Re: [RP] New user questions & suggestions

[Nathan Lawrence]

J.R. Mauro wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Phil Endecott
> <address@hidden> wrote:
> > J.R. Mauro wrote:
> > > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Phil Endecott
> > > <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > 2. It would be great if the documentation either listed the default
> > > > keybinding for each command in the command index, or listed the command name
> > > > for each keybinding in the default key bindings page.
> > > Try 'C-t ?' I think this dumps what you want.
> > OK, thanks.  This looks like it's a static description of the default
> > bindings.  Can I copy&paste it?
>
> I don't think so. The man page also has the (default) list of
> bindings, as does the wiki.

To dump the default keybindings to the terminal, run ratpoison -c help

> > > > 3. I decided that rather than the C-t prefix I'd use one of the
> > > > otherwise-useless extra modifier keys.  I chose the one to the right of
> > > > the
> > > > keyboard with a menu symbol on it.  I set this up by putting this in my
> > > > .xmodmap:
> > > >
> > > > keycode 117 = Hyper_R
> > > > add Mod3 = Hyper_R
> > > >
> > > > Then I had to replicate all of the existing root-keymap bindings in a new
> > > > top-keymap with the H- modifier.  It would be been great if I could have
> > > > dumped the existing keybindings, and piped them through sed or awk, to do
> > > > this.  But doing it by hand was a good way to discover all the commands I
> > > > suppose.  Anyway, pressing e.g. Hyper-0 seems a lot simpler than C-t 0,
> > > > especially on this cramped keyboard.
> > > I believe there's a simpler way to change C-t to something else.
> > You can change C-t to another key, but I think it still has to be a prefix
> > that you press-and-release before the command key; you can't change to a
> > modifier key which you hold down with the command key, as I understand it.
>
> Ah, that's harder. Although it might be in the wiki, too.
To change it to C-space, add:
escape C-space

> > > > 6. Totally off-topic: if anyone knows how to change the font size that
> > > > Firefox uses for its menu bar and status bar, or better still how to get
> > > > rid
> > > > of the menu bar entirely, I'd love to hear from you!  All those wasted
> > > > pixels.....

The problem here is your gtk2 theme, you need to install gtkchtheme, and 
use it to change the font size.

Hope that all helps,
-- Nathan