A Hotkey Program?

[Sanford Armstrong]

Biju Chacko wrote:

>Currently we recommend a third-party program called xbindkeys. A native app
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>would be good.
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Well, I will definitely take a look at that for inspiration.  I already 
started browsing a little through the fluxbox source, so hopefully I'll 
be able to figure out exactly how this would work.

>First, XFce4 is written in C not C++. A C++ app would have radically different
>dependencies from the rest of the apps. So I'd suggest that that you use C. It's
>simpler (IMO) than C++ so it shouldn't be a problem.
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Well, I have K&R sitting on my bookshelf in case there's any C-specific 
syntax I need to brush up on.  One more thing to make the project new 
and challenging.

>I'd suggest 
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>a) look at how existing implementations work. Look at the source of xbindkeys or
>Fluxbox's hotkey manager.
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Yeah.

>b) be ready to throw away yur first implementation. It's usually after you've
>written it once when you realize how it *ought* to be done. If you're reluctant
>to throw away your first (and second, and third if necessary) implementation
>it'll be difficult to apply what you've learnt.
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That's good advice, always.  Thanks for the tips!

-Sanford Armstrong