Re: StarOffice query
On Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Dean Allen Provins wrote: Rick: Thanks for responding. Curiously, my BACKSPACE key is a DELETE key on the system in question. On this machine (also slink), it is identical to yours (i.e. a BACKSPACE key). The 'xev' output for the former is: At ve6cta, the BACKSPACE key generates KeyPress event, serial 16, synthetic NO, window 0x381, root 0x26, subw 0x0, time 440073742, (170,167), root:(205,222), state 0x0, keycode 22 (keysym 0x, Delete), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 characters: xmodmap -e keycode 22 = BackSpace ...RickM...
Re: StarOffice query
Rick: Thanks for the insight. I've got to invest some time in learning how to set up X's key mapping system. Clearly, there are still a few things to learn! Dean --- On Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Dean Allen Provins wrote: Rick: Thanks for responding. Curiously, my BACKSPACE key is a DELETE key on the system in question. On this machine (also slink), it is identical to yours (i.e. a BACKSPACE key). The 'xev' output for the former is: At ve6cta, the BACKSPACE key generates KeyPress event, serial 16, synthetic NO, window 0x381, root 0x26, subw 0x0, time 440073742, (170,167), root:(205,222), state 0x0, keycode 22 (keysym 0x, Delete), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 characters: xmodmap -e keycode 22 = BackSpace ...RickM...
Re: StarOffice query
Rick: Thanks for responding. Curiously, my BACKSPACE key is a DELETE key on the system in question. On this machine (also slink), it is identical to yours (i.e. a BACKSPACE key). The 'xev' output for the former is: At ve6cta, the BACKSPACE key generates KeyPress event, serial 16, synthetic NO, window 0x381, root 0x26, subw 0x0, time 440073742, (170,167), root:(205,222), state 0x0, keycode 22 (keysym 0x, Delete), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 characters: KeyRelease event, serial 18, synthetic NO, window 0x381, root 0x26, subw 0x0, time 440073792, (170,167), root:(205,222), state 0x0, keycode 22 (keysym 0x, Delete), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 characters: So now the question becomes, where do I reset it? Regards, Dean - Forwarded message from Rick Macdonald - On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Dean Allen Provins wrote: I just installed StarOffice on my slink system. Seems to work fine, but I cannot get the BACKSPACE key to do anything. Anyone know how to make it move left and delete as it goes? Howdy, Dean! Works on my slink system. What does xev show for the backspace key? Here's mine: KeyPress event, serial 21, synthetic NO, window 0x401, root 0x25, subw 0x0, time 402403461, (118,63), root:(124,87), state 0x0, keycode 22 (keysym 0xff08, BackSpace), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 characters: KeyRelease event, serial 21, synthetic NO, window 0x401, root 0x25, subw 0x0, time 402403602, (118,63), root:(124,87), state 0x0, keycode 22 (keysym 0xff08, BackSpace), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 characters: ...RickM...
Re: StarOffice query
On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Dean Allen Provins wrote: I just installed StarOffice on my slink system. Seems to work fine, but I cannot get the BACKSPACE key to do anything. Anyone know how to make it move left and delete as it goes? Howdy, Dean! Works on my slink system. What does xev show for the backspace key? Here's mine: KeyPress event, serial 21, synthetic NO, window 0x401, root 0x25, subw 0x0, time 402403461, (118,63), root:(124,87), state 0x0, keycode 22 (keysym 0xff08, BackSpace), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 characters: KeyRelease event, serial 21, synthetic NO, window 0x401, root 0x25, subw 0x0, time 402403602, (118,63), root:(124,87), state 0x0, keycode 22 (keysym 0xff08, BackSpace), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 characters: ...RickM...
