Re: Newbie Tips: Will, you asked.....

[will trillich <will@serensoft.com>]

On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 05:27:04AM -0700, Hamma Scott wrote:
> 
> --- will trillich <will@serensoft.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 10:46:58AM -0700, Hamma Scott wrote:
> > >> -- DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #25 from Will Trillich
> > >> <will@serensoft.com> : Did you know you have MORE THAN
> > >> ONE CONSOLE to use?  There's six, by default: try
> > >> Control-Alt-F6 to see console six, Ctl-Alt-F3 for console
> > >> 3, and so forth. (If you don't use the X window display
> > >> system, you don't need to include the control key.) Each
> > >> console can have its own login, running its own jobs.
> > >> Very handy!
> > >> 
> > >> Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ...

> I Never knew you could move to X with Alt-F7! I've been use
> Ctrl-Alt-F7 considering you need the same key configuration to
> get out (Ctrl-Alt-F[1-6]).
> 
> People tend to remember the first and sometimes the last thing
> you tell them. To start with saying
> 
> "try Control-Alt-F6 to see console six"
> 
> and I would tend to have people think "OK, this is how I
> change to virtual consoles". Instead IMHO, people should be
> presented with the Alt-F6 and told, if you're in X (or you're
> GUI environment to make it more generic) use Control-Alt-F6
> instead of saying use Control-Alt-F6 to see console six unless
> you're NOT using X.  I told you it was nit-picking! ;-)

how's this?

	DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #25 from Will Trillich <will@serensoft.com>
	:
	Did you know you have MORE THAN ONE CONSOLE to use? There's
	six, by default: try Control-Alt-F6 to see console six,
	Ctl-Alt-F3 for console 3, and so forth. (If you don't use the X
	window display system, you don't need to include the control
	key. If you do have X running, you can return to it from any
	console via Alt-F7, unless you've changed the defaults.) Each
	console can have its own login, running its own jobs. Very
	handy!

and for Alt-LEFTARROW and Alt-RIGHTARROW, i think a separate tip
is warranted. :)

-- 
DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #61 from Hamma Scott <scott_hamma@yahoo.com>
:
Ever have troubles with EITHER X OR CONSOLE LOCKUP?  If your
session is hung you can type <CTRL><ALT>F2-F6 to get to another
login session.  This way, you can shut your machine down
properly, or kill whichever process is causing trouble (use "ps
axf" to see them all).

Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ...