[ale] question about keymapping in xterm HELP!! :) - long email sorry guys!!

Wed Jul 21 17:35:36 EDT 2004

I'd try using xmodmap to remap the numkeys to the standard numbers.  Notice 
that right now they put out KP_1 instead of 1.  xmodmap should be able to 
remap it to send 1, then the program will probably work.

Michael

On Wednesday 21 July 2004 11:24 am, Van Loggins wrote:
> I'm attempting to get a program called Milemaker (made by
> rand mcnally) to run properly when remotely executed
> on one of our NC900 X terminals.
>
> this program is executed remotely from another server by
> using this command which is set up as a menu entry in
> the motif window manager we use on our terminals.
>
> here is the command
>
> rsh mercury /usr/bin/X11/xterm -cr red -bg MidnightBlue -fg
> snow -display $DISPLAY -title MileMaker -n MilerMaker -e
> /usr/micro/g18/exe/startup.sh
>
> the startup.sh file sets the terminal environment to xterm
> and then starts the milemaker program
>
>
>
> Here is my problem, I'm trying to get the number pad to work
> properly. we use a .xmodmap file that maps the key codes to
> the correct keys on our terminals.
>
>
> when the command xmodmap -pke is executed I get these
> results
>
> keycode   8 =
> keycode   9 =
> keycode  10 =
> keycode  11 =
> keycode  12 =
> keycode  13 =
> keycode  14 =
> keycode  15 = F1
> keycode  16 = Escape
> keycode  17 =
> keycode  18 =
> keycode  19 =
> keycode  20 =
> keycode  21 = Tab
> keycode  22 = grave asciitilde
> keycode  23 = F2
> keycode  24 =
> keycode  25 = Control_L
> keycode  26 = Shift_L
> keycode  27 = backslash bar
> keycode  28 = Caps_Lock
> keycode  29 = Q
> keycode  30 = 1 exclam
> keycode  31 = F3
> keycode  32 =
> keycode  33 = Alt_L
> keycode  34 = Z
> keycode  35 = S
> keycode  36 = A
> keycode  37 = W
> keycode  38 = 2 at
> keycode  39 = F4
> keycode  40 =
> keycode  41 = C
> keycode  42 = X
> keycode  43 = D
> keycode  44 = E
> keycode  45 = 4 dollar
> keycode  46 = 3 numbersign
> keycode  47 = F5
> keycode  48 =
> keycode  49 = space
> keycode  50 = V
> keycode  51 = F
> keycode  52 = T
> keycode  53 = R
> keycode  54 = 5 percent
> keycode  55 = F6
> keycode  56 =
> keycode  57 = N
> keycode  58 = B
> keycode  59 = H
> keycode  60 = G
> keycode  61 = Y
> keycode  62 = 6 asciicircum
> keycode  63 = F7
> keycode  64 =
> keycode  65 = Alt_R
> keycode  66 = M
> keycode  67 = J
> keycode  68 = U
> keycode  69 = 7 ampersand
> keycode  70 = 8 asterisk
> keycode  71 = F8
> keycode  72 =
> keycode  73 = comma less
> keycode  74 = K
> keycode  75 = I
> keycode  76 = O
> keycode  77 = 0 parenright
> keycode  78 = 9 parenleft
> keycode  79 = F9
> keycode  80 =
> keycode  81 = period greater
> keycode  82 = slash question
> keycode  83 = L
> keycode  84 = semicolon colon
> keycode  85 = P
> keycode  86 = minus underscore
> keycode  87 = F10
> keycode  88 =
> keycode  89 =
> keycode  90 = apostrophe quotedbl
> keycode  91 = backslash bar
> keycode  92 = bracketleft braceleft
> keycode  93 = equal plus
> keycode  94 = F11
> keycode  95 = Print Linefeed
> keycode  96 = Control_R
> keycode  97 = Shift_R
> keycode  98 = Return
> keycode  99 = bracketright braceright
> keycode 100 = backslash bar
