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KBM Messages

KBM messages pertain to usage of downloadable keyboard description files.

For more information about using downloadable keyboard descriptions, see Chapter 17, Keyboards and Downloadable Keyboard Definitions.

If you are looking for a message that refers to the KBM module but does not appear here, refer to "Messages Common to All Modules".


ARGUMENT, Line n: argument found where end of line is expected: arg
Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the X server encountered an extra command-line argument arg.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the keyboard definition statement in line n.

CLOSEINCLUDE, Closing include file: file

Severity:
Information
Explanation:
Reports that the file, which is an include file referred to in the primary keyboard description file, was read completely.
User Action:
None

COPYNOMEMORY, Line n: no memory to copy string: string

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
The terminal ran out of memory for temporary string storage.
User Action:
Check the amount of available memory. If possible, close some local clients to free more memory. You may need to add memory to the terminal.

DEADKEYNOMEMORY, Line n: no memory for deadkey list: list

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
The terminal ran out of memory for the deadkey list.
User Action:
Check the amount of available memory. If possible, close some local clients to free more memory.You may need to add memory to the terminal.

DEBUGDISABLE, Debug operation disabled

Severity:
Warning
Explanation:
Reports that the ability to invoke the Boot Monitor from the keyboard while the X server is running has been disabled.
User Action:
Verify that Boot Monitor access key combination was disabled intentionally.

ENDOFFILE, Line n: unexpected end of file

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, an end-of-file was reached before parsing was complete.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the keyboard definition statements in line n.

EXPECTEQUAL, Line n: expecting "=" instead of: arg

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, an equals sign (=) is needed instead of arg.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the keyboard definition statement in line n.

EXPECTNUMBER, Line n: expecting number instead of: arg

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, a number-type argument is needed instead of arg.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the keyboard definition statement in line n.

EXPECTQUOTE, Line n: expecting quoted string instead of: arg

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, a quoted string, such as a filename, is needed instead of arg.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the keyboard definition statement in line n.

INVALIDLEDCMD, Line n: invalid LED command: command

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
The LED command is an invalid operation.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the LED command in line n.

INVALIDLEDFUNC, Line n: invalid LED function: function

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
The LED function is an invalid action.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the LED function in line n.

INVALIDLEDNUM, Line n: invalid LED number: LEDn, must be in the range of
1 to n

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
The LED commands must refer to LEDs numbered in the range of 1 to the maximum number of LEDs (n). LEDn does not fall in that range.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the LED command in line n.

INVALIDNUMLED, Line n: invalid number of LEDs: LEDn, must be in the range of
0 to 4

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the number of LEDs must be in the range of 0 - 4.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the LED command in line n.

KEYCODERANGE, Line n: keycodes must be in the range of 0 to 254 instead of: key_n

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the keycode (key_n) must be in the correct range of 0 to 254.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the keycode definition statement in line n.

KEYSYMLISTEMPTY, Line n: provided keysym list is empty

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
You must provide at least one keysym for each of the following keyboard definition file statements: modifier, repeat, lock, latch, click, click add, and click remove.
User Action:
Make sure that each of the statements listed has at least one keysym.

KEYSYMNOMEMORY, Line n: no memory for keysym list: list

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
The terminal ran out of memory for the keysym list.
User Action:
Check the amount of available memory. If possible, close some local clients to free more memory. You may need to add memory to the terminal.

KEYWORD, Line n: unknown keyword: keyword

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
The keymapper file has an unknown command at line n.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of keyword in line n.

MAXDEBUGKEYS, Line n: found debug_n debug combination keys, max_n maximum

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, debug_n keys, more than the maximum (usually four) keys, are used to define a Boot Monitor access key combination.
User Action:
Change the Boot Monitor access key combination definition to max_n or fewer keys.

MAXSETUPKEYS, Line n: found setup_n setup combination keys, max_n maximum

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, setup_n, more than the maximum (usually four) keys, are used to define a Setup key combination.
User Action:
Change the Setup key combination definition to max_n or fewer keys.

MOREKEYSCAN, Line n: more keycodes (key_n) given than scancodes (scan_n)

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the scancode command has more keycodes (key_n) than scancodes (scan_n).
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the keyboard definition statement in line n.

