I finally had time to forward this bug response on. Looks like Apple say's that it's not their bug. I know somebody put up a suggestion/work around for this but I cannot find it. It was regarding key mapping files.
Has anybody tested a work around for this?
Thanks,
Tim
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: March 10, 2004 12:16:31 PM EST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 3383331-Key mapping problems with X11 User & KDE KWrite base
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Re: 3383331-Key mapping problems with X11 User & KDE KWrite based applications
Hello Tim,
Thank you for filing Bug ID# 3383331. The report you have submitted has been determined by engineering to be an issue with xfree86 and KDE-related products/applications. (After testing, this is an application bug, it appears that + is interpreted as "Shift-Left" and * as "Shift-Right". The keys on the numeric keypad have the same effect. Using xev shows we (Apple) are generating the correct keysyms in all cases.)
Please know that we are doing our best to inform our development community of the issue with the hope that they can implement the necessary changes. Please feel free to contact any companies that create applications that may affect you, regarding this issue to help alert them of its importance.
Thank you for your time. We truly appreciate your help in discovering and isolating bugs.
Best regards,
Stoney M. Gamble
Apple Developer Relations
Worldwide Developer Relations
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<GMT19-Aug-2003 02:50:39GMT> Timothy Quinn:
* SUMMARY
In the search for the ultimate MDI programmers editor for OSX that can handle multiple languages, I have come accross KDE's editors KDevelop and Kate based on KDE's KWrite application. It appears that these applications have problems accepting certain key codes. The particular problem keys are + and * which, as I'm sure you know, are very difficult to program without. I have noted this problem on various mail groups with no success on finding a solution. I have even tested this with the latest X11 (Quartz WM'less) 1.0 version and still have the problem.
Now I am assuming since all other XFree86 builds I have tested do not have this problem it must be caused by some tweaks done to the XFree86 base code in Apples X11 that is the source. Also KDevelop is a very robust and highly used application and should not be the source of the problem.
* STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install any version of Apples X11 User.
2. Install Fink
3. D/L KDevelp with Dependancies (Fink)
4. /sw/bin/gideon
5. Open a file and try pressing + key or * key
* RESULTS
'+' key highlights back one character
'*' key highlights forward one word
* REGRESSION
This problem is always there with Apples X11 User.
* NOTES
None, except a note to the developers: Great work to all. It's awesome to have such access to so much geek code. This is the kind of stuff I bought my mac for.
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