[ale] xmodmap, motif, and backspacing
Eric
eric at uxeric.compgen.com
Mon May 13 08:07:08 EDT 1996
I don't think I mucked with xmodmap to get delete to work. This is what
I have in my .Xdefaults file:
*defaultVirtualBindings: \
osfBackSpace : <Key>Delete \n\
osfDelete : <Key>Execute \n\
osfUp : <Key>Up\n\
osfDown : <Key>Down\n\
osfLeft : <Key>Left\n\
osfRight : <Key>Right\n
-Eric.
foxtrot at foxtrot.mindspring.com writes:
> After much playing with xmodmap, I've found the reason my motif
> applications are doing wonky things when I hit backspace is because
> they're looking for "osfBackSpace" instead of "BackSpace" or "Delete"
> (as seen in the /usr/lib/X11/XKeysymDB file...)
>
> Hurrah, I said, and switched it so backspace did that.
>
> Here's where I found that non-motifish stuff doesn't know what to do
> with an osfBackSpace symbol.
>
> I assume there's a way to add something to the .Xresources file to tell
> the motif stuff to deal, but I've got no clue what it's called or where
> to look. Anyone know what the resource I need is called?
>
> -F
> . J.D. Forinash: geek, speed demon, sysadmin, Vogon poet, DNRC member
> /o\ You're not cleared for that. <IMG SRC = "stardestroyer.asc">
> '---` foxtrot at cc.gatech.edu
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