Low!! On Wed, Sep 08, 1999 at 12:06:13AM -0500, Brad wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Brad wrote: > > > I'm looking for a way to execute a command under X when certain key > > combinations are pressed. Specifically, i want to make something like > > windowbutton-X bring up an xterm. I don't want this command to attempt to > > execute in the console. > > > > I noticed the xkbevd program in xbase-clients, but even looking at the > > source i can't figure out how to get it to do this. Is there a program out > > there that will do what i want, or do i have to dig into xbooks and try to > > write my own? (The X Keyboard Extentions look promising...) > > Well, since no one even responded to my query, i did go ahead and write my > own. If anyone would like to take a look, help debug it, just email me > privately and i'll send you the sources. > > The only problem i have is that the keystroke is delivered to the focused > app, as well as launching the command. For example, if you used ctrl-D, > and pressed it in a bash shell in an xterm, the shell will exit at the > same time the command is launched...
That is why I guess the hot-keys is a job of window-manager... Marcin -- -------------------------------- Marcin Owsiany [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------