On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 16:44 -0800, Alexander Blazej wrote: > I've modified the default X keymap so that the "Alt" key sets the X Mod1 > (AKA Alt) modifier, and the "Windows Logo" set the X Mod4 (AKA Meta) > modifier. This deviates from the default which overloads the "Alt" key > to set both modifiers, a holdover from the day when keyboards didn't > have the additional mod key needed to emulate a terminal. > > For a long time (and a just re-tested) rxvt and multi-gnome-terminal > respected the difference between the "Alt" key and the X Mod4 modifier. > As an example: At the bash prompt (thanks to readline and the emacs key > bindings), I type some words, then press Meta-b (hold the "Windows Logo" > key while pressing the "b" key) to move the cursor back a word at time. > gnome-terminal however ignores the "Windows Logo" key, and instead > requires I hold the "Alt" key. > > Please change gnome-terminal to recognize both Mod1 and Mod4 as Meta by > default for backwards compatibility. Please also allow a "respect the > windowing system key binding" setting so I can use my Mod4 (Meta) key > for readline Meta, while at the same time I can use my Mod1 (Alt) key to > access the window's menu bar via keyboard shortcut (Alt-b for Tabs > menu).
Hi, I think this has been reported upstream, in GNOME Bugzilla previously, in http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31316 Can you take a look and see if this is the same issue? -- Cheers, Sven Arvidsson http://www.whiz.se PGP Key ID 760BDD22
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