Bug#720355: libgtk-3-0: gtk doesn't handle Super_L/R and Menu keys for keybindings

[Christoph Anton Mitterer]

Package: libgtk-3-0
Version: 3.8.2-3
Severity: normal


Hi.

Since a very long time now (since GNOME 3.x), there is something wrong with
the handling of Super_L/R and Menu keys (not in combination with other keys)
in keybindings or custom launchers.

So far I worked around this since it continued to work at least for the Super_L
key when compiz was used, but now that Debian has kicked this out...


Following happens:
In GNOME, I can configure keybindings that consist just of the "Menu" key.
=> But they simply don't work, i.e. nothing happens when I press the "Menu" key
but the context menu is opened.
May be nice for many people, but I never access this with the keyboard, so why
not allowing me to use the key for something else usefull


For the Super_L/R keys it's a bit different, I cannot even select this anymore
in a keybinding definition (in GNOME).
=> see also #720115


I'm not sure whether this is a GTK issue at all, but a Cinnamon developer
gave me a hint, that this has something to do with GTK, and that a patch for it
was actually applied to the *buntu GTK packages:
https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/2344


Any ideas what to do?

Cheers,
Chris.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.10-2-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages libgtk-3-0 depends on:
ii  libatk-bridge2.0-0   2.9.5-1
ii  libatk1.0-0          2.8.0-2
ii  libc6                2.17-92
ii  libcairo-gobject2    1.12.14-5
ii  libcairo2            1.12.14-5
ii  libcolord1           1.0.2-1
ii  libcomerr2           1.42.8-1
ii  libcups2             1.6.3-1
ii  libfontconfig1       2.10.2-2
ii  libfreetype6         2.4.9-1.1
ii  libgcrypt11          1.5.3-1
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0   2.28.2-1
ii  libglib2.0-0         2.36.4-1
ii  libgnutls26          2.12.23-5
ii  libgssapi-krb5-2     1.11.2+dfsg-1
ii  libgtk-3-common      3.8.2-3
ii  libk5crypto3         1.11.2+dfsg-1
ii  libkrb5-3            1.11.2+dfsg-1
ii  libpango-1.0-0       1.32.5-5+b1
ii  libpangocairo-1.0-0  1.32.5-5+b1
ii  libpangoft2-1.0-0    1.32.5-5+b1
ii  libx11-6             2:1.6.1-1
ii  libxcomposite1       1:0.4.4-1
ii  libxcursor1          1:1.1.14-1
ii  libxdamage1          1:1.1.4-1
ii  libxext6             2:1.3.2-1
ii  libxfixes3           1:5.0.1-1
ii  libxi6               2:1.7.2-1
ii  libxinerama1         2:1.1.3-1
ii  libxrandr2           2:1.4.1-1
ii  multiarch-support    2.17-92
ii  shared-mime-info     1.0-1+b1
ii  zlib1g               1:1.2.8.dfsg-1

Versions of packages libgtk-3-0 recommends:
ii  hicolor-icon-theme  0.12-1
ii  libgtk-3-bin        3.8.2-3

Versions of packages libgtk-3-0 suggests:
ii  gvfs             1.16.3-1
ii  librsvg2-common  2.36.4-2

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