Some Motif widget and gadget resources have the type KeySym. In an ASCII-based system the KeySym is the same as the ASCII character value. For example, the character 'F' has the ASCII hexadecimal value 46 and the KeySym hexadecimal value 46.

However, on z/OS UNIX MVS™, the character value of 'F' is hexadecimal C6, while the KeySym hexadecimal value is still 46. Remember to use true KeySym values when specifying resources of type KeySym, whether in a defaults file or in a function call.

In some cases, an X Window System server may have clients that are not running on z/OS UNIX MVS. If a z/OS UNIX MVS X Window System application sends nonstandard properties that contain text strings to the X Window System server, and these properties might be accessed by clients that are not running on z/OS UNIX MVS, the strings should be translated. The translation should be to the server default character set before transmission to the server and to the appropriate host character set when retrieved from the server. This translation is an application responsibility.