You have a network app that perhaps does some key mapping on its own. :-( On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 16:56:06 -0800 (PST) - Susan Macchia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote the following Re: Weird X behavior (=/+ changes to <bs>!)
>Hi all, > >I have been experiencing some weird behavior of the X display at work for over >a year now. I searched the web and didn't find much about this problem. I am >wondering if it is a configuration issue or a bug in XFree. > >I have a no-name PC at work, IA32, 2.2Ghz, 1/2G memory. While the PC is a >"no-name", I think it is manufactured by IBM. I initially installed RedHat >7.2, then 7.3, then 8.0 (brand new install for 8.0). When I log into the X >server, over the course of the day, the =/+ key turns into a backspace (VERY >annoying for one who writes code). Sometimes it happens right away, sometimes >it takes several hours. I've tried NIS login vs local, thinking it might be >something in my environment. I've tried gnome vs kde and it still occurs. > >I also have a laptop for work (ibm thinkpad t22) which had w2k installed and I >repartitioned and installed RH 8.0 (dual boot). Low and behold the same thing >happens on the laptop when plugged into the network at work (I've only seen it >with the NIS log in, though). > >Now at home I have a Dell and a Presario w/ Redhat 8.0 (and other distros over >the last few years). I leave myself logged in for days, weeks, etc and have >*never* seen this phenomena. I often bring the laptop home and work for >several hours under RH and haven't noticed this problem. > >Another interesting observation: my co-worker runs Xfree under cygwin on the >same PC hardware (no-name) on the network at work, and has noticed the same >phenomona. > >It is really weird and very hard to trace. I have no idea what causes it and >have tried to pay attention to the apps I run and what I do in a day. I also >looked at .xsession-errors and didn't see anything that was off except the >following lines: > > Invalid entry (missing '=') at /usr/bin/gqview > >And the "at /usr/bin/gqview" is substituted by a variety of other executables >(pam-panel-icon:#, /usr/bin/rhn-applet-gui:#, etc.). This is probably a >red-herring and I noticed it because of the "=". And I see the same errors in >my .xsession-errors at home (which doesn't have these symptoms). > >Pretty weird, huh? Anyone have any ideas? > >TIA > >===== >_____________________________ >Susan Macchia >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >_____________________________ > >- Running Linux - because life is too short for reboots... >_______________________________________________ >Linux-users mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> >http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
