hello.
it's cool. thank you very much.
terry
>----- Original Message -----
> From: Dominik Vogt <fvwm_at_fvwm.org>
> To: terry_z <terry_z_at_hklc.com>,fvwm <fvwm_at_fvwm.org>
> Sent: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:28:34 +0100
> Subject: Re: FVWM: can I start FVWM without mouse device?
>
> On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 07:00:30AM -0000, terry_z wrote:
> > hi there.
> > I have a problem.
> > can I start the X without mouse device?
>
> Yes, you can. It will be difficult to use some applications, but
> fvwm does quite a good job without the mouse.
>
> The mouse can also be emulated with the keyboard, but it is tricky
> to set it up. See question 3.5 in the fvwm FAQ. If you have
> trouble setting it up, I can post the relevant parts of my config.
>
> Next, you will want to be able to change the keyboard focus
> without the mouse. I have this in my config file:
>
> Style * SloppyFocus
>
> Key Left A M Direction West (!Iconic, CurrentPage) RaiseAndWarp
> Key Right A M Direction East (!Iconic, CurrentPage) RaiseAndWarp
> Key Up A M Direction North (!Iconic, CurrentPage) RaiseAndWarp
> Key Down A M Direction South (!Iconic, CurrentPage) RaiseAndWarp
>
> AddToFunc RaiseAndWarp
> + I Raise
> + I WarpToWindow $[cw.width]p $[cw.height]p
>
> But you may be better off using ClickToFocus. Use
>
> Style * ClickToFocus
>
> instead of SloppyFocus and replace the "WarpToWindow" with
> "Focus":
>
> AddToFunc ...
> + I Raise
> + I Focus
>
> With this, you can press Alt-<sursor key> to change focus to the
> next window in the direction you pressed.
>
> Additionally it may be a good idea to bind pointer movement to
> keystrokes:
>
> Key Left A SC CursorMove -1p 0
> Key Right A SC CursorMove +1p +0
> Key Up A SC CursorMove +0 -1p
> Key Down A SC CursorMove +0 +1p
>
> Shift+Control+<cursor key>: move cursor by one pixel.
>
> Key Left A CM CursorMove -1 0
> Key Right A CM CursorMove 1 0
> Key Up A CM Cursormove 0 -1
> Key Down A CM Cursormove 0 1
>
> Alt+Control+<cursor key>: move cursor by one percent of page size.
>
> If you do not even want the pointer, I guess all you have to do is
> to remove the line
>
> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>
> from the ServerLayout section in the XF86Config file. On my
> system it is found in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. But I don't
> recommend this as you will be in trouble should you ever encounter
> an application that requires the mouse for input.
>
> Finally, you may want to try the "unclutter" program (no idea
> where to get it). It hides the mouse pointer after a configurable
> time of inactivity.
>
> Bye
>
> Dominik ^_^ ^_^
>
>
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