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Title: syndaemon: allow exclusion of shift as a modifier key Status in xserver-xorg-input-synaptics package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Firstly, thanks for your work in general -- you make pointing possible, and typing bearable. :-D This is a wishlist item, but I think it's fairly important, and fairly simple to implement: Add an option to disclude 'shift' from the keys considered as modifiers or: Disclude shift from modifiers by default when using -k or -K, and add an option to include it or: Allow selection of which modifier keys should be ignored Rationale: * Shift is used during regular typing. * Typically other modifiers are not, unless doing meta operations on the text * When shift-clicking in an active text area, everything from the caret to the pointer is highlighted. * If typing quickly, this means everything from the caret to the pointer is deleted, and replaced with the text after the click * this is painfully annoying, and causes lost productivity (if not lost work, though most apps have a useful undo option). * Even if shift-clicking doesn't highlight text, the caret is moved, and typing continues in another area. * in this case (at least when typing quickly): * the misplaced text must be removed from the new caret location * areas around the text should be inspected for misplaced characters (there may have been more than one click moving the caret) * Should be easy to implement -- the basic functionality is already present ..overall, this is really frustrating to have going on, particularly if you do things that may involve a lot of capital letters (coding, for example). But it is also frustrating to deal with the long pause when modifiers *aren't* ignored. Ignoring modifier activity *except* that of shift allows the best of both worlds, at least for a frequent use-case. Thanks for considering. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-synaptics/+bug/1042379/+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
