Package: xbindkeys Version: 1.8.2-1 I confirm this, you need to be sure that the keyboard map is set up before using xbindkeys, otherwise it seems to lead to some race condition blocking the keyboard. It's not what you're expecting for if you follow the example in the xinit(1) manpage with commands executed using &.
A safe ~/.xsession to dodge this: # BEGIN xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap xrdb -load ~/.Xdefaults numlockx xbindkeys xsetroot -solid black iceweasel & x-terminal-emulator -g "102x38+1+1" -e screen -x -p 2 & sylpheed & exec evilwm # END Cheers, -- François "KnuckOne" Wendling (frwendling at free d0t fr) GPG key: 048A18FE (pgp.mit.edu)
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