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 for your explanation. This question has bothered me for a
looong time.
Your code works fine on my computer.

Following your instruction and some articles on the web, I adapted it
to a "windows flavor" by adding the following codes in my ~/.XDefaults
XTerm*metaSensEscape: true
XTerm*VT100.Translations:
 "$ n": iconify()  \n\
 "$ m": maximize() \n\
 "$ r": restore()  \n\

However it caused problems and some keys could not work any more. (e.g. x n)
I think I may turn to xtermcontrol and use commands to resize the
windows instead of key combinations.
xtermcontrol --maximize
xtermcontrol --restore

Thanks a lot for your help. I really appreciate it.

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Phil Betts  wrote:
> SUN, Jian wrote:
>> Thanks a lot, do you mean that Exceed breaks X convenience and catches
>> the key sequences?
>
> It's a few years since I tried Exceed's server, but IIRC that was one
> of the problems I had. ÂI had to tailor my .emacs to remap keys, but
> because I only used Exceed at work, I got sick of trying to remember
> which server I was using, and therefore which keystroke I could use,
> and ditched Exceed as soon as XWin became stable enough.
>
>> 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?
>
> Yes
>
>> 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.
>
> The problem is that (in multiwindow mode), the window menu is a
> _Windows_ menu; it's not an X window menu. ÂI don't believe there is a
> way to activate that from within an X application. ÂHowever, you can
> use translations in your ~/.Xdefaults to map keystrokes to minimize/
> maximize/restore. Âman xterm, and search for "translations" and
> "ACTIONS". ÂI'd advise against using alt-space (it's also used by
> readline, and therefore by bash, as well as emacs). ÂI would suggest
> using the context menu key (usually next to Alt Gr), which, as a
> fairly recent addition to keyboards is unlikely to be used by console
> apps. ÂE.g. something like this should work:
>
> XTerm*VT100.Translations: #override \n\
> <KeyPress>Menu:maximize() \n\
> Ctrl<KeyPress>Menu:restore() \n\
> Shift<KeyPress>Menu:iconify() \n\
> Meta<KeyPress>Menu:deiconify()
>
> I've not tested this, and it's several years since I needed to define
> any translations, so if you don't understand how translations work,
> you should read the documentation before trying this.
>
> The same technique should work with any Xt based X application.
>
>> Thanks a lot,
>> SUN, Jian Â(Jason)
>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Phil Betts <Phil.Betts
>
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