Re: Odd MEDM behavior on OS-X

[Matt Newville <newville@cars.uchicago.edu>]

Josh,

It sounds like it's probably a problem with XKeysymDB.   A fix may be
as simple as
   export XKEYSYMDB=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XKeysymDB.   (or whereever XkeysymDB is)


--Matt



On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Mark Rivers <rivers@cars.uchicago.edu> wrote:
> OK, so the problem is with the X server, not the client, since that
> behaviour does not occur when displaying MEDM from the other platform on
> Linux or Windows, right?  Do you know when the problem started?  I am
> not a Mac user, but Lewis Muir and Eric Norum are, so maybe they have
> some ideas?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh Stein [mailto:stein@aps.anl.gov]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 2:10 PM
> To: Mark Rivers
> Cc: EPICS tech-talk
> Subject: Re: Odd MEDM behavior on OS-X
>
> Good question Mark, and I should have pointed this out before...
>
> Running MEDM on other platforms while exporting the display back to my
> Mac produces identical results (e.g. those specific buttons are still
> non-functional).
>
>
>
> Mark Rivers wrote:
>> Can you isolate the problem to the X server or client?  What happens
> if
>> you run the same version of medm on a Linux system and display on your
>> Mac, or run medm on your Mac and display on Linux or Windows?
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tech-talk-bounces@aps.anl.gov
>> [mailto:tech-talk-bounces@aps.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Josh Stein
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 2:02 PM
>> To: EPICS tech-talk
>> Subject: Odd MEDM behavior on OS-X
>>
>> Ok, we're having an odd problem here at APS which has myself and
> others
>> scratching our heads.
>>
>> When running MEDM on my Mac (OS X - Leopard) I am able to open and
>> execute existing screens, but when I try to add an object (using the
>> object pallet) things get bizarre. I am unable to successfully
> interact
>> with any of the object buttons within the palette (so, for example, if
> I
>>
>> wanted to place a static rectangle using the drawing object, I cannot
>> seem to get that button to "press"). All buttons within the object
>> palette are similarly crippled.
>>
>> Other uses of the mouse button within MEDM seem fine - for example
> when
>> a screen is operating and connected to PVs, I can click on related
>> displays, or other controllers and have them function properly.
>>
>> Furthermore the other two palette types (Resource and Color) function
>> fine.
>>
>> I realize I can place objects by right-clicking on the display - but
>> something has changed recently, as I've traditionally always used the
>> object palette.
>>
>> Any ideas? Our Mac people have tried differing versions of the OS with
>
>> no difference noted.
>>
>> --Josh
>>
>>
>
>