| Title: | DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90 |
| Notice: | See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit |
| Moderator: | STAR::VATNE |
| Created: | Mon Oct 30 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Dec 31 1990 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3726 |
| Total number of notes: | 19516 |
I believe that X distinguishes in some cases between left and right shift (and between left and right alt). I borrowed an LK401 keyboard and plugged it into my vax 3540. The left shift key seems to work OK but the right one is ignored (that is, it leaves things in lower case). I believe that there are probably some binding definitions *somewhere* that I need to fix, but I can't find them. Could some kind soul please give me a hint? (I'm running DW3 IFT) Since this happens in both text widgets (Mail create window) and DECterms, I'm asking here. (Yes, one would reply could be "If it hurts....". I like trying new things, like keyboards)
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3711.1 | LESLIE::LESLIE | Andy Leslie | Sat Nov 24 1990 02:52 | 1 | |
Please submit a QAR with full details. | |||||
| 3711.2 | QAR 589 | COSBY::TIBBERT | Lee Tibbert DTN 227-3220 | Sat Nov 24 1990 20:50 | 13 |
QAR 589 entered. It appears that right shift, right alt, right compose and left alt are unbound. Left compose and left shift work. Haven't found any other funny keys. guess that I get to exercise my left pinky for a while. ;-) L. | |||||
| 3711.3 | User error (blush) | COSBY::TIBBERT | Lee Tibbert DTN 227-3220 | Mon Nov 26 1990 18:08 | 15 |
Most of this is gross user error. Turns out that I needed to tell the Session Manager that I had switched keyboards. There is a Keyboard item for LK401 under the Session Manager Options pulldown. Now I get right shift, right alt, and left alt. Left compose space gives me composed characters such as � but right compose space does not. I'm trying to figure out if this is more user error or what before re-opening the QAR. | |||||