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From: billy@MIX.COM
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Subject: Re: Redefining keys for Terminal app
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 18:12:58 +0000 (UTC)
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In comp.sys.mac.system Michael Moroney <moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com> wrote:

> Is there a way to redefine the key row "clear = / *" on the aluminum
> keypad when using the "Terminal" app (on El Capitan, Mac Mini) to send
> escape sequences, or to plug a PC keyboard into it and have the keys
> PF1-PF4 send escape sequences? (when I do that now, those keys seem to
> be dead).

You could create a .term file containing the key bindings, but my
understanding is that while newer versions of OS X and Terminal will
read them, they will no longer write (create) one.  So, that makes
it a bit of work.  Especially because you'd have to hack your way
into discovering the pertinent key codes.  A short exceprt (NB the
<esc>s are actually 0x1B chars in this file, and if the keys shown
match what your machine is doing that would be a miracle) -

<key>F704</key>
<string><esc>OP</string>     ! PF1
<key>F705</key>
<string><esc>OQ</string>     ! PF2
<key>F706</key>
<string><esc>OR</string>     ! PF3
<key>F707</key>
<string><esc>OS</string>     ! PF4

A much easier way is to just use the best key remapping tool on
the planet (it's free, too) -

https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/index.html.en

Billy Y..
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