Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Searching for a solution to a logical problem...

[meino.cramer@gmx.de]

Albert W. Hopkins <marduk@letterboxes.org> [11-11-06 12:08]:
> On Sun, 2011-11-06 at 07:45 +0100, meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > The problem for which I am looking for a workaround is not based on 
> > a bug -- it is a logical problem.
> > 
> > I am using session manager like KDE/Gnome/XFCE and others but openbox
> > as a window manager.
> > 
> > The mapping of keystrokes to certain funtionalities is a common
> > feature or most applications nowadays.
> > 
> > And with this keymappings there come the conflicting of keymappings
> > into existence...
> > 
> > With openbox I have mapped Ctrl-Left and Ctrl-right to next-desktop
> > and previous-desktop.
> > When starting blender, which is a great keymapper also, I know have
> > "lost" the keymapping which is mapped to Ctrl-Left and Ctrl-right,
> > since openbox catches this one and blender does not get a glimpse of
> > it.
> > 
> > The remapping of "lost keymaps" not always helps, since often used
> > functions are mapped to key combos, which can be reached easily. Those
> > are used often and therefore overlap often.
> > 
> > Remapping to avoid conflicts then led to situations where a simple
> > "del-char" of an editor is mapped to something awful like
> > <Left-Ctrl-ALT-6> (exaggerated...;)
> > 
> > Since there is one rule in the internet: "You are not the first person
> > haveing a certain problem..." I dare to ask   :) .....
> > 
> > Is there any way to ease this situation?
> > 
> > Thank you very much in advance for any help! Have nice sunday!
> > Best regards,
> > mcc
> 
> What a immensely long way to ask a simple question!
> 
> Here's the simple (and brief answer):
> 
> You can't have an app and window manager use the same keybindings.
> AFAIK the window manager will always win.  Best solution is to change
> the bindings of one or the other.
> 
> Personally, I'd cjamge.  (CTRL-Left/Right) is simply too "simple" of a
> keybinding to have grabbed at the window manager level.  I actually use
> CTRL-ALT-Up/Down to switch (vertical) workspaces.  I believe
> CTRL-ALT-Arrow_keys is the default on most window managers because it's
> "sane", which the openbox setting is not.
> 
> 

The question was not that simple as this answer implies and which
convice me again and again to send postings which explain in detail
what I really mean.