Re: How to customize keys under X?
On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 10:30 PM, Zenaan Harkness <zen@freedbms.net> wrote:
> On 9/22/13, Xue Fuqiao <xfq.free@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'd like to customize keys in Debian. I want to set f2/f3/f4/f8 to
>> cut/copy/paste/switch-applications. For switching applications, I tried
>> setting f8 in Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Navigation, but it
>> didn't help; neither Alt+Tab nor f8 worked after that change.
>
> Gnome3 I can't help you sorry.
>
>> I searched the web and found IronAHK. I haven't tried it, but it is
>> unmaintained. Relying on unmaintained softwares isn't a good idea. I
>> also found (and tried) xbindkeys and xdotool, but I can't get them to work.
>
> xdotool I use to have a keyboard key provide a mouse click for me.
> Very useful. Probably would not work to switch applications. May be
> Gnome3 is the problem for you? I don't know sorry.
Would you please share how to do cut/copy/paste by xdotool (if you
know)? Thank you.
(For switching applications, I also found wmctrl. But it's also
unmaintained. The last version was on Oct 2005.)
>> I'm using GNOME 3 on Jessie, but I'd also appreciate if someone can
>> share solutions on other DE/WMs. Can anyone point me in the right
>> direction?
>
> XFCE seems pretty easy, and traditional Gnome2-like (XP-like). Some
> people here rave about XFCE; I find it adequate, least frustrating
> option (to me) for last year or two.
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Best regards, Xue Fuqiao.
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
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