Re: [foxboro] XP AW70 arrow key problem update

Hmmm... that's sort of like saying Bell Labs copied 'vi' from Data General..
too long ago for anyone but us old folks to remember.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Johnson, Alex (Foxboro)" <ajohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 4:35 PM
Subject: 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.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Alex Johnson
> Invensys Systems, Inc.
> 10707 Haddington
> Houston, TX 77043
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> 713.722.2700 (operator)
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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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