Re: FVWM: Keybindings and Cygwin/XFree86

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 16:26:10 -0400

Marcus Lundblad <ml_at_update.uu.se> writes:
>
>
> On Mon, 5 May 2003, Dan Espen wrote:
>
> > Marcus Lundblad <ml_at_update.uu.se> writes:
> > > At work we decided to dump XWinPro that we have used 'til now to access
> > > the Linux servers and start to use Cygwin on the local PCs (to lighted th
> e
> > > burdon on the develop machine).
> > >
> > > So I sacrificed a few hours this evening to get my script-based FVWM
> > > config working and compiled 2.5.6 (since I use some cutting-edge features
> ,
> > > such as my vector button pixel offsets :-) ).
> > >
> > > Mostly it works nice (except a lot of programs not present (like
> > > ROX-filer, but no big deal, an RXVT is sufficent).
> > > Though the keybindings are not working.
> > >
> > > For example I have:
> > >
> > > Key F1 R N Menu MainMenu
> > > Key F1 A M Menu MainMenu
> > >
> > > But when I press F1, I get the _built in_ Root menu.
> >
> > NumLock?
>
> That might be the case, but would the built in keybinding take presedence
> then? Is it defined both with and without numlock?

The builtin binding is:

Key F1 R A Popup MenuFvwmRoot

So, any modifier is OK.

> >
> > > Also I have Alt+F4 bound to "Close", this is intercepted ny the
> > > "surrounding" Windows window, and asks if I really want to kill the
> > > X-Server (I don't).
> > >
> > > Is there some way around this?
> >
> > Use another key?
>
> Well, I guess so...

If the XFree window is grabbing the binding, perhaps there is something
in XFree that could be changed.

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Dan Espen                           E-mail: dane_at_mk.telcordia.com
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