I tested this on a precise system I have access to, and the problem is still there.
I maintain elaborate personal infrastructure to "fix" the xkb config on my X server. I don't have time to install a beta version of Ubuntu myself. But you probably have such a system and it's very easy to try the repro yourself. Try running xmodmap -pm and see if the modifier map is sane. Probably nobody bothered to fix it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-evdev in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/683459 Title: hyper and super keys are mapped to the same modifier Status in “xserver-xorg-input-evdev” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After upgrading to lucid, I see: $ xmodmap -pm xmodmap: up to 4 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses): shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e) lock Caps_Lock (0x42) control Control_L (0x25), Control_R (0x69) mod1 Alt_L (0x40), Alt_R (0x6c), Meta_L (0xcd) mod2 Num_Lock (0x4d) mod3 mod4 Super_L (0x85), Super_R (0x86), Super_L (0xce), Hyper_L (0xcf) mod5 ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c), Mode_switch (0xcb) But it makes no sense for Super and Hyper keys to both be associated with mod4. I see mod3 is free. Why not have the Hyper_L key on mod3? It also looks odd to have two Super_L keys in the map, and to have Meta and Alt on mod1. XEmacs gives these warnings: (2) (key-mapping/warning) Two distinct modifier keys (such as Meta and Hyper) cannot generate the same modifier bit, because Emacs won't be able to tell which modifier was actually held down when some other key is pressed. It won't be able to tell Meta-x and Hyper-x apart, for example. Change one of these keys to use some other modifier bit. If you intend for these keys to have the same behavior, then change them to have the same keysym as well as the same modifier bit. (3) (key-mapping/warning) XEmacs: Super_R (0x86) generates Mod4, which is generated by Hyper. (4) (key-mapping/warning) XEmacs: Super_R (0x86) generates both Mod3 and Mod4, which is nonsensical. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/683459/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
