Problem with arrow keys in x-based applications on cygwin

Cary Jamison CaryJ57@NetZero.net
Fri Feb 1 22:40:00 GMT 2008


Per Thorlacius wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Im running the newest version of Cygwin on Win 2k Pro. In the Cygwin
> standard shell my left and right arrow keys work fine. However, if I
> start an xterm or any other x-based application from the cygwin
> standard shell, the left and right arrow keys are not working in the
> x-based application. I am starting the x-server using the following
> parameters:
> 
> XWin -multiwindow -clipboard -xkblayout dk -xkbmodel pc105
> 
> I have tried different keyboard layouts and models, including standard
> "us" without any luck. Looking at the man page for setxkblayout there
> are lots of possibilities for customisation, however it looks as if it
> will take quite an effort to get into all the details. Any ideas for a
> quick solution? Can I just use the standard keyboard layout from Win
> 2k without overriding it when starting my x-server?
> 
> Best regards, Per

Numlock?


Cary



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