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From: barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin)
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Subject: Re: help with twm config
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Date: 9 Jul 90 02:01:23 GMT
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In article <31434@cup.portal.com> DeadHead@cup.portal.com (Bruce M Ong) writes:
>I have a novice question re: twm for Interactive's port of X11R3. After I
>start twm, the login window appears, etc., but the window doesnt echo
>anything that I typed, nor does it echo any \n either.

The X11R3 version of twm will gobble all keystrokes if the .twmrc contains
actions for any keys that don't actually exist on the keyboard being used.
Make sure your .twmrc only binds keys that exist.
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Barry Margolin, Thinking Machines Corp.

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