fkeys question

[Gene Heskett]

Greetings all;

The emc2 project uses (k)ubuntu 6.06 LTS for the base os to run EMC2 on.

EMC is a machine control program to control milling machines, lathes, and even 
whats called milling centers, some of which can run to the 100 ton area for 
weight.  But mine is a little puny at about 150 pounds.

I had to reinstall due to a dumbass on my part, and rather than dig up a 6.06 
cd, I grabbed the more recent 6.06 live dvd and installed that.

This EMC program very badly needs the use of the fkeys, which did work just 
fine as the normal user when the cd install was in effect.

But now, with the live dvd installed, I find that all this control must be 
done using the mouse, which if the machine is running away at 30 to 600 
inches a minute, is going to break a lot of stuff while we're fishing for the 
mouse, finding the right icon, and killing it.  Even a simple carbide milling 
tool for my teeny machine is $20 or more.

How can I restore access to the fkeys and esc functions this program needs, 
while running as a normal user?

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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