Tim Connors([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said on Fri, 2 Apr 2004 10:40:50 +0100: > > On 02 Apr 2004, Michal R. Hoffmann wrote: > > > s. keeling wrote: > > > [] > > > > > > > >>does anything, nor does ctrl-shift-f1 take me to a text terminal. To > > > > > > > >ctrl-alt-f1 then ctrl-alt-f7 to go back. > > > > > > rather Alt-F7 to go back (without Ctrl). > > > > > > -- > > > *** Michal R. Hoffmann | <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *** > > > *** -= member of: KNM, ZUKiH, HCKU =- *** > > > > > > > > > > None of these do anything since upgrading to the version of X in Sarge > > (4.3 I think -can't remember the number). > > > > I'm not using gnome or kde - just plain icewm. > > FYI, X 4.3 has much different XKB handling that previous versions - > they broke how Xemacs (but not Emacs) handles shifted function keys, > so Xemacs only sees the unshifted function key. > > Naturally, both sets of developers blame each other, but it sounds > like X are more in the wrong, because apparently there is only one > person in the world who understands the new XKB functionaility (which > only works on Linux anyway so any workaround on Xemacs's part has to > be disabled for everything else), and he hasn't yet documented any of > it, and `xmodmap -pke | grep F1` shows that the function keys are now > pointing to VT_SWITCH_CONSOLE (or something similar) instead of their > correct entries. Maybe you have changed this as follows: > > I've got this in my Xmodmap file: > !seems X4.3 broke Xemacs. Try removing these again later > !souce the following only on telluirum - see .xmodmap-tellurium > keycode 67 = F1 > keycode 68 = F2 > keycode 69 = F3 > keycode 70 = F4 > keycode 71 = F5 > keycode 72 = F6 > keycode 73 = F7 > keycode 74 = F8 > keycode 75 = F9 > keycode 76 = F10 > keycode 95 = F11 > keycode 96 = F12 > > But this disables the ability to switch consoles. So you can either > have working Xemacs or you can have working console switching, but not > both. >
Strange... bash-2.05b$ dpkg -l xbase-* xserver-* |grep ii ii xbase-clients 4.3.0-7 miscellaneous X clients ii xserver-common 4.3.0-7 files and utilities common to all X servers ii xserver-xfree8 4.3.0-7 the XFree86 X server bssh-2.05b$ xmodmap -pke |grep F1 keycode 67 = F1 XF86_Switch_VT_1 keycode 76 = F10 XF86_Switch_VT_10 keycode 95 = F11 XF86_Switch_VT_11 keycode 96 = F12 XF86_Switch_VT_12 I see other oddities with X4.3, but not what you cite. Wayne -- Of course I know how to copy disks. Where's the xerox machine? _______________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
