X keyboards & international characters

[Collins Richey]

On Sat, 31 May 2003 18:33:31 -0500
ronnie gauthier <ronnieg at chartermi.net> wrote:

 
> On Sat, 31 May 2003 17:19:38 -0600 - Collins
> Richey

> >I have 108 keys, all of which save one (Fn) return a scan code.  Fn
> >seems to be ignored.
> >
> >
> >> > 2. Where do you find the meaning of cryptic keycode descriptors
> >like> > "AltGr-" ?
> >> > 
> >> > 3. Where do you find the meaning of  "Compose Key" , "Meta Key" ,
> >> > "Mode n", etc. ?
> >> 
> >> Meta is either Esc or Alt. I don't know about the Mode keys - this
> >has> always confused me.
> >>  
> >
> >Still no luck with composing characters.
> >
>
> Isn't Fn like a shift key for Fx
>

xev pretty much ignores it, but in combination with F4-F8 only it
returns the underlying scan code, and some of the letter combinations
Fn-d maybe causes all keyboard events to be ignored until it's pressed
again! <groan>

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Collins Richey - Denver Area
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