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Bug 402984 - keybinding capplet doesn't prevent using space or enter key
keybinding capplet doesn't prevent using space or enter key
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 359092
Product: gnome-control-center
Classification: Core
Component: [obsolete] Keybinding
2.17.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Control-Center Maintainers
Control-Center Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-01-31 21:31 UTC by Sebastien Bacher
Modified: 2007-02-03 00:42 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.17/2.18


Description Sebastien Bacher 2007-01-31 21:31:40 UTC 
That bug has been described on https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/control-center/+bug/82065

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Bug description:

In the keybindings capplet, it is possible to bind actions to many different keys, but not to simple unshifted letter keys. If you try to make such an illegal binding, it displays an error message saying that you cannot bind actions to plain old letter keys, only to Ctrl-key, Alt-key, or such. But it unfortunately allows you to bind plain punctuation keys (such as Backslash, Spacebar, or Enter) to actions.

Steps to repro:

1. open keybindings capplet
2. next to the "Open a Web Browser" action, click "Unassigned" to assign a key
3. press the spacebar key
4. open your favorite text editor
5. type: "hello world"

Results:

1. You see "helloworld" with no space.
2. Your web browser launches.

Expected Results:

1. You see "hello world"."
Comment 1 Thomas Wood 2007-01-31 23:38:37 UTC 
This is fixed in the current version. When I try to use space as a shortcut key I get this message:

"The shortcut "Space" cannot be used because it will become impossible to type using this key.
Please try with a key such as Control, Alt or Shift at the same time."
Comment 2 Sebastien Bacher 2007-02-01 09:04:42 UTC 
the bug still happens with GNOME 2.17.90 on my Ubuntu, do you use SVN? Does it happen with 2.17.90? Thomas, you are quick to close bugs, the fact that you don't get the problem doesn't mean there is none
Comment 3 Thomas Wood 2007-02-01 14:52:16 UTC 
I am using SVN and in fact I ran an update and re-compiled specifically to check this bug.
Comment 4 Thomas Wood 2007-02-03 00:41:46 UTC 
Apologies, I may have had the patch from bug 359092 applied.
Comment 5 Thomas Wood 2007-02-03 00:42:23 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 359092 ***