Bug#345409: New upgrade breaks login as there is no multikey anymore
* Denis Barbier <barbier@linuxfr.org> [060107 14:03]:
> On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 10:25:18AM +0100, Klaus Ethgen wrote:
> > So please, if you break the default behavior of X to use shift-ralt as
> > multikey then just allow the sysadmin to fix this bug by config!!!
>
> This setting was insane, Shift+AltGr was different from AltGr+Shift which
> is very confusing, so it is good to see that upstream dropped it.
> Of course we could put ralt_switch_multikey back in Debian, but if your
> keyboard has some spare keys, adding a compose: option would be much
> better.
Spare keys are much better, but there are none on old keyboards.
I also do not think it is very confusing, as it simple is the AltGr key
with the shift key as modifier. E+shift is something different to
shift+E, too.
And as AltGr+Shift+<anything> is not bound to any meaning at all, there
is nothing it could be confused too.
Breaking the Shift-AltGr key as multikey is a major hassle, as
suprisingly many people rely on it. I do not think it is sensible to
make something an option instead of the default that many people rely
on (so this is already a FAQ), while people not wanting it are unlikely
to even notice it is activated.
Hochachtungsvoll,
Bernhard R. Link
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