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MAP3270(5)							    MAP3270(5)

NAME
       map3270 - database for mapping ascii keystrokes into IBM 3270 keys

SYNOPSIS
       map3270

DESCRIPTION
       When emulating IBM-syle 3270 terminals under IX (see tn3270(1)), a map‐
       ping must be performed between  sequences  of  keys  hit	 on  a	user's
       (ascii) keyboard, and the keys that are available on a 3270.  For exam‐
       ple, a 3270 has a key labeled EEOF which erases	the  contents  of  the
       current	field from the location of the cursor to the end.  In order to
       accomplish this function, the terminal user and a program  emulating  a
       3270 must agree on what keys will be typed to invoke the EEOF function.

       The requirements for these sequences are:

	   1)	that the first character of the sequence be outside of the
		standard ascii printable characters;

	   2)	that no sequence be an initial part of another (although
		sequences may share initial parts).

FORMAT
       The  file consists of entries for various keyboards.  The first part of
       an entry lists the names of the keyboards which use that entry.	 These
       names  will often be the same as in /etc/termcap (see termcap(5)); how‐
       ever, note that often the terminals from various termcap	 entries  will
       all  use	 the  same map3270 entry; for example, both 925 and 925vb (for
       925 with visual bells) would  probably  use  the	 same  map3270	entry.
       Additionally, there are occasions when the terminal type defines a win‐
       dow manager, and it will then be necessary to specify a	keyboard  name
       (via  the  KEYBD environment variable) as the name of the entry.	 After
       the names, separated by vertical bars (`|'), comes a left brace	(`{');
       the definitions; and, finally, a right brace (`}').

       Each  definition	 consists of a reserved keyword (see list below) which
       identifies the 3270 function (extended as defined below),  followed  by
       an equal sign (`='), followed by the various ways to generate this par‐
       ticular function, followed by  a	 semi-colon  (`;').   Each  way	 is  a
       sequence	 of strings of printable ascii characters enclosed inside sin‐
       gle quotes (`´'); various ways (alternatives) are separated by vertical
       bars (`|').

       Inside  the single quotes, a few characters are special.	 A caret (`^')
       specifies that the next character is the ``control'' character of what‐
       ever  the character is.	So, `^a' represents control-a, ie: hexadecimal
       1 (note that `^A' would generate the same code).	  To  generate	rubout
       (DEL), one enters `^?'.	To represent a control character inside a file
       requires using the caret to represent a control sequence; simply typing
       control-A  will not work.  Note: the ctrl-caret sequence (to generate a
       hexadecimal 1E) is represented as `^^' (not `^\^').

       In addition to the caret, a letter may  be  preceeded  by  a  backslash
       (`\').	Since  this  has little effect for most characters, its use is
       usually not recommended.	 For the case of a  single  quote  (`´'),  the
       backslash  prevents that single quote from terminating the string.  For
       the case of a caret (`^'), the backslash prevents the caret from having
       its  special  meaning.  To have the backslash be part of the string, it
       is necessary to place two backslashes ('\\') in the file.

       In addition, the following characters are special:

	    `\E'  means an escape character;
	    `\n'  means newline;
	    `\t'  means tab;
	    `\r'  means carriage return.

       It is not necessary for each character  in  a  string  to  be  enclosed
       within single quotes.  `\E\E\E' means three escape characters.

       Comments,  which	 may appear anywhere on a line, begin with a hash mark
       (`#'), and terminate at the end of that line.  However, comments cannot
       begin inside a quoted string; a hash mark inside a quoted string has no
       special meaning.

3270 KEYS SUPPORTED
       The following is the list of 3270 key names that are supported in  this
       file.   Note  that  some	 of the keys don't really exist on a 3270.  In
       particular, the developers of this file have relied extensively on  the
       work  at	 the  Yale University Computer Center with their 3270 emulator
       which runs in an IBM Series/1 front end.	  The  following  list	corre‐
       sponds  closely	to  the functions that the developers of the Yale code
       offer in their product.

       In the following list, the starred ("*") functions are not supported by
       tn3270(1).   An	unsupported  function  will  cause tn3270(1) to send a
       (possibly visual) bell sequence to the user's terminal.

