Re: Re: Is there any way to make the key combination "Ctrl+Space" work under cygwin-XServer?

["SUN, Jian" <sunjian dot nku at gmail dot com>]

Dear Phil,

Thanks a lot, do you mean that Exceed breaks X convenience and catches
the key sequences?

So the standard XFree server's behavior is to pass the key sequence to
the x applications and let them to decide what to do. Am i right?

If so, how can I configure xterm or gnome-terminal to let them
response to the ALt-Space key combination? I like this feature very
much and it's also the default behavior of Gnome.

Thanks a lot,
SUN, Jian  (Jason)
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Phil Betts <Phil.Betts@ascribe.com> wrote:
> SUN, Jian wrote:
>> I am very sorry because I made a mistake. It's actually the key
>> combination "Alt-Space" that does not work on my computer.... I want
>> to use it to active the x-window's menu and then I cam press "x" to
>> maximize the window. "Alt-space" does not work under cygwin xserver
>> but works under Exceed's xserver. Is there anyway to enable it under
>> cygwin xserver?
>
> Alt-space is used by emacs at least, so any X server that intercepts
> that keystroke is breaking emacs. ÂFor the record, ctrl-space is also
> used by emacs. ÂBoth keys work as expected (i.e. emacs sees them).
>
> I rejected Exceed's server because they seemed to be more concerned
> with making it Windows-user friendly than a good (i.e. standard) X
> server. ÂYou shouldn't have to change the way you work with X apps
> depending on which OS you're connecting from.
>
> X is by no means the only application that doesn't support alt-space
> as a shortcut for the window menu. ÂAny terminal emulator will also
> pass that key combination to the client application as well (if it
> didn't, it would be broken).
>
> Phil
>
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