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Subj:	Re: "Delete-key" on DECwindows on NON-workstations..

From: ewilts@vmsmail.gov.bc.ca (Ed Wilts)
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Subject: Re: "Delete-key" on DECwindows on NON-workstations..
Message-ID: <1994Jun30.094304.4517@saturn.gov.bc.ca>
Date: 30 Jun 94 09:43:04 PDT
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In article <ANDY.CAIGER.94Jun29120144@ress1.res.bbsrc.ac.uk>, Andy.Caiger@bbsrc.ac.uk (Andy Caiger) writes:
> In article <FLOWER.94Jun28155658@SDVAX2.etdesg.trw.com> flower@SDVAX2.etdesg.trw.com (Richard E. Flower) writes:
> 
>>Hi!  I've got another stupid question regarding DECwindows Motif 1.1
>>under VMS 5.5-2.  We've got a large amount of MAC's running eXodus
>>(X11R5 server software) using TCP/IP to our local Multi-netted VMS
>>system.  Ever since we've setup these systems, the delete key doesnt
>>work when using any *VMS* functions that require input from the user
>>using the standard X11 string or prompt boxes (eg. DECterm's Window
>>Title or Icon Name dialog boxes).  If you type something and you want
>>to delete a character, you must hightlight the character(s) in
>>question and then hit the delete key which will then delete the
>>highlighted text.

I ran into this running MacX and I've resolved it.  Add the following section
to the tail end of your  DECW$XDEFAULTS.DAT file that you have in your home
directory.  This allows me to stay sane...

*defaultVirtualBindings:\
 osfCancel:		<Key>F11        \n\
 osfLeft:		<Key>Left       \n\
 osfUp:			<Key>Up         \n\
 osfRight:		<Key>Right      \n\
 osfDown:		<Key>Down       \n\
 osfEndLine:	Alt	<Key>Right      \n\
 osfBeginLine:	Alt	<Key>Left       \n\
 osfPageUp:		<Key>Prior      \n\
 osfPageDown:		<Key>Next       \n\
 osfDelete:	Shift	<Key>Delete     \n\
 osfUndo:	Alt	<Key>Delete     \n\
 osfBackSpace:		<Key>Delete     \n\
 osfAddMode:	Shift	<Key>F8         \n\
 osfHelp:		<Key>Help       \n\
 osfMenu:		<Key>F4         \n\
 osfMenuBar:		<Key>F10        \n\
 osfSelect:		<Key>Select     \n\
 osfActivate:		<Key>KP_Enter   \n\
 osfCopy:	Shift	<Key>DRemove    \n\
 osfCut:		<Key>DRemove    \n\
 osfPaste:		<Key>Insert	\n\
 osfGreater:	Shift	<Key>Period	\n\
 osfLess:	Shift	<Key>Comma

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