#566 closed defect (fixed)
meta keys scrambled, OSX/Linux
| Reported by: | Troy Cauble | Owned by: | Troy Cauble |
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| Priority: | minor | Milestone: | |
| Component: | client | Version: | 0.12.x |
| Keywords: | Cc: |
Description
OSX Xpra Client, Ubuntu Xpra Server & calibre application.
In this configuration, the Linux app used to use Linux meta keys -- ctrl-C, ctrl-V, ctrl-A, etc. Recently some of the OSX meta keys work instead -- command-C/V/A, etc. I don't know if this was by choice or accident.
If this is on purpose to make apps feel like client apps, I think that is a mistake. Many applications explicitly display their meta keys as hints in menus 'Ctrl-P'. Also, some apps use complex meta combinations that may get lost in translation.
Also, I am currently unable to do disjoint selections in lists -- select, then ctrl-select (or command-select).
Change History (9)
comment:2 Changed 8 years ago by
| Resolution: | → invalid |
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| Status: | new → closed |
That's not a bug I am afraid, and not a new thing either (present in v0.11), see: #456
There is also an option in the menu to disable the swapping (we could add a command line option for it).
comment:3 Changed 8 years ago by
| Component: | android → client |
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| Priority: | major → minor |
| Resolution: | invalid |
| Status: | closed → reopened |
OK, great!
- A command line option would be appreciated.
- It won't bother me anymore since I'll turn off the swap, but I'll restate one item: With the swap on, you can't select multiple, non-adjacent items in a list. I suspect command-click -> ctrl-click is not being forwarded.
comment:4 Changed 8 years ago by
I'll try to remember to add the command line option, as for the other one it sounds like a real bug, so I am moving it to: #567 (please add yourself to the CC list)
comment:5 Changed 8 years ago by
| Owner: | changed from Antoine Martin to Troy Cauble |
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| Status: | reopened → new |
The command line option has been added in r6427: --no-swap-keys.
Note: you can also just place it in your ~/.xpra/xpra.conf or even /etc/xpra/xpra.conf to make it global:
echo "swap-keys=no" >> ~/.xpra/xpra.conf
Beta builds including this change (and much more) are available here:
osx beta area
If that works for you, please close this ticket.
comment:6 Changed 8 years ago by
The command line option worked.
The config file change did not and produced Warning: invalid option: 'swap-keys'
comment:7 Changed 8 years ago by
That was a typo, r6434 fixes that.
New beta build available in the same location.
comment:9 Changed 16 months ago by
this ticket has been moved to: https://github.com/Xpra-org/xpra/issues/566
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Also, ctrl-Q to close the application is intercepted by Xpra and Xpra closes.
Also, swapping ctrl for command doesn't work at all for command line apps and curses apps -- VIM, EMACS, shell navigation and exit, etc.