Mike,
I am stuck with the OS, that my employer has me work on the company laptop. Access Client Solution, "java based" works wonderful on Windows 10! <Joy Joy>
So far, the functions keys have ALWAYS worked on my A.C.S. <Joy Joy> So, IBM apparently can have function keys work that ALWAYS work a application! <smirk>
Does your employer allow you to format your company computer, and load Ubuntu/Suse/Red-Hat/OS-2 Warp? Most Employer explicitly do NOT ALLOW this.
Sorry, blaming a solid operation system, when the only thing with a failure is RDI is LAME! <Point made!>
Everything works great on my windows 10 laptop, except for the Hiccup/Burps on RDI 9.5. But, then again, I am using a TEST-PATCH too.
<Big Smirk> Someone has to take the Arrows, when testing a new patch/beta. <smile>
It is just extremely frustration to be in the ***Programming Zone***, and then a Key does not work, or the screen turns milky white. Even once a month is too much in my book...
When RDi 9.5 works, it is AWESOME!!!! Heck I have been using for 9-years. And I have MOSTLY KUDOS for the software. It is the lock-up, and keys stopping to work that drive me NUTS! <frown>
So far I haven't got a "Not Responding" with this last Test Patch dated 2015-10-09.
This last test patch seems to be working AWESOME! No errors yet or "Not Responding"<Big Smile>
Sorry, the last time some of keyboard keys did not work was in the "DEBUG Perspective". I was able to change code, because I was in Edit mode. But, unable to use F10=Step-over or F11=Step-into....
Yes, I change the defaults keys. <smile>
But, opening the "Run Menu", I could do the Step Over/Into. And the menu even showed the assigned functions keys. So YES I had the correct focus... <grin>
I switched to NotePad++, and the F10 worked fine. It defaults to opening the menu system. Flipped back to RDI 9.5 and it had focus, and the F10/F11 did not work....
There was no "FOCUS" problems here. And there was NO LOCK, or SCREEN WAIT. Because the Menu options to step Over/Into worked fine! The "KEYS" F10/F11 stopped working in RDI 9.5.
I also tried a mapped function key of Alt-F2 as I specified earlier. It did not work either...
So the "Restart To Get it to work again", and then the F10/F11 worked again! <Big Smile>
To me it is "FUNNY" when it suggested/implied that "Windows" is the culprit.
Windows has been SOLID since 2000.
I do have to admit, that my 10-year old Scanner, did not work with Vista. I got my money's worth out of it, and got a new Scanner!
Now I ABSOLUTELY hated window-8, so windows 10 is a VAST IMPROVEMENT over that DOS-FULL-SCREEN BS that Microsoft thought was cool.
Get a full Screen on a 24-inch monitor like the "OLD DOS DAYS" was a waste of monitor space! Looks great on Windows Phone, but TERRIBLE on 24-inch Screen!!!
Now Windows with a virus is another story... <LOL> Windows is NOT solid when it has virus. <manically laughter> Neither am I when I have virus and/or cold/flu. <smirk>
PS. I have had keys stop working RDI with Windows 7, "supported Windows OS". This is NOT a completely new issue. LUCKILY! Typically Pretty RARE! But, still frustrating!!!!
What other software has random keys mysteriously stop working? And yet the keys work in other applications? That points to the APPLICATION! Not the OS!
Now if the keyboard did not work at all, then it could be fault keyboard. But, when it randomly does not work in a single Software Application, it is that Software Application: RDI, that has Bugs!
-----Original Message-----
From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 2:17 PM
To: wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RDi 9.5 --> Keys stop working..
Ken,
I don't want to get into an OS war, but the last numbers I saw (it's been a little while) there were significantly more OS/2 licenses now than when IBM officially terminated the product. Not a well known or publicized bit of information, but interesting nonetheless. As far as Beta-max, it really was a superior technology. (The video industry used the same basic technology after the consumer product was discontinued.) The consumer side had some big money players (to be left unnamed) who wanted the cheaper product so they could achieve lower costs to market what was adequate for their videos. Anyway as you point out, the industry has moved on with DVDs, and Netflix, Blue-ray, et al. But marketing success is not a testament to product quality or superiority. IBM i is the best proof of that I know.
I'm sure there are people running RDi on Windows 10, but it's not included in the list of supported operating systems. Maybe that's part of your problem, maybe not. I'm sure IBM will eventually include it in the supported list.
As to your problems with RDi, etc., I don't know what to say. I haven't had many problems with it--others on the list have also noted that you seem to have more trouble than most. I find I have a lot less challenges from RDi than from Windows 8.1. Perhaps that's just me. I've had to reboot Windows 7 or 8 times in past couple of weeks and none of those were due to problems with RDi. In the past several months I've had to restart RDi once or twice--and I don't believe I've had to restart at all since 9.5. The fact that I (and others) don't experience the troubles you do doesn't negate your experience nor reduce the frustration you feel.
I did have a possible suggestion to help narrow down your problem. You may know the answer to my question, but you never addressed it in your reply.
Michael Quigley
Computer Services
The Way International
www.TheWay.org
"WDSCI-L" <wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 11/10/2015 01:00:07 PM:
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-Ken-
-----Original Message-----
From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, November 9, 2015 3:16 PM
To: wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] RDi 9.5 --> Keys stop working..
Ken,
I'm sure this has got to be frustrating. When the keys aren't
responding, do you know which view is "active" or "has the focus"?
I can't guarantee this is your issue, but it's worth a shot. I've had
times where the wrong view (most frequently, the Monitors view) had
focus and the keyboard appeared unresponsive. If I clicked into the
Editor view (or perhaps the Debug view), the keys were again
functional.
The only other time I've ever had the Run, Step Over, Step Into, etc.
keys stop working is when I have an interactive program waiting on
input in the job being debugged. I've rarely had to restart RDi to get
things responsive.
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