problems with system-config-display and crtl-alt-backspace

[Paul Allen Newell]

Kevin Fenzi wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:42:19 -0800
> Paul Allen Newell <pnewell at cs.cmu.edu> wrote:
>
>   
>> To all:
>>
>> Installed f12 without any problems.
>>
>> Discovered that crtl-alt-backspace was disabled in f12 and how I
>> could edit my xorg.conf to restore that feature.
>>     
>
> How did you discover this? Trying it in a gnome desktop? :) 
>   

Of course (smile)
>   
>> Searched Fedora f12 web pages and they told me to install 
>> system-config-display to create an xorg.conf that matched the default 
>> that the opSys was using. Worked great and, to use the cliché,
>> "groovy"
>>     
>
> Don't do that. See: 
>
> http://ryanler.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/controlaltbackspace-shortcut-does-not-restart-the-x-server-in-fedora-11/
>
> (with screenshots even! :) 
>
> There is no need at all to make an xorg.conf, and as you have seen it
> can cause problems moving forward. 
>
> kevin
>   
Kevin:

Many thanks for the link (gotta love when screen-shots are included!). 
When I went hunting on the web, I got stuck on the system-config-display 
thread which gives me an Xorg to put in DontZap info. I think I ended up 
on an F11 thread instead of an F12 as a look afterword shows me that my 
searches were Fedoraguide.info ... bad on my part for remembering prior 
forum discusssions about DontZap and jumping to wrong conclusion.

I wish my Goggling had hit this article first and/or instead ... another 
lesson learned by hitting thumb with hammer instead of hitting nail.

I am quite happy to not mess with Xorg, I remember it making my life 
miserable on fc5 and I wasn't exactly looking forward to having to mess 
with it again.

Once again, my thanks ... now I just have to reinstall to try it out,
Paul