RE: Re: Is there any way to make the key combination "Ctrl+Space" work under cygwin-XServer?

["Phil Betts" <Phil dot Betts at ascribe dot com>]

SUN, Jian wrote:
> Thanks a lot, do you mean that Exceed breaks X convenience and catches
> the key sequences?

It's a few years since I tried Exceed's server, but IIRC that was one
of the problems I had.  I had to tailor my .emacs to remap keys, but
because I only used Exceed at work, I got sick of trying to remember
which server I was using, and therefore which keystroke I could use,
and ditched Exceed as soon as XWin became stable enough.

> So the standard XFree server's behavior is to pass the key sequence to
> the x applications and let them to decide what to do. Am i right?

Yes

> If so, how can I configure xterm or gnome-terminal to let them
> response to the ALt-Space key combination? I like this feature very
> much and it's also the default behavior of Gnome.

The problem is that (in multiwindow mode), the window menu is a 
_Windows_ menu; it's not an X window menu.  I don't believe there is a
way to activate that from within an X application.  However, you can
use translations in your ~/.Xdefaults to map keystrokes to minimize/
maximize/restore.  man xterm, and search for "translations" and 
"ACTIONS".  I'd advise against using alt-space (it's also used by 
readline, and therefore by bash, as well as emacs).  I would suggest
using the context menu key (usually next to Alt Gr), which, as a 
fairly recent addition to keyboards is unlikely to be used by console 
apps.  E.g. something like this should work:

XTerm*VT100.Translations: #override \n\
<KeyPress>Menu:maximize() \n\
Ctrl<KeyPress>Menu:restore() \n\
Shift<KeyPress>Menu:iconify() \n\
Meta<KeyPress>Menu:deiconify()

I've not tested this, and it's several years since I needed to define
any translations, so if you don't understand how translations work,
you should read the documentation before trying this.

The same technique should work with any Xt based X application.

> Thanks a lot,
> SUN, Jian  (Jason)
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Phil Betts <Phil.Betts@xxxxxxx.xxx>

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