Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-control-center
I'm running jaunty on an original macbook (core duo, not core 2 duo).
The macbook keyboard has the alt and win keys reversed, because on the
mac they aren't alt and win keys - they're command and option keys. So
there are really two problems.
The first is that I'd expect that when I select the keyboard type of
Apple + Macbook/Macbook Pro, it would automatically arrange for the keys
to be swapped, so that the GUI would be consistent with the user's
expectations (that CMD+Tab would switch between applications, not
Option+Tab).
The second is that, if you really think the current default behavior is
correct, then at least it should be the case that when I go into the
Layout Options... dialog, choose Alt/Win Key Behavior, and then check
"Left Alt is swapped with Left Win", it would do the right thing. What
it does instead is to give the left alt and left win keys the same
meaning. This works for application switching, but breaks emacs
horribly, and also messes things up when running vinagre.
The following is what the modifier map looks like with the Macbook
keyboard selected but no swapping:
kandro% xmodmap
xmodmap: up to 3 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 (0xce), Hyper_L (0xcf)
mod5 ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c), Mode_switch (0xcb)
Here's what it looks like after mapping:
kandro% xmodmap
xmodmap: up to 4 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):
shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e)
lock
control Control_L (0x25), Control_L (0x42), Control_R (0x69)
mod1 Super_L (0x40), Alt_R (0x6c), Alt_L (0x85), Meta_L (0xcd)
mod2 Num_Lock (0x4d)
mod3
mod4 Super_L (0x40), Super_L (0xce), Hyper_L (0xcf)
mod5 ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c), Mode_switch (0xcb)
It looks like it's both remapping the key cap *and* remapping the
modifiers, and that's not coming out well.
** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: gnome-control-center
I'm running jaunty on an original macbook (core duo, not core 2 duo).
The macbook keyboard has the alt and win keys reversed, because on the
mac they aren't alt and win keys - they're command and option keys. So
there are really two problems.
The first is that I'd expect that when I select the keyboard type of
Apple + Macbook/Macbook Pro, it would automatically arrange for the keys
to be swapped, so that the GUI would be consistent with the user's
expectations (that CMD+Tab would switch between applications, not
Option+Tab).
The second is that, if you really think the current default behavior is
correct, then at least it should be the case that when I go into the
Layout Options... dialog, choose Alt/Win Key Behavior, and then check
"Left Alt is swapped with Left Win", it would do the right thing. What
it does instead is to give the left alt and left win keys the same
meaning. This works for application switching, but breaks emacs
horribly, and also messes things up when running vinagre.
The following is what the modifier map looks like with the Macbook
keyboard selected but no swapping:
kandro% xmodmap
xmodmap: up to 3 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 (0xce), Hyper_L (0xcf)
mod5 ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c), Mode_switch (0xcb)
- kandro% xmodmap
- xmodmap: up to 3 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 (0xce), Hyper_L (0xcf)
- mod5 ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c), Mode_switch (0xcb)
-
- Here's what it looks like after swapping:
+ Here's what it looks like after mapping:
kandro% xmodmap
xmodmap: up to 4 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):
shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e)
lock
control Control_L (0x25), Control_L (0x42), Control_R (0x69)
mod1 Super_L (0x40), Alt_R (0x6c), Alt_L (0x85), Meta_L (0xcd)
mod2 Num_Lock (0x4d)
mod3
mod4 Super_L (0x40), Super_L (0xce), Hyper_L (0xcf)
mod5 ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c), Mode_switch (0xcb)
It looks like it's both remapping the key cap *and* remapping the
modifiers, and that's not coming out well.
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Macbook keyboard alt/win key behavior reversed, can't fix in gnome ui
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/361462
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