** Description changed: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg == Background == Every day, many users press Control+Alt+Backspace by accident. Here is some example evidence of how this is so are at the bottom of this bug report. == Feature request == Xorg must somehow request confirmation before terminating after the user presses Ctrl+Alt+Backspace. Maybe it could show a confirmation dialog box. == Example evidence == + "We routinely use backspace to kill a character, C-backspace to kill a + word, C-x backspace to kill a sentence, etc. And inevitably, we press + C-M-backspace trying to kill an s-expression, just to find ourselves + wondering why the screen suddenly turns black for a moment before the + login screen appears again. Yup, we zapped the X server, because that is + what C-M-backspace does." + --http://www.foldr.org/~michaelw/log/programming/lisp/dontzap-emacs + (Emacs's C and Java modes use the Ctrl+Alt+Backspace key combination to + delete the {}-enclosed structural block to the left of the cursor.) + + "How can I configure X not to shutdown when I accidentally press control-alt-backspace? This happens a lot, believe it or not, while I'm using emacs. If X were to pop up a confirmation dialog, that + would be even better." -- http://www.answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=38992 + "In the terminal programs I use, alt-backspace erases the word to the left of the cursor. This is very handy, but when my thumb slips just a small amount it also presses the ctrl key..." -- http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/archives/vox- tech/2005-09/msg00046.html - - When trying to delete a s-expression backwards but hitting Control-Alt instead of Control-Shift: "How can I configure X not to shutdown when I accidentally press control-alt-backspace? This happens a lot, believe it or not, while I'm using emacs. If X were to pop up a confirmation dialog, that - would be even better." -- http://www.answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=38992 "A word to Alt+Backspace and Shift+Alt+Backspace: I have noticed the danger of shutting down X-Windows when you accidentally hit Ctrl+Alt+Backspace instead of one of the two other keystrokes. So, this might be arguable that users might accidentally mistype a keystroke thus losing some work (as I did :-))" -- http://bugs.kde.org/63540 With sticky keys: "I crashed my system accidentally - I wanted Ctrl-Backspace, and got Ctrl-Alt-Backspace! Perhaps sticky keys should not stick the combinations: Ctrl-Alt-[Del|Backspace|Esc]" -- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-bugzilla-noise/2004-September/003354.html For more examples see: http://www.google.com/search?q=accidentally+hit+%7C+press+%7C+hitting+%7C+pressing+control+%7C+ctrl+alt+backspace+x%7Cxorg
-- Ctrl-Alt-Backspace should request confirmation before killing Xorg https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95258 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
