From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 13 18:36:26 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37ADC16A4D0 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:36:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fcash@ocis.net) Received: from smtp.sd73.bc.ca (smtp.sd73.bc.ca [142.24.13.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 744D543E56 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:30:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fcash@ocis.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.sd73.bc.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BD958A00C8 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:29:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.sd73.bc.ca ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.sd73.bc.ca [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 99442-32 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:29:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from webmail.sd73.bc.ca (unknown [10.10.10.17]) by smtp.sd73.bc.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83A2A8A0082 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:29:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from 24.71.118.34 (SquirrelMail authenticated user fcash) by webmail.sd73.bc.ca with HTTP; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:29:44 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <60055.24.71.118.34.1163442584.squirrel@webmail.sd73.bc.ca> In-Reply-To: <539c60b90611130850j342a937dmdde6d826258ca8fb@mail.gmail.com> References: <539c60b90611130850j342a937dmdde6d826258ca8fb@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:29:44 -0800 (PST) From: "Freddie Cash" To: current@freebsd.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.5.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at sd73.bc.ca Cc: Subject: Re: now from way-out in left field X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:36:26 -0000 On Mon, November 13, 2006 8:50 am, Steve Franks wrote: > So I know you can open up 4 or more virtual desktops in X. And I > know you can open up any number of terminals. But I sort of like the > nice clean look and feel of a plain old vtty for many tasks. > Unfortuately, X, it would seem, steals all the F-keys, and the screen > it would seem. Is there any slight of hand I can do to switch between > X on vtty1 and my other enabled vtty's? I've also had KDE lock up > solid (as I result I'm evaluating gnome), and that would be a good > method to fix things, instead of the power switch, I would think. > Obviously, I've marked myself as a noob, and not to step on toes, but > ctrl-alt-del on winNT's generally does get one the task manager, > unless you are bluescreened. If I'm on a tty I feel reasonalby sure I > can kill anything locked. Unfortunately, the modern world needs X > sometimes, lynx only goes so far, but then I'm at X's mercy, follow > me? Ok, I'll shut up now. Have mercy on my opinions ;) To switch terminals at the console, you can use either ALT+Fx or CTRL+ALT+Fx (where x is 1 through the number of terminals configured, usually 8). To switch to a terminal while in X, you can only use CTRL+ALT+Fx. And to switch back to X you can use either ALT+Fx or CTRL+ALT+Fx, where x is one higher than the number of configured terminals, usually 9). ---- Freddie Cash fcash@ocis.net