[Macpartners] remapping of keys when using full-screen x11

nick knouf nknouf at MIT.EDU
Mon Oct 10 12:26:32 EDT 2005


Hi everybody,

Strange, but infuriating problem here...

I want to use x11 in full-screen mode, as I'm commonly doing very  
different tasks with tons of windows that I want to keep separate  
from my normal aqua programs.  After a certain period of time, when I  
switch back into aqua from x11, I find that common key-bindings don't  
work anymore: command-tab doesn't switch between programs (and gives  
me the system beep), F9-F12 don't activate expose/dashboard (and  
gives me the system beep), and so on.  The only way (that I know of  
so far) to reset these keybindings to their proper state is with a  
reboot.

I'm using standard Apple x11 on Tiger (fully patched) running the  
Enlightenment window manager in x11.

I have a few questions:

1.  How can I find out what keys these formerly-working bindings are  
now mapped to?  That is, how can I find out what the system thinks  
command-tab is?

2.  How can you reset the bindings to their normal state without a  
reboot?  I've attempted "Restore Defaults" in the "Keyboard  
Shortcuts" tab of the "Keyboard and Mouse" pane of System Preferences.

3.  Does anybody know of what I might be doing in x11 that would  
affect my keybindings in aqua?

Thanks for any help,

nick knouf


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