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Article: 13396 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Path: newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu!watsun.cc.columbia.edu!jaltman
From: jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Jeffrey Altman)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Redhat 7.3 and the "Alt" key
Date: 31 May 2002 02:38:33 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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Definition of Alt keys on Unix is something I have never seen.
They must have tried something in the kernel used in 7.2 and realized
it broke too many applications and switched it back.
In article <ufdkmo6qn4tb13@corp.supernews.com>,
John Kidwell <kidwell@hotrmail.com> wrote:
: I recently upgraded my Redhat Linux box from 7.2 and 7.3. Prior to
: the upgrade I was able to define the alt keys, for instance "ALt-k"
: was \225.
:
: Now when a do a "SET KEY" and press "Alt-k", it looks like this:
:
: C-Kermit> show key
: Press key:
: Key code \27 => Character: \27 (self, no translation)
: C-Kermit> k
:
: I'm using C-Kermit 8.0.200 and I recompiled it for the test. I also
: downloaded 8.0.201, compiled it and had the same results.
Jeffrey Altman * Sr.Software Designer Kermit 95 1.1.21 available now!!!
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