think of alt+tab. btw. There's a switch to prevent rdesktop from grabbing keys:
-K Do not override window manager key bindings. By default rdesktop attempts to grab all keyboard input when it is in focus. 2008/4/23, Antoni Grzymala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Enno Gottox Boland dixit (2008-04-23, 15:35): > > > > > Which brings another question to mind on a related topic: > > > > > > Is it possible to prevent applications to receive dwm-specific > > > keystrokes upon focusing them? My particular problem is that I often > > > work on remote Windows machines via rdesktop and when I switch my view > > > to the tag with the rdesktop client, the client (and subsequently the > > > windows machine) receives the already-pressed win-key event (I use mod4 > > > to switch tags) and opens up the windows "start menu" which is very > > > annoying. > > > > > > So it it possible to prevent passing pressed dwm-function keys to > > > applications? > > > > This is one of these bug-features. It should be fixed in rdesktop. not > > in dwm. > > > What do you mean by „this is a feature"? I can't imagine a single > situation where I'd like my dwm-specific keystrokes to be received by > apps. The whole point of wm shortcuts is application non-interference. > > Best, > > -- > > [a] > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkgPPZ0ACgkQL69KEesxVYN8kwCghBIDVqvKCRYvmtalShdEFvfE > GrcAn2G7EJk6oWysGY8r1k1a7/yG5oeS > =Y2Lx > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- http://www.gnuffy.org - Real Community Distro http://www.gnuffy.org/index.php/GnuEm - Gnuffy on Ipaq (Codename Peggy)