Problems using fonction keys (F1 -> F12)

[Biju Chacko]

Benedikt Meurer wrote:
> 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.

If you use gnome-terminal (like I do) you can just switch off the menu. 
Then F10 works fine for mc and you can still access the menu by 
right-clicking on the term.

-- b