[Semi-OT] MacOS X Terminal.app keymappings - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

24 May 2005

On Feb 19, 2005, at 9:30 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:

...
  I've got a semi-ontopic problem since I'm
using it to connect to  
 OpenVMS and PDP-11's.

 Does anyone know of a way to get the keycodes and add mappings for  
 additional keys than are listed in the com.apple.Terminal.plist  
 file? Apple's handling of the keypad is pathetic, so much for  
 "strict" emulation, but as it's still about the best out there  
 (besides my hacked Xmodmap for using a xterm) I'd really like to  
 get the problems fixed.

         Zane

Try GLterm. You can get it at:

http://www.pollet.net/GLterm/

10 bucks shareware. It does VT102 emulation and has proper keypad
functionality -- toggle between app and numeric keypad modes by
cmd-numlock as numlock is *really* the PF1 key :)
The only downside is that you have to use F1 - F4 for PF1 - PF4
in numeric keypad mode.

Double wide and double high characters are rendered properly.
Characters are fuzzy under some conditions such as 132 column mode in
a too narrow window and the double sized characters are somewhat fuzzy.
This is due to the way he uses OpenGL to draw the characters. (See  
the Q&A)
The graphics and line drawing characters (char. set 0) are there, too.

It does a good job dealing with vttest (better than either xterm or
Terminal.app), but no VT52 emulation.

EDT and SED keypad works in TOPS-20.

Not associated with the author, just pleased with the result.

Mike