[Semi-OT] MacOS X Terminal.app keymappings

[Mike Cesari]

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