Description of Problem: Running any java app with XFree86 4.2 generates the following warnings at startup: Warning: Cannot convert string "<Key>Escape,_Key_Cancel" to type VirtualBinding Warning: Cannot convert string "<Key>Home,_Key_Begin" to type VirtualBinding Warning: Cannot convert string "<Key>F1,_Key_Help" to type VirtualBinding Warning: Cannot convert string "Shift<Key>F10,_Key_Menu" to type VirtualBinding Warning: Cannot convert string "<Key>F10,Shift_Key_Menu" to type VirtualBinding Warning: Cannot convert string "<Key>KP_Enter,_Key_Execute" to type VirtualBinding Warning: Cannot convert string "Alt<Key>Return,Alt_Key_KP_Enter" to type VirtualBinding Subsequent investigation showed that any app that uses the Motif toolkit will report these warnings. While researching this, I came across the following message, regarding a missing entry in xmbind.alias: http://www.xfree86.org/pipermail/xpert/2001-July/009768.html It looks like this hasn't been fixed yet. And, indeed, appending the following entry to /usr/lib/X11/bindings/xmbind.alias gets rid of these warnings: "The XFree86 Project, Inc" sun_at Not sure if this is the best set of mappings. In any case, these warnings appeared in 4.2, not sure why there were no problems in 4.1 in 7.2. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 4.2.0-8
Since I am not an expert in this area of XFree86, while the suggested fix may get past the problem you're experiencing, it is possible that it may not be the correct fix. In such cases, where there is no straightforward obvious fix/resolution, I must defer to upstream XFree86 maintainers for an official fix/response on such a matter. I suggest reporting this to XFree86 directly via xfree86, and also to xpert, perhaps with some level of persistance if your requests go unanswered. If someone at XFree86 can fix this, or comment on it, I can patch the official fix into our future releases. I'm closing this as WONTFIX for now, however, if you get a response from them, with an official fix, reopen this bug report, and I will consider adding the upstream fix. Thanks.