Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

2803.0. "translation table in .Xdefaults" by CSCOA3::HOOD_DO () Tue May 22 1990 14:32

    
    I have several customers that would like to rebind key events
    to ascii strings using a translation table in .Xdefaults. 
    
    The Ultrix documentatation , X(1X), states:
    "A function specification can also include a character in single
    quotation marks or a string in double quotation marks. A string in
    quotation marks instructs the application to insert the specified
    string into the file"... it goes on to give an example. 
    
    After trying many examples, I simply cannot get it to work. Every other
    X programming book that I have consulted states clearly that the
    production rule in a translation table should be key:function. Is 
    Ultrix DECwindows supposed to have some sort of built in mechanism to 
    detect strings in the function portion of a translation, and then invoke a 
    function to place the string into the file?  Does anyone have an
    example that works? Any thoughts on the problem would be greatly
    appreciated.
    
    Doug