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[Bug 419196] Re: Backslash key inoperative in spanish eee PC

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From: Mark Wickens <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:18:05 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 419196 <419196@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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I have the same issue with a Cherry keyboard attached to an atom based
ubuntu 9.04 box, via a compaq kvm. A NetBSD box attached via the same
kvm doesn't have an issue - it detects the key no problem. The ubuntu
box doesn't detect the key at the X level - if I run xev I get no output
when I press the key.

On NetBSD I get: 
KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1a00001,
    root 0x40, subw 0x0, time 295722623, (41,76), root:(1040,448),
    state 0x0, keycode 94 (keysym 0x3c, less), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (3c) "<"
    XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (3c) "<"
    XFilterEvent returns: False

(the keyboard map is not setup, but you can see the keycode generated).
Obviously this is a major PITA as I can't PIPE anything.

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Backslash key inoperative in spanish eee PC
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