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#591 pageup/pagedown/arrow keys and numpad
On an X session over SSH, the nedit client does not respond to the page-up/down and arrow keys. This seems to be related to the Num-Lock.
Num-Lock On - ./0 respond as ./0, but 1-9 respond as arrows page function.
Num-Lock Off - ./0 does not respond, and 0-9 respond as arrows page function.
NEdit 5.5
Sep 30, 2004
Built on: Linux, x86-64, GNU C
Built at: Mar 5 2006, 05:16:01
With Motif: 2.3.0 [@(#)Motif Version 2.3.0] (UNTESTED)
Running Motif: 2.3 [unknown]
Server: The X.Org Foundation 70000000
Visual: 16-bit TrueColor (ID 0xf0, Default)
Locale: en_US
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submitted by ektoric@gmail.com
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Looks like this may be related to [ 493421 ].
Per that bug's suggestion, I ran:
~]$ xprop -root | grep BIND
_MOTIF_DEFAULT_BINDINGS(STRING) = "osfActivate:<Key>KP_Enter\nosfBackSpace:<Key>BackSpace\nosfCancel:<Key>Escape\nosfCopy:Ctrl<Key>Insert\nosfCut:Shift<Key>Delete\nosfDelete:<Key>Delete\nosfBeginLine:<Key>Home\nosfBeginLine:<Key>KP_Home\nosfEndLine:<Key>End\nosfEndLine:<Key>KP_End\nosfInsert:<Key>Insert\nosfLeft:<Key>Left\nosfLeft:<Key>KP_Left\nosfMenu:Shift<Key>F10\nosfMenuBar:<Key>F10\nosfPageDown:<Key>Next\nosfPageDown:<Key>KP_Page_Down\nosfPageLeft:Ctrl<Key>Prior\nosfPageRight:Ctrl<Key>Next\nosfPageUp:<Key>Prior\nosfPageUp:<Key>KP_Page_Up\nosfPaste:Shift<Key>Insert\nosfRight:<Key>Right\nosfRight:<Key>KP_Right\nosfUp:<Key>Up\nosfUp:<Key>KP_Up\nosfDown:<Key>Down\nosfDown:<Key>KP_Down"
~]$ appres NEdit
*Frame.highlightBackground: #e6e6e6
*Frame.foreground: #000000
*Frame.activeBackground: #e6e6e6
*Frame.background: #e6e6e6
*Frame.activeForeground: #000000
*Frame.highlightColor: #000000
*XmMenuShell.background: #e6e6e6
*XmMenuShell.foreground: #000000
*XmMessageBox.background: #e6e6e6
*XmMessageBox.foreground: #000000
*Label.highlightBackground: #e6e6e6
*Label.foreground: #000000
*Label.activeBackground: #e6e6e6
*Label.background: #e6e6e6
*Label.activeForeground: #000000
*Label.highlightColor: #000000
*XmPanedWindow.background: #e6e6e6
*XmPanedWindow.foreground: #000000
*List.background: #ffffff
*List.foreground: #000000
*XmPushButton.background: #e6e6e6
*XmPushButton.foreground: #000000
*Listbox.highlightBackground: #ffffff
*Listbox.foreground: #000000
*Listbox.activeBackground: #ffffff
*Listbox.selectForeground: #ffffff
*Listbox.background: #ffffff
*Listbox.activeForeground: #000000
*Listbox.highlightColor: #000000
*Listbox.selectBackground: #4c59a6
*XmPushButtonGadget.background: #e6e6e6
*XmPushButtonGadget.foreground: #000000
*Menu.highlightBackground: #e6e6e6
*Menu.foreground: #000000
*Menu.activeBackground: #e6e6e6
*Menu.background: #e6e6e6
*Menu.activeForeground: #000000
*Menu.highlightColor: #000000
*XmRowColumn.background: #e6e6e6
*XmRowColumn.foreground: #000000
*MenuButton.background: #e6e6e6
*MenuButton.foreground: #000000
*XmSash.background: #e6e6e6
*XmSash.foreground: #000000
*Menubutton.highlightBackground: #e6e6e6
*Menubutton.foreground: #000000
*Menubutton.activeBackground: #e6e6e6
