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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