Key mapping problems on SunOS

Problem

The keys are not correctly mapped. When I start EiffelBench I get a flurry of "unknown key mapping" messages.

Note

This problem was present in ISE Eiffel 3. It should not occur in ISE Eiffel 4, but this page may still be useful if you encounter an unusual configuration.

Fix

The location of the XKeysymDB file is not the same of all versions of SunOS:

For SunOS 4.1.1: /usr/lib/X11/XKeysymDB

For SunOS 4.1.3: /usr/openwin/lib/XKeysymDB

For SunOS 4.1.3, the XKeysymDB file is already present, and you need to append the following lines to it:

!--------------------------------------------------
!
!		OSF Keysyms
!
osfBackSpace			:1004FF08
osfInsert			:1004FF63
osfDelete			:1004FFFF
osfCopy				:1004FF02
osfCut				:1004FF03
osfPaste			:1004FF04

osfAddMode			:1004FF31
osfPrimaryPaste			:1004FF32
osfQuickPaste			:1004FF33

osfPageUp			:1004FF41
osfPageDown			:1004FF42

osfEndLine			:1004FF57
osfBeginLine			:1004FF58

osfActivate			:1004FF44

osfMenuBar			:1004FF45

osfClear			:1004FF0B
osfCancel			:1004FF69
osfHelp				:1004FF6A
osfMenu				:1004FF67
osfSelect			:1004FF60
osfUndo				:1004FF65

osfLeft				:1004FF51
osfUp				:1004FF52
osfRight			:1004FF53
osfDown				:1004FF54

!--------------------------------------------------