On Saturday 11 April 2015 02:39:47 Petter Adsen wrote: > On Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:46:36 -0400 > > Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > > On Friday 10 April 2015 10:28:36 Curt wrote: > > > There is something else to try: > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key > > > > I have occasionally tried that, (when I can remember it) has not > > worked yet, for me, even with a wired keyboard. That is something > > that distro compilers building kernels for their disto, seem to have > > a delight in disabling/ignoring. > > > > This particular keyboard has not such a marked key. White logitech > > K360. > > On most keyboards it is marked "Print Screen", or some shortening > thereof. Or do you have a small keyboard without such a key? > > Petter
That is an alternate logo resembling Prnt Scr on the home key in some cross of tan & orange, whch when you look appears to be a function of holding down the "FN" key, labeled in that same color between the right alt and and right Ctrl keys. Presumably to be used as a shift key to bring the orange/brown logos on the other keys into play? The FN key on every other keyboard I own is a alternate action switch key, toggling the F# keys in and out of existance, but not on wheezy. Or this keyboard. TBD which. "To Be Determined" for those that need the acronym lookup wiki. Q:Do we have any docs that show how this is supposed to work? A:Not that I can find. Q:Does wheezy by default install a tool that shows these keys and allows the user to remap/unmap a key? A:No. I had to find that package using google, then install it. And when that combo is pressed right now, ksnapshot pops up with a snapshot of the screen about 3 seconds later. So it looks as if that bit of magic has been pre-empted for something else on wheezy. Which genius decided that? People blindly reassigning key functions, who haven't a clue even if they were free, have already created a key hunt it took me months to find by their reassignment of the F10 key, which historically has been the quit key for mc. So that turns quitting mc into a 3 or 4 clicks of the mouse operation when its been that single keystroke for an instant quit since 1997! Made triply insulting by whoever added that damned "are you sure" requestor. If I didn't want to quit mc, then why the heck did I press the F10 key? Very good question that... Question of the year maybe. Thanks Petter. I seriously doubt any of this rant was caused by you. You have always wanted to help and I appreciate the help you've tendered. But as a long time linux user, pushing 18 years now, I feel like the "oh look, a pony" crowd has been discharged from the asylum and been given free reign over what linux does for key press X. Seriously, there needs to be a published standard for non alphanumeric key functions, with a first commandment of "thou shalt not reassign these standard keys" displayed in 72 point type at the top of the page. Cheers Petter, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201504110501.43301.ghesk...@wdtv.com
