On Tue, Sep 07, 2010 at 08:14:40PM +0100, Chris G wrote:
This *has* to be something very stupid but I can't fathom it out at
the moment.
I'm running [x]vile 9.8 on xubuntu 10.04, all works well except that
the > key doesn't work in xvile. On my keyboard > is a shifted .
(full-stop to me, period to you).
In vile the > key works fine (otherwise I'd have problems entering it
here) so I don't think it's my .vilerc set-up.
I first noticed this when >> for indent didn't work (works in vile)
but I can't enter a > character either.
I can paste > into xvile. It's as if xvile is running some key
mapping software somehow.
Help, I want my > back! :-)
Typical, I've found what's causing the problem, though it still seems
to me that there's something awry in xvile.
I have the following in my .Xmodmap file:-
!
!
! Set Alt Gr key to be Mode_Switch which is an extra shift key
!
keycode 108 = Mode_switch Mode_switch
!
!
! Set so that Mode_Switch plus > give a ▶ key
!
keysym period = period rightcaret U25B6 NoSymbol
Disabling that last line fixes my missing > in xvile. So that key
mapping somehow disables shift+. giving > in xvile but doesn't affect
things anywhere else. In addition, elsewhere Alt Gr + . gives a ▶,
that's a solid right pointing triangle if it doesn't survive e-mail.
With that last line enabled xvile shows \u25B6 for the ALtGR+. key
which is correct, but no >.
--
Chris Green
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