I have an iMac, and despite having a matching numeric keypad, I have to hold down the fn key while pressing F1 thru F4 to get PF1 thru PF4 in EDT. Or I can set the function keys to not do their mac functions, i.e., to work as standard function keys. Can one do better? I'd even be happy if I could make the 7 key the GOLD key and the 9 key the PF3 key. Or maybe something with the 6-key key cluster (fn, home, pg up, delete, end, pg dn)? I really miss using PF1 and PF3 to FIND NEXT and FIND.

Is there a way to do this?

I am using the Mac program Terminal and logging in to eisner.

Yes, I'm still alive and kicking. Alive, anyway.

On 10/2/21 11:29 AM, alanfe...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have an iMac, and despite having a matching numeric keypad, I have to hold down the fn key while pressing F1 thru F4 to get PF1 thru PF4 in EDT. Or I can set the function keys to not do their mac functions, i.e., to work as standard function keys. Can one do better? I'd even be happy if I could make the 7 key the GOLD key and the 9 key the PF3 key. Or maybe something with the 6-key key cluster (fn, home, pg up, delete, end, pg dn)? I really miss using PF1 and PF3 to FIND NEXT and FIND.
>
> Is there a way to do this?
>
> I am using the Mac program Terminal and logging in to eisner.
>
> Yes, I'm still alive and kicking. Alive, anyway.
>

To have the top row function keys default to acting as functions keys,
go to System Preferences -> Keyboard and check the "Use F1, F2, etc.
keys as standard function keys" box.

To get all of the keypad function keys to work the same as a VMS
keyboard, you need to define the necessary escape sequences into
terminal. Go to Terminal -> Preferences -> Profiles and select the
keyboard tab. Add any keys not already defined. For example,
Numeric Keypad Clear -> \033OP
Numeric Keypad = -> \033OQ
Numeric Keypad / -> \033OR
Numeric Keypad * -> \033OS

will get you PF1 - PF4.

You can define all of the keys except the fn key.

Mark Berryman

On Monday, October 4, 2021 at 1:59:44 PM UTC-4, Mark Berryman wrote:
> On 10/2/21 11:29 AM, alanfe wrote:
> > I have an iMac, and despite having a matching numeric keypad, I have to hold down the fn key while pressing F1 thru F4 to get PF1 thru PF4 in EDT. Or I can set the function keys to not do their mac functions, i.e., to work as standard function keys. Can one do better? I'd even be happy if I could make the 7 key the GOLD key and the 9 key the PF3 key. Or maybe something with the 6-key key cluster (fn, home, pg up, delete, end, pg dn)? I really miss using PF1 and PF3 to FIND NEXT and FIND.
> >
> > Is there a way to do this?
> >
> > I am using the Mac program Terminal and logging in to eisner.
> >
> > Yes, I'm still alive and kicking. Alive, anyway.
> >
> To have the top row function keys default to acting as functions keys,
> go to System Preferences -> Keyboard and check the "Use F1, F2, etc.
> keys as standard function keys" box.
>
> To get all of the keypad function keys to work the same as a VMS
> keyboard, you need to define the necessary escape sequences into
> terminal. Go to Terminal -> Preferences -> Profiles and select the
> keyboard tab. Add any keys not already defined. For example,
> Numeric Keypad Clear -> \033OP
> Numeric Keypad = -> \033OQ
> Numeric Keypad / -> \033OR
> Numeric Keypad * -> \033OS
>
> will get you PF1 - PF4.
>
> You can define all of the keys except the fn key.
>
> Mark Berryman

Holy Moly! How could I have missed that?! I can't believe it! The [Ow, my tongue!] works!
Thank you so much. (^_^)

> I am using the Mac program Terminal [...]

xterm is one alternative: https://www.xquartz.org/

Then some xmodmap action. I get by with the following, but "xev" is
your friend if you want more.

keycode 79 = KP_F1
keycode 89 = KP_F2
keycode 83 = KP_F3
keycode 75 = KP_F4
keycode 77 = KP_Separator
keycode 127 = Prior

On Monday, October 4, 2021 at 3:54:07 PM UTC-4, alanfe...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday, October 4, 2021 at 1:59:44 PM UTC-4, Mark Berryman wrote:
> > On 10/2/21 11:29 AM, alanfe wrote:
> > > I have an iMac, and despite having a matching numeric keypad, I have to hold down the fn key while pressing F1 thru F4 to get PF1 thru PF4 in EDT. Or I can set the function keys to not do their mac functions, i.e., to work as standard function keys. Can one do better? I'd even be happy if I could make the 7 key the GOLD key and the 9 key the PF3 key. Or maybe something with the 6-key key cluster (fn, home, pg up, delete, end, pg dn)? I really miss using PF1 and PF3 to FIND NEXT and FIND.
> > >
> > > Is there a way to do this?
> > >
> > > I am using the Mac program Terminal and logging in to eisner.
> > >
> > > Yes, I'm still alive and kicking. Alive, anyway.
> > >
> > To have the top row function keys default to acting as functions keys,
> > go to System Preferences -> Keyboard and check the "Use F1, F2, etc.
> > keys as standard function keys" box.
> >
> > To get all of the keypad function keys to work the same as a VMS
> > keyboard, you need to define the necessary escape sequences into
> > terminal. Go to Terminal -> Preferences -> Profiles and select the
> > keyboard tab. Add any keys not already defined. For example,
> > Numeric Keypad Clear -> \033OP
> > Numeric Keypad = -> \033OQ
> > Numeric Keypad / -> \033OR
> > Numeric Keypad * -> \033OS
> >
> > will get you PF1 - PF4.
> >
> > You can define all of the keys except the fn key.
> >
> > Mark Berryman
> Holy Moly! How could I have missed that?! I can't believe it! The [Ow, my tongue!] works!
> Thank you so much. (^_^)

Looks like older versions of Terminal don't have that -- at least not on macOS Snow Leopard, which I had to use recently on my old Mac. Hopefully they kept this in the current macOS!