Jeff Quandt wrote: > > On Tuesday 05 March 2002 12:30 pm, you wrote: > > On Tuesday 05 March 2002 05:43 pm, you wrote: > > > On Tuesday 05 March 2002 04:04 am, you wrote: > > > > I just tried the Ctrl-Alt-Esc key combination that i read about from a > > > > thread on the list. It is a new one on me. Is the skull and cross bones > > > > mouse pointer normal when in this mode? Where do i read up on all these > > > > little tricks? I seem to just get them drip fed by following the list. > > > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > That is the process killer. Click a window after hitting the > > > Ctrl-Alt-Esc and it will shutdown the window. good for hung programs. > > > > my KDE desktop has an XKill.desktop icon, > > Is that the same thing! > > It performs the same function, and I must assume KDE calls XKill when you > press Ctrl-Alt-Esc . > > Jeff > > Feel free to correct me if I am wrong... >
Doesn't bring up the same mouse pointer though. Perhaps XKill is different. By the way getting the tips drip fed over time works quite well too. I mean, if you are reading through docs it is very easy to overlook a useful pointer when you are following a train of though set by the author Michael -- (o_ //\ V_/_ Standard Penguin "Borrowed" from http://www.ascii-art.de/ascii/pqr/penguins.txt
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