Switch workspace on Linux in VNC full screen mode?

[Mike Miller]

On Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Hao Yu wrote:

> We can use "ctrl + alt + left/right/up/down arrow" on Linux to switch
> workspace rapidly, which is very useful to some guys. But after entering VNC
> "full screen" mode, these key maps no longer take effect but captured by VNC
> itself, unless we give up the full screen mode by typeing F8 first then move
> the cursor to unselect "FullScreen". When I come back to the workspace of
> VNC, I have to repeat the same steps. This make me quite frustrating: due to
> a low screen resolution (1024 x 768) of laptop, I have to switch among
> different workspaces frequently. Is there any body have a suggestion for
> this? Thanks vey much!
>
> Ubuntu 8.10 on ThinkPad X61S
> xvnc4viewer
> The VNC server runs on a Redhat with KDE 3.1


It would be nice if you could direct those keystrokes elsewhere.  Another 
thing that would be nice is if the Free version of the viewer for Linux 
allowed use of "F8 f" (F8 key followed by f key) instead of forcing a 
mouse click.  The Windows version does not force a mouse click and accepts 
the f key.  You can download the non-free Enterprise viewer and use it, 
and that gives you "F8 f" functionality, but it's not free as in freedom 
and it's also a much larger binary, probably because it is packed with 
features that won't work with the free version of vnc server.

I don't know who's managing the code these days for the free version of 
the viewer, but it shouldn't be hard to add the "F8 f" functionality, 
possibly (I don't really know though!).

Mike