Is there any way to make the key combination "Ctrl+Space" work under cygwin-XServer?

[Phil Betts]

SUN, Jian wrote:
> I am very sorry because I made a mistake. It's actually the key
> combination "Alt-Space" that does not work on my computer.... I want
> to use it to active the x-window's menu and then I cam press "x" to
> maximize the window. "Alt-space" does not work under cygwin xserver
> but works under Exceed's xserver. Is there anyway to enable it under
> cygwin xserver?

Alt-space is used by emacs at least, so any X server that intercepts 
that keystroke is breaking emacs.  For the record, ctrl-space is also 
used by emacs.  Both keys work as expected (i.e. emacs sees them).

I rejected Exceed's server because they seemed to be more concerned
with making it Windows-user friendly than a good (i.e. standard) X 
server.  You shouldn't have to change the way you work with X apps
depending on which OS you're connecting from.

X is by no means the only application that doesn't support alt-space
as a shortcut for the window menu.  Any terminal emulator will also 
pass that key combination to the client application as well (if it 
didn't, it would be broken).

Phil

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