Exceed/CDE Key Mapping

[Paul Murray_4]

Hello All,

I'm having a little Exceed/CDE key mapping problem that is driving me crazy !!!!

Basically, we have set-up our CDE sessions so that the Pause/Break key cycles through the different workspaces. Although this works fine on the HP workstations, it does not work when users connect via an Exceed 7 session.

From what I can see (given the fact that the HP workstations work ok), this will probably be an Exceed Key mapping issue.

Has anyone else ever tried to map to this key ? If so ....... HELP !!!!!!


Thanks (as always) for any/all help !!

Regards,
Paul.

[Alex Glennie]

Answer : NO

however the gnome desktop supports this functionality with .

I also have a small piece of C code that also performs the above programmatically which you maybe interested in ? send me an email : see my forum profile for the address it maybe of use.

you might also like to detail how you mapped the above keys and your current kb mapping settings under Exceed .... if I get time I may have a play ....

[Paul Murray_4]

Hi Alex,

Many thanks for replying - I would be very interested in your C-code - I'll drop you a separate mail re this.

It looks as if I've managed to track the problem down, and low and behold, it's an Exceed "feature" whereby the Reload Keyboard Database option doesn't always work !!!

So, for anyone out there who's interested .......

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The keyboard mapping for CDE was performed in the dtwmrc file as follows:

Keys DtKeyBindings
{
Break root|icon|window f.next_workspace
}

I eventually got Exceed to work after:

1/. remapping the "Ps" key to the "Break" keysym under the "Keyboard" symbol set.
2/. reloading the keyboard database.
3/. AND performing an Exceed server reset !!!

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Regards,
Paul.