*Menubutton.background: #e6e6e6
*Menubutton.activeForeground: #000000
*Menubutton.highlightColor: #000000
*XmScrollBar.background: #e6e6e6
*XmScrollBar.foreground: #000000
*Radiobutton.highlightBackground: #e6e6e6
*Radiobutton.foreground: #000000
*Radiobutton.activeBackground: #e6e6e6
*Radiobutton.background: #e6e6e6
*Radiobutton.activeForeground: #000000
*Radiobutton.highlightColor: #000000
*XmScrolledWindow.background: #e6e6e6
*XmScrolledWindow.foreground: #000000
*Scale.highlightBackground: #e6e6e6
*Scale.foreground: #000000
*Scale.activeBackground: #e6e6e6
*Scale.background: #e6e6e6
*Scale.activeForeground: #000000
*Scale.highlightColor: #000000
*Scale.troughColor: #e6e6e6
*XmSelectionBox.background: #e6e6e6
*XmSelectionBox.foreground: #000000
*XmSeparator.background: #e6e6e6
*XmSeparator.foreground: #000000
*Scrollbar*height: 15
*Scrollbar.foreground: #000000
*Scrollbar.highlightBackground: #e6e6e6
*Scrollbar*pushThumb: false
*Scrollbar.highlightColor: #000000
*Scrollbar.troughColor: #e6e6e6
*Scrollbar.activeBackground: #e6e6e6
*Scrollbar*shadowWidth: 2
*Scrollbar*Cursor: left_ptr
*Scrollbar.activeForeground: #000000
*Scrollbar*width: 15
*Scrollbar*background: #e6e6e6
*Scrollbar*cursorName: left_ptr
*XmSeparatorGadget.background: #e6e6e6
*XmSeparatorGadget.foreground: #000000
*XmTearOffButton.background: #e6e6e6
*XmTearOffButton.foreground: #000000
*XmTearOffButtonGadget.background: #e6e6e6
*XmTearOffButtonGadget.foreground: #000000
*XmText.background: #ffffff
*XmText.foreground: #000000
*Box.background: #e6e6e6
*Box.foreground: #000000
*XmTextField.background: #ffffff
*XmTextField.foreground: #000000
*XmToggleButton.background: #e6e6e6
*XmToggleButton.foreground: #000000
*XmToggleButtonGadget.background: #e6e6e6
*XmToggleButtonGadget.foreground: #000000
*Button.highlightBackground: #e6e6e6
*Button.foreground: #000000
*Button.activeBackground: #e6e6e6
*Button.background: #e6e6e6
*Button.activeForeground: #000000
*Button.highlightColor: #000000
*SimpleMenu*background: #e6e6e6
*SimpleMenu*foreground: #000000
*SmeBSB*shadowWidth: 3
*rvplayer*authortext.background: #e6e6e6
*rvplayer*authortext.bottomShadowPixel: #ffffff
*rvplayer*authortext.topShadowPixel: #8f8f8f
*rvplayer*statustext.background: #e6e6e6
*rvplayer*statustext.foreground: #000000
*rvplayer*volumeslider.bottomShadowPixel: #ffffff
*rvplayer*volumeslider.topShadowPixel: #8f8f8f
*rvplayer*copyrighttext.background: #e6e6e6
*rvplayer*copyrighttext.bottomShadowPixel: #ffffff
*rvplayer*copyrighttext.topShadowPixel: #8f8f8f
*rvplayer*Label.BorderColor: #000000
*rvplayer*MenuButton.BorderColor: #000000
*rvplayer*MenuButton.background: #e6e6e6
*rvplayer*timeinfotext.background: #e6e6e6
*rvplayer*timeinfotext.bottomShadowPixel: #ffffff
*rvplayer*timeinfotext.foreground: #000000
*rvplayer*timeinfotext.topShadowPixel: #8f8f8f
*rvplayer*Vslider.thumbPixel: #ffffff
*rvplayer*Command.BorderColor: #000000
*rvplayer*Command.background: #e6e6e6
*rvplayer*Command.foreground: #000000
*rvplayer*SepLine.BorderColor: #e6e6e6
*rvplayer*SepLine.bottomShadowPixel: #ffffff
*rvplayer*SepLine.topShadowPixel: #8f8f8f
