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Moving Around

Features

Depending on the NOT_VI_KEYS setting in .fvwm2rc.defines, your pointer movement key bindings will be one of the following:

Pointer Movement, VI-Like (Default)

VI-Like Pointer Movement
Action Operation
CSA - H Coarse Left
CSA - J Coarse Down
CSA - K Coarse Up
CSA - L Coarse Right
CSA - U Fine Left
CSA - I Fine Down
CSA - O Fine Up
CSA - P Fine Right

Pointer Movement, Inverted-T Layout (NOT_VI_KEYS defined)

Inverted-T Pointer Movement
Action Operation
CSA - J Coarse Left
CSA - K Coarse Down
CSA - I Coarse Up
CSA - L Coarse Right

and, if you don't mind moving your hands from the home row, the F9-F12 function keys give you two degrees of movement

Pointer Movement, Function Keys

Function Key Pointer Movement
Action Operation
CS - F9 Medium Coarse Left
CS - F10 Medium Coarse Down
CS - F11 Medium Coarse Up
CS - F12 Medium Coarse Right
CS - F9 Fine Left
CS - F10 Fine Down
CS - F11 Fine Up
CS - F12 Fine Right

Virtual Screen Navigation

You can use the FvwmPager to view the current virtual desktop layout. Navigate around the numerous desktops by moving the mouse pointer off the edge of a screen, or by using a keyboard shortcut, below.
Virtual Screen Navigation
Action Operation
CSA - Arrow Keys Full-Desk movement
CSA - Keypad Arrow Keys Partial-Desk movement
CSA - HOME Switch to Top Room (set of 3x3 desks)
CSA - END Switch to Bottom Room (set of 3x3 desks)
CSA - ESC Logout

Virtual Console Navigation

CA - F1-F8 Will switch to one of your Linux virtual consoles.

Focus Selection

As always, you can certainly move the mouse into the window you want to change focus. If FVWM's ClickToFocus style is set, you'll have to click on a title bar for it to receive keyboard focus. Also, if you've got two windows side by side, the above mouse-movement with keys works great for moving your
Focus Selection
Action Operation
CA - TAB Next Window
CS - TAB Previous Window
CA - ESC Window-List
CS - RETURN Icon/Window List (see fvwmpatch)

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Greg J. Badros / Duke University / gjb@cs.duke.edu