is_native_keymap test is wrong

[Antoine Martin]

It is just a little bit too late to get this in version 0.11 (though it could get backported if the fix is simple enough and does not cause any regression)

It looks like the value for is_native_keymap can end up being True even on client platforms that do not have native X11 keymap support. This shortcuts a number of codepaths which will need re-testing:

• set_keymap setting the modifiers_filter to ignore lock and the modifier for Num_Lock - do we still need this?
• get_keycode uses a more strict key lookup, which may cause some unusual foreign keys not to be looked up?

[Antoine Martin]

I've ripped out the whole code because it seemed bogus: see r5303. I've kept the is_native_keymap flag, which is still shown in xpra info but no longer used.

Please test thoroughly to make sure this does not cause keyboard regressions with modifiers (Alt, Shift, etc).

[J. Max Mena]

We did some testing, and the keyboard functions properly in r5319 Windows and OSX, including the alt, shift, control, and numpad/numlock keys.

side note: we were using server r5319.

[Antoine Martin]

I'm not sure this is working properly, I had problems today with "|" with a Linux client, and numbers on a win32 vbox client..

[alas]

Testing with windows native r5319 I can't find any keyboard function key not behaving as expected. With osx I even noticed that the clear button of the numpad behaves like a numlock, allowing the osx numpad to be used as arrow, etc. keys (for anyone who likes that sort of thing).

The numbers on the numpad and keyboard itself are behaving as expected. The "|" key is interpreted correctly in xterms.

I can't think of any other modifier keys to test.

[MCondarelli]

I am unsure if this applies to this bug (otherwise I will open a new one):

I have an Italian keyboard.
Some keys (notably ',?', '{', '}', '#' and '@') are only available via 'Alt_Gr' escape.
All these keys do not appear to work.

Setup:

• Server:
  • Linux Wheezy_amd64
  • LANG=en_US.UTF-8
• Client:
  • Windows Seven x64
  • Italian setup
• Test program:
  • eclipse 3.8.0 (installed via apt-get).
  • xterm (behaves slightly differently: does not completely ignore Alt_Gr chars, but, for some(e.g.: '['), it beeps indicating some "wrong" input).
• Winswitch was installed today on both machines following indication on web site.
• Both machines are real (no Virtual Macines) installed recently with fairly standard options.
• All software installed is standard and up-to-date.
• All other keys are correctly interpreted as Italian KBD in spite of client/server language mismatch (e.g.: all accented letters are correct).

[Antoine Martin]

comment:6 is not specifying on which version the problem is occurring so I assume it isn't trunk, and it isn't related to this ticket, which is about changes present in v0.12 only.
@MCondarelli: please provide more details as per wiki/ReportingBugs and in particular wiki/Keyboard, and if appropriate, place those in a new ticket.

afarr: a bit of testing with Fedora 20 wouldn't hurt, but I haven't had the problem since, maybe it was just a glitch.

[Antoine Martin]

Not heard back, assuming this works OK. (see also #561)

[migration script]

this ticket has been moved to: ​https://github.com/Xpra-org/xpra/issues/483