Bug#286517: metacity: doesn't respond to right-alt key release

[Loïc Minier]

      Hi,

 Sorry, it was just an idea which crossed my mind.  Here's a copy of
 your message for the bug report:

Rob Johnson <rtjohnso@eecs.berkeley.edu> - Thu, Dec 23, 2004:

> I just double checked the keyboard shortcuts preferences editor, and it=
 
> doesn't have Right-Alt bound to anything else.  Also, I'm not running 
> the keyboard layout switching applet.  Curiously, if I try to create a 
> keyboard shortcut using the Right-Alt key, it sees it as a basic key, 
> "Alt_R", not a modifier key.  If I use the Keyboard Preferences applet 
> to enable the "Alt and Meta on the Alt keys" option, then the keyboard 
> shortcut applet sees Right-Alt as Alt, but metacity still exhibits the 
> bug described above.
> 
> Also, other gnome applications see Right-Alt as Alt.  For example, both=
 
> Alt-F and Right-Alt-F open the File menu in Gnumeric.  Even emacs 
> accepts both Alt and Right-Alt as Meta.  So I'm still inclined to put 
> the blame on Metacity.

    Merry christmas!

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Loïc Minier <lool@dooz.org>