Control-Alt-Escape

Forum: DSL Tips and Tricks
Topic: Control-Alt-Escape
started by: yeti

Posted by yeti on Mar. 09 2006,19:45

If it doesn't take too much code, I'd find it handy to have the
function control-alt-escape to activate a skull-and-crossbone
cursor with which to identify an errant x program to be killed.

Needless to say, I really like my DSL, but I've always found
this control-alt-escape 'frill' very handy when I'm experi-
menting with untried x programs. I was never handy killing
errant programs with command line commands.

Posted by mikshaw on Mar. 09 2006,19:58

In .fluxbox/keys, add this:

Code Sample

Control Mod1 Escape :ExecCommand xkill

Then reload your fluxbox config or restart fluxbox.

This is assuming xkill is in DSL (i'm pretty sure it is) and that Mod1 is Alt.

Posted by yeti on Mar. 09 2006,21:27

This works like a charm.

Had to learn sudo su and Ted details first.
Had to re-read your command again; missed the ':' at first.

xkill is the secret. This works as well on a plain old xterm,
I found.

Thanks a heap. I never had such fast and accurate help b4.

Posted by Tao-jen on Mar. 22 2006,21:00

Pretty cool! That code worked like a charm!

Posted by Tao-jen on Mar. 22 2006,21:01

Pretty cool! That code worked like a charm!

Posted by Tao-jen on Mar. 22 2006,21:03

Pretty cool! That code worked like a charm!