From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Apr 12 21: 2:51 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from priv-edtnes04-hme0.telusplanet.net (edtnes04.telus.net [199.185.220.104]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F98737B629 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2000 21:02:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from djfast@telus.net) Received: from alpha ([216.232.49.95]) by priv-edtnes04-hme0.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.4.01.02.11 201-229-116-111) with SMTP id <20000413040231.GSQC4208.priv-edtnes04-hme0.telusplanet.net@alpha> for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2000 22:02:31 -0600 From: "Donald Fast" To: Subject: RE: does the "Windows" key not have a keycode? Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 21:01:58 -0700 Message-ID: <000101bfa4fd$03c9c820$5f31e8d8@bc.hsia.telus.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2377.0 In-reply-to: <38F52473.9637713D@picusnet.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG The key equivalent is Ctrl - Esc. (Ctrl-Esc has the same result in Windows as pressing the "windows key") The context menu key (the other new "Win" key) is equilvalent to a right click. Ctrl - Esc is press and hold the Ctrl key and press the Esc key. you must be pretty young (if the keyboard is older than you). I'm glad you got started right (with BSD). Donald Fast > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of William Freeman > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 6:36 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: does the "Windows" key not have a keycode? > > > I broke the space bar on the AT&T keyboard i was using before (the thing > was older than i am, anyway), and so i bought this new IBM keyboard. > However, any time i am prompted for "ANY KEY", the Windows key never > seems to work. > if I am in an Xterm or somthing and i hit an F* key or Home or End or > some other equaly usless key it echos gibberish back at my. the Windows > key does not. does it not return a keycode when not under Windows? > > -- > William D. Freeman (wdf@picusnet.com) > http://members.xoom.com/EvilGNU > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.1 > GU d- s+:+ a--- C++ UB+++ P+ L- E--- W+ N o-- K- w--- O- M- V-- PS+ PE++ Y-- PGP-- t++ 5-- X+++ R tv- b+ DI++++ > D--- G- e- h! r-- !y+ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message