Bug#523718: keysym changes on upgrade break gnome volume control, etc

[Julien Cristau]

On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 12:34:17 -0400, Joey Hess wrote:

> Josselin Mouette wrote:
> > Since X did not report correct keysyms until recently, the default keys
> > for some shortcuts used to be overridden in GNOME. The problem should be
> > fixed by this upload:
> > 
> > control-center (1:2.24.0.1-3) unstable; urgency=low
> >  .
> >    * capplets-data.gconf-defaults: remove the keybinding settings. Now
> >      that X.org returns correctly the XF86* keys, they must be used
> >      instead.
> 
> I can verify I didn't have that new version at the time I experienced
> the problem.
> 
OK, closing the bug then.

> Is X known to have changed keycodes too?
> 
Yes.  We tried to cover most upgrade issues in xserver-xorg's
NEWS.Debian (with some more changes pending for 1:7.4+2).

Cheers,
Julien