Ok, I'm going to answer a few questions here:
1) I have been doing this with HOD since 2013. Any time something
odd happens [wait, HOD, odd, hmmmmm], it typically has been some
security software doing something incredibly stupid. Such as
mangling the Outlook Profile because day ends in "y".
2) with #1 above, you can reboot all you want. Outlook stays
broken. You actually have to remove the offending software and
build a new profile (how would I know this? 3 guesses and the
first 2 don't count).
3) Reboot? That was what finished the install of the pushed
software. So yes, a re-reboot was done.
Anyone wonder why M/S doesn't create a Windows Z release? Because
that would be the z uptime release. Get it, not zero down time,
but no up time... Ok. Be that way.
Oh, the change to the left control key. Uh no. That is not where
the original reset key was, was it? Anyhow, no, because the
control key is mapped... never mind.
You have to use that one to get PA1, PA2, ATTN.... Those are
pre-mapped.
It is starting to look like something in Windows is mangled,
because certain other applications that expect one to use the
arrow keys, aren't working either.
Look, it was Monday right after a time change weekend. I think
even the hardware is tired of Congress's meddling.
But, it isn't the keyboard, because it is on a KVM switch and it
works just fine with my Linux desktop, from which I am doing
missives like this with/to IBM-Main, and other emails. And it
worked fine with a non-client Windows laptop....
Regards,
Steve Thompson
ps. hope you enjoyed the attempts at humor.
On 3/14/22 17:59, Farley, Peter x23353 wrote:
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
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