XFce using only a keyboard

[roger]

On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 08:39, Brian J. Tarricone wrote:
> christopher wrote:
> > Hi, I have a really simple question. I have a computer with no mouse that
> > I am trying to use XFce on. My scrrenshot looks just like the one at
> > http://de.lunar-linux.org/xfce4/screenshots/snap_I.jpg
> >
> > How do I access the panel on the bottom of the screen using only the
> > keyboard?
> >
> > I found the the list of keyboard shortcuts at
> > http://www.loculus.nl/xfce/documentation/docs-4.0/xfwm4.html but none of
> > the seem to access the panel.
>
> The panel in 4.2 doesn't accept keyboard focus, so there's currently no
> way to use the panel without a mouse.
>
> 	-brian

Can't you toggle the numeric keypad to pointer control mode with [Shift][Num 
Lock]?
Then [8] should move the cursor up, [4] left, [6] right, [2] down and [5] act 
as [Enter].
Roger