CDE, Exceed and function keys

From: Tim Andrews (tim-andrews_at_nospam.dsl.pipex.com)
Date: 12/14/03

  • Next message: Gerry Sinkiewicz: "Re: CDE, Exceed and function keys" 
    Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 11:34:55 -0000

    Hi,

    We're in the process of moving people off Sun boxes to PC but they still
    need their Sun apps so we've given them a load of Sun application servers
    and Exceed 7. We're using CDE Application Manager as the 'portal' from
    which the users can launch their Unix apps via Exceed.

    The problem comes with some old in-house apps which are driven entirely be
    combinations of the F keys - e.g. ALT+F4, ALF+F6. ALT+F4 is obviously the
    key that Windows closes the window, and ALT+F6 flips between windows in
    Exceed - so there doesn't seem to be a way to make these keys perform the
    right actions in the app. In the Sun world, we used the f.pass_keys
    function (toggle CDE function keys on/off) bound to a root (workspace) menu
    item in the global dtwmrc file which was fine because on the Sun, dtwm would
    be running. Because we're only running the CDE Application Manager for
    Exceed users, theres no dtwm running and no root menu so there's no obvious
    way of switching the function keys on and off.

    I have a few theories about Exceed being the window manager so it's what
    controls the F keys, but otherwise I'm a bit stuck here. Any ideas would be
    appreciated. 

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