Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xorg
Apparently xorg is not treating these sequences as identical. The problem shows up (loudly) when trying to indent in a Microsoft application via rdesktop, although I'm sure you could see something similar running an X app over rdesktop. Let me quote David Corbin from http://osdir.com/ml/network.rdesktop.user/2004-08/msg00057.html: With some effort I've figured out that when you type SHIFT+ALT, that doesn't sent the same keystrokes that get sent when you type ALT-SHIFT. The first sends "SHIFT, META", while the latter send "ALT,SHIFT". This is very annoying to me, because the net-effect is that I end up with a "stuck ALT key" because I do this: ALT(down) [ sends ALT down] SHIFT(down) [sends SHIFT down ] ALT(up) [sends META up] SHIFT(up) [sends META up] If I'm really careful, I can remember to release the SHIFT key before the ALT key and things work OK. After googling a bit, I'm starting to thing this may be a problem wth the X11 configuration, but it's anything but clear. Any comments on the "best" way to get this fixed? As the followup to that message shows, there is a simple workaround: xmodmap -e "keysym Alt_L = Alt_L" However, I shouldn't have to rely on Google to get this working, should I? ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- SHIFT+ALT != ALT+SHIFT https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/193018 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
