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stuck curs | Re: Moving fluxbox window with keyboard, was: URGENT: broken mouse,
stuck curs 2003-07-12 - By Joshua Andrews
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M. Fioretti wrote:
>Me again.
>Somebody already sent an OOo shortcut list. Now the "only " problem
>left is that when I open the "Save As " window in OOo its lower half,
>where I should enter the file name, format etc... is outside the
>screen. Now I have to know how to say to fluxbox, using the keyboard
>only, "grab this window and resize/move it up/left/etc.. "
>
>man fluxbox only says "alt + button1 anywhere in window will move it ", but if I
>could place the cursor in the window I wouldn 't be here...
>
>TIA,
> Marco
>
>On Sat, Jul 12, 2003 23:45:44 at 11:45:44PM +0200, io (m.fioretti@(protected)) wrote:
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> >Hello,
> >
> >this is as embarassing as true. Please help
> >
> >I have a Red Hat 9 PC running the fluxbox window manager: right now I
> >have open:
> >
> > OpenOffice 1.0.2
> > mutt
> > one xterm
> >
> >OOo is open on a just finished report which I absolutely HAVE to
> >convert to .doc format, spell check and email to a coworker before he
> >goes on the plane, ie in a few hours.
> >
> >The mouse just died on me. The cursor is on the far left of the root
> >window, and will move only vertically. I 'm trying to clean it but it
> >won 't listen. I can move from window to window with <ALT >+ <TAB >, but I
> >can 't access the the fluxbox menus, or, above all, the OOo ones.
> >
> >I 'm going to smash the mouse with my feet if I can 't spell check and
> >convert that file really soon.
> >
> >Is there any kind soul who would mail me some pure text version of all
> >the OOo keyboard shortcuts, and/or explain how to close the OOo file
> >dialog window (which also went partially off screen, so I can 't even
> >see the buttons..., let alone move it) via keyboard?
> >
> >Same for fluxbox: how to move/resize/close windows via keyboard only.
> >
> >I 'd use Google, if I only could start mozilla and push its buttons...
> >
> >TIA,
> > Tired and exhasperated Marco
> >
> >
> >
> >
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When the save as dialog comes just type the file name ending with .doc,
hit [Shift]-[End] to clear any other text then [Enter]. The filename
has focus when save as.. opens and the default button is save.
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