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Re: Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
- From: linda w <cygwin at tlinx dot org>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 16:51:13 -0800
- Subject: Re: Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
- References: <bqr3lj$jl8$1@sea.gmane.org>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
I don't know, but can't you remap it rather than changing the default
X-server behavior? Certainly
seems like something that should be user-remapable for kiosk type
installations....can't have just
everyone going around killing off your kiosk, ya know.
Jack Tanner wrote:
Er, so Ctrl-Alt-Backspace kills the X-server (quite efficiently, and
with no confirmation). This is bad (for example, when
Ctrl-Alt-Backspace happens to match an Emacs incantation).
Since Xwin plays nicely with the system tray icon for exiting, is
there any reason to listen for Ctrl-Alt-Backspace? I can think of two
reasons -- compatibility with XFree86 convention across platforms, and
preserving keyboard accessibility. I'm not sure that either one is
very important here.
The least disruptive fix is probably to make Ctrl-Alt-Backspace invoke
the same confirmation dialog that the system tray icon invokes.
Thanks,
JT