* Karsten M. Self (kmself@ix.netcom.com) [011216 22:37]: > on Sun, Dec 16, 2001 at 09:06:53PM -0500, Hall Stevenson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > > > In gnome apps, hitting the numeric-pad 'Enter' key doesn't 'enter'. > > It places a square box in the field, document, etc. In gnapster, > > for example, typing '123', using the numeric-keypad, then hitting > > the numeric-pad 'Enter' key, puts a square in the search field. In > > gedit, I can type '123' and then hit the enter key and it looks like > > this: > > > > 123* > > > > (replace the * with a square) > > > > For what it's worth, it looks just like the square people probably > > saw with the 'other' font problem. > > > > Any help ?? > > > > By the way, I'm running SID (last update 1-2 weeks ago). I'm using a > > custom font with my gnome theme, "lucida", 10pt, ISO8859-1. > > What's xkeycaps tell you about that particular key and what it's > entering? If not xkeycaps, another program that will give you the raw > keysym.
Don't appear to have 'xkeycaps' installed... If the part below doesn't help, I'll see about installing it. > The 'square' is generally just an unprintable character. You might be > able to paste it to another window and get the hex or octal code that > way. The 'enter' key works fine in Eterm. I can fill in a field in Opera (a QT app) and use the 'enter' key to submit the data. It also works fine with Netscape 4.7x. It appears to be a problem with gnome apps only... Hall
