I've seen all kinds of variations of problems. Use use ScrollLock a LOT because it is the "hot key" for my KVM (which is typically the case). You press it twice quickly to jump from KVM session to session. Unfortunately, sometimes the Scroll Lock light is synched with what the key is doing on the "host" (can we really call Windows a "host"?!?!) and sometimes it isn't - so ScrollLock may be active on the OS but the light may not be lit. When this happens the cursor movement keys don't work correctly, sometimes the alpha-numeric keys don't work when "typing" on an input field (and sometimes they are "buffered" somewhere and when you press ScrollLock again they are "released" from the buffer). All kinds of wierdness.
I also run PCOMM in a Micro$oft Virtual Machine running Winblows XP. In THIS instance when ScrollLock is active and your cursur is outside of the MS VPC window, when you click within the MS VPC window to restore mouse controls to the MS VPC, it sends an instruction to PCOMM to CLEAR THE SCREEN. THAT's the most annying thing in the world if you had important data on the screen, which always seems to be the case in my circumstance. :) I'd also love to be able to disable or remap the ScrollLock key, but preferably in the BIOS so it's OS independent. Michael Coffin, President MC Consulting Company, Inc. 57 Tamarack Drive Stoughton, Massachusetts 02072 Voice: (781) 344-9837 FAX: (781) 344-7683 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.mccci.com We employ aggressive SPAM filters. If you cannot reply or send email to mccci.com go to www.mccci.com/spamblockremove.php Click here to help fight the war on Spam! Report an unsolicited commercial email or a spamming organization. -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gregg Reed Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 11:24 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: OT: Cursed "Scroll Lock" key vs 3270 emulators Sorry, well there may be a registry hack... The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator won't change it, just as the PCOMM manual states: There are seven keys that you cannot redefine and they are gray or dimmed in Keyboard Setup; these keys are: Alt, AltGr, Print Screen, Scroll Lock, CapsLock, NumLock, and Shift. I'm curious though what the frustrating things are... Gregg "No plan survives execution" revised: 01Jun06 file:\\Usfs01\Common\CPPS\VM\VMCapPlan.htm Mike Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED] tt.com> To Sent by: The IBM IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU z/VM Operating cc System <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject ARK.EDU> Re: OT: Cursed "Scroll Lock" key vs 3270 emulators 06/15/2006 11:08 Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ARK.EDU> Nice to know, but I usually don't have the scroll-bar turned on to that I can see the full screen, even if I shrink the window size. Thanks. Still want to just turn off the damned key! :-) Mike "Gregg Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> 06/15/2006 10:03 AM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: OT: Cursed "Scroll Lock" key vs 3270 emulators Does this help? Scroll-Lock Key When the Scroll Lock keyboard indicator is turned on, the cursor movement keys and the Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll windows only when you specify With Scroll-Bar in the Window Setup window. If you specify Without Scroll-Bar, you cannot use the Scroll Lock key, because the entire screen is displayed. For example, cursor-movement keys do nothing in Scroll Lock mode. Gregg "No plan survives execution" revised: 01Jun06 file:\\Usfs01\Common\CPPS\VM\VMCapPlan.htm Mike Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED] tt.com> To Sent by: The IBM IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU z/VM Operating cc System <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject ARK.EDU> OT: Cursed "Scroll Lock" key vs 3270 emulators 06/15/2006 10:17 Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ARK.EDU> We use IBM Personal Communications for 3270 emulation (PLEASE, I like it and I also have absolutely NO SAY in what we use - let's not suggest alternatives for this one problem). When the Scroll Lock (or "ScrLk") key is (always accidentally) pressed from an emulated 3270, odd and very frustrating things happen. On my full keyboards I always just pull the Scroll Lock keycap right off they keyboard (along with the stupid Windows keys). But my IBM X41 laptop has Scroll Lock (defined as the lower-case key) and NumLock key (defined as the uppercase key) on the same key, so I cannot readily pry that keycap off without losing NumLock, too. PCOM's keyboard remapping utility won't allow you to re-map (or turn off) the Scroll Lock key. Has anyone else discovered a way to forcibly prevent this cursed key from working while in a 3270 emulator session? Thanks in advance. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. 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