Re: [RP] non-working key

[twb]

Quoth Joe Corneli <address@hidden> on or about Tue, 27 Apr 2004 22:34:58 -0500:
> This might not be a ratpoison problem, but then again, it seems
> suspicious - it is a bit weird anyway.  I usually bind the six/^ key
> to be escape/^ (when I use my laptop keyboard).  When I use my
> external keyboard, I want the six/^ key to be bound as usual, since
> there is another convenient escape key.  Today I noticed that the
> "six" does not work (i.e. does not transmit a keypress signal to the
> underlying program, nor does it cause the rat cursor to turn into a
> square like an escape keypress would) with rxvt/screen or emacs
> --with-x.  However it does work with xev.  This seems rather strange
> to me.  The key does work (sends keysym for six to the computer)
> outside of X.

Possibly six is defined as a modifier key?
-trent
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