I thought I remembered seeing something about keymapping in vnc being .Xresource configurable. By default F8 gives you some bare options on a vnc window but this is changeable in .Xresources.
Check out:
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/xvncviewer.html
Hope this helps.
K
On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 04:13:11AM -0800, Erik Steffl wrote:
> Dan Espen wrote:
> >
> > Erik Steffl <steffl_at_bigfoot.com> writes:
> > > Dan Espen wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Erik Steffl <steffl_at_bigfoot.com> writes:
> > > > > I have a problem with vncviewer in fullscreen mode - the problem is
> > > > > that it gets all the key events and none of fvwm key-bindings work. Is
> > > > > there any way to make fvwm ALWAYS receive (and process) certain key
> > > > > events? even though the vncviewer is in fullscreen mode I would like at
> > > > > least virtual screen switching keys to work.
> > > > >
> > > > > as of now only ctrl-alt-fn and ctrl-alt-backspace work. I checked vnc
> > > > > docs & faq but I found nothing but warning that fullscreen mode might
> > > > > confuse some window managers.
> > > > >
> > > > > any ideas? TIA
> > > >
> > > > I don't think its possible.
> > > > VNC sees the keys first, its up to VNC to decide which keys
> > > > to pass on.
> > > >
> > > > If you can't change the VNC configuration to use different keys,
> > > > then you can change FVWM to use other keys of your choosing.
> > >
> > > actually I kinda screwed up, the problem is slightly different:
> > >
> > > the vncserver stays on top, no matter what I do, I cannot switch to
> > > another virtual screen or to another program. However it never has
> > > keyboard focus (the mouse works, keyboard does not have any effect).
> >
> > Ok, I think I misunderstood what you are doing.
>
> no wonder considering my original email was quite wrong about what's
> going on, sorry,
>
> > It sounds like VNC becomes an override-redirect window
> > when you put it in full screen mode.
> >
> > I don't think you can do much about the keybindings,
> > but you can try using:
> >
> > BugOpts RaiseOverUnmanaged True
>
> does not change anything (as far as I see), the vncviewer in
> fullscreen mode still:
>
> - does not accept any key events (mouse works)
> - I cannot switch to any other application
> - I cannot switch to another virtual screen
>
> contrary to my original email the keyboard shortcuts for fvwm work (so
> I can invoke menus), but it does not help me much because the only
> window I see on top of vncviewer is fvwm popup menu (I can start a
> program but it start under vncviewer, I can see it ojnce I kill
> vncviewer from another vt)
>
> is there anything I can do? TIA.
>
> (I guess the possible solution is to not use vncviewer fullscreen mode
> but simply let it have no decorations and make it the same size as
> screen and voila, I have home-made fullscreen mode; but I would still
> like to know what's going on and whether fvwm can make it behave)
>
> erik
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