;;; This file is designed for 7-bit connections. ;;; Use the file ms-kermit if you have an 8-bit connection. ;;; This kermit script maps the IBM-PC keyboard for use with Gnu Emacs. ;;; The ALT key is used to generate Meta characters and, in conjunction ;;; with the CTRL key, Control-Meta characters. A few other useful ;;; mappings are also performed. ;;; Andy Lowry, May 1989 ;;; Exchange ESC and backquote... tilde stays put (shift-backquote) set key \27 ` set key ` \27 ;;; BACKSPACE deletes backward one character set key scan \270 \127 ;;; The following mappings affect certain special keys... all the keys ;;; are duplicated on the numeric keypad when NUM LOCK is off, but ;;; the keypad versions are NOT mapped (string definition space too small ;;; for that) ;;; INSERT toggles overwrite mode set key scan \4434 \27xoverwrite-mode\13 ;;; HOME moves point to beginning of buffer set key scan \4423 \27< ;;; PAGE-UP scrolls backward one screen set key scan \4425 \27v ;;; DELETE deletes one character *forward* set key scan \4435 \4 ;;; END moves point to end of buffer set key scan \4431 \27> ;;; PAGE-DOWN scrolls forward one screen set key scan \4433 \22 ;;; ARROW keys move in the appropriate directions set key scan \4424 \16 set key scan \4427 \2 set key scan \4432 \14 set key scan \4429 \6 ;;; META versions of all the printing characters except uppercase ;;; letters are generated by using the ALT key. The definition string ;;; consists of an ESC character followed by the META-ized character. ;;; The characters are listed roughly left-to-right and top-to-bottom ;;; as they appear on the keyboard set key scan \2345 \27` set key scan \2424 \27\o61 ; need to use char code, since digit set key scan \2425 \27\o62 ; would not terminate '\27' set key scan \2426 \27\o63 set key scan \2427 \27\o64 set key scan \2428 \27\o65 set key scan \2429 \27\o66 set key scan \2430 \27\o67 set key scan \2431 \27\o70 set key scan \2432 \27\o71 set key scan \2433 \27\o60 set key scan \2434 \27\45 set key scan \2435 \27= set key scan \2857 \27~ set key scan \2936 \27! set key scan \2937 \27@ set key scan \2938 \27# set key scan \2939 \27$ set key scan \2940 \27% set key scan \2941 \27^ set key scan \2942 \27& set key scan \2943 \27* set key scan \2944 \27( set key scan \2945 \27) set key scan \2946 \27_ set key scan \2947 \27+ set key scan \2469 \27\9 set key scan \2320 \27q set key scan \2321 \27w set key scan \2322 \27e set key scan \2323 \27r set key scan \2324 \27t set key scan \2325 \27y set key scan \2326 \27u set key scan \2327 \27i set key scan \2328 \27o set key scan \2329 \27p set key scan \2330 \27[ set key scan \2842 \27{ set key scan \2331 \27] set key scan \2843 \27} set key scan \2347 \27\ set key scan \2859 \27| set key scan \2334 \27a set key scan \2335 \27s set key scan \2336 \27d set key scan \2337 \27f set key scan \2338 \27g set key scan \2339 \27h set key scan \2340 \27j set key scan \2341 \27k set key scan \2342 \27l set key scan \2343 \27\59 set key scan \2855 \27: set key scan \2344 \27' set key scan \2856 \27" set key scan \2348 \27z set key scan \2349 \27x set key scan \2350 \27c set key scan \2351 \27v set key scan \2352 \27b set key scan \2353 \27n set key scan \2354 \27m set key scan \2355 \27, set key scan \2867 \27< set key scan \2356 \27. set key scan \2868 \27> set key scan \2357 \27/ set key scan \2869 \27? ;;; CONTROL-META characters are generated by using both the CTRL and ;;; ALT keys simultaneously. All the lowercase letters are included. ;;; The definition string consists of an ESC character followed by ;;; the control character corresponding to the letter. set key scan \3344 \27\17 set key scan \3345 \27\23 set key scan \3346 \27\5 set key scan \3347 \27\18 set key scan \3348 \27\20 set key scan \3349 \27\25 set key scan \3350 \27\21 set key scan \3351 \27\9 set key scan \3352 \27\15 set key scan \3353 \27\16 set key scan \3358 \27\1 set key scan \3359 \27\19 set key scan \3360 \27\4 set key scan \3361 \27\6 set key scan \3362 \27\7 set key scan \3363 \27\8 set key scan \3364 \27\10 set key scan \3365 \27\11 set key scan \3366 \27\12 set key scan \3372 \27\26 set key scan \3373 \27\24 set key scan \3374 \27\3 set key scan \3375 \27\22 set key scan \3376 \27\2 set key scan \3377 \27\14 set key scan \3378 \27\13 end of msiem2.ini ------------------ msiema.hlp ----------- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 88 05:20:08 GMT From: spolsky@YALE.ARPA Subject: Using MS kermit 2.31 with emacs Keywords: MS-DOS Kermit 2.31, EMACS, Meta Key If you are using kermit (version 2.31 only) with