Re: CTRL+Fn and ALT+Fn mappings

[Paolo Gaggini <paolo@gseserver.net>]

Thank you for the answer, but:

1) the problem affects only the linux console (without X I mean)
2) using X (xorg) it seems works, in this ways:
A) X + Fluxbox: CTRL+Fn works, ALT+Fn switch virtual desktops; no fullscreen
B) X + Blackbox: all keys work; no fullscreen
C) X alone, without any window manager but with xterm attached: keys 
work and fullscreen too.

The problem with the X-solution is that the fonts are ugly (I'm trying 
to solve this) and ofcourse I need install the X server with all 
libraries etc.

My goal is instead to get working a small linux dosbox that can fit in a 
small space (512MB/1GB) and can full run a legacy clipper application, 
so for this I should need CTRL+Fn/ALT+Fn combination in native linux 
console without X.

In the mailing list archive, I've found someone suggesting in the past 
the modification of src/plugin/term/kbd_slang.c file in order to 
remapping that combinations but I can't understand how to do it...



Clarence Dang ha scritto:
> My wild guess is that your Window Manager (e.g. KDE) is trapping those keys. 
> But I may be wrong.
> 
> On Wednesday 03 October 2007 2:39 am, Paolo Gaggini wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> here is a problem I've already seen discussed in the list, but with no
>> clear answers for me.
>>
>> This is the context:
>> - debian 4.0
>> - dosemu 1.4.0
>> - an old clipper application for dos, which uses CTRL+Fn and ALT+Fn
>> combination keys to work
>>
>> I launch dosemu fron the console, the application works fine except for
>> that key combination. If I press CTRL^cF1 it works as CTRL+F1, but this
>> is a problem for me to use that unusual key combination.
>>
>> My keyboard is set as XLATE (ASCII 8bit) and with the linux command
>> "showkey" I can see 4byte combination, for example the CONTROL+F1
>> combination give me this 4 hex bytes: 0x1D 0x3B 0xBB 0x9D
>> How can I modify kbd_slang.c to match this keycodes??
>> Otherwise, there is a simple way to remapping CTRL+Fn/ALT+Fn ???
>>
>> Thank you in advance
>> Paolo
>>
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