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Re: Problems with ALT_GR and minimized multiwindow xterm
- From: Alexander Gottwald <alexander dot gottwald at s1999 dot tu-chemnitz dot de>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 14:57:23 +0200 (MEST)
- Subject: Re: Problems with ALT_GR and minimized multiwindow xterm
- References: <20050607120513.GB31255@bredband.net>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
On Tue, 7 Jun 2005, Dan Bruhn wrote:
> Hi
>
> Problem:
> If i start a xterm from a already existing xterm and minimize either of them keys in the still open xterm starts behaving strange.
>
> ALT_GR seems to be the most consistent affected key. If i try to type a \ on the specific layout which is SE (Swedish) all kind of strange characters appear.
>
> If I open up the xterm that i have minimized, functionallity comes right back again.
somehow the alt-gr messages (which actually are composed from alt and control presses)
are not properly merged and a fake control gets sent. Now that I know how to reproduce
this easily I can try check what the cause is.
bye
ago
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