Re: [SLUG] XF86Calculator

[james <jam@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 03 June 2010 10:00:03 slug-request@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I don't use GNOME, so I may be wildly off here, but can't you change the 
> part where XF86Calculator is bound to calculator without needing to know 
> where the actual mapping to gcalctool takes place?

> On 02/06/10 16:36, james wrote:
> > My beef with GNOME is that more and more users are treated as idiots,
> > don't touch the buttons!
> >
> > I'm trying to find WHERE the mapping from XF86Calculator (that key, on my
> > keyboard) is mapped to gcalctool.
> >
> > Serious perusal of gconf-edit settings reveals:
> > /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/keybindings/calculator
> > showing XF86Calculator bind'd to calculator
> >
> > and
> > /schemas/apps/gnome_settings_daemon/keybindings/calculator
> > showing calculator bind'd to<schema>
> >
> > nothing else. I'm aware of the xmodkey bit, but that is not being done.
> > Where is it done? Compiled in?
> >
> > Everything works I just do not want that calculator and cannot find where
> > the mapping takes place. If anyone can help - many thanks

Steven thanks for the hint
I did:

apps -> metacity -> global_keybindings :
run_command_1 XF86Calculator
apps -> metacity -> global_keybindings :
command1 calc (which is free42)

That works - yahoo, but why is so obvious a thing so hidden? google shows many 
asking the same question <grrr>
James