FrameMaker, Windows, and VNC...

["Beerse, Corné"]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rosenschein, Jacob [mailto:Jacob.Rosenschein "at" gs.com]
> Sent this out a while back, but haven't heard any responses. 
> Is there not a fix for this problem?


... don't know, however, I don't expect a fix, it's a viewer design
issue....

> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: 	Rosenschein, Jacob  
> > I've set up WinVNC on my NT 4.0 box and x2vnc on my Solaris 
> 2.6 machine.
> > So, I'm using my Sun keyboard and mouse on both NT and 
> Solaris. Everything
> > works well, except when I use FrameMaker 6.0 under Windows, 
> my F-keys
> > don't behave as they should. For example, pressing F8 is 
> supposed to allow
> > me to select a character format by typing its name. 
> Instead, when I press
> > the key, Frame flashes the list of formats, but it doesn't 
> "stick" (i.e.,
> > the list disappears before I can type anything). If I turn 
> off WinVNC and
> > use my local NT keyboard and mouse, everything works as it 
> should. If I
> > try to use my local keyboard and mouse without turning off 
> WinVNC, I still
> > experience the problem. Has anyone seen this before? Is there a fix?
> > 

The <F8> is one of the view keys used by some viewers...


CBee