RE: AltGr handling from Java app on Solaris host

["Harold Hunt" <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>]

Arne,

I don't think anyone knows a precise answer.

Sorry,

Harold

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of Arne Christian
> Hårseth
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 5:23 AM
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Cc: cygwin-xfree-digest-help@cygwin.com
> Subject: AltGr handling from Java app on Solaris host
>
>
> Hi again!
>
> I can't see I got any response so I try once more. May be I used the wrong
> address? Will try cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com this time.
>
> Hi!
>
> I have installed the latest Cygwin (setup say: setup-timestamp:
> 1020655814,setup-version: 2.194.2.26) and Cygwin xfree (4.2.0).
>
> I use xmodmap with the xmodmap.no found on
> http://www-usercgi.tu-chemnitz.de/~goal/index.php3?jump=xfree.
>
> Using this xmodmap the AltGr keys (which produce @£{[]}...) works fine in
> the local X bash shell. When running a remote xterm on a Solaris host the
> AltGr keys still works fine in xterm and in Emacs. When I start a Java (X)
> application (Gawors LDAP browser which can be found on
> http//www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/~gawor/ldap/index.html) on the Solaris host
> however AltGr no longer works inside the Java applications. I have tested
> the same application using XWin32 and have no problem with the AltGr key
> there.
>
> Local xev reports keycode 113 (keysym 0xff7e, Mode_swithc) when I
> press the
> AltGr key.
> I havn't found xev on the Solaris host so I don't know what that would
> report.
>
> How should I set up Cygwin xfree to handle AltGr also for Java
> applications?
>
> Arne
>
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