Problems using fonction keys (F1 -> F12)

[Benedikt Meurer]

Piotr Chmura wrote:
> Dnia Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:49:53 -0800, Brian J. Tarricone  
> <bjt23 at cornell.edu> napisał:
> 
>> On 11/23/04 20:13, Rakotomandimby (R12y) Mihamina wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I mostly use mc as file manager for my remote server.
>>> mc works with the function keys.
>>> Unfortunately, for example i I want to quit mc, I have to press F10:
>>> that makes tha terminal to pull down its menu.
>>> How do you advice me to manage it ?
>>> I want to keep the keys for mc.
>>> I'm running the 4.2 version of XFCE (debian testing package from
>>> os-cillation).
>>
>>
>> that would depend on what terminal you're running.  note that 'xfterm4'
>> just runs xterm by default, or whatever your TERMCMD environment variable
>> specifies.  xfce doesn't come with its own terminal (yet).
>>
>> so essentially, the answer you're looking for is: either reconfigure
>> your terminal to not use that key for menus, or, if that isn't possible,
>> use a different terminal that doesn't use that key.
>>
>>     -brian
> 
> 
> In mc combination of pressing 'Esc' and then a number should work also...
> 
> for example:
> F4 <=> 'Esc' '4'
> F10 <=> 'Esc' '0'

If you use Terminal (the debian package is named xterminal), you can 
disable F10 in Preferences -> Shortcuts.

> ChmOOrecK

Benedikt