emacs on a mainframe, the following file may help you. It assigns all the Alt-keys so that the Alt key may be used as a "Meta" shift, e.g. Alt-x produces M-x, etc. Note that it will distinguish correctly between upper and lower case and accepts all printables. (If anybody has the patience to do the Meta-Ctrl combinations, please post them!) This actually sends "escapes" so you don't need 8 bits. This file also sets up the cursor keys to behave as expected. On extended keyboards (the ones with a separate cursor pad, like PS/2s) you also get assignments for Page Up/Down, Home, End, Insert, Delete, etc. Please let me know if you find any problems with this. Joel Spolsky bitnet: spolsky@yalecs uucp: ...!yale!spolsky Yale University arpa: spolsky@yale.edu voicenet: 203-436-1483 [Ed. - Thanks, Joel! Your key definitions file has been put in the kermit distribution area as msiema.ini ("ms" for MS-Kermit, "i" because it's an initialization file, "ema" for EMACS), along with this message as msiema.hlp.] end of msiema.hlp ----------------- msiema.ini ------------ ; Emacs keyboard layout for Kermit 2.31 ; by Joel Spolsky, Yale Univ. Save this in a file, then ; initialize it by issuing the kermit command ; take filename ; It will set up the keyboard to allow ALT to be used ; as a meta-key, and will allow cursor keys to be used ; with emacs. ; First, define all the ALT keys to send ESC+key ; to simulate "meta" set key \2320 \27q ;; letters: unshifted set key \2321 \27w set key \2322 \27e set key \2323 \27r set key \2324 \27t set key \2325 \27y set key \2326 \27u set key \2327 \27i set key \2328 \27o set key \2329 \27p set key \2334 \27a set key \2335 \27s set key \2336 \27d set key \2337 \27f set key \2338 \27g set key \2339 \27h set key \2340 \27j set key \2341 \27k set key \2342 \27l set key \2348 \27z set key \2349 \27x set key \2350 \27c set key \2351 \27v set key \2352 \27b set key \2353 \27n set key \2354 \27m set key \2832 \27Q ;; letters: shifted set key \2833 \27W set key \2834 \27E set key \2835 \27R set key \2836 \27T set key \2837 \27Y set key \2838 \27U set key \2839 \27I set key \2840 \27O set key \2841 \27P set key \2846 \27A set key \2847 \27S set key \2848 \27D set key \2849 \27F set key \2850 \27G set key \2851 \27H set key \2852 \27J set key \2853 \27K set key \2854 \27L set key \2860 \27Z set key \2861 \27X set key \2862 \27C set key \2863 \27V set key \2864 \27B set key \2865 \27N set key \2866 \27M set key \2857 \27\126 ; ALT + ~ ;; special symbols begin here set key \2345 \27\96 ; ALT + ` set key \2936 \27\33 ; ALT + ! set key \2937 \27\64 ; ALT + @ set key \2938 \27\35 ; ALT + # set key \2939 \27\36 ; ALT + $ set key \2940 \27\37 ; ALT + % set key \2941 \27\94 ; ALT + ^ set key \2942 \27\38 ; ALT + & set key \2943 \27\42 ; ALT + * set key \2944 \27\40 ; ALT + ( set key \2945 \27\41 ; ALT + ) set key \2946 \27\95 ; ALT + _ set key \2947 \27\43 ; ALT + + set key \2842 \27\123 ; ALT + { set key \2843 \27\125 ; ALT + } set key \2330 \27\91 ; ALT + [ set key \2331 \27\93 ; ALT + ] set key \2859 \27\124 ; ALT + : set key \2347 \27\92 ; ALT + \ set key \2867 \27< ; ALT + < set key \2868 \27> ; ALT + > set key \2343 \27\59 ; ALT + ; set key \2855 \27\58 ; ALT + : set key \2344 \27\39 ; ALT + ' set key \2856 \27\34 ; ALT + " set key \2355 \27\44 ; ALT + , set key \2356 \27\46 ; ALT + . set key \2357 \27\47 ; ALT + / set key \2869 \27\63 ; ALT + ? set key \2424 \27\49 ;; numbers set key \2425 \27\50 set key \2426 \27\51 set key \2427 \27\52 set key \2428 \27\53 set key \2429 \27\54 set key \2430 \27\55 set key \2431 \27\56 set key \2432 \27\57 set key \2433 \27\48 ;; These 6 special keys for extended (PS/2) keyboards: set key \4434 \25 ;; Insert is like ^Y - yank from kill ring set key \4435 \23 ;; Delete is like ^W - kill to ring set key \4423 \1 ;; Home is ^A set key \4431 \5 ;; End is ^E set key \4425 \27V ;; Page up is Esc-V set key \4433 \22 ;; Page dn is ^v set key \328 \16 ;; up cursor is ^P set key \331 \2 ;; left cursor is ^B set key \333 \6 ;; right cursor is ^F set key \336 \14 ;; down cursor is ^N set key \4427 \2 ;; left cursor on extended kbd set key \4432 \14 ;; down cursor on extended kbd set key \4424 \16 ;; up cursor on extended kbd set key \4429 \6 ;; right cursor on extended kbd set key \5491 \27b ;; ctrl-left cursor is M-b set key \5492 \27f ;; ctrl-right cursor is M-f ;; move kermit's screen scroll (playback) features to Alt- Home,End,PgUp,PgDn ;; (this is an issue for extended keyboards only) set key \2455 \khomscn set key \2463 \kendscn set key \2457 \kupscn set key \2465 \kdnscn