Hi Alexander
> On Mon, 8 Sep 2003, Holger wrote:
>
>> with all the Experts on keybords, could anybody give me a hint what
>> might be wrong here? The problem is that the keys work only
>> sometimes so you press them 10 times,
>> you get 8 backslashs an 2 times nothing, or 6-4. It seems to follow
>> no pattern.
>
> I'm not expiriencing such problems. But you can start the program
> xev, enter some backslashes into the window and send me the output,
> especially the KeyPress and KeyRelease events when the blackslash
> does not work.
Here you go. What I did is holding the 'AltGr' key continously and then pressing the
'? � \' (questionmark (with shift), sharps (normal) backslash (ArtGr)) key several
times.
I double checked the events generated by Windows earlier with Spy++, they do not
differ whether cygwin get's the right key or not.
thanks for your help
Holger
KeyPress event, serial 22, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9387568, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x10, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9387818, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x90, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9387818, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9387818, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x14, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9387859, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9387859, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x14, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9387899, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9387899, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x14, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9387939, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9387939, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x14, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9387979, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9387979, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x14, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9387999, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 20 (keysym 0x5c, backslash), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9388109, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 20 (keysym 0x5c, backslash), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9388339, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9388339, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x90, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9390122, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x10, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9390122, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x14, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9390302, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 20 (keysym 0x5c, backslash), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9390412, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 20 (keysym 0x5c, backslash), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9390452, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9390462, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x90, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9390963, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x10, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9391103, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x90, keycode 20 (keysym 0x5c, backslash), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: "\"
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9391193, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x90, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9391223, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x10, keycode 20 (keysym 0xdf, ssharp), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: "�"
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9391604, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x10, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9391854, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x90, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9391854, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9391854, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x14, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9391864, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 20 (keysym 0x5c, backslash), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9392004, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 20 (keysym 0x5c, backslash), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9392015, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9392555, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x14, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9392555, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x10, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9392555, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x14, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9392635, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 20 (keysym 0x5c, backslash), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9392756, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9392756, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x90, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9392766, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x10, keycode 20 (keysym 0xdf, ssharp), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: "�"
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9393246, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x10, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9393246, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x14, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9393266, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 20 (keysym 0x5c, backslash), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9393437, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9393437, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x90, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9393447, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x10, keycode 20 (keysym 0xdf, ssharp), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: "�"
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9394408, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x10, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9394408, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x14, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9394508, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 20 (keysym 0x5c, backslash), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9394628, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x94, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9394628, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x90, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9394638, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x10, keycode 20 (keysym 0xdf, ssharp), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: "�"
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9402620, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x10, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9402770, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x90, keycode 20 (keysym 0x5c, backslash), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: "\"
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9402860, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x90, keycode 20 (keysym 0x5c, backslash), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 characters: "\"
KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9403191, (-402,-377), root:(212,591),
state 0x90, keycode 113 (keysym 0xfe03, ISO_Level3_Shift), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 characters: ""
EnterNotify event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0x400001,
root 0x3a, subw 0x0, time 9429038, (177,0), root:(791,968),
mode NotifyNormal, detail NotifyAncestor, same_screen YES,
focus YES, state 16
