Re: NextWindow and Mod4 key

On Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:09:29 +0100
Sven Hartenstein <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear fluxbox users,
> 
> if I have
> 
>   Mod1 Tab :NextWindow
> 
> in my keys file, it works as I want it to: the last window, i.e. the
> one that had the focus right before the current one gets it back.
> However, Mod1 is the Alt key and I want to use it within emacs, thus I
> change the above line to
> 


not true, the :nextWindow command works as you describe it below. no
idea what you did or why this happens.


>   Mod4 Tab :NextWindow
> 
> Now NextWindow does work but not as intended: it cycles through the
> windows, not starting with the last focused. That means, I can not
> quickly change focus between two windows when more than the two are
> open.
> 

this is exactly how the command is supposed to work


> I assume that the window cycling behaviour is normally controlled by
> the line
> 
>   session.screen0.focusLastWindow:  true
> 

no, this has something to do with a workspace change

> in the init file (which I have). But when I use Mod4 (the windows key)
> for NextWindow it seems to be ignored.
> 
> I did restart fluxbox and changed it several times but still this is
> what I get. Mod4 in my keys file works like a charm for other actions.
> I use fluxbox 1.0_rc2, but it was the same when using fluxbox
> 0.9.15.1. However, it was no problem with older versions.
> 
> Any suggestions?

i suggest you post your whole keysfile. and you should make sure you
use the right file (grep -i keys ~/.fluxbox/init)


regards,
tenner



> 
> Sven
> 
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