MORESCANKEY, Line n: more scancodes (scan_n) given than keycodes (key_n)

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the scancode command has more scancodes than keycodes.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the keyboard definition statement in line n.

NODEADKEYSYET, Line n: warning no deadkeys defined yet

Severity:
Warning
Explanation:
A dead-key command used a dead-key keysym that had not already been defined in the keyboard definition file.
User Action:
Define the dead-key keysym in the keycode section of the file.

NOFILE, Cannot open file: file

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
The file does not exist or the file service table is not configured to ensure access to it.
User Action:
Make sure that the file exists and the file service table is configured for access to it (Setup -> Change Setup Parameters -> File Service -> File Service Table).

NOFILEINC, Line n: cannot open file: file

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
The include file referred to in line n does not exist or the file service table is not configured to ensure access to it.
User Action:
Make sure that the file exists and the file service table is configured for access to it (Setup -> Change Setup Parameters -> File Service -> File Service Table).

NOKEYSYM, Line n: keysym not found in keycode table name

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the keysym located in a command was not defined in the keycode portion of the file.
User Action:
Define the keysym in a higher location in the file than its first use.

NOKESYMINTABLE, Line n: found no occurrence of keysym in table: keysym

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the keysym was not found in the keycode table.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the keyboard definition statement in line n.

NOMEMORY, No memory for temporary keyboard table

Severity:
Fatal
Explanation:
The terminal ran out of memory for internal tables.
User Action:
Check the amount of available memory. If possible, close some local clients to free more memory. You may need to add memory to the terminal.

NOMODIFIERSYET, Line n: warning no modifiers defined yet

Severity:
Warning
Explanation:
At line n, the modifier command included a keysym that had not already been defined in the keycode section of the file.
User Action:
Define the keysym in the keycode section of the file.

NOOPERATION, Line n: unknown command operation:var

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the operation requested for the command is invalid.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of command in line n.

NUMERRORS, Total errors: n

Severity:
Information
Explanation:
Reports the number of parsing errors the X server encountered during reading the file.
User Action:
None

ONEKEYCODE, Line n: must have at least one keycode

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the scancode command requires at least one scancode to keycode value definition.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of scancode command in line n.

ONESCANCODE, Line n: must have at least one scancode

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the scancode command requires at least one scancode to keycode value definition.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the scancode command in line n.

OPENINCLUDE, Opening include file: file

Severity:
Information
Explanation:
Reports the full pathname of an include file file that is referred to in the main file.
User Action:
None

READINGFILE, Reading file: file

Severity:
Information
Explanation:
Reports the full pathname of the file being read.
User Action:
None

SCANCODERANGE, Line n: scancodes must be in the range of 0 to 255 instead of: scan_n

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the scancode scan_n is not in the range of 0 to 255.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the scancode command in line n.

SETUPDISABLE, Setup operation disabled

Severity:
Warning
Explanation:
Reports that keyboard access to the Setup menus has been disabled.
User Action:
Verify that the menu access was disabled intentionally.

SUBNOSYMBOL, Line n: cannot substitute "NoSymbol" keysym

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the keysym command cannot make a substitute of NoSymbol, which is a default.
User Action:
Select another keysym.

TOOFEWKEYSYMS, Line n: not enough keysyms provided

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the deadkey command has too few keysyms.
User Action:
Correct the keyboard description file deadkey command.

TOOMANYKEYCODE, Line n: too many keycodes, found key_n

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the scancode command has key_n keycodes, which is more than the maximum of 256.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the keyboard definition statement in line n.

TOOMANYKEYSYMS, Line n: the maximum number of keysyms per keycode is key_n

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the keysym or keycode command exceeded the maximum of four keysyms per command.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the keyboard definition statement in line n.

TOOMANYSCAN, Line n: too many scancodes, found scan_n

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the scancode command has scan_n scancodes, more than the maximum of 256.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of the scancode command in line n.

UNKNOWNKEYSYM, Line n: unknown keysym name: name

Severity:
Error
Explanation:
At line n, the terminal does not recognize the keysym name name.
User Action:
Check the syntax and usage of keysym in line n.


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