[tex-live] strange problem with `xdvi' and `0' key

[Stefan Ulrich]

Werner LEMBERG <wl at gnu.org> writes:

> [xdvik version 22.84.14 (Xaw toolkit)
>  Libraries: kpathsea version 3.5.7, T1lib version 5.0.1;
>  this is TeXLive rev. 11284, running on a GNU/Linux box]

>   10 g

> brings me to page 1 instead page 10.  In fact, the `0' key is
> apparently ignored within a page number for the `g' command.  Only

>   0 g

> works; it brings me to the last page of the document (which is a good
> idea but not documented in the man page[1]).

That's an artefact of '0' not working, the 0 is ignored and 'g' just
goes to the last page ;-)

> Any ideas?  It smells like a bug...

Yes, it's a bug in 22.84.14, fixed in the CVS. A workaround is
described here:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2067614&group_id=23164&atid=377580

Best regards,
Stefan