*rvplayer*SimpleMenu.BorderColor: #8f8f8f
*rvplayer*SimpleMenu.background: #e6e6e6
*rvplayer*SimpleMenu.foreground: #000000
*rvplayer*proptext.background: #e6e6e6
*rvplayer*proptext.foreground: #000000
*rvplayer*timeslider.bottomShadowPixel: #ffffff
*rvplayer*timeslider.foreground: #e6e6e6
*rvplayer*timeslider.thumbPixel: #ffffff
*rvplayer*timeslider.topShadowPixel: #8f8f8f
*rvplayer*SmeBSB*fgInsensitive: #ffffff
*rvplayer*statusback.background: #e6e6e6
*rvplayer*statusback.foreground: #000000
*rvplayer*titletext.background: #e6e6e6
*rvplayer*titletext.bottomShadowPixel: #ffffff
*rvplayer*titletext.topShadowPixel: #8f8f8f
*rvplayer*background: #e6e6e6
*Text.highlightBackground: #ffffff
*Text.foreground: #000000
*Text.activeBackground: #ffffff
*Text.selectForeground: #ffffff
*Text.background: #ffffff
*Text.activeForeground: #000000
*Text.highlightColor: #000000
*Text.selectBackground: #4c59a6
*Toggle.background: #e6e6e6
*Toggle.foreground: #000000
*Canvas.highlightBackground: #ffffff
*Canvas.foreground: #000000
*Canvas.activeBackground: #ffffff
*Canvas.selectforeground: #ffffff
*Canvas.background: #ffffff
*Canvas.activeForeground: #000000
*Canvas.highlightColor: #000000
*Canvas.selectbackground: #4c59a6
*Toplevel.highlightBackground: #e6e6e6
*Toplevel.foreground: #000000
*Toplevel.activeBackground: #e6e6e6
*Toplevel.background: #e6e6e6
*Toplevel.activeForeground: #000000
*Toplevel.highlightColor: #000000
*XmCascadeButton.background: #e6e6e6
*XmCascadeButton.foreground: #000000
*XmCascadeButtonGadget.background: #e6e6e6
*XmCascadeButtonGadget.foreground: #000000
*Checkbutton.highlightBackground: #e6e6e6
*Checkbutton.foreground: #000000
*Checkbutton.activeBackground: #e6e6e6
*Checkbutton.background: #e6e6e6
*Checkbutton.activeForeground: #000000
*Checkbutton.highlightColor: #000000
*XmDialogShell.background: #e6e6e6
*XmDialogShell.foreground: #000000
*Command.background: #e6e6e6
*Command.foreground: #000000
*XmFileSelectionBox.background: #e6e6e6
*XmFileSelectionBox.foreground: #000000
*Dialog.background: #e6e6e6
*Dialog.foreground: #000000
*XmForm.background: #e6e6e6
*XmForm.foreground: #000000
*Entry.highlightBackground: #ffffff
*Entry.foreground: #000000
*Entry.activeBackground: #ffffff
*Entry.selectForeground: #ffffff
*Entry.background: #ffffff
*Entry.activeForeground: #000000
*Entry.highlightColor: #000000
*Entry.selectBackground: #4c59a6
*XmFrame.background: #e6e6e6
*XmFrame.foreground: #000000
*XmLabel.background: #e6e6e6
*XmLabel.foreground: #000000
*XmLabelGadget.background: #e6e6e6
*XmLabelGadget.foreground: #000000
*Form.background: #e6e6e6
*Form.foreground: #000000
*XmList.background: #ffffff
*XmList.foreground: #000000
*beNiceToColormap: false
*ScrollbarBackground: #e6e6e6
*foreground: #000000
*borderColor: black
*background: #e6e6e6
*ShapeStyle: Rectangle
~]$
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I've never really been able to get the keypad keys working reliably, and
this is without using remote X over ssh. I think Motif has some bad
issues here, or just doesn't bother configuring it.
Sometimes the X server doesn't report the keypad keys at all.
