Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 02:50:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Soren Schmidt <sos@freebsd.dk> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/12388: Entering values by Alt + keypad numbers don't work on syscons Message-ID: <199906250950.CAA39958@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/12388; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Soren Schmidt <sos@freebsd.dk> 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
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