From owner-freebsd-bugs Fri Jun 25 2:50: 3 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77EF11551B for ; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 02:50:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id CAA39958; Fri, 25 Jun 1999 02:50:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 02:50:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199906250950.CAA39958@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Soren Schmidt Subject: Re: kern/12388: Entering values by Alt + keypad numbers don't work on syscons Reply-To: Soren Schmidt Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR kern/12388; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Soren Schmidt To: isupov@moonhe.jinr.ru Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kern/12388: Entering values by Alt + keypad numbers don't work on syscons Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:44:44 +0200 (CEST) It seems Isupov A.Yu. wrote: > > FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE i386 (need nothing else than standard installation) > > >Description: > > From keyboard(4): > ``The console allows entering values that are not physically present on the > keyboard via a special keysequence. To use this facility press and hold > down ALT, then enter a decimal number from 0-255 via the numerical key- > pad, then release ALT. The entered value is then used as the ASCII value > for one character. This way it is possible to enter any ASCII value, not > present on the keyboard.'' > > This feature don't work under 3.2-RELEASE. If this is a bug, then you > need to fix syscons sources, else you need to fix documentation :) . Are you sure you used ALT and not ALTGR ?? I just tried in here on a -stable machine and it worked nicely, it also does on -current... -Søren To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message