Re: Alt-key terminal switch inside X

1998-09-21 Thread Jimmy C. Thomson
use ctrl-alt-f[1-12] in x11. Jimmy On Sun, 20 Sep 1998, root wrote: Linux-newbie question: I use the Alt-F[1-12] text terminal switching quite extensively. But when I am in X11, it does not understand the Alt key, it seems X11 intercepts the keyboard. My question is: "Is it

Re: Alt-key terminal switch inside X

1998-09-21 Thread Kevin Jude
In X, use Ctrl-Alt-F(1-12) to switch terminals. However, there is a trick to get back to your X session, rather than the terminal screen that it is running from, which I can't really remember because I'm a newbie with a headache. I think it's something like Alt-F7, or Shift-Alt-F(whatever tty

Alt-key terminal switch inside X

1998-09-20 Thread root
Linux-newbie question: I use the Alt-F[1-12] text terminal switching quite extensively. But when I am in X11, it does not understand the Alt key, it seems X11 intercepts the keyboard. My question is: "Is it possible to have X running _and_ switch to another login text terminal and by

Re: Alt-key terminal switch inside X

1998-09-20 Thread Richard Adams
According to root: While burning my CPU. Linux-newbie question: I use the Alt-F[1-12] text terminal switching quite extensively. But when I am in X11, it does not understand the Alt key, it seems X11 intercepts the keyboard. My question is: "Is it possible to have X running _and_

Re: Alt-key terminal switch inside X

1998-09-20 Thread Guy Patten
Try ctrl alt and F(1-12) I use the Alt-F[1-12] text terminal switching quite extensively. But when I am in X11, it does not understand the Alt key, it seems X11 intercepts the keyboard. My question is: "Is it possible to have X running _and_ switch to another login text terminal and