Bug#271542: xlibs: Can't get Meta and Alt to work correctly
Branden Robinson wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 02:28:17PM +0200, Denis Barbier wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 10:35:08AM +0200, Denis Barbier wrote:
> > I should have mentioned that there is a 3rd way, which is to add an
> > option to disable fake keys.
[...]
> I say: Go for it. Once this is done, I think we'll want to update the
> debconf template for XkbOptions and maybe NEWS.Debian as well; there are a
> lot of Emacs and Sawfish users out there.
Branden, I made more tests and this solution does not work as well as I
hoped, so it is not worth adding an extra option. Users may disable XKB
if they want, the only problem being that AFAICT this has to be done in
XF86Config-4, and unpriviliged users have no luck.
A fixed GNU Emacs package should be uploaded soon (will work out of the
box without extra option), XEmacs works with altwin:super_win option, and
Sawfish users are encouraged to switch to Metacity (maybe this option also
works, I do not remember exactly).
Could you please s/GNU Emacs/XEmacs/ in FAQ.xhtml in order to reflect this
status? My phone line at home is down for the weekend and I won't have any
net access.
I have no pending changes for XKB at the moment.
--
Denis
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