This mysterious key seems to act as a second escape key. Here are the results of xev for the standard Esc, and for this key, obtained from Apple's X11:
----Esc-------- KeyPress event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x1200001, root 0x57, subw 0x0, time 16733974, (-624,143), root:(249,570), state 0x0, keycode 61 (keysym 0xff1b, Escape), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (1b) " mbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (1b) " FilterEvent returns: False -----mysterious key---------- KeyPress event, serial 26, synthetic NO, window 0x1200001, root 0x57, subw 0x0, time 16867229, (351,36), root:(379,549), state 0x0, keycode 79 (keysym 0xff1b, Escape), same_screen YES, XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 61 XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (1b) " mbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (1b) " FilterEvent returns: False I can confirm that they both clear the screen of the calculator in the MacOs Dashboard, activating the (c) key drawn on the calculator. However, I could not notice any "Num Lock property" nor "Delete property" attached to this key. On 9/28/06, Mich Lanners <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi, Short-circuiting all the later discussion.... On 19 Sep, this message from Jörg Sommer echoed through cyberspace: > Denis Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 07:11:20PM +0000, Jörg Sommer wrote: >>> Why is Fn+6 num_lock? >> >> No idea, please run >> xkbcomp :0 >> and send the generated file server-0.xkb. > > I send it per PM. Maybe someone else knows what key it should be. It > is a rectangle with a big X above. > > +-\-/-+ > | X | > +-/-\-+ How about Delete (i.e. the other character-erasing key besides backspace)? I do think remember that key behaving like a PC-style Delete (forward-delete)... On the other hand, the symbol changed to a "c" on my Powerbook5,8. But I also see no reason why this key combo should be numlock. Cheers Michel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michel Lanners | " Read Philosophy. Study Art. 23, Rue Paul Henkes | Ask Questions. Make Mistakes. L-1710 Luxembourg | email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan | Learn Always. "