Distribution: Debian 3.1
Package: control-center
Severity: enhancement
Version: GNOME2.8.1 unspecified
Gnome-Distributor: Debian
Synopsis: Command/Apple key can be Control key on Macintosh keyboard
Bugzilla-Product: control-center
Bugzilla-Component: keyboard
Bugzilla-Version: unspecified
Description:
It would be handy to have a GNOME keyboard option that maps the Control 
key function to the Command / Apple key on a Macintosh keyboard. This is 
especially nice when using Mac-on-Linux (MOL) because most Mac native 
application commands use the Command/Apple key in exactly the way most 
GNOME and KDE applications use the control key.

(The Command/Apple key is immediately to the left of the space bar on US 
Powerbook/iBook keyboards or to the left and right of the space bar on 
external Macintosh keyboards. I'm not sure about the layout of 
International keyboards.)

This Macintosh-style key mapping feature exists in KDE [(Keyboard) 
Shortcuts control module, Modifier Keys tab, "Macintosh Keyboard"
checkbox and "MacOS-style modifier usage" checkbox]. However, when using 
Gnome applications under KDE, the feature stops working as soon as 
gnome-settings-daemon starts up.




------- Bug moved to this database by unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org 2004-12-29 23:28 -------


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