Re: Problem with arrow keys in x-based applications on cygwin

["Per Thorlacius" <per dot steffen at gmail dot com>]

>> Im running the newest version of Cygwin on Win 2k Pro. In the Cygwin
>> standard shell my left and right arrow keys work fine. However, if I
>> start an xterm or any other x-based application from the cygwin
>> standard shell, the left and right arrow keys are not working in the
>> x-based application. I am starting the x-server using the following
>> parameters:
>>
>> XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -xkblayout dk -xkbmodel pc105
>>
>> I have tried different keyboard layouts and models, including standard
>> "us" without any luck. Looking at the man page for setxkblayout there
>> are lots of possibilities for customisation, however it looks as if it
>> will take quite an effort to get into all the details. Any ideas for a
>> quick solution? Can I just use the standard keyboard layout from Win
>> 2k without overriding it when starting my x-server?

> Thomas E. Dickey:
>  Do the arrow keys send escape sequences, or are they entirely ignored?
> (The latter is a keyboard problem as you're suggesting, the former may be simpler).

The arrow keys are not sending escape sequences, they are entirely ignored.

Best regards, Per

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