Re: Moving fluxbox window with keyboard, was: URGENT: broken mouse,stuck cursor.

[Joshua Andrews <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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@xxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>  
>
> > 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
> >
> >
> >    
>
>  
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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