Re: [Tlf-devel] Re: keyboard problem

[rein couperus PA0RCT]

Anders,

I use the following setting:

linux keyboard
colour scheme: VIM colours, system colours or linux colours

you may have to set TERM=rxvt before starting tlf.

That's all...

Let me know if it works....


73, Rein PA0RCT

On Saturday 10 May 2003 11:06, you wrote:
> Hello...
>
> I try to use Konsole with linux console keyboard settings, but
> still Tlf doesn't work properly. Can you give me all non-default
> settings I have to change? (I use KDE 3.0 under SuSE 8.1, btw)
>
> Nice software - Tlf!!
>
> 73 Anders SM0HPL
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rein couperus PA0RCT [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Sat 5/10/2003 9:16 AM
> To:   address@hidden
> Cc:
> Subject:      Re: [Tlf-devel] Re: keyboard problem
> Hello Fede,
>
> I have done some experimenting with various X terminals. The only only I
> found to work (and the one I use all the time) is Konsole from KDE. In
> konsole you can set various schemes (system colours, linux colours VIM
> colours etc..) and also the keyboard layout (use linux keyboard).
>
> The problem with all other terminals I tried (I tried some 10 different
> ones) is that they are all based on Xterm, so they all have the same
> problems: * The function keys work differently from linux console (F1 does
> not work at all and the others output different codes)
> * The way ncurses A_BOLD is treated is different. Xterm increases the font,
> and highlights the background colour, where linux console highlights the
> foreground colour and leaves the background colour alone. Tlf uses this a
> lot to enhance readability.
> * xterm does not allow init_colors() on a pc, so I have to use the colours
> as they come.
>
> I have found a way around the second problem. Xterm has an option where you
> can switch off the highlighting. If you start the terminal with xterm +pc
> &, the display gets a lot better (but still ugly if you ask me).
>
> The keyboard problem is a different matter... I will tackle that at a later
> stage.
>
> My conclusion is, that if you can use KDE konsole you've got the best
> solution (see the pictures in tlfdoc.html).
>
> 73,
>
> Rein PA0RCT
>
> On Thursday 08 May 2003 19:10,  "Federico J. Baldi"
>
> <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Thu, 8 May 2003 08:16:23 +0200
> >
> > rein couperus PA0RCT <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > Yes, the problem is in xterm, not in tlf.
> >
> > Hi Rein,
> >
> > I send this mail direct to you because it has an attach and I suppose
> > the "majordomo" will reject it.
> >
> > Before all, I am using TLF from version 0.4, and as an ex-trlog user,
> > all I can say is fantastic job!!!.
> >
> > But the origin of this mail is to tell you that I can't watch TLF with
> > the colors as in the Console, where it works perfect.
> >
> > I think it's not a term problem, I just test it with RXVT, and many other
> > running on Red-Hat, Mandrake and now Debian, allways under GNOME+Sawfish.
> >
> > So I'm being using it on Console, with the serial keyer and now with
> > cwdaemon 0.4, allways superb!!.
> >
> > The attach is a screenshot of how I watch it on X.
> >
> > Other programs running ncurses, for example midnight-commander,
> > work OK.
> >
> > see you in the contests,
> >
> > fede.

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