Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:02:03 -0400 From: Jerry <gesbbb@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with Xorg after portupgrade Message-ID: <20090420100203.4032c707@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <49EC7167.4040402@otenet.gr> References: <89ce7f740904182018s5ee0934ew54021bd2e44d207e@mail.gmail.com> <49EACF5B.9090107@otenet.gr> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0904190748110.57294@wonkity.com> <49EB3CFD.6010408@otenet.gr> <89ce7f740904191438j222d34ddtaf1ade298a09abd1@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0904191717490.59146@wonkity.com> <49EBBEED.7080903@gmail.com> <20090420035810.705647ab.freebsd@edvax.de> <20090420080030.628f7cf3@scorpio> <49EC7167.4040402@otenet.gr>
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--Sig_/C74H6RDkZ5p0eYxtzKwto=E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:58:15 +0300 Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> wrote: >Jerry wrote: >> On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:58:10 +0200 >> Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: >> >> [snip] >> >> =20 >>>> While CTRL+ALT+Backspace does not kill the X server, I can press=20 >>>> CTRL+ALT+F1 or ALT+F1 to return to the text mode console. I then >>>> kill the X server via CTRL+C. =20 >>>> =20 >>> There's a new setting that needs to be put into xorg.conf: >>> >>> Section "ServerFlags" >>> Option "DontZap" "false" >>> EndSection >>> >>> Then you should be able to Ctrl+Alt+BkSpace to kill X. >>> =20 >> >> Maybe I am reading this incorrectly; however, in my /etc/xorg.conf >> file, I have this notation. >> >> # Uncomment this to disable the <Ctrl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence >> # This allows clients to receive this key event. >> >> # Option "DontZap" >> >> It would seem the language is confusing. As I would understand it, >> uncommenting the line disables the sequence. Therefore, it would seem >> to indicate that leaving it commented out activates the sequence. >> Maybe the language should be cleaned up. >> >> =20 >Heh, it can be quite confusing because it enables the system to *not* >do something, which is the reverse of what we usually think options do. >Using Option "DontZap" simply enables "DontZap" which prevents=20 >CTRL+ALT+BSKP from being used. Hence disabling DontZap allows X-Server=20 >to be... Zapped or killed by the key combination ;) I agree. I hate programmers who think they have to 'confuse' the end user. Setting something off to enable it, and vice versa is neither logical or intuitive. Maybe changing the option to: OPTION "EnableKill" "On" and then explaining the with it enabled the <CTRL>+<ALT>+<BKSP> key combination is enabled would make more sense. --=20 Jerry gesbbb@yahoo.com Good day to deal with people in high places; particularly lonely stewardesses. --Sig_/C74H6RDkZ5p0eYxtzKwto=E Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAknsgGQACgkQBvaKIJWWCO0VwgCdGBBgQrzC8OudggvIe9gaIwBm 5vUAn1rgEc5ZJVQ49xAsPTcHiU2+R1GT =wnWB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/C74H6RDkZ5p0eYxtzKwto=E--
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