Hi I had this question on the users list some time ago but did not get any response. Now I hope to get some help from here instead. /johan
On Fri, 11 Mar 2005, Johan Ingvast wrote: > Hi > I have a mysterious problem in math mode. > When I type "^" to get the superscript a hat sign is put into the mathbox > instead. > I know there is a bind "M-m-e" that I can use, and it works, but I'm used > to the hat so I'd really like to get it working. > > A comparison of the output from "lyx -dbg lyxrc" with the output from > another mashine where it works yields identical result. > Running lyx remote on another machine works as it should, so the reason > should not be my X installation. > Also running lyx as another user on a fresh account gives the same error. > Therefore I don't think the error is in my personal configuration. > > One thing that I don't understand is that my hat is normally a dead key, > but when in lyx it is not. > > Here is the output from running "lyx -dbg keyboard" typing "a^b". > I hope it gan give any hints. > > Press key 65 text "a", ascii "97" > Setting key to 65, a > KeySym is a > isOK is 1 > isMod is 0 > encoding is iso8859-1 > Using codec ISO 8859-1 > ISOEncoded returning value 97 > action first set to [88] > action now set to [88] > Key [action=88][a] > SelfInsert arg[`'] > Press key 4128 text "none", ascii "0" <-- pressing shift > Setting key to 4128, > KeySym is Shift_L > isOK is 1 > isMod is 1 > isModifier true > Press key 4690 text "^", ascii "94" <-- pressing "^" > Setting key to 4690, ^ > KeySym is ^ > isOK is 1 > isMod is 0 > encoding is iso8859-1 > Using codec ISO 8859-1 > ISOEncoded returning value 94 > action first set to [-1] > action now set to [-1] > Key [action=-1][S-^] > Trying without shift > Action now -1 > isText for key 4690 isPrint is 1 > isText() is true, inserting. > SelfInsert arg[`'] > Press key 66 text "b", ascii "98" > Setting key to 66, b > KeySym is b > isOK is 1 > isMod is 0 > encoding is iso8859-1 > Using codec ISO 8859-1 > ISOEncoded returning value 98 > action first set to [88] > action now set to [88] > Key [action=88][b] > SelfInsert arg[`'] > > I'm running Fedora core 3 with lyx 1.3.5 compiled on the machine. > Funny thing is that it worked earlier with the same os-installation and > lyx. > > Thanks in advance > > /johan > > -- Johan Ingvast, PhD student http://www.md.kth.se/~ingvast Department of Machine Design, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden http://www.md.kth.se, http://www.md.kth.se/~cas <--- Walking robot proj tel +46 (0)8 790 95 36 mob. +46 (0)70 34 34 498
