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Date: 16 Aug 89 18:19:18 GMT
From: shlump.nac.dec.com!mountn.dec.com!ricard.enet.dec.com@decuac.dec.com  (Albert Godfrind)
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Subject: Re: Help: DECwindows/DECterm. Lost cursor key function.
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In article <479@cuphub.uucp>, mgr@cuphub.uucp (Mark Krueger - CUP system manager) writes...
>Can anyone give me a hint ?
> 
>I'm new to Vaxstations... Just converted my MV II to a VS II/GPX two days ago.
> 
>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.
> 
>Someone please help me before I go bonkers...
> 
>THANKS!!!  - Mark

I got bitten by that one also, and it took me a while to figure out what was
happening !

All I did was to accidentally depress the CTRL-F3 key combination. This allows
your workstation to work WITHOUT a mouse - i.e. the mouse functions can now be
emulated by the keyboard :

- arrow keys 	= move the mouse pointer
- SELECT 	= click MB1,
- PREV SCREEN 	= click MB2
- NEXT SCREEN 	= click MB3
- FIND 		= press and hold MB1 (to select from a pull-down menu)
- INSERT HERE   = press and hold MB2 (to select from a pop-up menu)
- REMOVE 	= press and hold MB3

The fact that your keyboard is now in 'mouse emulation' mode is indicated by
the WAIT light being turned on. To go back to 'normal' mode, just depress
CTRL-F3 again.

This is (briefly) documented in the VMS DECwindows User's Guide, PP2-2,2-3

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