Re: XGrabKey problems

["Jay Sorg" <j@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

patch19-8-5 XGrabKey problems

It looks like gnome just won't let you grab function keys like F1 or  F2.  The function below only grabs ALT and CTL keys.  I tested  this with KDE and Gnome, it works good.  Just replace your  ui_grab_keyboard function with whats below.
Does anyone know why XGrabKey works this way?  It looks like  you never get a BadAccess return code, the app just halts.
Well anyway, this is a testing fix.  If you want to test it out and let  me know the results, great.  Check the ALT-TAB and CTL-ESC  key combos, actually give the whole keyboard a test run.
I'm thinking XGrabKeyboard might be better(more reliable).  It  seems like most apps either grabkeyboard or don't grab at all.
Since we're using scancodes here, non-pc keyboards won't grab,  allthough we can check for that.

Thanks
Jay

void
ui_grab_keyboard()
{
int i;
int grab_keys[4] = {0x25, 0x40, 0x6d, 0x71}; /* alt and ctl keys */
for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
XGrabKey(display, grab_keys[i], AnyModifier, wnd, True,  GrabModeAsync, GrabModeAsync);
}