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Old 09-19-2012, 06:00 AM   #121
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Big thanks, baf! I didn't realize I had to write a path to the save dialog and I didn't really grasp the filesystem structure, so didn't understand /mnt/us points to the root.
My girlfriend says thanks also, because your advice has made it possible for her to take notes on the go!
I think this info will be helpful to others, too.

I now have a n -sh file with nano -o /mnt/us inside it so the path doesn't need to be typed when saving/opening.

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Old 09-20-2012, 04:46 PM   #122
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In the keyboard.xml, is it possible to change the row height?
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Old 09-21-2012, 03:09 AM   #123
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In the keyboard.xml, is it possible to change the row height?
Theoretically yes, but this version of matchbox-keyboard ignores most of the parameters. Try to experiment with it. Maybe generating taller images helps. If you find out anything, please let me know.
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Theoretically yes, but this version of matchbox-keyboard ignores most of the parameters. Try to experiment with it. Maybe generating taller images helps. If you find out anything, please let me know.
Ok, I already tried these before posting my question: enlarged the ESC-button image, added height="" parameter to the ESC-button and <row> - no effect from any of those. Was not sure what sort of values should give to height, tried 5000.

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Old 10-02-2012, 11:59 AM   #125
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Hi, does anyone know if there is some way to scroll up/down the output screen of Xterm?
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Old 10-02-2012, 01:08 PM   #126
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Hi, does anyone know if there is some way to scroll up/down the output screen of Xterm?
Um - yeah..... see below

The FB history is an optional compile time option IIRC, but it seems as though this is included.

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Old 10-02-2012, 01:28 PM   #127
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I should add that this application works beautifully with X11vnc.

INCLUDING SHIFT and PAGE UP to scroll back buffer....
This leads me to think the (altered?) Page up and Page down Values are not being interpreted correctly. Possibly

10+ pages of buffer currently tested. lots to play with.
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Old 10-02-2012, 01:52 PM   #128
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none. Isn't the virtual frame buffer an optional thing? wracking brain now...
Yes, the scroll buffer is a build time option.

Please contact your original vendor of the binary, pay the fee, stand in line, hope CS person isn't hung over, all the usual routine . . . .
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Old 10-02-2012, 01:56 PM   #129
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Old 10-02-2012, 03:18 PM   #130
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Hi, does anyone know if there is some way to scroll up/down the output screen of Xterm?
You can swipe your finger down the screen to scroll back. But it doesn't work with scrolling forward. It is also not comfortable.

I don't know why <shift><pg up> and <pg down> doesn't work, but you can assign any key combination you want to this actions. In "extensions/xterm/layouts/Xresources" file there is line:
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XTerm*VT100.Translations: #override \
It defines overrides for key actions. For scrollback add for example:
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<Key>F1: scroll-back(1,page) \n\                                                        
<Key>F2: scroll-forw(1,page) \n\
It will assign <F1> and <F2> keys to scroll one page up and down respectively.

For more info on customizing xterm see FAQ.
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Old 10-02-2012, 04:22 PM   #131
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It seems you can also map touch gestures to functions.
Simple scrolling with up and down finger swipe would be:
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<Btn4Down>,<Btn4Up>:scroll-back(1,page)\n\                                 
<Btn3Down>,<Btn3Up>:scroll-forw(1,page)\n\
Button 3 is swipe up, 4 – down, 5 – left, 6 – right.
Pinch/zoom is 7 and unzoom is 8.
Long click is button 9.

Functions scroll-forw, scroll-back second argument may be page, halfpage or line.

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Old 10-03-2012, 07:16 AM   #132
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You can swipe your finger down the screen to scroll back. But it doesn't work with scrolling forward. It is also not comfortable.

I don't know why <shift><pg up> and <pg down> doesn't work, but you can assign any key combination you want to this actions. In "extensions/xterm/layouts/Xresources" file there is line:
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XTerm*VT100.Translations: #override \
It defines overrides for key actions. For scrollback add for example:
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<Key>F1: scroll-back(1,page) \n\                                                        
<Key>F2: scroll-forw(1,page) \n\
It will assign <F1> and <F2> keys to scroll one page up and down respectively.

For more info on customizing xterm see FAQ.
thanks it works perfectly
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Old 10-09-2012, 06:46 AM   #133
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Great! Thanks for your hard work. I really like this very much.

But I have a question here: Why is it needed to execute this one in the last in bin/xterm.sh, which leads to the keyboard restarting:
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${EXTENSION}/bin/rotate.sh
I've tried to comment this, and then the keyboard will not show up any more.

So what does it do indeed? Not a big problem, just a little curious. Thanks!
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Old 10-09-2012, 07:38 AM   #134
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So what does it do indeed? Not a big problem, just a little curious. Thanks!
To tell the truth I don't remember . It was kind of a dirty hack. When I added rotation option to xterm, keyboard stayed under xterm sometimes. It was a quick fix.
Should be fixed some day, though I don't think I want to dedicate more time to xterm. XTerm is a bit an overkill for KT. Since then found several other, more lightweight terminal apps, supporting tabs, like evilvte, that work nice on KT. If I have some time I would rather replace xterm with some of those in my package.
Also other virtual keyboards, like florence might be good replacement for matchbox-keyboard. Florence looks nice on KT, however I remember there was some issue. Another option is to customize native KT keyboard. It works fine with evilvte for example.
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To tell the truth I don't remember . It was kind of a dirty hack. When I added rotation option to xterm, keyboard stayed under xterm sometimes. It was a quick fix.
Should be fixed some day, though I don't think I want to dedicate more time to xterm. XTerm is a bit an overkill for KT. Since then found several other, more lightweight terminal apps, supporting tabs, like evilvte, that work nice on KT. If I have some time I would rather replace xterm with some of those in my package.
Also other virtual keyboards, like florence might be good replacement for matchbox-keyboard. Florence looks nice on KT, however I remember there was some issue. Another option is to customize native KT keyboard. It works fine with evilvte for example.
OK, I got it. Thanks very much for your kind reply. I didn't even know there are some other terminals available for KT. Maybe I'll have a try.
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