Hi, When debugging prefix-key related issues, its always best to decouple xmodmap from stumpwm.
Other comments in-line: iii_...@aim.com writes: > Hi > > I tried to set my windows key as the prefix key according to the > instructions in the faq, but it didn't work, so I decided instead to > use the grave key. (Backward apostrophe, to the left of 1). Was there a specific sequence you were after? I have mine set as: (set-prefix-key (kbd "C-q")) > This worked, but in order to be able to continue to type the grave > character if I needed to, which is rare, I programmed the windows key > to type it. This works in xterm if I type shift-windows. If I type > windows without shift, you would perhaps expect it to act as the > prefix key, but it does nothing. > > In addition, I programmed F9 to send the grave character, but this, as > expected, has made F9 act the same as grave, i.e. as the prefix key. OK, I see what the issue is, You've set the prefix key to '`' and you want to be able to type a literal '`' in whatever program you're using. In this case, typing the prefix key twice should send a 'grave' keycode to the focused window. I can see how this would be annoying, since backticks are used in shell scripting and other places! > > Here is what I put in .xsession: > > xmodmap -e "keycode 133 = grave" > xmodmap -e "keycode 75 = grave" Again, xmodmap just reshuffles what codes are sent, you can think of it (as far as stumpwm is concerned) as physically re-wiring the keyboard. If F9 sends a 'grave' keycode, stumpwm will think you pressed the prefix key (as you instructed it to :)) > > 133 is the key code for the windows key on my keyboards. 75 is F9. > > Here is what I put in .stumpwmrc > > (set-prefix-key (stumpwm:kbd "`")) > > It's ok as it is, but I am curious to know why the windows key is > being intercepted, but not acting as you would expect, i.e. as the > prefix key. This is because of the way you rewired the keys with xmodmap. > > iii_...@aim.com > > _______________________________________________ > Stumpwm-devel mailing list > Stumpwm-devel@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/stumpwm-devel _______________________________________________ Stumpwm-devel mailing list Stumpwm-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/stumpwm-devel
