Bug 5392 - String actions in ibm_hosts cause the keyboard to lock
Summary: String actions in ibm_hosts cause the keyboard to lock
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: x3270
Version: 8.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Karsten Hopp
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Reported: 1999-09-27 12:07 UTC by Pekka Savola
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:37 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2003-02-11 15:50:15 UTC

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Description Pekka Savola 1999-09-27 12:07:01 UTC 
x3270-3.1.1.6-7

Having string actions in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/x3270/ibm_hosts
cause the keyboard to lock up - you must use x3270 special
action 'Reset' to wake it up again.  This effectively
renders all ibm_hosts scripting useless.

Example ibm_hosts (doesn't work):
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test primary test.xxx.fi test\n
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Example 2 (doesn't work either):
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test primary test.xxx.fi String(test) Enter()
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Example 3 (does work):
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test primary test.xxx.fi Reset()
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This is probably related to the other x3270 problem I have
submitted.

There were no problems using x3270 3.0 source code.
Comment 1 Jeff Johnson 2000-10-23 14:14:38 UTC 
Does this problem still exist in x3270-3.2.13?
Comment 2 Pekka Savola 2000-10-23 20:43:39 UTC 
Unfortunately, x3270 is no longer used here so I can't test it. :-(
Comment 3 Stephen John Smoogen 2003-01-23 21:17:20 UTC 
This problem still exists in the Red Hat Linux 7.3 version of x3270-3.2.18-2 and
will test against the 8.0.x betas but I do not see changes large enough to fix this.
Comment 4 Karsten Hopp 2003-02-11 15:50:15 UTC 
I'm using minor variations of examples 1 and 2 to log on to our  MP3000 with x3270-3.2.19-4
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