On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:10:55 -0500 Kamaraju Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Server : Debian, Etch, vncserver 3.3.7-13 > Client : Windows, Xp, vncviewer 3.3.7 > > When I access the vnc session in fulscreen mode on the windows > machine, the alt-tab is not being sent to the Debian machine. > Pressing alt-tab just switches the windows on the Windows machine. > How can I make alt-tab switch windows among the vnc session's > windows? or is there any other shortcut to switch windows among the > windows session? > > I have read http://www.realvnc.com/faq.html, googled around, searched > the mailing list archives but could not find any solution to this > problem! > > If both client, server are on the Debian's machine, then there are no > problems with the alt-tab behavior. The issue arises only if the > client is being run on Windows! > > thanks > raju > > This problem annoyed me so much that I wrote a ~/.gnomerc script to work around it. (Obviously this is helpful to you only if you use GNOME). The script checks whether the DISPLAY environment variable starts with ":0". If it does, it applies the default gconf settings. Otherwise it sets up a low-bandwidth desktop and sets the window-switching keys to ctrl-tab. If you use this file, don't forgat to make it executable! Here is my ~/.gnomerc: #!/bin/sh set_gconf_option () { /usr/bin/gconftool --set $1 --type string $2 } # Set various options according to local or remote display if echo $DISPLAY | grep ^\:0; then BACKGROUND_PICTURE_OPTIONS="stretched" GTK_THEME="Clearlooks" METACITY_THEME=$GTK_THEME SWITCH_WINDOWS_KEYBINDING="<Alt>Tab" else BACKGROUND_PICTURE_OPTIONS="none" GTK_THEME="Simple" METACITY_THEME=$GTK_THEME SWITCH_WINDOWS_KEYBINDING="<Control>Tab" fi # Apply the options set_gconf_option /desktop/gnome/background/picture_options $BACKGROUND_PICTURE_OPTIONS set_gconf_option /desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_theme $GTK_THEME set_gconf_option /apps/metacity/general/theme $METACITY_THEME set_gconf_option /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/switch_windows $SWITCH_WINDOWS_KEYBINDING unset BACKGROUND_PICTURE_OPTIONS GTK_THEME METACITY_THEME SWITCH_WINDOWS_KEYBINDING The script could be improved by checking for a remote X server or a VNC server, rather than depending on $DISPLAY. -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
