Re: Newbie

From: houghi (houghi_at_houghi.org.invalid)
Date: 11/09/05 

Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 10:36:56 +0100

Valentin Guillen wrote:
> Which brings to mind one reason I stick with KDE....Keyboard Shortcuts!

Sorry, hardly worth an exclamation mark.

> Not only is it quite easy to change or customize your keyboard shortcuts
> in KDE, it is indeed possible, unless you're using a mouse to 'draw' with,
> its possible to leave the mouse off to one side, and accomplish the entire
> days tasks using only the keyboard.
>
> From cycling through your desktops Ctrl-Tab to
> accessing your window controls Alt-F3 to
> bringing up your main program menu Alt-F1 to
> running a command Alt-F2 to
> accessing the process manager Ctrl-Esc to
> task manager Alt-Tab to

I hope you realize this is not just possible in KDE. This is possible in
at least WindowMaker (although you need to configure it) and I asume
many other windowing managers. Gnome at least has the same possibilaty,
although it will (or could) be different keystrokes.
As I do not use it very much I have not really looked into it. I however
have configured SOME keyboard shortcuts to my own liking.

>From the list above what I have in WindowMaker:
Cycling [ALT] [TAB]
Window Control [CTRL][ESC]
Main program menu No idea what that means
Running a command [ALT] [F2]
the process manager No idea what that means
task manager No idea what that means

Now if I say "No idea what that means" That does not mean it is not
possible, I say that I do not know what it means. I am also not trying
to make this into a pissing contest. I am just saying that if Keyboard
Shortcuts are the ONLY reason to stick with KDE, the reason is not good
enough. The other windowing managers are capable of doing the same
thing. 

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