In case anyone wants to do the same, here's the solution.

libgtkhotkey
http://www.grillbar.org/wordpress/?p=250

Works like a charm.

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Paul Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>
> On Fri, 2008-05-09 at 12:43 -0600, Axel von Bertoldi wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'm wondering if GTK+ provides any facilities for global hotkeys or
> > key-bindings. By global I Mean for the entire desktop, not just a
> > window or application. Specifically, I have a panel-applet I'd like to
> > activate with a keyboard shortcut, much like Tomboy or Deskbar. Though
> > I have looked at the source for both of those projects, I haven't
> > found it helpful as my applet is written in C and I have ~0 C#/mono
> > experience.
> >
> > I've also tried the gtk_binding api, but it seems to work at the
> > window level (or maybe I'm just using it wrong).  Any tips would be
> > appreciated.
>
> the only app that can do this is the window manager. no other app can do
> it, and i don't believe there is a way to ask the window manager to
> things on behalf of another application either.
>
> if you're trying to right a kiosk-like setup, you have to do quite a bit
> more than just write an application.
>
> --p
>
>
>
>
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