> keycode 101 = backslash bar
> keycode 102 = F12
> keycode 103 = Cancel
> keycode 104 = Down
> keycode 105 = Left
> keycode 106 = Pause 0x1000ff17
> keycode 107 = Up
> keycode 108 = Delete
> keycode 109 = End
> keycode 110 = BackSpace
> keycode 111 = Insert
> keycode 112 =
> keycode 113 = KP_1
> keycode 114 = Right
> keycode 115 = KP_4
> keycode 116 = KP_7
> keycode 117 = Next
> keycode 118 = Home
> keycode 119 = Prior
> keycode 120 = KP_0
> keycode 121 = KP_Decimal Delete
> keycode 122 = KP_2
> keycode 123 = KP_5
> keycode 124 = KP_6
> keycode 125 = KP_8
> keycode 126 = Num_Lock
> keycode 127 = KP_Divide
> keycode 128 =
> keycode 129 = KP_Enter
> keycode 130 = KP_3
> keycode 131 =
> keycode 132 = KP_Add
> keycode 133 = KP_9
> keycode 134 = KP_Multiply
> keycode 135 =
> keycode 136 =
> keycode 137 =
> keycode 138 =
> keycode 139 =
> keycode 140 = KP_Subtract
> keycode 141 =
> keycode 142 =
> keycode 143 =
> keycode 144 =
> keycode 145 =
> keycode 146 =
> keycode 147 = Meta_L
> keycode 148 = Meta_R
> keycode 149 = Menu
> keycode 150 =
> keycode 151 =
> keycode 152 =
> keycode 153 =
> keycode 154 =
> keycode 155 =
> keycode 156 =
> keycode 157 =
> keycode 158 =
> keycode 159 =
> keycode 160 =
> keycode 161 =
> keycode 162 =
> keycode 163 =
> keycode 164 =
> keycode 165 =
> keycode 166 =
> keycode 167 =
> keycode 168 =
> keycode 169 =
> keycode 170 =
> keycode 171 =
> keycode 172 =
> keycode 173 =
> keycode 174 =
> keycode 175 =
> keycode 176 =
> keycode 177 =
> keycode 178 =
> keycode 179 =
> keycode 180 =
> keycode 181 =
> keycode 182 =
> keycode 183 =
> keycode 184 =
> keycode 185 =
> keycode 186 =
> keycode 187 =
> keycode 188 =
> keycode 189 =
> keycode 190 =
> keycode 191 =
> keycode 192 =
> keycode 193 =
> keycode 194 =
> keycode 195 =
> keycode 196 =
> keycode 197 =
> keycode 198 =
> keycode 199 =
> keycode 200 =
> keycode 201 =
> keycode 202 =
> keycode 203 =
> keycode 204 =
> keycode 205 =
> keycode 206 =
> keycode 207 =
> keycode 208 =
> keycode 209 =
> keycode 210 =
> keycode 211 =
> keycode 212 =
> keycode 213 =
> keycode 214 =
> keycode 215 =
> keycode 216 =
> keycode 217 =
> keycode 218 =
> keycode 219 =
> keycode 220 =
> keycode 221 =
> keycode 222 =
> keycode 223 =
> keycode 224 =
> keycode 225 =
> keycode 226 =
> keycode 227 =
> keycode 228 =
> keycode 229 =
> keycode 230 =
> keycode 231 =
> keycode 232 =
> keycode 233 =
> keycode 234 =
> keycode 235 =
> keycode 236 =
> keycode 237 =
> keycode 238 =
> keycode 239 =
> keycode 240 =
> keycode 241 =
> keycode 242 =
> keycode 243 =
> keycode 244 =
> keycode 245 =
> keycode 246 =
> keycode 247 = Break
> keycode 248 =
> keycode 249 =
> keycode 250 =
> keycode 251 =
> keycode 252 =
> keycode 253 =
> keycode 254 =
>
> when I press the numbers on the numerical keypad in a xterm
> session  they all display correctly, but don't work when
> running the milemaker program
>
>
> I'm hoping that someone else here has had similar problems
> in the past, I sure could use some help.
>
> Thanks in Advance,
>
> Van
>
> P.S. I have called the tech support guys at rand mcnally,
> they are supposed to call me back. If they are able to help
> out I'll post their instructions to the list in case anyone
> needs them too.