Bug 14775 - [Key Bindings] Ctrl and Fn are used by KDE as desktop selector
Summary: [Key Bindings] Ctrl and Fn are used by KDE as desktop selector
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 26361
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 2.0   Edit
Hardware: Other Linux
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Chris McLaren CLA
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: 29904 31461 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2002-04-26 14:46 EDT by David Goodenough CLA
Modified: 2003-03-05 17:29 EST (History)
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Description David Goodenough CLA 2002-04-26 14:46:34 EDT 
KDE uses Ctrl-Fn as the selector for desktops, so if you have the default4 
desktops defined, Ctrl-f1, Ctrl-f2, Ctrl-f3 and Ctrl-f4 will be swallowed by 
KDE long before it gets anywhere close to Eclipse.  So using Ctrl-f4 to close 
an editor session does not work.  I run 8 desktops, and so Ctrl-F6 is also 
blocked to me.
Comment 1 Nick Edgar CLA 2002-04-26 15:02:05 EDT 
2.0 will have support for switching between predefined keybinding 
configurations in the editor (e.g. Default vs. Emacs).
But 2.0 will not support user customization of the keybindings.
So, accelerators like Ctrl+F4 and Ctrl+F6 are effectively hardwired for 2.0.

Can the accelerators in KDE be redefined, e.g. to use Ctrl+Alt+Fn?
Eclipse avoids using Ctrl+Alt combinations.
Comment 2 David Goodenough CLA 2002-05-08 14:53:46 EDT 
Well yes I can, but that means that I have to tailor each workstation that Iuse for Eclipse, so it does not "work out of the box".I suppose I will have to get the windows and menu keys defined to X and thenI can get around this problem if I redefine one of them as the Meta key anduse the 4 modifer KDE scheme, but for someone who has got used to KDE and hasall the shortcuts as reflex, having to change for Eclipse will feel bad.
Comment 3 Nick Edgar CLA 2002-05-08 16:48:07 EDT 
I hear you.  Managing accelerators across platforms is one of the more 
challenging areas of Eclipse.
Do you have any suggested replacements for our Ctrl+Fx keys?

I'm going through and trying to rationalize all our accelerators.
I'd like to use Ctrl+W for close (however I was considering this in addition to 
Ctrl+F4), and want to find an alternative for Ctrl+F6 (Ctrl+E would be nice).

If I can do something here for KDE I will, but given the current structure this 
will be difficult.
Comment 4 Randy Giffen CLA 2002-08-09 16:36:58 EDT 
Reopen to investigate
Comment 5 Chris McLaren CLA 2003-03-05 16:48:29 EST 
*** Bug 31461 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 Chris McLaren CLA 2003-03-05 17:18:27 EST 
*** Bug 29904 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 7 Chris McLaren CLA 2003-03-05 17:29:25 EST 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 26361 ***