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From: schoeller@lbduck.dec.com (Dick Schoeller)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Help: DECwindows/DECterm - Lost cursor key function
Message-ID: <1261@engage.dec.com>
Date: 16 Aug 89 14:37:41 GMT
References: <480@cuphub.uucp>
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Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, Massawhat?
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In article <480@cuphub.uucp>, mgr@cuphub.uucp (Mark Krueger - CUP system
manager) writes:
> 
> DECterm windows seemed to be working alright in the beginning, but now, the
> cursor keypad moves the MOUSE CURSOR rather than giving me DCL line editing
> functions.  The FIND, SELECT,... key group also doesn't work. 
> 
> Very frustrating!!  I was playing with all sorts of options, & probably one
> of 'em screwed up the cursor keypad settings.  ARGHHH....
> Well, I've tried to reset everything back to defaults, but still no success.
> 

Apparently, you accidently hit Ctrl-F3.  This toggles the workstation between
the mode you are in and normal.  SELECT, PREV SCREEN and NEXT SCREEN act
as MB1-MB3 when in this mode.  In order to get back out of it hit Ctrl-F3
again.

The above is a fairly common mistype of Ctrl-F2 which dismisses the operator
console window.  It has nothing to do with options and nothing to do with
DECterm; it gets your whole workstation.

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