PM73581: Enable left and right ctrl keys in the host terminal emulator, works only for the current session

Rational Developer for System z Refresh Pack 8.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Headline/Abstract
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  Rational Developer for System z - Host Terminal Emulator (HCE)
  left and right Ctrl keys are enabled only in current session
  
  APAR Error Description
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  Rational Developer for System z - RDz - v8.5.0
  
  Changes to control keys for the host connection emulator may not
  be saved correctly.  Therefore, the changes will not be in
  effect for
  subsequent HCE sessions.
  
  In the failing case the host.connect.pref file may only
  some values such as:
  #
  #Fri Sep 07 12:39:53 CEST 2012
  com.ibm.etools.host.connect.editors.HostConnectEditor.leftCtrlAc
  tion=[reset]
  #
  #Fri Sep 07 12:39:53 CEST 2012
  com.ibm.etools.host.connect.editors.HostConnectEditor.mapCtrlKey
  s=
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  In a good case this file would contain something like this:
  #
  #Tue Sep 18 14:59:46 EDT 2012
  com.ibm.etools.host.connect.editors.HostConnectEditor.leftCtrlAc
  tion=[pf1]
  #
  #Tue Sep 18 14:59:46 EDT 2012
  com.ibm.etools.host.connect.editors.HostConnectEditor.mapCtrlKey
  s=true
  #
  #Tue Sep 18 14:59:46 EDT 2012
  com.ibm.etools.host.connect.editors.HostConnectEditor.rightCtrlA
  ction=[pf3]
  
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  Re-creation steps
  
  Go to:
  Windows-?Preferences-?General-?Keys-?Host Connection ControlKeys
  Then check the checkbox
  'Enable Control Key mapping for Host Connection Emulator'.
  Open emulator, and verify, it works.
  Close emulator, close RDz. Restart RDz, open emulator and verify
  that it no longer works.
  
  Go to:
  Windows-?Preferences-?General-?Keys-?Host Connection
  ControlKeys.
  
  Note any changes that are no longer there.
  
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  Local fix:
  Do not close the emulator before closing RDz. If it stays open
  and RDz is restarted, the keys still work.
  
  Check the ibm.com.etools.host.connect.pref file to see if
  changes
  have been stored.  This file is found in the directory:
  ?workspace?\RemoteConfigurationFiles\global\com.ibm.ftt.configur
  ations.EclipsePreferences\Client
  *********************************
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED: Host Connect Emulator users who map the keyboard
  control keys
  
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  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If the control keys were mapped to the
  default values of "[reset]" and "[enter]", then those values
  are not persisted to the preference file so when a workspace is
  closed and reopened those values are not available in the
  preference store to be used when the control key is pressed.
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• APAR Problem Conclusion Field:
  ****************************************************************
  Problem Resolution: Default values are specified every time a
  control key is pressed in the Host Connect Emulator environment
  to be used if no value is available in the preference store.
  
  
  ****************************************************************
   Additional Keywords: control keys Host Connect Emulator
  
  The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for System z V8.5.1 Refresh Pack which
  is available from the Recommended Fixes support download page:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2294&uid=swg27006335
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RATL DEV FOR SY

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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