alt & ctrl doesnt work in xev "event window"? normal?

jindam vani · 11-03-2022, 09:39 PM

i found both alt & ctrl keyboard keys are not
working on xev "event window".

Code:

$ xev

is this normal?

regards,
jindam, vani

!!! · 11-03-2022, 09:57 PM

No. Tell us about your Hardware (inxi etc; strace xev)
OS: Deb updated to 11.5 I assume.
http://termbin.com/vq3v

jindam vani · 11-03-2022, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by !!!

No. Tell us about your Hardware (inxi etc; strace xev) OS: Deb updated to 11.5 I assume.

i am running debian bullseye on android
userland app (1). i didnt install much. i am
using twm for window manager. debugging
tools (strace) are not possible for my present
setup. i am using hackers keyboard app (fdroid).
all other keys are working.

(1) https://github.com/CypherpunkArmory/UserLAnd

regards,
jindam, vani

!!! · 11-03-2022, 10:27 PM

Do you have: xinput list; xinput list-props <id# of *each* of keyboards> ?

IDK anything about that app. Would it be easy for others to get and run it?

Oh, your Hardware is not a PC but an Android device?

Maybe that userland app doesn't give you access to the actual key-press codes, but instead what you get from a read: a single byte! http://alt-codes.net

!!! · 11-03-2022, 11:03 PM

Tell us about what you're actually trying to accomplish.
https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+2222 Try: control shift u2222

jindam vani · 11-04-2022, 02:01 AM

Code:

xinput --list

X Input extension not available.

i am acessing debian using vnc...
probably somewhat in similar situation: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/x...ailable.81630/

boughtonp · 11-04-2022, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jindam vani

i am running debian bullseye on android
userland app (1).
(1) https://github.com/CypherpunkArmory/UserLAnd

This is significant information that should be clearly stated in the first post of any thread you create regarding this system.

Quote:

i am using hackers keyboard app (fdroid).
all other keys are working.

*ALL* other keys - so xev shows the Press and Release events for other modifier keys like Shift_L, Shift_R, and Super?

Maybe find a keyboard monitor (xev-equivalent) for the Android side to confirm Hacker's Keyboard is sending the correct codes for all keys (it probably is, but helps to rule it out).