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On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:03:19 -0700 (PDT) Charles Smith <cts.private@yahoo.com> wrote: > When typing in an in-focus xterm, but the mouse cursor is elsewhere, > if I hit a function key, the programmed action does not occur. > Instead, something else occurs, which I cannot identify (involving > insertion of characters and/or other actions). When the mouse is > positioned directly inside the window, the programmed action occurs > normally. > This is different than the operation of fvwm under linux. In that > case, an in-focus xterm takes function key input as well as other key > input, regardless where the mouse cursor is. a) Are you running fvwm under a rootless X11? b) are your configs the same? > Thus, if I have programmed the xterm F12 key to send: > 2>&1 | less <nl> > it is only received by bash if the mouse is positioned inside the > window. This is a problem if I entered a command (other key input > obeys the clickToFocus directive) and then hit F12, and some > unidentifiable garbage gets inserted. Sounds like something is trashing a buffer... however I'm not entirely sure. > > I can't verify that this is a cygwin problem, but hours of googling > haven't revealed any mention of the problem at all, an any platform. See the 2 questions above... > Interestingly, I just noticed that the arrow keys seem to work > normally, regardless of the position of the mouse. It's only the > function keys that behave poorly. Sounds oddly configuration related... then again, i don't use fvwm on windows. --~-- Morgan Gangwere
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