On Sun, 3 Dec 2006, Karl & Betty Schendel wrote:
>
> Is the keyboard mapping sufficiently predictable these days?

I would imagine so; Every Windows and Linux version instantly understands
every key...

> PC keymappings have long been problematic because of the plethora
> of keyboard variations and mapping variations.  If the
> linux console is indeed reasonably predictable nowadays, it
> wouldn't be hard to produce a termcap and map entry for it.

Looks like I've got a task in front of me I didn't anticipate. -frown-

> As for your CBF discovery (notwork when the current directory isn't
> writable), that would seem to be a misfeature at best.  I wonder
> if it's trying to write an "app_ingkey.err" complaining about your
> keymapping or something?  I can't offhand think of any reason
> why CBF would be wanting to write anything real in the current
> directory.

I recall app_ingkey.err also, however, the bug is reproducable even when
there's a known keymap, like vt100f. -shrug- Looks easy to fix, though;
the output can go to std-err or to some ~/ directory. There could even be
a pop-up form to tell of whatever news there might be. -shrug-

We need a working engineering group. That means a working
repository/build/release strategy. I haven't been at this a week so I
can't yet say but it looks so far as if Ingres doesn't have these things
and so is only at the very VERY beginning of being a real open-source
product. ...Ingres Corp. v 2.0 needs to open up and help out... Maybe we
can help that happen.

Regards,
Richard

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