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Re: [trinity-users] pet peeve

From: Gene Heskett <gheskett@...>
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 19:54:17 -0500
On Sunday 15 November 2015 17:46:02 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:

> Hi Gene & Lisi!
>
> > > <alt>+F, <down>, <right>, 2, <enter>
> >
> > Is it fussy which <alt>?
>
> Yep, must be the one left of space. The other one is "alt gr"

And I think thats why it didn't work the first time.

> > Didn't work the first time, menu opened, but keyboard arrows were
> > sent to /dev/null. Closed it, hit it again, worked. ??
> >
> > > And you've loaded  the second recent file ..
> >
> > I'll give that a shot when I'm out there making Mahogany chips
> > again. Tomorrow.
> >
> > Thanks Nik, that sounds useable, but fixing the mouse would be even
> > better as its a one handed operation.
>
> You can make "<alt>" sticky, then it's a one handed operation: TDE
> control center, "Regional settings/Accessibility", there 2. Tab
> "sticky keys" (sorry, translated from german, might be labeled
> otherwise), then it's:
>
> <alt>, f, <down>, <right>, 2, <enter>
>
> You could automate this sequence with a tool like "xbindkeys" and e.g.
> use the darn capslock-key to play that sequence :-)

Logitech K360 keyboard, square sided keys, don't get jamed with swarf 
near as often as a regular keyboard, cheap and compact, has some unused 
media keys above the esc key that might be stealable for that. :)

Thanks you two.

> Nik

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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