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Received: from zifi.genetics.utah.edu (zifi.genetics.utah.edu [155.100.229.31]) by nacm.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with ESMTP id OAA19479 for <executor@nacm.com>; Fri, 13 Oct 1995 14:01:48 -0700 Received: (from zinc@localhost) by zifi.genetics.utah.edu (8.6.11/8.6.9) id PAA05212; Fri, 13 Oct 1995 15:01:52 -0600 Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 15:01:51 -0600 (MDT) From: zinc <zinc@zifi.genetics.utah.edu> To: executor <executor@nacm.com> Subject: executor-linux 1.99p and microsoft word 5.0a Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.951013144609.4930B-100000@zifi.genetics.utah.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-paper@nacm.com Precedence: bulk -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- howdy from the wild west folks, i use MS Word (5.0a) a lot. additionally, i use the weird characters you can get with certain fonts (ie, new cent schlbck) if you hold down the option key and type a character. for instance, on a mac i can type Opt-J. this results in a triangle or delta symbol being printed instead of a j. this is useful for me when i write about certain deletions i have constructed in the lab. now, i know that with executor that l-alt is supposed to be the apple or command key and that r-alt is supposed to be the opt key. this is not working for me. is it working for anyone else? on my system, both alt keys are equivalent to the apple-command key. i guess i'll give it a shot with executor-svga 1.99p. ok, this is like a work in progress! i just gave MS Word a shot under executor-svga and all the keys are mapped correctly. unfortunately, the quality of the screen sucks (svgalib problem not executor), the caps lock and num lock keys don't work and the number of font sizes available is ridiculously limited. so, the problem must be with X. anyone know why these key mappings aren't working. stay tuned, more news later... - -pjf patrick finerty = zinc@zifi.genetics.utah.edu = pfinerty@nyx.cs.du.edu U of Utah biochem grad student in the Bass lab - zinc fingers + dsRNA! ** FINGER zinc-pgp@zifi.genetics.utah.edu for pgp public key - CRYPTO! zifi runs LINUX 1.2.11 -=-=-=WEB=-=-=-> http://zifi.genetics.utah.edu -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMH7Tb03Qo/lG0AH5AQFS/QP+PprP1CYhY7ac/9pOfql/uskQxbSGD6Db RprLLG/tQ9ppIDVLrdxIMIcUSLX8o5PYaXSYnyd5tbu3MS8K84h6pnul1Xi1MoPj Twlu63yz7iA02RR1mJZHbp2hpmm5tldvo7jxQrbI8V4ENU7Q7yMxj1JlcTeeg0lo 7BxXiZuCPa8= =G+YE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----