	       3270 Key Name   Functional description

	    (*)LPRT	       local print
	       DP	       dup character
	       FM	       field mark character
	       CURSEL	       cursor select
	       CENTSIGN	       EBCDIC cent sign
	       RESHOW	       redisplay the screen
	       EINP	       erase input
	       EEOF	       erase end of field
	       DELETE	       delete character
	       INSRT	       toggle insert mode
	       TAB	       field tab
	       BTAB	       field back tab
	       COLTAB	       column tab
	       COLBAK	       column back tab
	       INDENT	       indent one tab stop
	       UNDENT	       undent one tab stop
	       NL	       new line
	       HOME	       home the cursor
	       UP	       up cursor
	       DOWN	       down cursor
	       RIGHT	       right cursor
	       LEFT	       left cursor
	       SETTAB	       set a column tab
	       DELTAB	       delete a columntab
	       SETMRG	       set left margin
	       SETHOM	       set home position
	       CLRTAB	       clear all column tabs
	    (*)APLON	       apl on
	    (*)APLOFF	       apl off
	    (*)APLEND	       treat input as ascii
	    (*)PCON	       xon/xoff on
	    (*)PCOFF	       xon/xoff off
	       DISC	       disconnect (suspend)
	    (*)INIT	       new terminal type
	    (*)ALTK	       alternate keyboard dvorak
	       FLINP	       flush input
	       ERASE	       erase last character
	       WERASE	       erase last word
	       FERASE	       erase field
	       SYNCH	       we are in synch with the user
	       RESET	       reset key-unlock keyboard
	       MASTER_RESET    reset, unlock and redisplay
	    (*)XOFF	       please hold output
	    (*)XON	       please give me output
	       ESCAPE	       enter telnet command mode
	       WORDTAB	       tab to beginning of next word
	       WORDBACKTAB     tab to beginning of current/last word
	       WORDEND	       tab to end of current/next word
	       FIELDEND	       tab to last non-blank of current/next
			       unprotected (writable) field.

	       PA1	       program attention 1
	       PA2	       program attention 2
	       PA3	       program attention 3

	       CLEAR	       local clear of the 3270 screen
	       TREQ	       test request
	       ENTER	       enter key

	       PFK1	       program function key 1
	       PFK2	       program function key 2
	       etc.	       etc.
	       PFK36	       program function key 36

A SAMPLE ENTRY
       The following entry is used by tn3270(1) when unable to locate  a  rea‐
       sonable version in the user's environment and in /etc/map3270:

	       name {	       # actual name comes from TERM variable
	       clear = '^z';
	       flinp = '^x';
	       enter = '^m';
	       delete = '^d' | '^?';   # note that '^?' is delete (rubout)
	       synch = '^r';
	       reshow = '^v';
	       eeof = '^e';
	       tab = '^i';
	       btab = '^b';
	       nl = '^n';
	       left = '^h';
	       right = '^l';
	       up = '^k';
	       down = '^j';
	       einp = '^w';
	       reset = '^t';
	       xoff = '^s';
	       xon = '^q';
	       escape = '^c';
	       ferase = '^u';
	       insrt = ' ';
	       # program attention keys
	       pa1 = '^p1'; pa2 = '^p2'; pa3 = '^p3';
	       # program function keys
	       pfk1 = '1'; pfk2 = '2'; pfk3 = '3'; pfk4 = '4';
	       pfk5 = '5'; pfk6 = '6'; pfk7 = '7'; pfk8 = '8';
	       pfk9 = '9'; pfk10 = ' '; pfk11 = '-'; pfk12 = '=';
	       pfk13 = ''; pfk14 = '@'; pfk15 = '	 pfk17 = ''; pfk18 = '´; pfk19 = ''; pfk20 = ';
	       pfk21 = ' pfk22 = ''; pfk23 = '_'; pfk24 = '+';
	       }

IBM 3270 KEY DEFINITONS FOR AN ABOVE DEFINITION
       The  charts  below  show	 the proper keys to emulate each 3270 function
       when using the default key mapping supplied with tn3270(1) and mset(1).

	    Command Keys	     IBM 3270 Key		   Default Key(s)
				     Enter			   RETURN
				     Clear			   control-z
	    Cursor Movement Keys
				     New Line			   control-n or
								   Home
				     Tab			   control-i
				     Back Tab			   control-b
				     Cursor Left		   control-h
				     Cursor Right		   control-l
				     Cursor Up			   control-k
				     Cursor Down		   control-j or
								   LINE FEED
	    Edit Control Keys
				     Delete Char		   control-d or
								   RUB
				     Erase EOF			   control-e
				     Erase Input		   control-w
				     Insert Mode		   ESC Space
				     End Insert			   ESC Space
	    Program Function Keys
				     PF1			   ESC 1
				     PF2			   ESC 2
				     ...			   ...
				     PF10			   ESC 0
				     PF11			   ESC -
				     PF12			   ESC =
				     PF13			   ESC !
				     PF14			   ESC @
				     ...			   ...
				     PF24			   ESC +
	    Program Attention Keys
				     PA1			   control-p 1
				     PA2			   control-p 2
				     PA3			   control-p 3
	    Local Control Keys
				     Reset After Error		   control-r
				     Purge Input Buffer		   control-x
				     Keyboard Unlock		   control-t
				     Redisplay Screen		   control-v
	    Other Keys
				     Erase current field	   control-u

FILES
       /etc/map3270

SEE ALSO
       tn3270(1), mset(1), Yale ASCII Terminal Communication System II Program
       Description/Operator's Manual (IBM SB30-1911)

AUTHOR
       Greg Minshall

BUGS
       Tn3270  doesn't	yet understand how to process all the functions avail‐
       able in map3270; when such a function is requested tn3270 will beep  at
       you.

       The  definition	of  "word"  (for "word erase", "word tab") should be a
       run-time option.	 Currently it is defined  as  the  kernel  tty	driver
       defines	it  (strings  of  non-whitespace);  more than one person would
       rather use  the	"vi"  definition  (strings  of	specials,  strings  of
       alphanumeric).

4.3 Berkeley Distribution	 June 23, 1990			    MAP3270(5)
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