Cory Petkovsek wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 11:59:50AM -0700, Bob Miller wrote:
> > At tonight's clinic, I will be demonstrating two amusing hacks (they
> > amused *me* at least). One will appeal to "traditional Unix" users,
> > and the other will appeal to the graphically oriented.
>
> Well, what were they, for those of us who couldn't attend?
One was an X Resources hack. I put this in my .Xdefaults.
XTerm*VT100.translations: #override \
Shift <Key>Return: string(" &") string(0x0A) \n\
Meta <Key>Return: string(" |& less") string(0x0A) \n
After I did that, SHIFT-RETURN starts a shell command in the
background (by transmitting " &\n") and META-RETURN starts a command
and pipes it through less.
How underwhelming is that? *-:
The second was 3d-desktop. It's a virtual desktop switcher that uses
OpenGL to rotate desks through 3-space. It looks cooler with more
desks -- I originally had four configured on my laptop, but it looked
better when I used twelve.
http://desk3d.sourceforge.net/
I bound it to the normal KDE next desk keyboard shortcut, CTRL-TAB,
using KHotKeys. It works with many window managers, not just KDE,
but the key binding technique will vary.
--
Bob Miller K<bob>
kbobsoft software consulting
http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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