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Package: screen
Version: 4.0.2-4.1
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/share/man/man1/screen.1.gz
Tags: upstream
I wish the man page would mention the ALT key (found next to the
spacebar). Even if screen "cannot read ALT because screen is a VT100"
or something, that should be mentioned too.
How can I make ALT TAB toggle back and forth from window A to window B?
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Hi,
Unsure about screen 4.0.2-4.1, but in modern versions of screen, this
functionality already exists.
I can't test with Alt+Tab, because the window manager captures this.
However, here's one I do use. Place this in your screenrc.
# Arrow keys to switch terminals
# Alt + left
bindkey ^[[1;3D prev
# Alt + right
bindkey ^[[1;3C next
Cheers,
Peter Dey
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