Very Computer

by **Philippe La** » Fri, 03 Jan 1997 04:00:00

Is it possible to switch the virtual desktop with the keyboard, instead of
the mouse? I think it would be much faster with a key combination like
"control-alt-left_arrow" and "control-alt-right_arrow".

How could I do that?

Thanks

Philippe Lang
SWITZERLAND

by **Tim LeVangi** » Fri, 03 Jan 1997 04:00:00

> > Is it possible to switch the virtual desktop with the keyboard, instead of
> > the mouse? I think it would be much faster with a key combination like
> > "control-alt-left_arrow" and "control-alt-right_arrow".

> > How could I do that?

> Hello me,

> Simply forget the ALT key, and it's perfect. FvwmPager is really a nice tool.

> Thanks for those who answered in my mailbox!

> Me

Yes. You would've found that out the hard way if you
ever tried to play doom in fvwm. Soon as you try to
shoot and move at the same time, you find yourself in
another virtual desktop. Quite distracting.

Workaround: use openlook when playing doom

by **Philippe La** » Sat, 04 Jan 1997 04:00:00

> Is it possible to switch the virtual desktop with the keyboard, instead of
> the mouse? I think it would be much faster with a key combination like
> "control-alt-left_arrow" and "control-alt-right_arrow".

> How could I do that?

Hello me,

Simply forget the ALT key, and it's perfect. FvwmPager is really a nice tool.

Thanks for those who answered in my mailbox!

Me

by C » Sat, 04 Jan 1997 04:00:00

: Yes. You would've found that out the hard way if you
: ever tried to play doom in fvwm. Soon as you try to
: shoot and move at the same time, you find yourself in
: another virtual desktop. Quite distracting.

(And when you come back to the original desktop... ;-)

: Workaround: use openlook when playing doom

No really. I think you can look into .fvwmrc and try to find the
Key Left A C Scroll -100 +0
etc. These lines are where the Ctrl-ArrowKeys originates.

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by **Christopher R. Wood** » Sat, 04 Jan 1997 04:00:00

> > > Is it possible to switch the virtual desktop with the keyboard, instead of
> > > the mouse? I think it would be much faster with a key combination like
> > > "control-alt-left_arrow" and "control-alt-right_arrow".

> > > How could I do that?

> > Hello me,

> > Simply forget the ALT key, and it's perfect. FvwmPager is really a nice tool.

> > Thanks for those who answered in my mailbox!

> > Me

> Yes. You would've found that out the hard way if you
> ever tried to play doom in fvwm. Soon as you try to
> shoot and move at the same time, you find yourself in
> another virtual desktop. Quite distracting.

> Workaround: use openlook when playing doom

If Quake is anything like doom then there is another way. I had the
same thing happening to me in quake. So, I edited my fvwm2rc file,
and made sure that FvwmPager had these settings:

Style "FvwmPager" CirculateSkip, Sticky

I took out a couple of settings, so now I can use alt+tab.

I erased a lot for it. Now, I can do whatever in Xquake.

Trust me, there is ALWAYS a way to do it with fvwm2.. :)

'O Judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their
reason!' - Shakespear, Julius Caesar, III, 2.