Yea, I agree would have been helpful if it had been somewhere in the FAQ,
I hate to admit it, but we have been working around the problem here
literally for years.
I did do an archive search ( as I did years ago) but got no hits the way I was
searching.
...M
David Brodbeck wrote:
> I think this should be added to the FAQ on the VNC web page, or maybe even
> to the docs for Xvnc, but I'm not sure who's responsible for maintaining
> that information.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mitch Urquhart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 9:40 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: Bob Smither
> Subject: Re: The 5 key works like a backspace THAT FIXED IT!
>
> You nailed it, removing the "backspace=22" fixed the weird "5" key
> problem...
> and my backspace still works fine !!!
> Good shot.
> ...M
>
> David Brodbeck wrote:
>
> > Sounds like the problem discussed here:
> > http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/archives/2000-09/0037.html
> >
> > The message deals with RedHat, but Slackware is probably doing the same
> > thing. It stems from the X configuration making an incorrect assumption
> > about the keyboard.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mitch Urquhart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 7:29 AM
> > To: vnc list; Bob Smither
> > Subject: The 5 key works like a backspace
> >
> > I am connecting from vncviewer on a WIN98 box to my Slackware Linux boxes
> > running vncserver (all up to date).
> >
> > When I hit my 5 key on the WIN98 boxes, the result on the linux end
> is
> > a
> > backspace. The numlock 5 key works fine, but most of my machines are
> > laptops,
> > with no numlock .....
> > Can anyone point me at something ?
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Mitch Urquhart / Computer Services
> >
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> >
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> >
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> Mitch Urquhart / Computer Services
>
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