Re: control key problems with xterm menus

On Mon, 9 May 2011, Steve Platt wrote:

> Further to my question about a problem when using vncviewer in Ubuntu 
> linux (in which I found the Ctrl/Mouse-button combinations weren't 
> working) I have found a workaround that may also provide some additional 
> information.
>
> It seems that I was using the "compiz" window manager and that if I 
> switch to using "metacity" the problem goes away!
>
> In Ubuntu, this corresponds to changing "Visual Effects" from "normal" 
> to "none" in System->Preferences->Appearance.
>
> I don't know if this helps clarify what the actual problem is; the only 
> compiz Ctrl/mouse combination I can find that compiz uses is 
> Ctrl/Button6 (Raise Window).


That's interesting.  I'll have to see if I have it set to "normal" on my 
office machine (where I have the problem that I don't see at home), but it 
is set to "none" on my home machine (and I think it is "none" in the 
office, too).

I recently noticed that my control keys seem to be totally nonfunctional 
when I am not in full-screen mode.  This is true with both the RealVNC 
Free viewer and the Enterprise Edition viewer.  The Enterprise version is 
the same in home and office, but it fails only in the office (where it is 
connecting to localhost), from home it is via ssh tunnel, then localhost. 
See details below.

I'm using Xvnc Free Edition 4.1.1

Mike


office:
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VNC Viewer Free Edition 4.1.1 for X - built Apr 16 2008 13:23:14

VNC Viewer Enterprise Edition E4.4.3 (r16583) for X
Built on Oct 14 2008 00:18:24


home:
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VNC Viewer Free Edition 4.1.1 for X - built Apr  9 2010 18:41:55

VNC Viewer Enterprise Edition E4.4.3 (r16583) for X
Built on Oct 14 2008 00:18:24

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