A.P. Lawrence

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OSR5 FAQ

What can I do about function keys not working?

A new "recon" command in Open Server 5.0.6 can help solve the problem of escape sequences (function keys, line drawing characters, etc.) getting messed up because of timing issues- what happens is that the application gets confused if the sequences don't arrive together. The "recon" command watches for escape sequence and buffers them until they are complete, then sends them along. See man recon+C

If that is not an option, a slower baud rate might help on the receiving end, or if it's transmissions to the server that aren't working, some terminals let you control the function key transmit rate. It may also be possible to make limited adjustments with termcap and termio by specifying padding sequences.

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