keyboard shortcuts: change desktop

[xxsolusxx]

doi they exist? If not, how can we prgram them in?

[alienjeff]

If you're using JWM, take a peek at /root/.jwmrc and /root/.jrm/jwmrc-personal for hotkey assignments:

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<Key mask="A" key="Tab">next</Key>
<Key mask="A" key="F4">close</Key>
<Key mask="A" key="#">desktop#</Key>
<Key mask="A" key="F1">root:1</Key>
<Key mask="A" key="F2">window</Key>

Translation:

ALT-TAB will switch to the next application tab in the active workspace
ALT-F4 will close the currently active foreground application
ALT-1, ALT-2, etc. switches to the workspace number of choice
ALT-F1 is like clicking the menu button
ALT-F2 opens the ROX window for the existing app

You can edit /root/.jwm/jwmrc-personal and modify existing or add new keyboard shortcuts. For instance, my F1-F12 keys are configured to open email, browser, text editor, terminal, irc client, ROX-filer, dillo, MUT, AbiWord, Bluefish, hv3 and gxine, respectively - one key launches.

[xxsolusxx]

What file/ command would handle this in IceWM?

[alienjeff]

Don't know. The Alien doesn't do iceWM ...

[xxsolusxx]

but does the alien do the dew?

the twist?


it? *nikewhoosh*

[alienjeff]

Besides being allergic to iceWM, The Alien doesn't do Dew due to addiction to caffiene in another form, and nicotine: preferably Starbucks Gold Coast Extra Bold and Bali Shag Blue.

[DaveS]

How do I set up the Windows Menu key to maximise windows please? Tried a few things using 'super', but I cant seem to get it right
Puppy 4.1, frugal.

[alienjeff]

@DaveS

Try:

<Key key="Menu">maximize</Key>

[DaveS]

Thanks, but I tried that and it did not do it. Tried it again though, still no joy. Maybe I have the wrong keyboard installed.

[DaveS]

Thanks, but I tried that and it did not do it. Tried it again though, still no joy. Maybe I have the wrong keyboard installed.

[alienjeff]

@DaveS

At the command line (console or terminal), type: xev

Then hit the Windows Menu key and not how xev identifies the key. With my keyboard, it's "Menu."

[Bruce B]

AJ,

I thought xev was taken away from us? What version are you at?

xev is attached for anyone who doesn't have it.

Bruce

[alienjeff]

offs!

When I do use Puppy, it's v2.12. I just booted 4.00 on the laptop and sure enough, xev is gone! Dammit.

Wonder what was the justification for removing such a helpful app? Certainly wasn't due to its size.

[Bruce B]

For the record,

The Puppy 'desktop' is a clever mix of two programs, (1) JWM and (2) Rox-Filer

The menu items are JWM items, the desktop items are Rox-Filer items, both have keyboard shortcuts. The Rox-Filer is easy and intuitive to set.

What gets precedence and under what circumstances, I don't know.

Do you have a show desktop button? If not, you can edit ~/.jwmrc-tray, to make one.

Then

<TrayButton popup="Show Desktop" icon="/usr/local/lib/X11/mini-icons/showdesk16.xpm">showdesktop</TrayButton>

Another favorite of mine

<TrayButton popup="Xkill" icon="/usr/local/lib/X11/mini-icons/mini-bomb.xpm">exec:xkill</TrayButton>

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[Bruce B]

AJ,

You're running a different versions than me, my main is:

4.00-3.01_hodgepodge_seamonkey_1.1.12.noiso


Bruce

[DaveS]

Booted Ubuntu to check keyboard layout as it works in Ubuntu. Same keyboard install. Still no joy. Alt-F10 it will have to be!

[alienjeff]

Curiosity just got the best of me and I had to at least try it for myself. And it works. Here's my addition to .jwmrc-personal:

<Key key="Menu">maximize</Key>

[DaveS]

No go. Tried every combination that makes any sense, so it must be that my keyboard is somehow configured in such a way that leaves the Win key ignored.

[alienjeff]

Weird. Can you post your .jwmrc-personal here?

Also, were you able to "identify" the Windows Menu key with xev?

[DaveS]

Sorry, the xev reply never appeared. xev gives no reply when I hit the win key, and when I hit return, it says bad command, so I guess its not installed.

<!-- Personally configurable options for JWM: these override default settings and theme settings -->

<JWM>

<!-- Tray Task Insert -->
<TaskListStyle insert="right"/>

<!-- Number of virtual desktops -->
<Desktops count="1"/>

<!-- Double click speed (in milliseconds) -->
<DoubleClickSpeed>400</DoubleClickSpeed>

<!-- Double click delta (in pixels) -->
<DoubleClickDelta>3</DoubleClickDelta>

<!-- The focus model (sloppy or click) -->
<FocusModel>click</FocusModel>

<!-- The snap mode (none, screen, or border) -->
<SnapMode distance="10">none</SnapMode>

<!-- The move mode (outline or opaque) -->
<MoveMode>outline</MoveMode>

<!-- The resize mode (outline or opaque) -->
<ResizeMode>outline</ResizeMode>

<!-- Key bindings -->
<Key key="menu">maximise</Key>
<Key key="Up">up</Key>
<Key key="Down">down</Key>
<Key key="Right">right</Key>
<Key key="Left">left</Key>
<Key key="h">left</Key>
<Key key="j">down</Key>
<Key key="k">up</Key>
<Key key="l">right</Key>
<Key key="Return">select</Key>
<Key key="Escape">escape</Key>
<Key key="F12">root:3</Key>
<Key key="SuperL">maximize</Key>

<Key mask="A" key="Tab">next</Key>
<Key mask="A" key="F4">close</Key>
<Key mask="A" key="F10">maximize</Key>
<Key mask="A" key="F6">minimize</Key>
<Key mask="A" key="#">desktop#</Key>
<Key mask="A" key="F1">root:3</Key>
<Key mask="A" key="F2">window</Key>

</JWM>