Subject: xterm: alt-<arrow> == <arrow> Package: xterm Version: 271-1 Severity: normal
Alt key works perfectly as a modifier with any key except for the arrow keys (left, right, up, down). With arrow keys, alt-<arrow> produces the same codes as <arrow> alone, as shown by ctrl-v alt-<arrow>. After adding the grp:alts_toggle xkb option, only the left alt key behaves correctly, but the right alt key then becomes ISO_Level3_Shift, as reported by xev. xmodmap shows ISO_Level3_Shift to be Mod5. Moving ISO_Level3_Shift from Mod5 to Mod1 breaks alt-<arrow> again. Only grp:alts_toggle can fix alt-<arrow>, and then it mutates alt_r into ISO_Level3_Shift. Other toggle options have no effect on this issue. Note also that alts_toggle and ctrls_toggle don't actually do any toggling. I tried menu_toggle and shifts_toggle and they do toggle. I am not sure if this is xterm's fault, but gnome-terminal does not have this problem. $ setxkbmap -query rules: evdev model: pc105 layout: us,ar -> alt-<arrow> == <arrow> $ setxkbmap -option grp:alts_toggle $ setxkbmap -query rules: evdev model: pc105 layout: us,ar options: grp:alts_toggle -> alt_L-<arrow> Works -> alt_R-<any> == <any> -> alt_R is ISO_Level3_Shift -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.0.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_CA.UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages xterm depends on: ii libc6 2.13-10 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libfontconfig1 2.8.0-3 generic font configuration library ii libice6 2:1.0.7-2 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library ii libncurses5 5.9-1 shared libraries for terminal hand ii libutempter0 1.1.5-4 A privileged helper for utmp/wtmp ii libx11-6 2:1.4.4-1 X11 client-side library ii libxaw7 2:1.0.9-2 X11 Athena Widget library ii libxft2 2.2.0-3 FreeType-based font drawing librar ii libxmu6 2:1.1.0-2 X11 miscellaneous utility library
