D.Kennedy_at_queens-belfast.ac.uk (David Kennedy) writes:
> Many thanks to those who pointed me in the right direction with
> xev/xmodmap to enable me to use a previously unbound key for an
> fvwm function.
>
> I now have the 'blank' key bound like this in my .xinitrc:
> xmodmap -e 'keycode 22 = SunPowerSwitch'
>
> I then went to get fvwm to use that as 'Lock Screen':
> Key SunPowerSwitch A N Exec "" xlock -mode random &
^^
Remove the "".
>
> The thing is (I feel so stupid), this doesn't work! Now, as far as I can
> see this is correct.
>
> When I hit the key the console pops up with this error message:
> /bin/sh:
>
> Anyone got any idea why this should be? Its bound to be something
> silly. Thanks very much.
>
> ObRequest:
> (a) StartsOnPage - honestly, this'd be very handy! I wouldn't have to:
> (i) Spend a few minutes moving windows out onto other pages
> after every login.
> (ii) Mess about with silly functions just to get windows where
> I
> want them. Its not worth the mess, and then I have to
> watch the mapping and so on.
> (Yes, I'm gonna keep asking over and over!)
>
>
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> David Kennedy, Dept. of Pure & Applied Physics, Queen's University of Belfast
> Email: D.Kennedy_at_Queens-Belfast.ac.uk | URL: http://star.pst.qub.ac.uk/~dcjk/
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Received on Thu May 23 1996 - 11:38:34 BST