Hi Here is xev output for a "q" key followed by a space.
KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0xa00001, root 0x7c, subw 0x0, time 10376624, (1,81), root:(1862,343), state 0x10, keycode 24 (keysym 0x1000ebb, U0EBB), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0xa00001, root 0x7c, subw 0x0, time 10376718, (1,81), root:(1862,343), state 0x10, keycode 24 (keysym 0x1000ebb, U0EBB), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyPress event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0xa00001, root 0x7c, subw 0x0, time 10379526, (1,81), root:(1862,343), state 0x10, keycode 65 (keysym 0x20, space), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (20) " " XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (20) " " XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 27, synthetic NO, window 0xa00001, root 0x7c, subw 0x0, time 10379666, (1,81), root:(1862,343), state 0x10, keycode 65 (keysym 0x20, space), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (20) " " XFilterEvent returns: False I hope this gives a clue. (The keysym entry seems wrong for the q key.) Thanks for any help. Andrew Thomas Blake -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/