Re: Function keys and Windows 95

[Greg Reeves greeves@xxxxxxxx]

I didn't see any responses to the below query. I run Xywrite 3.54 under
Windows95 at work and home, by cracky, At work, Windows95 "intercepts"
F1-F10 until the next keystroke. That is, hitting Alt-F5 does nothing
until the next key is hit, at which point it deletes a line. It's the
same story programming XPL with Scroll Lock on. F5 doesn't produce the
"BC" character until the next key is hit.
Mysteriously, F1-F10 function normally under Xywrite/Windows95 on my
home PC. I've compared dozens of Windows95 settings on the two machines
and haven't found a relevant difference.
Can anyone enlighten me as to what might be going on?

Greg Reeves
greeves@xxxxxxxx

 On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Nicholas Browse wrote:

> Just moved from DOS over to Windows 95 and managed to install XyWrite for
> Windows. My old keyboard file pretty much works, except that Alt F6 (on
> which I have function RD) gets intercepted by Windows and so no longer
> gives me a block delete. Obviously I could put this on a different key,
> but old habits die hard. Is there any way to prevent Windows from
> intercepting this key? Any help is much appreciated.
>
> Nick Browse
> nbrowse@xxxxxxxx
>