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Subject: xlibs: [xkb] symbol change in us keyboard disables Meta and Compose
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Package: xlibs
Version: 4.2.1-2
Severity: normal

xlibs version 4.1.0-16 (Debian 3.0) contains:
// definition for the extra keys on 104-key "Windows95" keyboards
xkb_symbols "pc104" {
    include "us(generic101)"
    key <LALT> {        [       Alt_L           ]       };
    key <RALT> {        [       Alt_R           ]       };
    key <LWIN> {        [       Meta_L          ]       };
    key <RWIN> {        [       Multi_key       ]	};
    key <MENU> {        [       Menu            ]	};

    // modifier mappings
    modifier_map Mod1   { Alt_L, Alt_R };
    modifier_map Mod4   { Meta_L, Meta_R };
};

whereas thone supplied in this version is:
xkb_symbols "pc104" {
    include "us(generic101)"
    key <LALT> {        [       Alt_L,  Meta_L          ]       };
    key <RALT> {        [       Alt_R,  Meta_R          ]	};
    key <LWIN> {        [       Super_L                 ]	};
    key <RWIN> {        [       Super_R			]       };
    key <MENU> {        [       Menu			]       };

    // modifier mappings
    modifier_map Mod1   { Alt_L, Alt_R, Meta_L, Meta_R };
    modifier_map Mod4   { Super_L, Super_R };
};

The Windows keys on upgrade don't send Meta anymore. Personally I prefer
the definition supplied with Debian 3.0 (Left Windows is Meta, Right
Windows is Compose).

This breaks upgrades (and if it isn't going to be changed should be
noted on future release notes) and seem somewhat gratuitous. What is the
Super key and why do I need one?

Anand

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux clam 2.4.17 #13 Mon Mar 18 12:31:14 EST 2002 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=

Versions of packages xlibs depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.2.5-15   GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libfreetype6                  2.1.2-8    FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  xfree86-common                4.2.1-2    X Window System (XFree86) infrastr

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From: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
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Subject: Re: Bug#165134: xlibs: [xkb] symbol change in us keyboard disables Meta and Compose key
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On Thu, Oct 17, 2002 at 02:41:11PM +1000, Anand Kumria wrote:
> The Windows keys on upgrade don't send Meta anymore. Personally I prefer
> the definition supplied with Debian 3.0 (Left Windows is Meta, Right
> Windows is Compose).
>=20
> This breaks upgrades (and if it isn't going to be changed should be
> noted on future release notes) and seem somewhat gratuitous.

Oh, please.  It doesn't "break upgrades".  No package fails to unpack or
configure due to this.

It is documented both in the Debian changelog and in the upstream
changelog.

  * patch #052: deleted; dropped this Debian-specific meta/alt/windows key
    thing because XFree86 4.2 has the "altwin" symbols file; Emacs users ne=
ed
    to check it out (/etc/X11/xkb/symbols/altwin)

 225. Set the Alt/Windows key mappings for 104-key keyboards to be
      compatible with 101-key keyboards by default, and add some new
      XKB options to set them differently.

> What is the Super key and why do I need one?

It's a modifier key.  *YOU* may decide you don't need one.

Closing this spurious report.

--=20
G. Branden Robinson                |
Debian GNU/Linux                   |       kernel panic -- causal failure
branden@debian.org                 |       universe will now reboot
http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |

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