Function Keys with Perl::Curses

[chipnrut]

I recently ported a Perl Curses program from a Red Hat Linux 7.2 server to a Red Hat 9.0. Linux server. Now the function keys F1-F4 do not work correctly. Instead of getting the expected '265' for F1 I get a '~['. I get the expected '269' for key F5.

I checked the terminfo and it appears to be the same for the rxvt terminal setup I am running on both boxes.

Would this be a problem with curses.h?
Can anyone give me a clue on how to fix this?

 

[chipnrut]

This problem turned out to be a rxvt problem. Red Hat no longer includes rxvt with version 8.0 and up. rxvt has changed the escape functions. Anyone know what I can do about it?

 

[AHinMaine]

Switch terms maybe. Explore the goodness of aterm. The rpm should be easily found.



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[chipnrut]

Well... Tried aterm but function keys still do not work. xterm works but doesn't have the box/line graphics I need. I tried using VGA fonts following the instructions on

http://www.fokus.fhg.de/linux/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/x610.html

but that didn't seem to work either.

 

[chipnrut]

Finally got vga font installed using the suggestion from Hugh Lawson:

http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~plug/mail_archive/0002/0109.html

however this just messed up the border around the boxes. The function keys however are working.