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> > echo -e '\753' is the e umlaut,
> > echo -e '\747' is the c cedilla
> > (on VGA monitor - on TTL they are Greek characters)
> > I made scripts e and c.
>
> What numbering system is this?  With Alt key the
> characters would be in the 130 range, two numbers
> apart.
>
> I have a dual-monitor system (TTL/MGA and VGA).
>
> If I type the above on my TTL monitor, then after
> that I also see Greek characters (delta and gamma)
> instead of the ones I want, on my VGA monitor.
> Logging out and in again did not help.

> I may need to reboot.
It worked again if I did not first display on the TTL.


> > Can I store the special character in a file and import it into pico?
>
> Using my scripts 'e' (for e umlaut) and 'c' (c cedilla):
> e > /tmp/ee
> c > /tmp/cc
Or echo -e '\747' > /tmp/ee.

less -r ee displays e umlaut.

This works in pico (Ctrl-r, ee), but not to fill in a search form on the 
web, as at http://www.argijiro.net/fjalor/

How do I move around and select text to copy and paste in splitvt?
vi-like keybindings, says one site, similar to 'screen'.

The 'screen' console program has a huge man page.

screen, space to continue,

Ctrl-a, : , split
         splits one screen in half horizontally.

Ctrl-a, tab
        moves between the two parts.

Ctrl-a, Q exits the second region


Screen has a buffer.  Copy to it and paste repeatedly from it.
The copy range is specified by setting two marks.  Space sets either mark. 
Or Y and y mark a line or from start of line, or W marks a word.
This may require getting into some command mode first. Ctrl-a ESC ?
Ctrl-a < copy into buffer, Ctrl-a > paste to a file.

Could someone summarize the copy and paste process from start to finish?

Sindi