Bug#411199: gnome-terminal: Terminal assumes Alt is also Meta.
Alexander Blazej
alexander.blazej at gmail.com
Sat Feb 17 01:44:10 CET 2007
Package: gnome-terminal
Version: 2.14.2-1
Severity: normal
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).
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.20+satyr.52
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)
Versions of packages gnome-terminal depends on:
ii gnome-control-center 1:2.14.2-6 utilities to configure the GNOME d
ii gnome-terminal-data 2.14.2-1 Data files for the GNOME terminal
ii libatk1.0-0 1.12.4-1 The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii libbonobo2-0 2.14.0-3 Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libgconf2-4 2.16.0-3 GNOME configuration database syste
ii libglade2-0 1:2.6.0-4 library to load .glade files at ru
ii libglib2.0-0 2.12.4-2 The GLib library of C routines
ii libgnome2-0 2.16.0-2 The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
ii libgnomeui-0 2.14.1-2 The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii libgnomevfs2-0 2.14.2-4 GNOME virtual file-system (runtime
ii libgtk2.0-0 2.8.20-5 The GTK+ graphical user interface
ii liborbit2 1:2.14.3-0.1 libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii libpango1.0-0 1.14.8-4 Layout and rendering of internatio
ii libpopt0 1.10-3 lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii libstartup-notification0 0.8-2 library for program launch feedbac
ii libvte4 1:0.12.2-4 Terminal emulator widget for GTK+
ii libx11-6 2:1.0.3-5 X11 client-side library
ii libxrender1 1:0.9.1-3 X Rendering Extension client libra
ii scrollkeeper 0.3.14-11 A free electronic cataloging syste
Versions of packages gnome-terminal recommends:
ii yelp 2.14.3-1 Help browser for GNOME 2
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