Re: Can no longer use ctrl-alt-del in new X - bug or feature?
Wayne Topa <brittman@capital.net> said on Fri, 2 Apr 2004 09:58:21 -0500:
> Tim Connors(tconnors+linuxdebianuser1080903557@astro.swin.edu.au) is reported to have said:
> > I've got this in my Xmodmap file:
> > !seems X4.3 broke Xemacs. Try removing these again later
> > !souce the following only on telluirum - see .xmodmap-tellurium
> > keycode 67 = F1
> > keycode 68 = F2
> > keycode 69 = F3
> > keycode 70 = F4
> > keycode 71 = F5
> > keycode 72 = F6
> > keycode 73 = F7
> > keycode 74 = F8
> > keycode 75 = F9
> > keycode 76 = F10
> > keycode 95 = F11
> > keycode 96 = F12
> >
> > But this disables the ability to switch consoles. So you can either
> > have working Xemacs or you can have working console switching, but not
> > both.
> >
>
> Strange...
>
> bash-2.05b$ dpkg -l xbase-* xserver-* |grep ii
> ii xbase-clients 4.3.0-7 miscellaneous X clients
> ii xserver-common 4.3.0-7 files and utilities common to all X servers
> ii xserver-xfree8 4.3.0-7 the XFree86 X server
>
> bssh-2.05b$ xmodmap -pke |grep F1
> keycode 67 = F1 XF86_Switch_VT_1
> keycode 76 = F10 XF86_Switch_VT_10
> keycode 95 = F11 XF86_Switch_VT_11
> keycode 96 = F12 XF86_Switch_VT_12
That's what I meant.
Now try C-h k shift-F1 in Xemacs, and see that it registers just F1.
So put in my workaround Xmodmap file, and lose the ability to switch consoles now.
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