Albert W. Hopkins <mar...@letterboxes.org> [11-11-06 12:08]: > On Sun, 2011-11-06 at 07:45 +0100, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > Hi, > > > > The problem for which I am looking for a workaround is not based on > > a bug -- it is a logical problem. > > > > I am using session manager like KDE/Gnome/XFCE and others but openbox > > as a window manager. > > > > The mapping of keystrokes to certain funtionalities is a common > > feature or most applications nowadays. > > > > And with this keymappings there come the conflicting of keymappings > > into existence... > > > > With openbox I have mapped Ctrl-Left and Ctrl-right to next-desktop > > and previous-desktop. > > When starting blender, which is a great keymapper also, I know have > > "lost" the keymapping which is mapped to Ctrl-Left and Ctrl-right, > > since openbox catches this one and blender does not get a glimpse of > > it. > > > > The remapping of "lost keymaps" not always helps, since often used > > functions are mapped to key combos, which can be reached easily. Those > > are used often and therefore overlap often. > > > > Remapping to avoid conflicts then led to situations where a simple > > "del-char" of an editor is mapped to something awful like > > <Left-Ctrl-ALT-6> (exaggerated...;) > > > > Since there is one rule in the internet: "You are not the first person > > haveing a certain problem..." I dare to ask :) ..... > > > > Is there any way to ease this situation? > > > > Thank you very much in advance for any help! Have nice sunday! > > Best regards, > > mcc > > What a immensely long way to ask a simple question! > > Here's the simple (and brief answer): > > You can't have an app and window manager use the same keybindings. > AFAIK the window manager will always win. Best solution is to change > the bindings of one or the other. > > Personally, I'd cjamge. (CTRL-Left/Right) is simply too "simple" of a > keybinding to have grabbed at the window manager level. I actually use > CTRL-ALT-Up/Down to switch (vertical) workspaces. I believe > CTRL-ALT-Arrow_keys is the default on most window managers because it's > "sane", which the openbox setting is not. > >
The question was not that simple as this answer implies and which convice me again and again to send postings which explain in detail what I really mean.
