Comments on: Squib of the day: prefix system for keybindings http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2009/01/29/squib-of-the-day-prefix-system-for-keybindings/ "Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios." Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:08:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Calum http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2009/01/29/squib-of-the-day-prefix-system-for-keybindings/comment-page-1/#comment-754 Calum Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:44:13 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=304#comment-754 I think we need to know more about the use case here. Is the solution (if one is needed at all) to implement some customisable prefix, or just to allow window manager shortcuts to be temporarily turned off while you're using GNOME-unfriendly applications? I think we need to know more about the use case here. Is the solution (if one is needed at all) to implement some customisable prefix, or just to allow window manager shortcuts to be temporarily turned off while you’re using GNOME-unfriendly applications?

]]> By: Martin Meyer http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2009/01/29/squib-of-the-day-prefix-system-for-keybindings/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Martin Meyer Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:59:52 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=304#comment-749 If this were going to be done, could it possibly be done in a separate process? Have an app running in the session that intercepts the special "wm-command-is-coming" keypress and display an overlayed window on the screen to help you decide what button to press next. I'm picturing a rectangle in the middle of the screen with 50% opacity listing what the possible keypresses are. When the user presses a key, a signal is sent to metacity (dbus? x message?) telling it what action to take. Is that possible? Can those message actually be passed properly? I tihnk it'd be pretty neat to try, but from an HCI standpoint, telling someone they have to press and extra button every time they want to issue a keypress seems less than ideal. Maybe we could always make it just a simple F2 or something easy to do/press... If this were going to be done, could it possibly be done in a separate process? Have an app running in the session that intercepts the special “wm-command-is-coming” keypress and display an overlayed window on the screen to help you decide what button to press next. I’m picturing a rectangle in the middle of the screen with 50% opacity listing what the possible keypresses are. When the user presses a key, a signal is sent to metacity (dbus? x message?) telling it what action to take.

Is that possible? Can those message actually be passed properly? I tihnk it’d be pretty neat to try, but from an HCI standpoint, telling someone they have to press and extra button every time they want to issue a keypress seems less than ideal. Maybe we could always make it just a simple F2 or something easy to do/press…

]]> By: C.J. http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2009/01/29/squib-of-the-day-prefix-system-for-keybindings/comment-page-1/#comment-748 C.J. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:37:36 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=304#comment-748 < is < > is > I like this idea. I think Allen Luce would like it too :) < is &lt;
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I like this idea. I think Allen Luce would like it too :)

]]> By: charlie http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2009/01/29/squib-of-the-day-prefix-system-for-keybindings/comment-page-1/#comment-747 charlie Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:27:50 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=304#comment-747 Can't use less than/greater than here? ... so to move to another workspace it’s (Mod4)Right, gnome’s menu it’s (Mod4)F1 ... Can’t use less than/greater than here?
… so to move to another workspace it’s (Mod4)Right, gnome’s menu it’s (Mod4)F1 …

]]> By: charlie http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2009/01/29/squib-of-the-day-prefix-system-for-keybindings/comment-page-1/#comment-746 charlie Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:23:16 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=304#comment-746 I personally move all the WM keybindings to the Super/Mod4 key, so to move to another workspace it's Right, gnome's menu it's F1, etc. That lets my apps free to use any Ctrl+ hotkeys. BTW, Gnome's keybiding gui tool can't catch +something it just binds to . I have to use gconf-editor to set it. I personally move all the WM keybindings to the Super/Mod4 key, so to move to another workspace it’s Right, gnome’s menu it’s F1, etc. That lets my apps free to use any Ctrl+ hotkeys.

BTW, Gnome’s keybiding gui tool can’t catch +something it just binds to . I have to use gconf-editor to set it.

]]> By: Patrys http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2009/01/29/squib-of-the-day-prefix-system-for-keybindings/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Patrys Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:09:54 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=304#comment-745 Don't forget to handle the visual mode, grep/sed macros and :q to turn off compositing ;) Don’t forget to handle the visual mode, grep/sed macros and :q to turn off compositing ;)

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