Re: X Strike Force XFree86 SVN commit: r1836 - in trunk/debian: . local
On Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 01:09:36PM -0500, X Strike Force SVN Repository Admin wrote:
> Author: branden
> Date: 2004-09-21 13:09:32 -0500 (Tue, 21 Sep 2004)
> New Revision: 1836
>
> Modified:
> trunk/debian/TODO
> trunk/debian/changelog
> trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml
> Log:
> Update the "xkbnewlayout" FAQ entry based on clarifications from Denis
> Barbier.
>
> Denis, please review this change and let me know if I have said anything
> inaccurate or misleading.
This is much easier to understand, thanks. But I am not comfortable
with the first paragraph. It seems to imply that Mode_Switch has a
similar effect than AltGr, but alternate group being locked.
Since XFree86 4.3 this is no more true, groups are defined with
at most 4 columns, AltGr displays glyphs of 3rd and 4th columns
for the current group, but does not switch group. OTOH Mode_Switch
switches group, but cannot display glyphs of 3rd and 4th columns.
Since you give a detailed description of groups, you could mention
that at most 4 groups can be used simultaneously.
In the last paragraph about fake keys, some applications work better
when setting altwin:super_win (if logo keys have to be bound to Super)
but not GNU emacs, it has to be patched as explained in #255286.
We could provide a debian:no_fake_keys to disable fake keys, let me
know if you believe that it is a good idea. IMO it is, the more options
are provded to users, the better.
Denis
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