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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007, Greg Mayman wrote:

> On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 15:51:04 +0000 (UTC), sindi keesan wrote:
>
> > Using a standard IBM 101-key keyboard, in BL2, the backspace works
> > properly with Xvesa (and icewm) but not with the SVGA X server, until I
>
> Is there a way to see what codes are being sent out by a keyboard as a
> key is pressed?

There is an X program which does this as mentioned in the thread from a 
few years ago about fixing the backspace key.  Please find that thread.

> It is really weird that the backspace key should work normally under the
> CLI, but wrongly with some keyboards under X.
>
> Sorry for harping on about this, but it is obvious to me that there is a
> fault in some code somewhere that should be fixed.

Steven fixed it with his Xvesa setup.  Take a look at his .xinitrc and 
maybe you can use the same fix with the SVGA server, instead of my fix.
I think his fix reassigns values to one or two keys, rather than 
specifying all the keys like mine does.  I use mine so my 84-key keyboard 
will work with Home and arrow keys on the number pad (but then the other 
arrow keys do not work, you may not be happy with that).

> Sindi's patch is not a fix; it is a way to bypass the fault and correct
> only its effect.

It is a fix.


I did not know that some keyboards do NOT need this fix.

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