RE: xfree and vms

["Visscher, Bruce" <VISSCHB at RJRT dot com>]

JS,

See below for what I use for key mappings.  Hopefully, this
will help get you started.

For fonts: from VMS, do "dir decw$xterminal_font:*.pcf"
and locate any fonts you might need, ftp them to a local
directory, then do "mkfontdir YOURDIR" and "xset fp+ YOURDIR".

Bruce

! .xmodmap-vms

! Keyboard mappings for (my) PC connecting to VMS.

! To adapt for your own use:

! (1) Run xev and make sure the keycodes agree with what I have here.
! I'm hoping PCs are somewhat standaradized.

! (2) Check that you want each of these definitions.  For example, if
! you don't use select and find that often, you might not want to
! redirect your Home/End keys.

! Everyone knows that the top row of keys that hover over the numeric keypad
! should be labeled PF1 through PF4.  But KP_Fn will have to do.

keycode 77=KP_F1
keycode 112=KP_F2
keycode 63=KP_F3
keycode 82=KP_F4

! Redirecting Home and End to be select and find, respectively.

! Hopefully, this won't be too annoying for X windows apps that aren't
! running on VMS.  Case in point: now the "End" key wants to perform a
! search under XEmacs.  This is actually okay with me but some folks
! might not like it.  Then again, these people should learn
! control-a/control-e anyway!

keycode 103=Select
keycode 97=Find

! Now the digits on the keypad.

keycode 90=KP_0
keycode 87=KP_1
keycode 88=KP_2
keycode 89=KP_3
keycode 83=KP_4
keycode 84=KP_5
keycode 85=KP_6
keycode 79=KP_7
keycode 80=KP_8
keycode 81=KP_9

! Keypad "." too

keycode 91=KP_Decimal

! Redirecting F11 to be the help key and F12 to be the Do key.
! VMS really needs these!

keycode 95=Help
keycode 96=Menu

! And now for my final trick: I want the + on the numeric keypad to be
! keypad comma and shift-+ on the numeric keypad to be keypad minus.

keycode 86=KP_Separator KP_Subtract


> -----Original Message-----
> From: J S [mailto:vervoom@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 1:05 PM
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: xfree and vms
> 
> 
> Harold,
> 
> I had no problem running VMS on XFree86. I just did:
> 
> 1 - Telnet to connect and logon as normal
> 
> 2 - Set the X windows display with SET DISPLAY/CREATE 
> /NODE=my.machine.name 
> /TRAN=TCPIP
> 
> 3 - To test the connection, start a new terminal with 
> CREATE/TERM/DETACH or 
> type MC DECW$CLOCK
> 
> That worked fine. But I have to get the keys and fonts 
> working for an app 
> that runs on there. Harold, ANY help is appreciated!
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> JS.
> 
> >JS,
> >
> >We do run VMS at one the jobs I have... I tried once to connect 
> >Cygwin/XFree86 to VMS, but I was unsuccessful.  My boss uses 
> X-Win32 all 
> >the time to display VMS apps (at least, I think she does... 
> but she does 
> >have VMS machine on her desk, so maybe she doesn't...).  I 
> could see what 
> >she does to connect X-Win32 to VMS, or I could ask around to 
> see if anyone 
> >else there does it.  I might be able to give you some tips, 
> but don't hold 
> >your breath waiting for me to find the info, as it may take 
> a few days.
> >
> >Harold
> >
> >J S wrote:
> >
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>Is anyone here running DecWindows using XFree? I know 
> nothing about VMS 
> >>but need to set up XFree for someone who does. I just have 
> a couple of 
> >>questions though:
> >>
> >>1. What are the VMS key mappings and where do these go?
> >>2. How do I get the VMS fonts to work? Apparently there 
> isn't a font 
> >>server on VMS.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>JS.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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