Re: [rdesktop-users] keyboard shortcuts

[Janusz S. <jso...@po...>]

> > I have problems with shortcuts.
> > When i have rdesktop in fullscreen only VT-switching works (even if -K is given).
> > When i'm in a window -K works but then more shortcuts are captured by window manager then i need.
> > 
> > Is there some way to specify an exact list of shortcuts passed to the window manager?
> > 
> > I could do some hacking myself if any wise gentleman could show me a good point to start with.
> 
> rdesktop does an XGrabKeyboard() unless -K is specified.  You might want
> to look into XGrabKey() instead.  However, that might be tricky, as
> I think it would entail grabbing every key combination except those that
> you want the window manager to receive.  If that doesn't work (I'm no
> X guru), you may have to see if you can turn off certain keybinding for
> your window manager when rdesktop window has the focus.
> 
XGrabKey() is really tricky as i would have to specify a pretty long list :)
Do you know how Xserver handles VT-switching? VT switching works even if keyboard is grabbed by rdesktop. Maybe it is possible to add another shortcut there.


Janusz