serialPOS: Added key input for POS displays with a pass-through port connected

to a terminal or RS232 keyboard (Eric Pooch)
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<para>
Connecting the display should consist of simply plugging it into your computer's
RS-232 port. Because these displays typically support full RS-232, no additional
wiring is needed. If your computer does not have such a port (many newer computers don't),
RS-232 serial port. Because these displays typically support full RS-232, no additional
wiring is needed. If your computer does not have such a port (many newer computers don't),
you can use a USB to serial adapter with the appropriate driver.
</para>
<para>
If your display supports a <emphasis>pass-through</emphasis> function, you can connect
an RS-232 keyboard or terminal to the pass-through port. This will allow you to input
keystrokes to LCDproc and control features and menus. Use the pass-through keyboard's
arrow, delete, and return keys by default.
</para>
<note>
<para>
If your display supports a <emphasis>pass-through</emphasis> function,
but you do not have another RS-232 device connected to the pass-through port,
you may experience hangs if an improperly formatted command sneaks through.
This is because the display is waiting for the pass-through device to accept
the data and a blocking state is created within the device.
You can either connect another RS-232 device, or rewire the display to send the
pass-through commands back to your computer.
the data and a blocking state is created within the display.
You can either connect another RS-232 device or use a wire to jumper the CTS and RTS
pins together within the display.
</para>
</note>