Re: [SLUG] Can't switch out of X

From: Ian C. Blenke (icblenke@nks.net)
Date: Tue Aug 16 2005 - 23:36:04 EDT


Paul M Foster wrote:

>In /etc/X11/xkb/compat/xfree86:
>
>interpret XF86_Switch_VT_9 {
> action = SwitchScreen(Screen=9, !SaveServer);
>};
>
>etc...
>
>In /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/srvr_ctrl and
>/etc/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/pc:
>
>xbk_symbols "fkey2vt" {
> key <FK09> {
> type = "CTRL+ALT",
> symbols[Group1] = [F9, XF86_Switch_VT_9]
> };
> ...
>};
>
>etc...
>
>So the infrastructure's there. I just don't know enough about the
>keyboard infrastructure in general, nor have I time to explore it fully.
>But I suspect something else internally is blocking the proper response
>to these keys.
>
>
Interesting! I've never really dorked much with xkb this way. Heck, I
thought this was only possible with an Xserver mod.

Something to play with.. :)

- Ian

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