X Strike Force XFree86 SVN commit: r2110 - in trunk/debian: . local
Author: branden
Date: 2004-12-31 04:49:14 -0500 (Fri, 31 Dec 2004)
New Revision: 2110
Modified:
trunk/debian/CHANGESETS
trunk/debian/changelog
trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml
Log:
Update information in the FAQ problems GNU Emacs and Sawfish have with
XKB's "fake keys".
Modified: trunk/debian/CHANGESETS
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/CHANGESETS 2004-12-31 08:45:18 UTC (rev 2109)
+++ trunk/debian/CHANGESETS 2004-12-31 09:49:14 UTC (rev 2110)
@@ -74,4 +74,8 @@
(Closes: #285222)
2109
+Update information in the FAQ problems GNU Emacs and Sawfish have with
+XKB's "fake keys".
+ 2110
+
vim:set ai et sts=4 sw=4 tw=80:
Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog 2004-12-31 08:45:18 UTC (rev 2109)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog 2004-12-31 09:49:14 UTC (rev 2110)
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@
actually exists (for now). Thanks to Loïc Minier for pointing this out.
(Closes: #285222)
- -- Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> Fri, 31 Dec 2004 03:44:30 -0500
+ * Update information in the FAQ problems GNU Emacs and Sawfish have with
+ XKB's "fake keys".
+ -- Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> Fri, 31 Dec 2004 04:47:59 -0500
+
xfree86 (4.3.0.dfsg.1-10) unstable; urgency=medium
* Upload urgency set to medium due to fix for stable-release-critical bugs
Modified: trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml 2004-12-31 08:45:18 UTC (rev 2109)
+++ trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml 2004-12-31 09:49:14 UTC (rev 2110)
@@ -3104,10 +3104,13 @@
<code>mod1</code> and <code>mod4</code> use these fake keys instead of real
ones. XKB-aware applications can handle those fake keys, but some applications,
like GNU Emacs, XEmacs, and Sawfish, are buggy — they get confused and
-will not recognize some of your keys as activating the right modifiers. A
+will not recognize some of your keys as activating the right modifiers.
+(<strong>Update:</strong> Version 21.3+1-8 of the Debian <code
+class="package">emacs21</code> packages fixes this problem for GNU Emacs.) A
workaround for XEmacs is to set the <code class="other">altwin:super_win</code>
XKB option. The recommendation of Debian developers to frustrated Sawfish users
-appears to be to switch to Metacity.</p>
+<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-x/2004/09/msg00307.html";>appears</a> to
+be to switch to Metacity.</p>
<p>Futher reading:</p>
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