numeric
keypad if possible.  (Even though most laptops don't have a separate numeric
keypad, many map these functions to other keys via a special ALT or FN key.)
The other 'define key' commands are ones I find convenient.  I define them
twice because sometimes I'm using a computer on which F1 and F4 aren't
available or F8 and F9 aren't available.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

	Jeremy Begg