koe@kivax.UUCP (011.2 Koehler) (03/21/91)
Hello, I have the following problem under xterm. The function keys (F1, F2,...) or f.e. the cursor keys have the same key-codes as these keys in combination with Shift_L. fe. Cursor-Right Shift_L Cursor-Right od -x Cursor_Right 1b5b Shift_L Cursor_Right 1b5b Is it possible to assign a different key-code to Shift_L Cursor_Right. (Background : we have an application program, which uses the keys as followed: Cursor-Right: 1 character right Shift_L Cursor_Right: go to end of line ) Any help would be appreciate Thanks Diana ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Diana Koehler Tel.: +49 7721 867034 Digital Kienzle Computersysteme Abt. 011.2 e-mail: koe@kivax.UUCP Postfach 1640 ..!mcsun!unido!kivax!koe D-7730 VS-Villingen ..!uunet!unido!kivax!koe
gildea@expo.lcs.mit.EDU (Stephen Gildea) (03/21/91)
Is it possible to assign a different key-code to Shift_L Cursor_Right. (Background : we have an application program, which uses the keys as followed: Cursor-Right: 1 character right Shift_L Cursor_Right: go to end of line ) You don't want to do this with key-codes and xmodmap, as (I'm guessing) you are trying. Instead use a translation table for your application. The translation table syntax is rich and allows you to specify different actions depending on the state of modifier keys (such as Shift). If your application runs under xterm, write a table for xterm that translates key combinations into the character sequences your program needs to see by using xterm's "string" action. For example: myapp*Translations: #override\ <Shift>Right: forward-char() \n\ <Key>Right: end-of-line() \n < Stephen MIT X Consortium
mouse@lightning.mcrcim.mcgill.EDU (der Mouse) (03/22/91)
> I have the following problem under xterm. > The function keys (F1, F2,...) or f.e. the cursor keys have the same > key-codes as these keys in combination with Shift_L. > fe. Cursor-Right Shift_L Cursor-Right > Is it possible to assign a different key-code to Shift_L > Cursor_Right. (Questions normally end with `?' rather than `.'....) No; it doesn't make sense. KeyCodes identify the particular key on the keyboard which was pressed or released, and that key is the cursor-right key in both cases. The way to tell that the shift key is down is to look at the modifier bits in the event. Since you say you're using xterm, you can probably do what you want with the translations mechanism. I am not sure how to specify shifted cursor-right, but here's the example from the FAQ to give some idea what it's all about: xterm*VT100.Translations: #override \ <Key>F1: string("setenv DISPLAY unix:0") der Mouse old: mcgill-vision!mouse new: mouse@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu