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see extensive posts by Steve in Element before reading this

see also Emacs for Poplog

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VED Manual (old Steve says out of date!)

VED Keys etc Click here for a link to a Poplog specifc PDF file showing Function Keys and Numeric Keypad in VED/XVED.

The reliable core of key-bindings is described here.

Note the ^ is short hand for the CTRL key.

4.7  The Command Line
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       Key  Function                                    Ved Procedure

        ^G  Enter a command                             ENTER
    ESC ^G  Switch to/from command line                 SWITCHSTATUS
ESC RETURN  Redo command on command line                REDOCOMMAND

polog ved help

poplog help vedkeys

  1. Press <NUM LOCK> key on the numeric keypad to enable the VED Number keypad functions.

NOTE:

  • Mileage will vary: this may not work on your computer (laptop)/

  • To use the Numeric Keyboard function keys for VED, press the <NUM LOCK> key on your keypad after starting poplog. This may not be necessary but I did find it necessary on my computer.

  1. Use the <ENTER> key on the numeric keypad when poplog ved references <ENTER> key.

  2. Use the <ENTER> key on the keyboard when poplog ved references the <RETURN key>.

exit the poplog VED sessions:

  1. Press the <ENTER> key on the numeric key pad. This will take you to the top of the terminal and the VED command window.

  2. Type bye

  3. Press the <RETURN> key on the keyboard which is labeled the the <ENTER> key. Yes, this is confusing….

Poplog has built in tutorials for both ved and poplog in general. In the terminal window type:

poplog teach teach

or

poplog teach ved

This file can also be found online at http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/projects/poplog/teach/essentialkeys

poplog help ved

poplog help helpfiles

Using Ved in "dumb terminal" mode

If you SSH to log into a machine and are running Ved you may be on a terminal where the function keys do not work as you expect them. In that case, read this article for a table of key combinations.

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