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PeterB
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Posted: 07:18am 07 Apr 2018
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I have a WIN7 PC connected to an E64. Using the PS2 keyboard all is well but when using the PC keyboard, the direction, F, etc keys return things like [A instead of moving the cursor etc.
My WIN7 laptop is good so it is just my PC.
I have even tried a different key board.
The program runs if I type RUN.
The cursor moves if I type Ctrl-X
Sadly I have no idea where to start looking.
HELP!!!!
Peter
 
TassyJim

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Posted: 07:23am 07 Apr 2018
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What terminal program are you using?

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PeterB
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Posted: 07:31am 07 Apr 2018
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I knew I'd leave something out.
Tera Term
 
Phil23
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Posted: 08:55am 07 Apr 2018
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I had issues with the /*-+ on the numeric pad & found I needed to dedefine them in the ini file. Keyboard ini it might have been. Not the main teraterm.ini

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Geoffg

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Posted: 08:55am 07 Apr 2018
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Have you set a delay between each character in Tera Term? That would cause the problem.
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PeterB
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Posted: 09:24am 07 Apr 2018
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Phil, I think my problem is different but I will think about it.
Geof, It comes up with a default of 50ms. I tried 100 but no change.
Incidentaly the keys work correctly in other applications, ARDUINO, WORD.

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PeterB
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Posted: 12:13am 08 Apr 2018
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At 1:30 this morning I decided to re-install Tera Term.
I turned over and went back to sleep.
But it has fixed the problem.

Peter
 
Grogster

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Posted: 01:45am 08 Apr 2018
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Good work.

There must have been something buried in the TT settings there somewhere then....
Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!
 
Geoffg

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Posted: 07:38am 08 Apr 2018
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  PeterB said  It comes up with a default of 50ms. I tried 100 but no change.

That would be the problem, it should be zero.
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PeterB
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Posted: 08:28am 08 Apr 2018
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Sorry Geoff, I misunderstood your comment and my laptop is set to 0.
How did I miss that? Yes, I know old and stupid.

Peter
 
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