newbie questions on xfce

[Alexander Toresson]

On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Globe Trotter <itsme_410 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- On Sat, 5/31/08, Alexander Toresson <alexander.toresson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Alexander Toresson <alexander.toresson at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: newbie questions on xfce
>> To: "XFCE general discussion list" <xfce at xfce.org>
>> Date: Saturday, May 31, 2008, 12:44 PM
>> On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 6:07 PM, Globe Trotter
>> <itsme_410 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >> > (1) I would like to be able to keybind
>> raising the
>> >> window to F1
>> >> > (let's say) and lowering the window using
>> F2,
>> >> moving the window using
>> >> > F3. How can I achieve this?
>> >>
>> >> Check the keyboard settings in the Window Manager
>> settings
>> >> panel.  I
>> >> believe you'll find everything you need there.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Thanks very much! I have not been able to get this to
>> work. Here is what I did:
>> >
>> > Go into Window Manager Settings. Go to Keyboard tab.
>> It says Default and is all grayed out. Nothing can be done.
>> All I can do is create a theme, which I do called MyTheme.
>> Then the keyboard shortcuts are clickable but I can only
>> delete key bindings. Anyway, I gave up after a while, and
>> went to my .themes/MyTheme/xfwm4 and then manually set
>> >
>> > raise_window_key=F1
>>
>> You're supposed to be able to double-click a keybinding
>> and get a
>> window where you press the key to be used and it will be
>> used instead.
>>
>> > I exited. Now this entry shows up on the Keyboard
>> shortcuts as above, but it does not work. I guess there
>> must be a place where I have to be able to say that I am to
>> use this theme? I do have the key shortcut theme highlighted
>> in the Keyboard under Window Manager settings.
>>
>> You should just need to select that wm shortcut theme for
>> it to become active.
>
> Thanks a bundle! How do I go about doing this? Where is this setting?
>
> This is most helpful.
>
> Best,
> Trotter
>

Umh. In the shortcuts tab in the window manager settings. You select
the shortcut theme to use from the list to the right....

// Alexander