[FreeNX-kNX] problems with Mac OS X client

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If this works please add it to the FAQ.

- L

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From: lists.freenx at web19.eml.cc
Date: Friday, August 12, 2005 2:41 pm
Subject: Re: [FreeNX-kNX] problems with Mac OS X client

> On Thursday 11 August 2005 23:57, David Perkel wrote:
> > OK, the problem with ignoring '*' and '+' seems to occur only with
> > certain applications, notably konsole.
> >
> > This suggests nxclient is off the hook.  My apologies.
> > David
> 
> I also had this problem using konsole over NX.  It's been a while, 
> but 
> here is my recollection of the solution: the * on shift-8 
> generates 
> some other weird keystroke that for me switched konsole tabs, but 
> the 
> * on the numeric keypad (for my PowerBook I think it's fn-0) works 
> fine.  So I remap the shift-8 version to send the same X Windows 
> keysym as the keypad * by putting the following lines:
> 
> keycode 75 = asterisk
> keycode 77 = plus
> 
> in a file (I use ~/.Xmodmap) and then running
> 
> xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap
> 
> to apply the settings.  (I had the same problem with +.)  You need 
> these settings to affect the *local* X Server running on your mac. 
> I 
> don't remember whether it works to do this inside the NX session 
> (I 
> think it does), or if you have to start X11.app manually on your 
> mac, 
> open up a terminal window, run xmodmap, and then start nxclient.  
> You 
> can automate this using a .xinitrc file, but make sure you 
> understand 
> how to use .xinitrc - specifically, that your X session will end 
> when 
> the .xinitrc script returns, so you need to have something in 
> there 
> that doesn't quit until you're done with X.  For that purpose I 
> compile session_gate from MIT Athena and use a .xinitrc that looks 
> like this:
> 
> xmodmap ${HOME}/.Xmodmap
> rxvt &
> konsole &
> quartz-wm &
> exec /usr/local/bin/session_gate
> 
> ... although it also works to exec xterm or some such if you don't 
> mind the requirement that you always keep that xterm open.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> -Jesse
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