On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 14:44:31 +0100 Simon Huggins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> tags 372082 +unreproducible moreinfo > thanks > > On Thu, Jun 08, 2006 at 01:35:40AM -0600, Bert wrote: > > Ctl+Alt+arrow_keys doesn't cycle through workspaces > > KP_Del (not Alt_Del) deletes workspace > > KP_Ins (not alt_Ins) adds workspace > > (and so on) > > and to me, the most serious breakage is from > > Tab (not Alt_Tab) brings up a cycle windows window > > which won't let me choose any window. For instance, while > > working in a terminal window, using Tab for tab completion > > completely destroys usability of system, requireing a > > restart of X, since, although the cycle windows window > > comes up, I am unable to get anything else to happen. Repeated > > tabs cycles through the choices, but none can be chosen. Tab is > > the only key that does anything, and this is only to move the > > choice of windows through the chooser dialog box. X can be > > restarted with Ctl+Alt+Backspace. > > > In my use of the X window system I find Tab to be a key that I use > > often in many applications. It is very annoying (to the point of > > making many apps unusable) to have the system rendered useless by > > the use of this key, and to necessitate a restart of X because of > > the use of this habitually used key. > > Hmm, we don't see this. > > Do you have some odd custom theme? What happens if you move any > keythemerc file from .themes ? (and send us a copy if you find one which > breaks it). I've been using xfce (and xfce4) for many years. Perhaps something in an old configuration is causing this? I'll try removing all config and see what happens. > > What happens if you run xfce-settings-show and look at the window > manager key settings? Can you tell us what's there and try choosing the > default keytheme? Strangely xfce-settings-show is not found. I can run the settings dialog from the root menu. The Default keybindings is the only one that is shown. If I try to create a new one, the directory appears in .themes but the keybinding won't change. It always reverts to what's in Default. > > Are you running any other apps which might be grabbing keys? Do you > have any errors in .xsession-errors? The strangest thing in .xsession-errors is: Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate loadable module in module_path: "libxfce.so", especially considering: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ locate libxfce.so /usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.4.0/engines/libxfce.so > > Let us know. > > Simon. Thanks for your attention to this matter. Bert. > > -- > Just another wannabie | Le doute est le commencement | Just another fool > ----------------------+ de la sagesse. +------------------- > This message was brought to you by the letter O and the number 25. > htag.pl 0.0.22 -- http://www.earth.li/projectpurple/progs/htag.html -- Bert Riding [EMAIL PROTECTED] gnupg fingerprint: C0F6 E202 EFB3 F332 CAB0 85D4 A113 9F46 3C93 5A6E -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
