Note: I've only tried this under Window Maker - I don't know if it's a
feature of Xfree, or WM.
I've wondered if there was a way to use the keyboard as a mouse for
years! So easy: hold down Shift, tap Num Lock, and release Shift.
Ditto to turn it off.
(A good example of how cool features will not be found by 99% of users
if there is no visible clue to their existence in the UI - i.e. if you
simply have to find them by reading about them!)
Which makes me wonder - does anyone know of a GUI configuration tool
for X, for all the wonderful things you can do in your .Xresources or
..Xdefaults file?
luke
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From: Booboo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [wm-user] Using keyboard as pointer
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:26:59 CDT
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 28 Apr 2000, Didier Poirot wrote:
> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:58:15 +0200
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> From: Didier Poirot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [wm-user] Using keyboard as pointer
>
>
> I am looking for informations on how to use the keyboard to move the
> mouse pointer.
> I remembered that some time ago, someone ask for this feature to be added
> in WindowMaker,
> and the wm people respond that this is already implemented in the X
> server. I know
> that this can be done using the XKEYBOARD extension of the X server,
but11
> cannot
> find a way to do it ! All info or documentation will be welcomed.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> --
I saved this one as I always seemed to forget it.
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Date: 4 Apr 2000 15:04:54 -0000
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: open terminal window with keyboard
If using Xfree, press Shift, hit Num Lock, release Shift. The machine
should beep. Now the Num Pad emulates a mouse. Use Shift and Num Lock again
to end mouse emulation. You can use it whenever you want, even if the mouse
still works.
12346789 are directions, 5 is click (or speed up if already pressing a
direction), /*- select mouse123, 0 click and hold current button, . release
button, + double click.
More or less that is the trick. Posted by Telsa some weeks ago, taken from
Window Maker readme file, IIRC.
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