Re: Q: Switching virtual terminals (yes, I read FAQ 8.2)

[Aaron Campbell <aaron@cs.dal.ca>]

On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Adams, John wrote:

> Hi there.  On my 2.6 box, I can F9-F12 to switch VTs.  On a newly installed
> 2.7, I can't seem to switch.  I've read the FAQ but am still puzzled.  Am I
> missing something obvious?  Thanks.

Ahh, that FAQ entry will have to be modified. F9-F12 no longer switches 
VTs. You must use CTRL-ALT-Fx to do that now.

Reason? F9-F12 must be passed to applications.

  . 
 :  Aaron Campbell <aaron@cs.dal.ca> - [ http://www.biodome.org/~fx ]
  `-------------------------------------------------------------------