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[Fwd: configuring X, backspace, ....]
- From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Cc: Christopher Graham Fenton <Christopher dot Fenton at fagmed dot uit dot no>
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:17:18 +0100
- Subject: [Fwd: configuring X, backspace, ....]
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Corinna
----- Forwarded message from Christopher Graham Fenton -----
> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:30:32 +0100
> From: "Christopher Graham Fenton"
> Subject: configuring X, backspace, ....
> To:
>
> Problem:
>
> backspace, cntrl-Z, cntrl-D, Norwegian characters. ....
>
> Weirdness.
>
> starting cygwin bash shell we have:
>
> backspace, cntrl-Z, cntrl-D but no Norwegian characters.
>
> yet if I start python or jython interactively we have Norwegian characters !!!
>
> However when I start X then xterm nothing works:
>
> No Norwegian characters, no cntrl-Z or cntrl-D (can't stop jython interperter), backspace is /b(8) syntax error, ....
>
> Attempted solutions.
>
> I generated the appropriate key mappings with xkeycaps but xmodmap Xmodmap.no does nothing
>
>
> Other solutions:
>
> Tell my boss to shove it and let some other poor sap develop for Windows :)
>
> Additional info
>
> Windows XP service pack 2
>
> X started with
> X :0 &
> export DISPLAY=:0
> pekwm.exe # a small windows manager
>
> also in /etc/profile I change my $HOME directory to /home/Chris from the 'Documents and Settings' ...
>
> Anyone has similar problems,
>
> Chris
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