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Article #1015Re: Problem on HP 750
From: Mark Burhans
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1993 17:42
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1993 17:42
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In article <9303182322.AA03690@sdp13bv.noname>, Jean-Hugues.Zorio@der.edf.FR (jean Hugues Zorio) writes:
|> Hello,
|>
|> I have a problem with Epoch and the "Meta Modifier Key".
|>
|> First of all the environment:
|> Epoch 4.2
|> HP 9000 750 HP-UX 8.07
|> HP Compiler (it compiled without any problem)
|>
|> Epoch running on the HP workstation, everything seems OK when
|> I work on a Sun or a NCD X terminal.
|> When I'm on a HP 700, HP 300 or HP X terminal I cannot use
|> the Meta modifier: I mean I have to do ESC- then X ; I cannot
|> use "Extend Char"-x
|> Under Epoch, this doesn't echo anything.
|> If the key was merely ignored, it would echo "x".
|> If the DISPLAY variable isn't set, "Extend Char"-x echoes "l".
|> I suppose this is a problem with HP keyboards, but what is strange
|>
|> Any help will be useful.
|>
I think this did the trick for my HP 9000/750:
In .profile.personal:
xmodmap - <<-END
clear Control
add Control = Control_L
clear Mod1
add Mod1 = Meta_L Meta_R
keycode 118 = osfBeginLine
END
Actually, I think the lines you are interested in are the "Mod1" lines.
Just thought I would be 'open'. :-)
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fc7ee,aea18331558554d8 X-Google-Attributes: gidfc7ee,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1993-03-18 10:02:33 PST Newsgroups: gnu.epoch.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!bogus.sura.net!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!gatech!concert!sas!mozart.unx.sas.com!sasmob From: sasmob@chewy.unx.sas.com (Mark Burhans) Subject: Re: Problem on HP 750 Originator: sasmob@chewy.unx.sas.com Sender: news@unx.sas.com (Noter of Newsworthy Events) Message-ID: <C43IIE.948@unx.sas.com> Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1993 17:42:13 GMT Distribution: gnu References: <9303182322.AA03690@sdp13bv.noname> Nntp-Posting-Host: chewy.unx.sas.com Organization: SAS Institute Inc. Lines: 44