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On Sun, 2011-11-06 at 07:45 +0100, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> The problem for which I am looking for a workaround is not based on |
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> a bug -- it is a logical problem. |
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> I am using session manager like KDE/Gnome/XFCE and others but openbox |
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> as a window manager. |
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> The mapping of keystrokes to certain funtionalities is a common |
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> feature or most applications nowadays. |
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> And with this keymappings there come the conflicting of keymappings |
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> into existence... |
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> With openbox I have mapped Ctrl-Left and Ctrl-right to next-desktop |
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> and previous-desktop. |
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> When starting blender, which is a great keymapper also, I know have |
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> "lost" the keymapping which is mapped to Ctrl-Left and Ctrl-right, |
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> since openbox catches this one and blender does not get a glimpse of |
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> it. |
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> The remapping of "lost keymaps" not always helps, since often used |
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> functions are mapped to key combos, which can be reached easily. Those |
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> are used often and therefore overlap often. |
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> Remapping to avoid conflicts then led to situations where a simple |
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> "del-char" of an editor is mapped to something awful like |
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> <Left-Ctrl-ALT-6> (exaggerated...;) |
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> Since there is one rule in the internet: "You are not the first person |
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> haveing a certain problem..." I dare to ask :) ..... |
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> Is there any way to ease this situation? |
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> Thank you very much in advance for any help! Have nice sunday! |
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> Best regards, |
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> mcc |
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What a immensely long way to ask a simple question! |
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Here's the simple (and brief answer): |
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You can't have an app and window manager use the same keybindings. |
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AFAIK the window manager will always win. Best solution is to change |
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the bindings of one or the other. |
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Personally, I'd cjamge. (CTRL-Left/Right) is simply too "simple" of a |
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keybinding to have grabbed at the window manager level. I actually use |
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CTRL-ALT-Up/Down to switch (vertical) workspaces. I believe |
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CTRL-ALT-Arrow_keys is the default on most window managers because it's |
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"sane", which the openbox setting is not. |
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