From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-pw0-f42.google.com (mail-pw0-f42.google.com [209.85.160.42]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FE31C1A1A5 for ; Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:28:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by pbdd5 with SMTP id d5so153715pbd.29 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:28:38 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=lug3v7GctumGX9iF3vO732Abs+erDdUjr+931fw3LtM=; b=cdDfDSpnozI1ta+gl4UeEJAtkM6N9o11BB2377h/mAY4GwhmRwkjkijLcCfw5RkE3r rY4xoSZYvHPmcQOU5PZPa0dy4kOYYL283Ah3LMNk3rWj01O3/fXxrogcE7PqOV8eFiP/ IMbAbnO3HnToeA39PhJXghQtpPjBqMKL+EISg= Received: by 10.68.73.68 with SMTP id j4mr20403045pbv.40.1327728518033; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:28:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.10] (c-76-20-104-251.hsd1.ca.comcast.net. [76.20.104.251]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id i1sm25847987pbt.19.2012.01.27.21.28.36 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:28:37 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4F238784.6040408@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:28:36 -0800 From: Robert cole User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:9.0) Gecko/20111229 Thunderbird/9.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Vinux - getting back to Gnome References: <9CCF3163FB4B49DBAA4A5409C903CA9E@your2c061f0461> <4F237BF2.1000807@gmail.com> <550807AA1F5F4A099EDA884A44D0CA6D@your2c061f0461> In-Reply-To: <550807AA1F5F4A099EDA884A44D0CA6D@your2c061f0461> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:28:37 -0000 No problem. Glad to be of service. On 01/27/2012 08:46 PM, Glenn wrote: > ah! control + alt + F7 did the trick. > Thanks much. > Glenn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert cole" > To: > Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 10:39 PM > Subject: Re: Vinux - getting back to Gnome > > > Hello, Glenn. > > If I remember correctly, I believe that CTRL+ALT+Tab is what is used to > access the top panel in GNOME, unless I am mistaken. > > Every Linux distro I have worked on uses CTRL+ALT+(F1 through F6) to > enter virtual terminals which are nothing more than a complete command > line environment, unlike the terminal window in GNOME which is (to my > remembrance) referred to as a terminal emulator. You should be able to > hit CTRL+ALT+F7 to get back to your graphical desktop environment. > > Hope this helps. > > Take care. > > On 01/27/2012 07:46 PM, Glenn wrote: >> Hi, >> I was trying to get to the menus, and I thought that I pressed control + >> alt >> + F1, and I must have hit another key up there, on this keyboard, there is >> the "grov" key between esc and F1. >> But when I accidentally do this, I wind up in a terminal, and exit does >> not >> get me back to Gnome. >> Any ideas? >> My prompt is : >> Vinux at Vinux $ >> Thanks. >> Glenn >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup