keyboard tweaking without X

[Tyler Smith <tyler.smith@mail.mcgill.ca>]

Hi,

I'm trying to figure out if I can do without X for my regular
computing needs. Most of what I do is text-based, primarily emacs,
mutt, slrn. However, I find emacs in particular is easier to deal with
in X, as there is better support for function keys. Stuff like xmodmap
is a great tool, so I can switch caps-lock to something useful. And
without X some key-chords produce garbage - anything with an arrow key
is out, for a start. Erm, just noticing that even single arrow keys
don't work properly - they all seem to move the cursor up, and leave
behind stray letters as they go.

Are these just part of working in a console, or can someone point me
to a resource for fixing them up?

Thanks,

Tyler