SUMMARY: Keyboard mapping problem

From: Guy Freeman (Guy.Freeman@ing-barings.com)
Date: Fri Aug 30 1996 - 09:10:39 CDT


     My original question:
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     Hi,
     
     I've written a script in Tcl/Tk (a GUI language) which invokes a popup
     window which you can type in. When I press the "#" key, I get a pound
     sign ("£") instead although I always get a "#" in my xterm.
     
     Any ideas?
     
     I'm running SunOS 4.1.4 on an IPX with type 5 keyboard.
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     For some reason shift-3 was mapped to "sterling" (£) so I just mapped
     it to "numbersign" (#) instead using the following command:
     
        xmodmap -e "keycode 39 = numbersign"
     
     I think xterm's must convert any "sterling" characters to "numbersign"
     characters instead but Tcl/Tk maps them properly.
     
     Thanks to the following for there help:
     
        bern@TI.Uni-Trier.DE (Jochen Bern)
        kpischke@cadence.com (Karlheinz Pischke)
     
     Regards,
     
     Guy
     guy.freeman@ing-barings.com
     



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