"5" key problem

[Brian Candler]

> >I've just installed VNC on my RH6.1 Linux box, and I'm trying to test 
> >it with a connection from my X server (running fvwm) on the same 
> >machine. It seems to work okay, except that for some reason the 5/% 
> >key (the one on the numbers row, right above the R & T) registers as a 
> >Backspace. I've tried pressing the modifier keys singly and in 
> >combination, but that doesn't seem to help. 
> 
> This is a problem someone reported a few days ago - i think people are 
> working on it. Keep an eye on the list :) 

<AOL>Me too</AOL>

I can be a bit more specific though. Looking at the output of xmodmap -pke

...
keycode  20 = 3 numbersign
keycode  21 = 4 dollar
keycode  22 = BackSpace
keycode  23 = 6 asciicircum
keycode  24 = 7 ampersand
...

It seems the 5 key does actually generate a backspace code. Moreover, the
problem can be fixed by typing:

xmodmap -e 'keycode 22 = 5 percent'

So, I now have this one-liner as a script called "vncfix", but obviously it
would be nice to know what strangeness is going on :-)

System information:

Client:    VNC 3.3.3R2
           NT Workstation 4.0 SP5

Server:    VNC 3.3.3R1  (the official vnc-3.3.3r1_x86_linux_2.0.tgz binary)
           Sony Vaio laptop
           Red Hat 6.1
           XFree86-3.3.5-3
           glibc-2.1.2-11

Regards,

Brian Candler.
[Please CC me on any reply - I am not on the vnc-list myself]


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