Personal keyboard shortcuts

[Daniel]

Hi,

I'm looking to add keyboard shortcuts to may TCL.
For example : F12 key to launch xterm.

How can i do that ?

And how can i have only MY configured shotchuts ?

Thanks
Daniel.

[curaga]

Use a WM that lets you do so. The default FLWM doesn't have configurable keybindings.

[jls]

u could use actkbd

[Daniel]

thank you!

Is it possible with actkbd, without reboot, to activate or deactivate key just by changing the actkbd.conf ?

That would allow to lock or unlock keyboard, except some wanted key ?


Daniel.

[Daniel]

The others shortcuts are also active!

is it possible to remove all ?

Daniel.

[tinypoodle]

This is fully particular to specific wm in use (as curaga already implied in Reply #1), so you should really specify which wm you are using.

[Daniel]

I want the tinyest WM as possible!
I think FLWM is the best.

But, can i use actkbd without WM ?
for example, if i comment the .xsession "$DESKTOP" ... line ?

Thanks
Daniel.

[jls]

do u know microcore?

[Daniel]

yes

tcl 3.4 with X 7.5 ...

[tinypoodle]

I for one fail to see the sense in a keyboard shortcut to launch an xterm in an X server session without window manager...

[Daniel]

My application needs that.
And it's run!

My application runs on a machine. I don't want the users to go (and see) to OS!
No keyboard, no mouse ... but touchscreen.
No user problem.

Actualy, the machines are under ubuntu 8.04 or ubuntu 10.04.
I'm testing TCL in order to replace both OS.
If i can do the same, i will change.
The only differences may be sound configuration and Graphical driver (for best performances).
The rest will be managed by the applications.

For information:
now, i have to mask kernel boot messages ... and try with specific graphic drivers for both machines.

Thanks
Daniel.

[tinypoodle]

I f you open more than 1 window without presence of a window manager, the windows become... unmanageable...

[Daniel]

what does that means ?

I've got a firefox flash application, running with a java application (IP connexion).
Full screen for IHM ...
The user don't need any term or other window.

I sometimes need term to check the machine.
if i open a xterm, i don't notice anything bad!
But ... ?


If i use a WM, i will have to lock keyboard.
Is it possible dynamicaly ?
Depending of WM, will i loose graphics performances ?
(xfce4 or ?)
...

Thanks
Daniel.

[tinypoodle]

You could not select which of the windows would take focus, and neither switch focus between them.

For the purpose you describe, wouldn't switching to a VT serve you better than firing up an xterm?

[Daniel]

The focus is set by mouse coordinates.
I will try without, if the touchscreen does the same ?!?

why not ... but if it is ok with my touchscreen, i don't know why i can't continue like this ?

Thanks
Daniel.

PS: the only think i risk to have :
inactivate black screen.
xset -dpms
xset s off
seems to don't work