retitle 259740 xlibs: Windows key no longer treated as modifer, just as Super_L reassign 259740 xlibs merge 259740 256706 thanks On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 06:33:41AM -0700, Scott Robinson wrote: > Package: xserver-xfree86 > Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6 > Severity: normal > > My Windows key is no longer being treated as the modifier key Mod4, but > rather Super_L... and Mod4 simultaneously? > > My "Alt-Tab" in GNOME was remapped to Windows-Tab. When the infamous Alt-Tab > bug came along, I also had the problem. The Alt version of the problem > appears fixed, but in my version the problem still occurs. That is, the > Alt-Tab window continues appearing on screen and no task switching occurs. > > When I go to the GNOME keymap control panel, my "Move between windows with > popup" option was set to <Mod4>Tab. If I try to change the option, the > moment I press the Windows key Super_L is replacing text. Thanks for your report. > How can I get back my Mod4 behavior on my Windows key and gain back Alt-Tab > functionality? I'm not positive, but you might try some advice that Lionel Elie Mamane posted to bug #256706. He said: If I do "xmodmap -e 'clear mod1'", VT switching works again. http://bugs.debian.org/256706 -- G. Branden Robinson | The power of accurate observation Debian GNU/Linux | is frequently called cynicism by branden@debian.org | those who don't have it. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- George Bernard Shaw
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