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Bug 591526 - Accelerator keys with <super> modifier also triggered by unmodified key
Accelerator keys with <super> modifier also triggered by unmodified key
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: .General
2.16.x
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gtk-bugs
gtk-bugs
: 591161 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-08-12 04:12 UTC by Lex Trotman
Modified: 2009-08-17 17:48 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.21/2.22


Description Lex Trotman 2009-08-12 04:12:51 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
An accelerator key with a GDK_SUPER_MASK modifier is defined with widget_add_accelerator. The specified signal is emitted for both the modified and unmodified key press.

Steps to reproduce:
1. as above
2. 
3. 


Actual results:
as above

Expected results:
Only the keypress with the super modifier should emit the signal

Does this happen every time?
Yes

Other information:
There are some other application specific bug reports filed in Bugzilla that may also be being caused by this problem.
Comment 1 Christian Persch 2009-08-12 08:27:49 UTC 
*** Bug 591161 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Matthias Clasen 2009-08-17 17:48:26 UTC 
commit 270a95f12e2375227218ec66da4e112d8f331f77
Author: Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com>
Date:   Mon Aug 17 13:38:06 2009 -0400

    Handle accelerators involving virtual modifiers better
    
    The previous code would trigger on an unmodified 'S' key for a
    'Super+S' accel. The current code avoids that at the cost of breaking
    combinations like 'Mod4+Super+S' which are too exotic to worry about...
    Bug 591526