P-UX SNAplus2 Installation Guide (June 2003)

The terminfo Database
Required and Recommended Functions
Chapter 458
Recommended Functions
The following table contains the functions that, when defined in the
terminfo database, make the screen interfaces easier to use. Also
included are the capabilities SNAplus2 uses to define each function. Note
that these functions are not required, but recommended: the screen
interfaces can still be used even if these functions are not defined in
terminfo.
Table 4-3 Recommended Terminal Functions
Function Capabilities
Alternate character mode Note: This
function is used to draw the menus and
dialog boxes. If it is not supported, the
menu interface programs can still be
used, but the menus and dialog boxes will
be drawn with characters such as - and +
instead of solid lines.
smacs and rmacs
f2 through f8 or higher (for example,
f20) function keys Note: Most HP
terminals provide only eight function
keys. However, some HP terminals and
non-HP terminals provide more than
eight. These extra function keys are used
as accelerator keys in the snapconfig
program (which is used for back-level
support) and the 3270 Control menu, to
provide a “short-cut” to certain dialogs or
functions. If the user's terminal does not
have these keys, the IBM 3270 keys can
be remapped to different keystrokes.
However, note that the accelerator keys
cannot be remapped, but the same dialogs
or functions can be reached by using the
main screen menus.
kf2 through kf8
left arrow key Note: This key is used for
moving within edit boxes and for selecting
buttons from radio groups.
kcub1 (the last character
is the number “1”)