Did you try mapping 3270 Reset to the Left-Ctrl key instead? That is the mapping I have used for decades as the 3270 Reset key (PCOMM and Vista). I have never tried to use the Alt keys to map to any 3270 key, as Windows is really funky about use of the Alt key - sometimes it seems to know it is there and other times not so much. It depends a whole lot on which Windows core service HOD uses to read keys. Use the wrong service and Alt-anything may not return anything at all, or if it does then unexpected values. BTDTGTTS from some open-source work I once did providing a Windows keyboard interface in previously linux-only code.
HTH Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Thompson Sent: Monday, March 14, 2022 5:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: HOD Keyboard weirdness Hi all: A few weeks ago at a client site, they force installed software on end user computers (owned by the client) and since then I've been having odd issues with HOD (Host on Demand - 3270 emulator). Today, arrow keys are not working. And if you get into the keyboard configuration system, you can click on "Search for a key" and it will go to the line where that key is defined so you know what HOD thinks it is for. Well, the arrow keys stopped working. So these are supposedly cursor movement keys. And striking one of them gets no response (in HOD). They do work outside of HOD> Last time this happened it was the right "Alt" key being ignored (which I have defined as <Reset>. I remap a keyboard to as much as possible emulate a true 3270 keyboard. I rebooted, I reloaded, and didn't make a difference. Someone had me reset the key, and then it started working. No Joy today. Right+ALT is behaving today. But not the arrow keys. This seems to be something going on with Windows. Any ideas of how to cure this thing (NO, I do not have the option of running other than HOD). Regards, Steve Thompson -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
