Re: [dwm] bloq may used to ignore keybindings

Enno Gottox Boland dixit (2008-04-23, 15:35):

> > Which brings another question to mind on a related topic:
> >
> > Is it possible to prevent applications to receive dwm-specific
> > keystrokes upon focusing them? My particular problem is that I often
> > work on remote Windows machines via rdesktop and when I switch my view
> > to the tag with the rdesktop client, the client (and subsequently the
> > windows machine) receives the already-pressed win-key event (I use mod4
> > to switch tags) and opens up the windows "start menu" which is very
> > annoying.
> >
> > So it it possible to prevent passing pressed dwm-function keys to
> > applications?

> This is one of these bug-features. It should be fixed in rdesktop. not
> in dwm.

What do you mean by „this is a feature”? I can't imagine a single
situation where I'd like my dwm-specific keystrokes to be received by
apps. The whole point of wm shortcuts is application non-interference.

Best,

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