topic Re: No @ possible in Firefox in Operating System - HP-UX

No @ possible in Firefox

Frank Sauerbier — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:36:55 GMT

Hello, when I write in firefox 2 (OS is UX11v2) I am not able to write the @. I can open a terminal, write @ copy&paste into firefox. It is not very convenient.
Any ideas?

Thx Frank

Re: No @ possible in Firefox

Robert-Jan Goossens — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:49:51 GMT

Hi,

Could you post the output of the stty command?

Are you using CDE?

Regards,
Robert-Jan

Re: No @ possible in Firefox

Frank Sauerbier — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:09:33 GMT

Hi,
yes. it is CDE.
The output of stty:

bash-2.05b# stty
speed 9600 baud; evenp hupcl
min = 1; intr = ^C; erase = ^H; kill = ^U;
eol2 = ^@; swtch = ^@;
susp = ^Z; dsusp = ^@;
werase = ^@; lnext = ^@;
-inpck -istrip icrnl -ixany ixoff onlcr
-iexten echo echoe echok

Best regards

Frank

Re: No @ possible in Firefox

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:49:08 GMT

Shalom,

First thing I see is you are using bash.

The POSIX shell is the shell actually designed for use with HP-UX.

I think its an environment issue. Try it with a standard user, using korn or posix shell.

SEP

Re: No @ possible in Firefox

OldSchool — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:53:28 GMT

SEP?....I think he's saying that he can't type the "@" in the firefox address bar, not at the terminal. Not sure why that would be tho....

Re: No @ possible in Firefox

Frank Sauerbier — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:20:25 GMT

Yes, you are right. In the terminal I can type it but not within firefox either the address bar nor any field in the browser....

Re: No @ possible in Firefox

T G Manikandan — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:53:15 GMT

which keyboard layout are you using? US, UK ?

Re: No @ possible in Firefox

T G Manikandan — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:00:46 GMT

Can you please start firefox in safe mode and try, might be some extensions are creating issues.?

Re: No @ possible in Firefox

T G Manikandan — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:12:44 GMT

you can also get to

Tools --> Add ons-- disable the Flash first

and try if this fixes,

Else can you disable all Add-ons and extensions and try please.

Re: No @ possible in Firefox

T G Manikandan — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:25:41 GMT

I think this is the bug report

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=347185

Re: No @ possible in Firefox

Frank Sauerbier — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:06:45 GMT

I tried safe-mode - no change. Flash is not installed. Additionally installed thunderbird, that has the same problem. Also I found another key or character missing: #. But there is no "key"-exchange like a wrong keyboard (I have a german keyboard). So I think the mentioned bugzilla report does not represent the problem.
Best regards
Frank

Re: No @ possible in Firefox

Frank Sauerbier — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:09:24 GMT

I did another thing. I use cygwin X-server on my windows pc to get my X from the ux box displayed. If I start firefox here all the keys work fine and I can write @ and #.

Re: No @ possible in Firefox

Robert-Jan Goossens — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:19:07 GMT

sound like the wrong keyboard is configured in CDE.

http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447627+1237817898141+28353475&threadId=126371

Re: No @ possible in Firefox

Frank Sauerbier — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:57:22 GMT

I tried this but no change. The keyboard language is ok. I shall remain using copy&paste :-((

Frank