Re: [foxboro] XP AW70 arrow key problem update

Re: The arrow keys still don't work unless I hold down Shift, but at least
they don't type numbers instead.

This is the standard behavior. It dates back to the original development of
the I/A Series. 

For those too young to remember, GEMS was a GUI for DOS way before windows
existed. We copied a lot of its stylistic touches with the I/A Series HMI. I
assume this is one of those touches.


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Alex Johnson
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-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Corey R Clingo
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 2:13 PM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] XP AW70 arrow key problem update

Well, I tried installing Exceed 7.1.1 on my XP AW70, to see if it fixed 
the arrow key problems.  The picks now highlight properly, and I can see 
where the cursor is.  The arrow keys still don't work unless I hold down 
Shift, but at least they don't type numbers instead.
However, this last problem does not rest with Exceed.  I invoked ICC from 
an AW51 and displayed it on the AW70, and everything worked fine.  I then 
ran ICC on the AW70 and displayed it on the AW51, and the AW51's arrow 
keys don't work, either.  I hastily conclude that something got screwed up 
in the Windows port of the XHI/X-window stuff.  Like I said, it's a work 
in progress....

If I can figure out what keycodes the arrow keys send when Shift is held 
down, I can probably remap the keyboard to work around this.  If Foxboro 
would do this, or fix the Windows ICC so that arrow keys work properly, it 
would be even better.

Corey Clingo
BASF Corp.


 
 
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