Configuring function keys for vt102

[Bob Rasmussen]

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Bill Campbell wrote:

> I have found that the VT220 emulation works well with many dumb
> terminals.  It is generally well supported, and has a full
> selection of function keys.

Except F5. Which has caused untold hassles.

A standard VT220 has PF1 - PF4 over the num pad, and F1 - F20 across the 
top. But F1 to F5 did local things within the terminal (such as setup), 
and did not send codes to the server. Thus codes usable on the server 
include PF1 - PF4 and F6 - F20. 

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