Bug#678553: xkb-data: altwin(ctrl_alt_win) does not map "Win" to Ctrl keys
Package: xkb-data
Version: 2.5.1-1
Severity: normal
Tags: upstream
Dear Maintainer,
according to the comment in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/altwin, the option
altwin(ctrl_alt_win) should map "Ctrl" to the Alt keys, "Alt" to the Win
keys, and "Win" to the Ctrl keys. However, it re-maps only "Ctrl" and "Alt",
which effectively removes the "Win" modifier from the keyboard.
Note that the help string in the Gnome system settings describes the actual
behavior, not the intended one. Hence, changing this mapping would make it
necessary to correct this string as well (and possibly also in KDE or other
programs).
Perhaps it would be better to simply correct the comment and add another
option that actually does what altwin(ctrl_alt_win) was supposed to do.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-2-486
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
-- no debconf information
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