Re: [gtk-list] Re: Avoiding grabs whilst debugging

[Ray Lehtiniemi <ray lehtiniemi crosskeys com>]

On 4 Mar 1998, Owen Taylor wrote:

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> "Gregory A. McLean" <gregm@randomc.com> writes:
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> > > >  I've introduced a --no-grab runtime option for gdk (similar to --sync,
> > > >  etc) which asks gdk to ignore gdk_pointer_grab. This is so that you
> > > >  can use gdb and not have your display freeze up if you hit a
> > > >  breakpoint or whatever whilst the pointer is grabbed by your program.
> > > 
> > > Umm, this is useful to have, but is it really necessary?  When such a
> > > situation arises, I usually run the program inside an Xnest window,
> > > thus avoiding the `toplevel' server grab.
> > 
> > IMHO, Yes. Why you might ask? Well running Xnest + GDB + EFench + any other
> > tools needed to debug said app == OOODLES of resources..
> > That may be ok for people with unlimited budjets and resources...
> 
> Just to point out another way of handling this problem -
> 
> Most window managers have hot keys available to switch the focus,
> and these are not affected by a pointer grab. So you can use that
> to get to the XTerm running GDB and do stuff there. (e.g., the
> default fvwm configuration is Alt-F7 and Alt-F8)


that sounds a lot better than my method of starting gdb on a console and
swapping VCs when i hit a breakpoint  :-)



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