Re: modifier keys stop working [second try]

2009-09-01 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 08:13:22AM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > ps. I wonder what this recently discovered multi-reply in mutt does to > the threading... "multi-reply" ? The threading looks fine. -- Chris. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a su

Re: modifier keys stop working [second try]

2009-08-28 Thread Steve Kleene
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:34:48 -0400, I wrote: > I am repeatedly losing modifier-key function. > > I run an up-to-date Lenny system and use the window manager fvwm (2.5.26-1) > so that I can mostly work from the command line. I also have a virtual XP > machine (VM, VMware 1.06). > > If I use the VM

Re: modifier keys stop working [second try]

2009-08-28 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 08:13:17PM -0400, Steve Kleene wrote: > On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:34:48 -0400, I wrote: > > > I am repeatedly losing modifier-key function. > > > > I run an up-to-date Lenny system and use the window manager fvwm (2.5.26-1) > > so that I can mostly work from the command line.

Re: modifier keys stop working [second try]

2009-08-28 Thread Florian Kulzer
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 20:13:17 -0400, Steve Kleene wrote: > On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:34:48 -0400, I wrote: > > > I am repeatedly losing modifier-key function. > > > > I run an up-to-date Lenny system and use the window manager fvwm (2.5.26-1) > > so that I can mostly work from the command line. I

Re: modifier keys stop working [second try]

2009-08-27 Thread Steve Kleene
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:34:48 -0400, I wrote: > I am repeatedly losing modifier-key function. > > I run an up-to-date Lenny system and use the window manager fvwm (2.5.26-1) > so that I can mostly work from the command line. I also have a virtual XP > machine (VM, VMware 1.06). > > If I use the VM

Re: modifier keys stop working [second try]

2009-08-27 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 08:58:31PM -0400, Steve Kleene wrote: > On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:34:48 -0400, I wrote: > > > I am repeatedly losing modifier-key function. [...] > > look into xmodmap. get the output of xmodmap both before and after the > > problem. set up an .xmodmaprc file and then run it w

Re: modifier keys stop working [second try]

2009-08-26 Thread Steve Kleene
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:34:48 -0400, I wrote: > I am repeatedly losing modifier-key function. > > I run an up-to-date Lenny system and use the window manager fvwm (2.5.26-1) > so that I can mostly work from the command line. I also have a virtual XP > machine (VM, VMware 1.06). > > If I use the VM

Re: modifier keys stop working [second try]

2009-08-26 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 07:34:48PM -0400, Steve Kleene wrote: > [At the risk of being annoying, I am re-posting this question.] > > I am repeatedly losing modifier-key function. > > I run an up-to-date Lenny system and use the window manager fvwm (2.5.26-1) > so that I can mostly work from the co

Re: modifier keys stop working [second try]

2009-08-26 Thread Steve Kleene
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:34:48 -0400, I wrote: > 3. Finally, a fun puzzle (inspired by actual events). If I have a window up >with text I want to save before shutting down the windows, how can I do >the save without modifier keys? I can copy the text with the mouse, but >then what? R

Re: modifier keys stop working [second try]

2009-08-25 Thread Celejar
On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:34:48 -0400 Steve Kleene wrote: ... > 3. Finally, a fun puzzle (inspired by actual events). If I have a window up >with text I want to save before shutting down the windows, how can I do >the save without modifier keys? I can copy the text with the mouse, but >

Re: modifier keys stop working [second try]

2009-08-25 Thread Steve Kleene
[At the risk of being annoying, I am re-posting this question.] I am repeatedly losing modifier-key function. I run an up-to-date Lenny system and use the window manager fvwm (2.5.26-1) so that I can mostly work from the command line. I also have a virtual XP machine (VM, VMware 1.06). If I use

modifier keys stop working

2009-08-22 Thread Steve Kleene
I am repeatedly losing modifier-key function. I run an up-to-date Lenny system and use the window manager fvwm (2.5.26-1) so that I can mostly work from the command line. I also have a virtual XP machine (VM, VMware 1.06). If I use the VM for a few minutes (usually Photoshop, sometimes Acrobat),