Harry Putnam (12019-07-18): > Somewhere in the last few months my Debian OS has acquired an input > box on upper right of base window (in X) that appears to grab any key > presses aimed at the base window and print them in that small input > window. > > Since I have run the `xbindkeys' program (An keybinding program that > takes its intput from key presses in base window and calls programs > thru a control script ~/.xbindkeys.scm), this new key grabbing program > that seems to run at startup is ruining that whole process. > > I wasn't able to tell which program it is by examining the autostart > programs ... can anyone tell me what that is that is running so I can > turn it off? If you can see a window, then xprop may be able to tell you more about its owner, if it is polite. You can also get the list of all grabs with: xdotool key XF86LogGrabInfo (or any equivalent way of pressing an unusual key) and reading /var/log/Xorg.0.log. Regards, -- Nicolas George
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