I am repeatedly losing modifier-key function. I run an up-to-date Lenny system and use the window manager fvwm (2.5.26-1) so that I can mostly work from the command line. I also have a virtual XP machine (VM, VMware 1.06).
If I use the VM for a few minutes (usually Photoshop, sometimes Acrobat), I find that SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT no longer modify what I enter in the Linux window. For example, CTRL-c, ALT-c, and SHIFT-c all just send `c'. The modulator keys all still function in the VMware window. I have not identified any particular sequence that causes the change. Shutting down the VM doesn't fix it. Exiting fvwm and calling startx again does. When I ran "dumpkeys -l" in the healthy and diseased states, the outputs were identical. In my previous build (Etch + fvwm 2.5.18-3 + VMware 1.0.4), I never had this problem. The questions ... 1. Any idea what causes this or how to prevent it? I'm not optimistic here. 2. Can anyone suggest a command line that might restore the key functions so that I wouldn't have to shut down the window manager? 3. Finally, a fun puzzle (inspired by actual events). If I have a window up with text I want to save before shutting down the windows, how can I do the save without modifier keys? I can copy the text with the mouse, but then what? Redirect (< > << |) needs the SHIFT key. I can't terminate stdin with CTRL-d. I'm hoping to do better than scrot + OCR. Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
