[ale] Ctrl-Alt-F7 doesn't work

[David Corbin]

It turns out that if I use the RIGHT CTRL+RIGHT ALT+ESCAPE, the laptop
doesn't recognize it  as "suspend", but VMWare. does.

Thanks for the input everybody.

James Kinney wrote:
> 
> None, whatsoever. Laptops are a pain!
> 
> Good luck. Post what you find.
> 
> JimK
> Local Net Solutions
> 
> On Tue, 10 Oct 2000, David Corbin wrote:
> 
> > 1) On other systems, and this one previously, CTRL-ALT-F7 works ALSO.
> > 2) You're correct that Alt-F7 without the control works, but...
> > 3) When I'm running VMWare (especially in full-screen mode), I used to
> > use CTRL-ALT-F7 to "return cursor control" to X.  VMWare says to
> > use CTRL-ALT-ESCAPE, but unfortunately, CTRL-ALT-ESCAPE triggers my
> > laptop's Suspend mode.  (This is "workaround from VMWare").
> > ALT-F7 does not accomplish this.
> >
> > Any more ideas?
> >
> > James Kinney wrote:
> > >
> > > Try Alt-F7 instead. Ctrl-alt-f# is for getting out of a running X.
> > >
> > > JimK
> > > Local Net Solutions
> > >
> > > On Mon, 9 Oct 2000, David Corbin wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've just had an upgrade in my BIOS (involuntary) on my Dell I7k.
> > > > Ctrl-Alt-F7 no longer takes me back to the first GUI display (the screen
> > > > does kind of flash).  I've no idea which piece of software is really
> > > > responsible for this.
> > > > Suggestion welcome.
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