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Re: Xing to a PC

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From: reti
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00
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    Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 13:00 EDT
    From: Jeff Barnett <jbarnett@godzilla.nrtc.northrop.com>

    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."

So you are using the default binsi

    >
    > 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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