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joeSVK

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Registered: 2005-12-24

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Xfce 4.4 alt-tab, alt-f2, etc... shortcuts didnt working[SOLVED]

Hi all
on fresh install arch and xfce4.4 i cant use shortcuts. for example: when i push alt-tab in terminal, i will see tilda. alt-f2 didnt work too.
in gnome session it works fine

Last edited by joeSVK (2007-02-05 08:25:40)

xerverius

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Re: Xfce 4.4 alt-tab, alt-f2, etc... shortcuts didnt working[SOLVED]

Alt+tab only works when there are more then 2 windows opened (just checking ^_^) and the shortcut stuff has some problems sometimes, maybe when you create a new theme (you can find it in the keyboard settings) and switch back, it works.

There is also a possibility some other daemon/program is blocking those key stuff, but that's not likely.

tomk

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Re: Xfce 4.4 alt-tab, alt-f2, etc... shortcuts didnt working[SOLVED]

Working fine for me - let me know if you want to compare any settings.

pofkezas

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Re: Xfce 4.4 alt-tab, alt-f2, etc... shortcuts didnt working[SOLVED]

I'm having the exact same problem. I just installed xfce 4.4 and it seems that the Alt key doesn't work at all. However, I noticed that when I go to Settings > Window Manager Tweaks > Accessibility and switch the "grab window" key to Mod1, I can grab the windows using Alt key, yet when I leave that setting on "Alt", it doesn't work.

It works fine in openbox and gnome.

pofkezas

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Re: Xfce 4.4 alt-tab, alt-f2, etc... shortcuts didnt working[SOLVED]

Okay, I figured out how to work around the problem. I don't know if this will work for you, but hopefully it will be of some help. Since, as I mentioned before, my Alt key was recognized as Mod1 in xfce4, I replaced all the instances of Alt in shortcuts to Mod1.

In Settings > Window Manager > Keyboard create a new theme. Then open ~/.themes/<theme name>/xfwm4/keythemerc and replace all the instances of Alt to Mod1. Similarly, in Keyboard Preferences > Shortcuts, create a new theme and then open ~/.config/xfce4/shortcuts/<theme name>.xml and again replace all the instances of Alt to Mod1. You might have to restart xfce after that.

joeSVK

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Registered: 2005-12-24

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Re: Xfce 4.4 alt-tab, alt-f2, etc... shortcuts didnt working[SOLVED]

Thanks, its OK now after changing alt to mod1