KeyRemap4MacBook implement XWindows auto select with Mouse Gestures.

I love the Xwindows feature that you can auto copy selected text from a cursor selection. So this is the scenario, when I select a piece of text I would like it to be stored in the buffer/clipboard with control-C after I lift my mouse button. I don't need the paste function however could easily be implemented as well.

With KeyRemap4MacBook your can rearrange your input events. Here the snippet I use for the TERMINAL application to do just so:

  <item>
   <name>Autoselect Copy</name>
   <identifier>private.autoselect_copy</identifier>
   <only>TERMINAL</only>
   <autogen>
    __PointingButtonToKey__
    PointingButton::LEFT, ModifierFlag::NONE,
    KeyCode::VK_MODIFIER_EXTRA1,

    Option::KEYTOKEY_BEFORE_KEYDOWN,
    KeyCode::VK_MOUSEKEY_LOCK_BUTTON_LEFT,
    KeyCode::VK_LOCK_EXTRA2_FORCE_ON,
    <!-- VK_LOCK_EXTRA2 is necessary for Middle Button to Command+Tab (Switch 
     Applications) -->

    Option::KEYTOKEY_AFTER_KEYUP,
    KeyCode::VK_MOUSEKEY_LOCK_BUTTON_ALL_FORCE_OFF,
    KeyCode::C, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L,
    KeyCode::VK_LOCK_EXTRA2_FORCE_OFF
   </autogen>
  </item>

After this I can paste the text... in this example my stickies.

Mac OSX - running xterm and X11 xhost: unable to open display

So alright you have Mac OSX. Yay I I have a VPN to the office. Yay II (ip vpn adapter: 172.18.146.250) I have oodles of linux boxes! Yay III The problem: One odd ball process on my linux will throw a X11 Graphics error so how to get around that.... Try 1: Do the standard export and xhost + trick open Terminal.app and run:

computer:~ ~$ export DISPLAY=172.18.146.250:0
computer:~ ~$ xhost +
xhost:  unable to open display "172.18.146.250:0"
computer:~ ~$ 

Thats not right... lets start the Xserver in background (X Server startcmd is 'X').... and do this again...

computer:~ ~$ X &
launch_msg("CheckIn") IPC failure: Operation not permitted
Xquartz: Unable to locate waiting server: org.x.X11
Xquartz: X11.app = /Applications/Utilities/X11.app/Contents/MacOS/X11
Xquartz: Starting X server: /Applications/Utilities/X11.app/Contents/MacOS/X11 --listenonly
..SCM BUILD BOX profile been setup..
================================================
X11.app: main(): argc=2
 argv[0] = /Applications/Utilities/X11.app/Contents/MacOS/X11.bin
 argv[1] = --listenonly
Waiting for startup parameters via Mach IPC.
X11.app: No launchd socket handed off, unsetting DISPLAY
X11.app: do_start_x11_server(): argc=1
 argv[0] = X
Xquartz starting:
X.Org X Server 1.4.2-apple56
Build Date: 20100624
(EE) XKB: Couldn't open rules file /usr/X11/share/X11/xkb/rules/base
(EE) XKB: Couldn't open rules file /usr/X11/share/X11/xkb/rules/base

computer:~ ~$

Try 2: Now open the xterm under the X11 Application that has been started...

bash-3.2$ export DISPLAY=172.18.146.250:0
bash-3.2$ xhost +
access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
bash-3.2$ 

Cygwin wmaker failures on the wmaker.inst

Removing the errors that occur on the wmaker.inst directory not found ... change the Documents And Settings to the Docume~1 (8 char) notation in the .bashrc

export HOME="/cygdrive/c/Docume~1/MyUserName"

Eclipse over XWindows

Running and rendering the remote XWin session of eclipse.

61  set | grep SSH
[me@remote ~]$ set | grep SSH
SSH_ASKPASS=/usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass
SSH_CLIENT='172.18.153.150 49238 22'
SSH_CONNECTION='172.18.153.150 49238 10.10.10.3 22'
SSH_TTY=/dev/pts/3

Use the SSH_CONNECTION ip listed on local to export

60  xhost +  
70  ssh -X foouser@ip_remote_host 'export DISPLAY=172.18.153.150:0;/opt/eclipse-3.3.1.1-europa/eclipse/eclipse'

Do not use the hostname or worse alias for the remote but use the remote ip address in our example 10.10.10.3 When you do not have a local Xserver running you might see this:... if thats the case change your myhostnameasalias to the network IP address of the remote host, 10.10.10.3..

me@local $ ssh -X 'me@myhostnameasalias' 'export DISPLAY=172.18.153.150:0;java -Xmx1536m -Xms1024m -jar myjar.jar '
Warning: untrusted X11 forwarding setup failed: xauth key data not generated
Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding.
Jun 21, 2012 12:01:18 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$2 run
INFO: Created user preferences directory.
Exception occurred in main() of MyProgram
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment
 at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
 at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:169)
 at java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment(GraphicsEnvironment.java:68)
 at sun.awt.X11.XToolkit.(XToolkit.java:89)
 at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
 at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:169)
 at java.awt.Toolkit$2.run(Toolkit.java:834)
 at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
 at java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit(Toolkit.java:826)
 at sun.swing.SwingUtilities2$AATextInfo.getAATextInfo(SwingUtilities2.java:120)
 at javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel.initComponentDefaults(MetalLookAndFeel.java:1556)
 at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicLookAndFeel.getDefaults(BasicLookAndFeel.java:130)
 at javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel.getDefaults(MetalLookAndFeel.java:1591)
 at javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.java:514)
 at javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.java:554)

To solve this ....

Cygwin Xwin startx

Default installation of cygwin and Xwindows
There are two ways of starting up:

1. opening a bash-shell window and run startx
2. opening explorer and run startxwin.bat from /usr/bin
   

regarding 1)

• create ~/.bash_profile

export HOME="C:/Docume~1/[uid]

• create ~/.xserverrc

X :0 -clipboard -silent-dup-error

• create ~/.xinitrc

exec wmaker

regarding 2)