dontzap - a application to revert dontzap setting

Orcan Ogetbil oget.fedora at gmail.com
Wed Apr 8 05:38:55 UTC 2009


On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 1:29 AM, Callum Lerwick wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-04-07 at 15:46 -0400, Adam Jackson wrote:
>> On Tue, 2009-04-07 at 20:37 +0100, psmith wrote:
>> > Adam Jackson wrote:
>> > > Please.  Stop talking about xkit.  We have a library for this already,
>> > > it's called pyxf86config.  Writing the change to the X log is stupid if
>> > > you can also do it as a runtime XKB change, like mapping Caps Lock to
>> > > Compose like a sensible person.
>> >
>> > well since the xorg devs decided to disable x zapping please suggest the
>> > right solution?
>>
>> I said it.  Right there.  The bit about being a runtime XKB feature
>> already.
>
> Even though the time I most likely want ctl-alt-bs is BEFORE any login,
> and quite possibly before GDM has even run, because the video driver is
> b0rked?
>
> Hey I have a genius idea. ENABLE ctl-alt-bs by default, and DISABLE it
> as part of the user login process. Are we expecting people to be using
> Emacs at the GDM login screen?
>

You sound desperate. I believe that it is best to save your energy for
fighting with xorg people. While I find disabling c-a-b utterly
stupid, I do not think this is the place that I should try to convince
people.

Orcan, the "proud emacs user"




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