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Re: Xing to a PC

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From: Jeff Barnett
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 00:00
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reti@wilson.ai.mit.edu wrote:

>     Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 18:21 EDT
>     From: Jeff Barnett <jbarnett@godzilla.nrtc.northrop.com>
>
>     I have the Exceed package on a PC. I would like
>     to use it to pop x-windows from my NXP1000 Lispms.
>     Everything almost works out of the box if I use
>     "start x etc." on the NXP1000 and specify the host
>     by its IP address. ALMOST, unfortunately does not
>     map any key on my standard 101/102 key keyboard
>     as a meta key. Do any of you have an implemented
>     solution to make this all work? If so, please
>     send any email that might be smashed by netscape,
>     etc., directly to
>              jeff@split.nrtc.nortrop.com
>     That is the address of one of the Lispms. Please
>     let me know that something has been sent via the
>     from (or reply-to address) on the msg you are
>     reading now. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
>
> What does
>
>    :show x keyboard mapping
>
> show on the NXP when using Exceed?  (I've used Exceed

It says: "The keyboard layout type is NIL. Since no specific
key binding has been defined for this layout type, the default
binding is being used."

>
> successfully, but in 8.5/Open Genera 2.0.)  If it shows
> the default keyboard mapping, adding a namespace entry
> for selecting which keyboard mapping to use might be a
> way to go. (I'm assuming you are using 8.3.)  There were

Yes, I'm using 8.3.

>
> mappings for NCD and NDS x terminals, which basically useI guess my

I guess my questions are do I have some such definition as part of 8.3;
If not where do I get one; In any event, exactly how do i cons the name
space object to properly use it?


>
> a PC-style keyboard.  You can also add your own mappings
> (m-. x-screen::*keyboard-signatures* to see the existing
> ones, they are defined at the end of that file).
>
> Hope that helps.
>
>     -- Jeff Barnett
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