> -----Original Message----- > From: Don Garrett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > I don't understand why I'm having this problem, but maybe > someone else does... > > I'm running a RedHat 7.2 machine with the RPM > vnc-server-3.3.3r2-18.4 from > Redhat installed. I'm using the standard windows client > version 3.3.3 R3 on > Windows XP. > > When I run emacs on the linux machine, the Alt key doesn't > work for escape > sequences. Alt-b is ignored. Explicitly hitting escape b > jumps back a word > (just as expected).
I have similar problems with W2K viewer to Linux or HP-UX servers. Specially the alt and ctrl key actions don't arive timely on the unix side. I think there are just to much parties that like to handle these keys: first it is the firmware on your desktop, then the os on you desktop. If they let the key's pass, only then it is in the control of vncviewer. The M$Windows based viewer has special options to simulate ctrl and alt actions to overcome these problems. Might move to replace emacs with nedit (http://www.nedit.org) also avialiable with redhat ;-) It is (as editor) just as powerfull as emacs but it is only an editor, not a mailtool, not a newsreader, not an ide, not a...... CBee _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