Try running 'xev', put the mouse into the window, and type your keypad arrow keys.
I see something like this:
KeyPress event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2c00002,
root 0x7a, subw 0x2c00003, time 3218709342, (53,46), root:(57,854),
state 0x0, keycode 79 (keysym 0xff95, KP_Home), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2c00002,
root 0x7a, subw 0x2c00003, time 3218709421, (53,46), root:(57,854),
state 0x0, keycode 79 (keysym 0xff95, KP_Home), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyPress event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2c00002,
root 0x7a, subw 0x2c00003, time 3218709501, (53,46), root:(57,854),
state 0x0, keycode 80 (keysym 0xff97, KP_Up), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
KeyRelease event, serial 32, synthetic NO, window 0x2c00002,
root 0x7a, subw 0x2c00003, time 3218709583, (53,46), root:(57,854),
state 0x0, keycode 80 (keysym 0xff97, KP_Up), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 0 bytes:
XFilterEvent returns: False
But, Motif doesn't seem to know what to do with KP_Up, etc. That makes
sense since it's not in my virtual bindings. You'd have to have osfUp
mapped to both Up and KP_Up.
The virutal bindings don't look right to me:
osfActivate:<Key>KP_Enter
osfBackSpace:<Key>BackSpace
osfCancel:<Key>Escape
osfCopy:Ctrl<Key>Insert
osfCut:Shift<Key>Delete
osfDelete:<Key>Delete
osfBeginLine:<Key>Home
osfBeginLine:<Key>KP_Home
osfEndLine:<Key>End
osfEndLine:<Key>KP_End
osfInsert:<Key>Insert
osfLeft:<Key>Left
osfLeft:<Key>KP_Left
osfMenu:Shift<Key>F10
osfMenuBar:<Key>F10
osfPageDown:<Key>Next
osfPageDown:<Key>KP_Page_Down
osfPageLeft:Ctrl<Key>Prior
osfPageRight:Ctrl<Key>Next
osfPageUp:<Key>Prior
osfPageUp:<Key>KP_Page_Up
osfPaste:Shift<Key>Insert
osfRight:<Key>Right
osfRight:<Key>KP_Right
osfUp:<Key>Up
osfUp:<Key>KP_Up
osfDown:<Key>Down
osfDown:<Key>KP_Down
Note there are duplicate entires for osfUp, and others. That looks like a mistake to me.
I don't know if you coded it up, or some software vendor did. If you did, it's pretty
fixable. Use this pattern instead for multi-key bindings:
osfUp: <Key>Up,<Key>KP_Up
But heed the warning above, that I've never gotten it to work...
If the software vendor did install these weird bindings, we'll have to take it up with
them.
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Please change the status of this to Closed / Invalid.
It was indeed the motif keybindings. After no idea what changed, I was trying to set the _MOTIF_DEFAULT_BINDINGS. This time, xprop -root | grep BIND with a cleaner response:
xprop -root _MOTIF_DEFAULT_BINDINGS
_MOTIF_DEFAULT_BINDINGS(STRING) = "
osfCancel:<Key>Escape,<Key>Cancel\n
osfLeft:<Key>Left\n
osfUp:<Key>Up\n
osfRight:<Key>Right\n
osfDown:<Key>Down\n
osfEndLine:<Key>End\n
osfBeginLine:<Key>Home,<Key>Begin\n
osfPageUp:<Key>Prior\n
osfPageDown:<Key>Next\n
osfBackSpace:<Key>BackSpace\n
osfDelete:<Key>Delete\n
osfInsert:<Key>Insert\n
osfAddMode:Shift<Key>F8\n
osfHelp:<Key>F1,<Key>Help\n
osfMenu:Shift<Key>F10,<Key>Menu\n
osfMenuBar:<Key>F10,Shift<Key>Menu\n
osfSelect:<Key>Select\n
osfActivate:<Key>KP_Enter,<Key>Execute\n
osfClear:<Key>Clear\n
osfUndo:<Key>Undo\n
osfSwitchDirection:Alt<Key>Return,Alt<Key>KP_Enter"
I reestablished my SSH session, and things are working great now!
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